Growth Metrics

Proto Labs (PRLB) EBITDA Margin (2011 - 2026)

Proto Labs recorded quarterly EBITDA Margin of 4.02% in Q1 2026, down 43.72% quarter-over-quarter from 7.14% in Q4 2025, and up 30.0% year-over-year from 3.09% in Q1 2025.

Proto Labs' EBITDA Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.02% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin rose 30.0% year-over-year to 4.02%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.34% (up 196.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.3%, up 198.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin came in at 4.02% for Q1 2026 at Proto Labs, down from 7.14% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 7.78% in Q3 2024 to a low of 88.57% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 2.74% and a median of 3.47% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin tumbled 9549 bps in 2022 and soared 9598 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Proto Labs' EBITDA Margin stood at 88.57% in 2022, then soared by 108 bps to 7.41% in 2023, then slumped by 117 bps to 1.26% in 2024, then soared by 666 bps to 7.14% in 2025, then plunged by 44 bps to 4.02% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods registered 4.02%, 7.14%, and 5.21% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Ati 22.19 Bn 21.90 Bn 262.90 Mn 14.22%
2 Carpenter Technology 21.71 Bn 21.41 Bn 251.80 Mn 22.98%
3 Mueller Industries 14.55 Bn 13.18 Bn 358.44 Mn 27.57%
4 Esab 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 257.79 Mn 12.01%
5 Worthington Enterprises 2.71 Bn 2.70 Bn 109.47 Mn 8.33%
6 Proto Labs 1.70 Bn 1.56 Bn 63.59 Mn 4.02%
7 Mayville Engineering Company 520.33 Mn 518.26 Mn 10.96 Mn -5.31%
8 Insteel Industries 517.83 Mn 502.74 Mn 16.49 Mn 3.02%
9 Tredegar 271.32 Mn 255.71 Mn 28.99 Mn -81.20%
10 Techprecision 38.93 Mn 38.86 Mn 381,000.00 -19.06%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.02%
Dec 31, 2025 7.14%
Sep 30, 2025 5.21%
Jun 30, 2025 5.00%
Mar 31, 2025 3.72%
Dec 31, 2024 -1.26%
Sep 30, 2024 7.78%
Jun 30, 2024 3.15%
Mar 31, 2024 3.47%
Dec 31, 2023 7.41%
Sep 30, 2023 5.27%
Jun 30, 2023 3.18%
Mar 31, 2023 2.80%
Dec 31, 2022 -88.57%
Sep 30, 2022 -5.69%
Jun 30, 2022 -8.89%
Mar 31, 2022 -0.32%
Dec 31, 2021 6.92%
Sep 30, 2021 -0.41%
Jun 30, 2021 12.11%
Mar 31, 2021 -2.55%
Dec 31, 2020 12.06%
Sep 30, 2020 16.56%
Jun 30, 2020 12.17%
Mar 31, 2020 9.56%
Dec 31, 2019 16.81%
Sep 30, 2019 12.47%
Jun 30, 2019 13.53%
Mar 31, 2019 14.09%
Dec 31, 2018 15.99%
Sep 30, 2018 17.38%
Jun 30, 2018 13.49%
Mar 31, 2018 18.97%
Dec 31, 2017 15.70%
Sep 30, 2017 16.88%
Jun 30, 2017 17.37%
Mar 31, 2017 16.70%
Dec 31, 2016 7.44%
Sep 30, 2016 15.13%
Jun 30, 2016 11.40%
Mar 31, 2016 15.72%
Dec 31, 2015 14.20%
Sep 30, 2015 16.83%
Jun 30, 2015 20.26%
Mar 31, 2015 16.02%
Dec 31, 2014 16.09%
Sep 30, 2014 16.51%
Jun 30, 2014 21.73%
Mar 31, 2014 22.30%
Sep 30, 2013 23.04%
Jun 30, 2013 21.17%
Mar 31, 2013 19.78%
Dec 31, 2012 20.85%
Sep 30, 2012 20.82%
Jun 30, 2012 16.13%
Mar 31, 2012 17.48%
Dec 31, 2011 12.60%
Sep 30, 2011 19.25%
Jun 30, 2011 18.36%
Mar 31, 2011 21.78%