Growth Metrics

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

Proto Labs recorded quarterly Capital Expenditures of $3.5 million in Q1 2026, down 56.02% quarter-over-quarter from $8.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 180.51% year-over-year from $1.3 million in Q1 2025.

Proto Labs' Capital Expenditures history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 180.51% year-over-year to $3.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $17.1 million (up 118.26% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
  • A 5-year average of $4.6 million and a median of $3.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures sank 95.43% in 2024 and surged 869.88% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Proto Labs' Capital Expenditures stood at $5.3 million in 2022, then surged by 244.86% to $18.2 million in 2023, then tumbled by 95.43% to $830000.0 in 2024, then soared by 869.88% to $8.0 million in 2025, then sank by 56.02% to $3.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods registered $3.5 million, $8.0 million, and $4.1 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Ati 22.19 Bn 21.90 Bn 262.90 Mn 55.20 Mn
2 Carpenter Technology 21.71 Bn 21.41 Bn 251.80 Mn 68.70 Mn
3 Mueller Industries 14.55 Bn 13.18 Bn 358.44 Mn 17.24 Mn
4 Esab 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 257.79 Mn 19.63 Mn
5 Worthington Enterprises 2.71 Bn 2.70 Bn 109.47 Mn 13.79 Mn
6 Proto Labs 1.70 Bn 1.56 Bn 63.59 Mn 3.54 Mn
7 Mayville Engineering Company 520.33 Mn 518.26 Mn 10.96 Mn 2.08 Mn
8 Insteel Industries 517.83 Mn 502.74 Mn 16.49 Mn 4.40 Mn
9 Tredegar 271.32 Mn 255.71 Mn 28.99 Mn 5.14 Mn
10 Techprecision 38.93 Mn 38.86 Mn 381,000.00 1.01 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
Sep 30, 2023 3.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 3.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 3.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 3.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 3.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 3.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 5.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 5.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 10.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 10.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 2.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 2.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 6.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 6.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 4.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 4.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 17.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 17.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 6.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 6.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 6.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 6.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 7.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 7.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 19.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 19.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 13.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 13.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 16.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 16.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 12.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 12.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 21.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 21.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 12.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 12.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 25.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 25.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 18.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 18.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 17.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 17.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 25.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 25.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 8.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 8.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 10.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 10.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 5.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 5.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 7.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 7.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 2.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 2.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 8.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 8.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 14.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 14.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 8.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 8.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 17.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 17.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 11.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 11.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 9.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 9.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 6.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 6.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 7.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 7.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 4.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 4.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 21.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 21.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 9.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 9.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 12.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 12.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 6.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 6.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 2.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 2.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 2.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 2.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 1.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 1.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 4.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 4.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 8.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 8.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 8.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 8.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 3.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 3.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 4.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 4.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 2.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 2.26 Mn