Proto Labs (PRLB) Cash from Investing Activities (2011 - 2026)

Proto Labs' (PRLB) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$4.8 million in Q1 2026, down 63.91% year-on-year from -$13.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 14.95% quarter-over-quarter from -$5.6 million in Q4 2025.

Proto Labs (PRLB) Cash from Investing Activities (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Proto Labs has disclosed Cash from Investing Activities across 16 years of filings, most recently posting -$4.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 came in at -$4.8 million, down 63.91% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$15.3 million (up 26.97% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$13.4 million, up 1.25% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$4.8 million for Q1 2026 at Proto Labs, up from -$5.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of $4.4 million in Q1 2024 to a low of -$25.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$2.9 million (2025), against an average of -$4.7 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Cash from Investing Activities reached 132.12% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 5383.88% in 2023.
  • Proto Labs' Cash from Investing Activities stood at $273000.0 in 2022, then sank by 5383.88% to -$14.4 million in 2023, then soared by 79.92% to -$2.9 million in 2024, then slumped by 93.51% to -$5.6 million in 2025, then advanced by 14.95% to -$4.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$4.8 million (Q1 2026), -$5.6 million (Q4 2025), and -$4.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (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 -53.60 Mn
3 Mueller Industries 14.99 Bn 13.61 Bn 358.44 Mn 38.94 Mn
4 Commercial Metals 8.04 Bn 7.54 Bn 387.91 Mn -2.64 Bn
5 Esab 6.48 Bn 6.34 Bn 257.79 Mn -17.83 Mn
6 Gpgi 3.86 Bn 3.85 Bn - -2.02 Bn
7 Worthington Enterprises 2.96 Bn 2.95 Bn 109.47 Mn -226.03 Mn
8 Proto Labs 1.93 Bn 1.79 Bn 63.59 Mn -4.77 Mn
9 Ryerson Holding 1.17 Bn 1.15 Bn 288.80 Mn -281.00 Mn
10 Mayville Engineering Company 727.03 Mn 724.96 Mn 10.96 Mn -4.18 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -4.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -4.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -5.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -5.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -4.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -4.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -643,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 -643,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 -2.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -2.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -14.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -14.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -754,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 -754,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 4.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -14.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -14.43 Mn