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    Proto Labs Inc (PRLB)

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    INDUSTRIALS • METAL FABRICATION • NYSE

    $87.40
    -1.57 (-1.76%)

    Market Cap: $2.09B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    90%(35/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +16.41%

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.60
    Range$0.59 - $0.60
    5 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    4
    0
    7d
    4
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.52+14.1%
    60d ago$0.52+14.1%
    30d ago$0.52+14.1%
    7d ago$0.52+14.1%
    Current$0.60
    Revenue Consensus
    $149M
    Range$149M - $149M
    5 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.69
    Range$0.67 - $0.72
    5 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $154M
    Range$153M - $156M
    5 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$0.69---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.60---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 31
    		$0.37$0.39-5.13%Miss-9.8%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 1
    		$0.54$0.39+38.46%Beat+63.6%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 6
    		$0.44$0.34+29.41%Beat+15.8%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 31
    		$0.47$0.39+20.51%Beat+0.0%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 31
    		$0.41$0.34+20.59%Beat+7.9%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 2
    		$0.33$0.29+13.79%Beat-17.5%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 7
    		$0.38$0.32+18.75%Beat-17.4%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 1
    		$0.47$0.32+46.88%Beat-7.8%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 2
    		$0.38$0.35+8.57%Beat+15.2%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 3
    		$0.40$0.31+29.03%Beat+33.3%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 9
    		$0.46$0.31+48.39%Beat+76.9%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 3
    		$0.51$0.30+70.00%Beat+27.5%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 4
    		$0.33$0.30+10.00%Beat-28.3%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 5
    		$0.30$0.23+30.43%Beat-21.1%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 10
    		$0.26$0.21+23.81%Beat-36.6%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 4
    		$0.40$0.40+0.00%Beat+14.3%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 5
    		$0.46$0.39+17.95%Beat+17.9%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 6
    		$0.38$0.28+35.71%Beat-5.0%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 11
    		$0.41$0.27+51.85%Beat-18.0%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 28
    		$0.35$0.43-18.60%Miss-47.8%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 29
    		$0.39$0.44-11.36%Miss-33.9%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 6
    		$0.40$0.40+0.00%Beat-34.4%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 12
    		$0.50$0.49+2.04%Beat-20.6%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 29
    		$0.67$0.52+28.85%Beat-11.8%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 28
    		$0.59$0.41+43.90%Beat-16.9%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 30
    		$0.61$0.45+35.56%Beat-11.6%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 6
    		$0.63$0.63+0.00%Beat-14.9%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 24
    		$0.76$0.74+2.70%Beat-11.6%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 25
    		$0.71$0.70+1.43%Beat-2.7%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 25
    		$0.69$0.69+0.00%Beat-2.8%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 7
    		$0.74$0.80-7.50%Miss+27.6%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 25
    		$0.86$0.74+16.22%Beat+53.6%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 26
    		$0.73$0.72+1.39%Beat+49.0%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 26
    		$0.71$0.68+4.41%Beat+39.2%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 8
    		$0.58$0.56+3.57%Beat+41.5%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 26
    		$0.56$0.52+7.69%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.49$0.48+2.08%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 27
    		$0.51$0.45+13.33%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 9
    		$0.41$0.39+5.13%Beat-

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio48.02EV/EBITDA26.21x
    Price/FCF36.97xFCF Yield2.70%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin5.44%Operating Margin8.85%
    ROE4.49%ROICN/A
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.00xInterest CoverageN/A
    Current Ratio3.64xQuick Ratio3.43x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.38Avg Volume253.49K
    52-Week High$99.9652-Week Low$45.10

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$93.33
    SMA 20$92.91
    SMA 50$86.96
    SMA 200$71.46
    EMA 10$91.58
    EMA 20$91.09
    EMA 50$87.28
    EMA 200$73.53

    MACD

    Line: 1.40Signal: 2.59Hist: -1.20

    ADX

    ADX: 25.0+DI: 20.8-DI: 28.9

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up72.0
    Aroon Down12.0
    PSAR$97.39

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$100.17
    Lower Band$85.64
    %B Position1563%(Upper)
    Band Width0.12

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    43.9

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K19.9
    Stoch %D27.0
    Williams %R-78.7
    ROC (10d)-7.4%
    Momentum-6.97
    CCI (20d)-134.1
    MFI (14d)31.4

