Growth Metrics

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

Proto Labs recorded quarterly Change in Inventory of $585000.0 in Q1 2026, up 509.38% quarter-over-quarter from $96000.0 in Q4 2025, and down 16.19% year-over-year from $698000.0 in Q1 2025.

Proto Labs' Change in Inventory history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $585000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 16.19% year-over-year to $585000.0; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.0 million (up 726.45% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
  • A 5-year average of $96352.9 and a median of $63000.0 in 2024 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory sank 412.22% in 2024 and jumped 1882.76% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Proto Labs' Change in Inventory stood at -$1.3 million in 2022, then surged by 79.89% to -$262000.0 in 2023, then surged by 124.05% to $63000.0 in 2024, then soared by 52.38% to $96000.0 in 2025, then jumped by 509.38% to $585000.0 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods registered $585000.0, $96000.0, and $1.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Ati 22.19 Bn 21.90 Bn 262.90 Mn 179.00 Mn
2 Carpenter Technology 21.71 Bn 21.41 Bn 251.80 Mn 17.20 Mn
3 Mueller Industries 14.55 Bn 13.18 Bn 358.44 Mn 43.94 Mn
4 Esab 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 257.79 Mn -23.35 Mn
5 Worthington Enterprises 2.71 Bn 2.70 Bn 109.47 Mn -11.00 Mn
6 Proto Labs 1.70 Bn 1.56 Bn 63.59 Mn 585,000.00
7 Mayville Engineering Company 520.33 Mn 518.26 Mn 10.96 Mn 6.73 Mn
8 Insteel Industries 517.83 Mn 502.74 Mn 16.49 Mn -13.31 Mn
9 Tredegar 271.32 Mn 255.71 Mn 28.99 Mn 19.11 Mn
10 Techprecision 38.93 Mn 38.86 Mn 381,000.00 -799,000.00

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
Sep 30, 2023 -401,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 -401,000.00
Jun 30, 2023 -90,000.00
Jun 30, 2023 -90,000.00
Mar 31, 2023 641,000.00
Mar 31, 2023 641,000.00
Dec 31, 2022 -1.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -170,000.00
Sep 30, 2022 -170,000.00
Jun 30, 2022 1.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 1.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 675,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 675,000.00
Dec 31, 2021 3.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 3.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 777,000.00
Sep 30, 2021 777,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 -810,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 -810,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 -917,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 -917,000.00
Dec 31, 2020 346,000.00
Dec 31, 2020 346,000.00
Sep 30, 2020 -485,000.00
Sep 30, 2020 -485,000.00
Jun 30, 2020 264,000.00
Jun 30, 2020 264,000.00
Mar 31, 2020 537,000.00
Mar 31, 2020 537,000.00
Dec 31, 2019 491,000.00
Dec 31, 2019 491,000.00
Sep 30, 2019 -159,000.00
Sep 30, 2019 -159,000.00
Jun 30, 2019 347,000.00
Jun 30, 2019 347,000.00
Mar 31, 2019 -739,000.00
Mar 31, 2019 -739,000.00
Dec 31, 2018 513,000.00
Dec 31, 2018 513,000.00
Sep 30, 2018 -600,000.00
Sep 30, 2018 -600,000.00
Jun 30, 2018 100,000.00
Jun 30, 2018 100,000.00
Mar 31, 2018 -807,000.00
Mar 31, 2018 -807,000.00
Dec 31, 2017 797,000.00
Dec 31, 2017 797,000.00
Sep 30, 2017 363,000.00
Sep 30, 2017 363,000.00
Jun 30, 2017 260,000.00
Jun 30, 2017 260,000.00
Mar 31, 2017 -435,000.00
Mar 31, 2017 -435,000.00
Dec 31, 2016 -339,000.00
Dec 31, 2016 -339,000.00
Sep 30, 2016 16,000.00
Sep 30, 2016 16,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 125,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 125,000.00
Mar 31, 2016 62,000.00
Mar 31, 2016 62,000.00
Dec 31, 2015 980,000.00
Dec 31, 2015 980,000.00
Sep 30, 2015 454,000.00
Sep 30, 2015 454,000.00
Jun 30, 2015 420,000.00
Jun 30, 2015 420,000.00
Mar 31, 2015 243,000.00
Mar 31, 2015 243,000.00
Dec 31, 2014 557,000.00
Dec 31, 2014 557,000.00
Sep 30, 2014 33,000.00
Sep 30, 2014 33,000.00
Jun 30, 2014 140,000.00
Jun 30, 2014 140,000.00
Mar 31, 2014 166,000.00
Mar 31, 2014 166,000.00
Sep 30, 2013 380,000.00
Sep 30, 2013 380,000.00
Jun 30, 2013 360,000.00
Jun 30, 2013 360,000.00
Mar 31, 2013 183,000.00
Mar 31, 2013 183,000.00
Dec 31, 2012 316,000.00
Dec 31, 2012 316,000.00
Sep 30, 2012 324,000.00
Sep 30, 2012 324,000.00
Jun 30, 2012 89,000.00
Jun 30, 2012 89,000.00
Mar 31, 2012 100,000.00
Mar 31, 2012 100,000.00
Dec 31, 2011 943,000.00
Dec 31, 2011 943,000.00
Sep 30, 2011 877,000.00
Sep 30, 2011 877,000.00
Jun 30, 2011 215,000.00
Jun 30, 2011 215,000.00
Mar 31, 2011 160,000.00
Mar 31, 2011 160,000.00