Proto Labs (PRLB) Change in Inventory (2011 - 2026)

Proto Labs' (PRLB) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $585000.0 in Q1 2026, down 16.19% year-on-year from $698000.0 in Q1 2025, and up 509.38% quarter-over-quarter from $96000.0 in Q4 2025.

Proto Labs (PRLB) Change in Inventory (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Proto Labs has disclosed Change in Inventory across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $585000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 came in at $585000.0, down 16.19% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.0 million (up 726.45% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.1 million, up 267.97% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory came in at $585000.0 for Q1 2026 at Proto Labs, up from $96000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $1.1 million in Q2 2022 to a low of -$1.3 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $63000.0 (2024), against an average of $96352.9.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory slumped 412.22% in 2024 and soared 1882.76% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Proto Labs' Change in Inventory stood at -$1.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 79.89% to -$262000.0 in 2023, then jumped by 124.05% to $63000.0 in 2024, then surged by 52.38% to $96000.0 in 2025, then soared by 509.38% to $585000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $585000.0 (Q1 2026), $96000.0 (Q4 2025), and $1.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Carpenter Technology 29.34 Bn 29.04 Bn 251.80 Mn 17.20 Mn
2 Ati 27.51 Bn 27.23 Bn 262.90 Mn 179.00 Mn
3 Mueller Industries 14.99 Bn 13.61 Bn 358.44 Mn 43.94 Mn
4 Commercial Metals 8.04 Bn 7.54 Bn 387.91 Mn -
5 Esab 6.48 Bn 6.34 Bn 257.79 Mn -23.35 Mn
6 Gpgi 3.86 Bn 3.85 Bn - -
7 Worthington Enterprises 2.96 Bn 2.95 Bn 109.47 Mn -11.00 Mn
8 Proto Labs 1.93 Bn 1.79 Bn 63.59 Mn 585,000.00
9 Ryerson Holding 1.17 Bn 1.15 Bn 288.80 Mn 45.30 Mn
10 Mayville Engineering Company 727.03 Mn 724.96 Mn 10.96 Mn 6.73 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 585,000.00
Mar 31, 2026 585,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 96,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 96,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 1.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 285,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 285,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 698,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 698,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 63,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 63,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 -58,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 -58,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 -461,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 -461,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 -802,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 -802,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 -262,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 -262,000.00