PRLB vs ATI vs VELO Stock Comparison

Proto Labs, Ati and Velo3D Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PRLB Proto Labs Inc
$77.76 -18.6% 1M +47.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.64B
P/E
46.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$579.49M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
2 wins
ATI Ati Inc
$174.87 -7.4% 1M +69.8% 1Y
Market cap
$22.37B
P/E
40.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.01B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
8 wins
VELO Velo3D, Inc.
$7.07 -34.5% 1M +29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$190.97M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.32M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ati leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ati 8, Proto Labs 2, Velo3D 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPRLBATIVELOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.64B $22.37B $190.97M ATI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.9x 40.3x -3.3x ATI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.0x 36.6x — PRLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +9.4% +31.0% VELO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% 11.1% -100.9% ATI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.5% -48.6% ATI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x 1.6x ATI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.6% +69.8% +29.0% ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.4%/yr +61.2%/yr -73.5%/yr ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.5% 41.5% 166.2% ATI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 57/100 39/100 PRLB

Percentile Scorecard

PRLBATIVELO

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

AxisPRLBATIVELO
Valuation 41 #121 of 203 16 #79 of 94 19 #164 of 203
Growth 80 #38 of 188 88 #12 of 92 52 #91 of 188
Profitability 50 #92 of 183 86 #13 of 86 5 #174 of 183
Financial Health 95 #11 of 216 51 #46 of 93 78 #48 of 216
Shareholder Returns 27 #111 of 152 46 #39 of 71 –
Overall 59 57 39
  • PRLB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • VELO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPRLBATIVELOSPY
1 month -18.6%-7.4%-34.5% +0.7%
3 months +3.7%-3.8%-27.1% +3.7%
6 months +20.0%+12.5%-49.5% +7.1%
Year to date +53.7%+52.4%-48.5% +12.8%
1 year +47.6%+69.8%+29.0% +11.9%
3 years +232.2%+364.2%-98.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +49.2%+66.9%-78.1% +22.8%
5 years +30.0%+986.1%-99.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.4%+61.2%-73.5% +10.9%
10 years +74.9%+1,184.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +5.8%+29.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePRLBATIVELOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.5%41.5%166.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.3%40.3%145.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.121.624.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.961.680.17 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.6%-38.0%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.2%-24.6%-76.9% -1.2%
52-week high $98.64$231.79$30.61 $779.14
52-week low $46.81$94.80$4.15 $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.

MultiplePRLBATIVELO
P/E now vs peer median 53.3xmedian 25.8x 42.8xmedian 21.0x -3.6xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.4x 4.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 14.6x 25.1xmedian 12.9x -2.8xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 22.2x 56.4xmedian 15.5x —median 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.2x 11.1xmedian 1.7x 1.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.61median 1.45 3.23median 1.68 -0.04median 1.45

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 monthsPRLBATIVELO
Revenue $579.49M $5.01B $57.32M
Gross profit $261.97M $1.23B -$3.66M
Operating income $42.44M $826.30M -$54.46M
Net income $35.02M $568.60M -$57.86M
Free cash flow $48.61M $421.10M –
R&D $42.67M – $12.92M
EPS (diluted) $1.43 $4.01 $-1.96
Cash & equivalents $133.78M $442.30M $91.14M
Total debt – $1.86B $8.17M
Shares (diluted) 24.44M 138.40M 29.45M
Enterprise value $1.08B $20.32B $76.23M

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
MetricPRLBATIVELO
P/E 53.3x 42.8x -3.6x
P/FCF 38.2x 56.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 25.7x 32.5x –
P/S 3.2x 4.7x 4.0x
P/B 2.6x 11.1x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 11.1x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 22.8x 25.1x -2.8x
EV/EBIT 40.2x 30.5x -2.7x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 5.0x 2.5x
EV/FCF 35.1x 59.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.6x 34.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.61 3.23 -0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRLBATIVELO
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 9.4% 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 6.8% -16.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.5% 24.9% -233.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 16.1% -40.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 152.4% 21.7% 11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.6% 21.0% 18.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 136.0% 23.6% 29.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.6% 9.9% 20.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 133.6% 26.8% 66.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 13.3% 81.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.2% 7.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% -5.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPRLBATIVELO
Gross margin 45.2% 24.5% -6.4%
EBITDA margin 12.9% 20.0% -90.9%
Operating margin 7.3% 16.5% -95.0%
Pretax margin 8.3% 13.9% -100.8%
Net margin 6.0% 11.1% -100.9%
FCF margin 8.4% 8.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.5% 14.6% –
Return on equity 5.0% 27.5% -62.7%
Return on assets 4.4% 10.1% -37.9%
Return on invested capital – 16.5% -48.6%
Return on capital employed 5.9% 18.1% -42.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 0.6% 15.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRLBATIVELO
Debt / assets – 33.4% 4.1%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x 1.6x
Debt / FCF – 4.4x –
Liabilities / assets 13.1% 61.7% 26.8%
Equity / assets 86.9% 38.3% 73.2%
Interest coverage – – -15.7x
Current ratio 3.6x 2.8x 6.3x
Quick ratio 3.3x 1.2x 4.5x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.4x 3.7x
Altman Z-score 12.13 6.19 -0.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRLBATIVELO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.3% 0.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusPRLBATIVELO
Forward P/E 34.0xFY2026 36.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.29FY2026 $4.78FY2026 $-1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.0%FY2026 +47.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.0% +23.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $612.40MFY2026 $5.24BFY2026 $68.16MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 +48.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.8% +13.3% +26.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPRLBATIVELO
Held by institutions 93.7% 93.5% 41.1%
Institutions holding 277 786 135
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +0.9% +84.8%
Institutions buying 146 479 115
Institutions selling 89 217 15
Buyers to sellers 1.64 2.21 7.67

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.

PRLBATIVELO
PRLB 1.00 0.39 0.33
ATI 0.39 1.00 0.32
VELO 0.33 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PRLB, ATI and VELO?

Ati (ATI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Proto Labs (PRLB) $1.64B, Ati (ATI) $22.37B, Velo3D (VELO) $190.97M.

Which stock is cheaper, PRLB, ATI and VELO?

Ati (ATI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Proto Labs (PRLB) 46.9x, Ati (ATI) 40.3x, Velo3D (VELO) -3.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Proto Labs (PRLB) is cheapest (Proto Labs (PRLB) 34.0x, Ati (ATI) 36.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Velo3D (VELO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Proto Labs (PRLB) +11.8%, Ati (ATI) +9.4%, Velo3D (VELO) +31.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ati (ATI) has the highest net margin (Proto Labs (PRLB) 6.0%, Ati (ATI) 11.1%, Velo3D (VELO) -100.9%). On return on invested capital, Ati (ATI) leads (Ati (ATI) 16.5%, Velo3D (VELO) -48.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: Proto Labs (PRLB) +47.6%, Ati (ATI) +69.8%, Velo3D (VELO) +29.0%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (Proto Labs (PRLB) +5.4%/yr, Ati (ATI) +61.2%/yr, Velo3D (VELO) -73.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ati (ATI) has been the steadiest (Proto Labs (PRLB) 49.5%, Ati (ATI) 41.5%, Velo3D (VELO) 166.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ati (ATI) leads on 8. 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.