Proto Labs (PRLB) Capital Expenditures (2011 - 2026)

Proto Labs' (PRLB) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $3.5 million in Q1 2026, up 180.51% year-on-year from $1.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 56.02% quarter-over-quarter from $8.0 million in Q4 2025.

Proto Labs (PRLB) Capital Expenditures (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Proto Labs has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $3.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at $3.5 million, up 180.51% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $17.1 million (up 118.26% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $14.8 million, up 61.87% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures came in at $3.5 million for Q1 2026 at Proto Labs, down from $8.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $18.2 million in Q4 2023 to a low of $830000.0 in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $3.4 million (2023), against an average of $4.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures slumped 95.43% in 2024 and jumped 869.88% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Proto Labs' Capital Expenditures stood at $5.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 244.86% to $18.2 million in 2023, then plunged by 95.43% to $830000.0 in 2024, then surged by 869.88% to $8.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 56.02% to $3.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $3.5 million (Q1 2026), $8.0 million (Q4 2025), and $4.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Carpenter Technology 29.34 Bn 29.04 Bn 251.80 Mn 68.70 Mn
2 Ati 27.51 Bn 27.23 Bn 262.90 Mn 55.20 Mn
3 Mueller Industries 14.99 Bn 13.61 Bn 358.44 Mn 17.24 Mn
4 Commercial Metals 8.04 Bn 7.54 Bn 387.91 Mn 122.70 Mn
5 Esab 6.48 Bn 6.34 Bn 257.79 Mn 19.63 Mn
6 Gpgi 3.86 Bn 3.85 Bn - -
7 Worthington Enterprises 2.96 Bn 2.95 Bn 109.47 Mn 13.79 Mn
8 Proto Labs 1.93 Bn 1.79 Bn 63.59 Mn 3.54 Mn
9 Ryerson Holding 1.17 Bn 1.15 Bn 288.80 Mn 12.20 Mn
10 Mayville Engineering Company 727.03 Mn 724.96 Mn 10.96 Mn 2.08 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 3.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 8.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 8.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 830,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 830,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 1.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 18.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 18.18 Mn