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$3.44(3.9%)
    StdDev (20d)3.63
    Hist Vol36.3%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$86.54
    OBV5.6M
    AD Line6.3M
    CMF (20d)0.097

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)244.1K
    Vol Ratio1.2x
    VWMA (20d)$92.92

    Pivot Points

    R3$95.92
    R2$94.10
    R1$91.54
    Pivot Point$89.72
    S1$87.16
    S2$85.34
    S3$82.78

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI12.19
    Ultimate Osc48.1
    KST125.74

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$149.34M$139.34M$136.49M$135.37M$135.06M$126.20M$121.75M$125.62M$125.63M$127.89M$125.05M$130.71M
    Cost of Revenue$80.00M$75.74M$76.12M$74.07M$75.29M$70.51M$69.79M$68.39M$69.08M$70.42M$69.24M$71.42M
    Gross Profit$69.34M$63.59M$60.37M$61.29M$59.77M$55.70M$51.96M$57.23M$56.55M$57.47M$55.81M$59.28M
    Operating Expenses$57.98M$53.75M$53.57M$52.48M$54.80M$51.17M$53.45M$48.65M$50.55M$50.64M$47.42M$48.87M
    R&D$10.79M$10.54M$10.32M$10.71M$11.17M$10.61M$9.70M$9.77M$10.66M$11.17M$9.49M$10.11M
    SG&A$19.65M$17.01M$17.05M$17.16M$18.75M$16.85M$15.17M$16.26M$16.59M$16.31M$16.07M$17.06M
    Operating Income$11.36M$9.84M$6.80M$8.81M$4.97M$4.53M$-1,495,000$8.58M$6.00M$6.83M$8.39M$10.41M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Income Before Tax$12.60M$11.32M$8.15M$10.25M$6.67M$5.99M$-282,000$9.87M$7.36M$7.73M$9.94M$10.73M
    Income Tax Expense$3.45M$3.21M$2.15M$3.04M$2.25M$2.39M$122,000$2.68M$2.82M$2.46M$2.95M$2.78M
    Net Income$9.15M$8.11M$6.00M$7.22M$4.43M$3.60M$-404,000$7.19M$4.54M$5.27M$6.99M$7.95M
    EBITDA$20.69M$19.39M$16.27M$18.68M$15.24M$14.68M$8.54M$18.78M$16.33M$16.83M$19.25M$20.07M
    EBIT$12.60M$11.32M$8.15M$10.25M$6.67M$5.99M$-282,000$9.87M$7.36M$7.73M$9.94M$10.73M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $125274
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    N/A
    Active Awards
    5
    New Awards (TTM)
    4
    Avg Remaining Term
    N/A

    Top agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration at 80.5% of trailing twelve month obligations across 2 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    80NSSC25PB797National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$64945Aug 19, 2025
    N0016426PM002Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy$24476Dec 11, 2025
    80NSSC25PB632National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$21854Aug 5, 2025
    80NSSC25PB918National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$13999Sep 9, 2025

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

    PRLB Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    48.0x
    Forward P/E
    32.3x
    EV/EBITDA
    26.2x
    P/FCF
    37.0x
    PEG
    0.9x
    P/B
    3.0x
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    PRLB Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    45.4%
    Operating margin
    8.8%
    Net margin
    5.4%
    ROE
    4.5%
    FCF margin
    10.1%
    FCF yield
    2.7%

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    Sector: Industrials

    PRLB Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    5
    Strong Buy
    0
    Buy
    3
    Hold
    2
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    PRLB Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • PRLB beat EPS estimates in 87.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • PRLB grew quarterly revenue 10.6% year over year.
    • 60.0% of PRLB's analyst ratings are Buy or Strong Buy.

    Bear case

    • PRLB trades at 48.0x trailing earnings.

    PRLB Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    7 of 8 quarters (87.5%)
    Average surprise
    22.9%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.60
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    4 up, 0 down

    Frequently Asked Questions About PRLB

    Does PRLB pay dividends?

    Proto Labs Inc (PRLB) does not currently pay a regular dividend.

    What is PRLB's P/E ratio?

    Proto Labs Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 48.02.

    What is PRLB's market cap?

    Proto Labs Inc (PRLB) has a market capitalization of $2.09B with a current stock price of $87.40.

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