PRLB vs ATI vs GE Stock Comparison

Proto Labs, Ati and General Electric Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PRLB Proto Labs Inc
$85.54 -4.2% 1M +54.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.07B
P/E
67.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.54M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
1 win
ATI Ati Inc
$156.88 -14.7% 1M +75.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.42B
P/E
47.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
GE General Electric Co
$285.64 -10.7% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$298.78B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

General Electric leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (General Electric 6, Ati 4, Proto Labs 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPRLBATIGELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.07B $22.42B $298.78B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 67.8x 47.1x 32.8x GE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.4x 32.9x 38.6x ATI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +4.6% +19.6% GE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 10.1% 17.3% GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.9% -57.8% ATI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x -0.5x GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.8% +75.2% -6.8% ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.7%/yr +58.0%/yr +34.6%/yr ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 41.7% 33.1% GE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 58/100 45/100 PRLB

Percentile Scorecard

PRLBATIGE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisPRLBATIGE
Valuation 34 #135 of 203 14 #81 of 94 32 #68 of 100
Growth 83 #32 of 188 88 #12 of 92 28 #70 of 97
Profitability 52 #91 of 187 91 #9 of 89 59 #40 of 96
Financial Health 96 #11 of 222 49 #50 of 97 19 #86 of 106
Shareholder Returns 32 #104 of 153 48 #37 of 70 86 #10 of 65
Overall 59 58 45
  • PRLB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodPRLBATIGESPY
1 month -4.2%-14.7%-10.7% -1.0%
3 months +9.2%-20.7%-19.2% +2.9%
6 months +32.4%+1.7%+0.4% +6.4%
Year to date +69.1%+36.7%-7.3% +11.4%
1 year +54.8%+75.2%-6.8% +13.1%
3 years +251.1%+329.0%+215.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +52.0%+62.5%+46.6% +21.5%
5 years +19.7%+882.3%+340.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.7%+58.0%+34.6% +10.9%
10 years +59.8%+782.8%+105.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.8%+24.3%+7.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePRLBATIGESPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%41.7%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%40.3%35.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.031.631.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.171.80-0.20 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.4%-38.0%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-32.3%-25.0% -2.5%
52-week high $98.64$231.79$381.07 $779.14
52-week low $46.81$89.25$273.25 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultiplePRLBATIGE
P/E now vs peer median 67.3xmedian 25.9x 44.9xmedian 21.5x 32.5xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.9x 4.5xmedian 1.4x 5.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 13.7x 25.5xmedian 12.4x -13.0xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 21.1x 40.6xmedian 15.5x 36.9xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.3x 10.7xmedian 1.6x 16.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.10median 1.19 5.07median 1.70 -113.70median 0.92

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsPRLBATIGE
Revenue $560.54M $4.72B $52.58B
Gross profit $254.60M $1.10B $18.52B
Operating income $36.81M $716.80M -$24.73B
Net income $30.48M $488.90M $9.13B
Free cash flow $56.66M $526.30M $7.99B
R&D $42.36M – $1.81B
EPS (diluted) $1.25 $3.44 $8.74
Cash & equivalents $127.92M $783.00M $8.76B
Total debt – $2.19B $79.60B
Shares (diluted) 24.42M 138.30M 1.04B
Enterprise value $1.54B $20.44B $257.30B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricPRLBATIGE
P/E 67.3x 44.9x 32.5x
P/FCF 36.1x 40.6x 36.9x
P/Operating cash flow 26.1x 26.5x 31.3x
P/S 3.7x 4.5x 5.6x
P/B 3.0x 10.7x 16.6x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 10.7x 21.5x
EV/EBITDA 27.4x 25.5x -13.0x
EV/EBIT 51.7x 31.8x -12.4x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 4.8x 5.8x
EV/FCF 33.6x 43.3x 38.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 28.3x 32.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.10 5.07 -113.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRLBATIGE
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 4.6% 19.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 4.5% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.3% 15.7% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 12.6% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 121.9% 8.8% -29.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 16.4% -126.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 105.8% 12.9% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.6% 5.8% -3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 103.1% 17.9% 15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 8.9% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 69.9% 21.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.0% 123.6% 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.9% – 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPRLBATIGE
Gross margin 45.4% 23.4% 35.2%
EBITDA margin 12.4% 18.9% -44.6%
Operating margin 6.6% 15.2% -47.0%
Pretax margin 7.6% 12.7% 20.3%
Net margin 5.4% 10.1% 17.3%
FCF margin 10.1% 11.2% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 17.1% 17.9%
Return on equity 4.4% 25.2% 51.2%
Return on assets 3.9% 8.9% 7.2%
Return on invested capital – 14.9% -57.8%
Return on capital employed 5.2% 17.6% -29.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.6x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRLBATIGE
Debt / assets – 38.2% 15.2%
Debt / equity – 1.1x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x -0.5x
Debt / FCF – 4.2x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 12.6% 65.2% 86.0%
Equity / assets 87.4% 34.8% 14.0%
Interest coverage – – -26.7x
Current ratio 3.6x 2.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 3.2x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 13.94 5.23 2.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRLBATIGE
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.6% 1.3% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 1.3% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 19.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 21.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 36.5%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusPRLBATIGE
Forward P/E 37.4xFY2026 32.9xFY2026 38.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.29FY2026 $4.77FY2026 $7.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.0%FY2026 +47.2%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.6% +23.5% +28.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $612.12MFY2026 $5.24BFY2026 $53.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 +27.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.8% +13.1% +11.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPRLBATIGE
Held by institutions 93.7% 93.5% 79.4%
Institutions holding 276 785 3,441
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +0.9% +1.5%
Institutions buying 145 478 1,829
Institutions selling 89 217 1,148
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.20 1.59

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

PRLBATIGE
PRLB 1.00 0.44 0.35
ATI 0.44 1.00 0.56
GE 0.35 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PRLB, ATI and GE?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Proto Labs (PRLB) $2.07B, Ati (ATI) $22.42B, General Electric (GE) $298.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, PRLB, ATI and GE?

General Electric (GE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Proto Labs (PRLB) 67.8x, Ati (ATI) 47.1x, General Electric (GE) 32.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ati (ATI) is cheapest (Proto Labs (PRLB) 37.4x, Ati (ATI) 32.9x, General Electric (GE) 38.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

General Electric (GE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Proto Labs (PRLB) +10.2%, Ati (ATI) +4.6%, General Electric (GE) +19.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Electric (GE) has the highest net margin (Proto Labs (PRLB) 5.4%, Ati (ATI) 10.1%, General Electric (GE) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Ati (ATI) leads (Ati (ATI) 14.9%, General Electric (GE) -57.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: Proto Labs (PRLB) +54.8%, Ati (ATI) +75.2%, General Electric (GE) -6.8%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (Proto Labs (PRLB) +3.7%/yr, Ati (ATI) +58.0%/yr, General Electric (GE) +34.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Proto Labs (PRLB) 0.00%, Ati (ATI) 0.00%, General Electric (GE) 0.01%. Proto Labs (PRLB) and Ati (ATI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Electric (GE) has been the steadiest (Proto Labs (PRLB) 46.8%, Ati (ATI) 41.7%, General Electric (GE) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PRLB, ATI and GE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, General Electric (GE) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.