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

Proto Labs' (PRLB) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 10.04% in Q1 2026, down 352.0% year-on-year from 3.99% in Q1 2025, and up 63.2% quarter-over-quarter from 6.15% in Q4 2025.

Proto Labs (PRLB) FCF Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Proto Labs has disclosed FCF Margin across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 10.04% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 10.04%, down 352.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.35% (down 308.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 11.19%, down 252.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 10.04% for Q1 2026 at Proto Labs, up from 6.15% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 18.49% in Q3 2025 to a low of 0.76% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 10.04% (2026), against an average of 10.47%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin plunged 903 bps in 2022 and surged 1428 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Proto Labs' FCF Margin stood at 4.54% in 2022, then slumped by 117 bps to 0.76% in 2023, then surged by 1874 bps to 13.52% in 2024, then sank by 54 bps to 6.15% in 2025, then surged by 63 bps to 10.04% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 10.04% (Q1 2026), 6.15% (Q4 2025), and 18.49% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Carpenter Technology 29.34 Bn 29.04 Bn 251.80 Mn 15.38%
2 Ati 27.51 Bn 27.23 Bn 262.90 Mn 6.34%
3 Mueller Industries 14.99 Bn 13.61 Bn 358.44 Mn 5.24%
4 Commercial Metals 8.04 Bn 7.54 Bn 387.91 Mn 2.04%
5 Esab 6.48 Bn 6.34 Bn 257.79 Mn 10.74%
6 Gpgi 3.86 Bn 3.85 Bn - -
7 Worthington Enterprises 2.96 Bn 2.95 Bn 109.47 Mn 12.71%
8 Proto Labs 1.93 Bn 1.79 Bn 63.59 Mn 10.04%
9 Ryerson Holding 1.17 Bn 1.15 Bn 288.80 Mn -12.22%
10 Mayville Engineering Company 727.03 Mn 724.96 Mn 10.96 Mn -3.34%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.04%
Dec 31, 2025 6.15%
Sep 30, 2025 18.49%
Jun 30, 2025 6.75%
Mar 31, 2025 13.56%
Dec 31, 2024 13.52%
Sep 30, 2024 18.47%
Jun 30, 2024 8.16%
Mar 31, 2024 14.66%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.76%
Sep 30, 2023 16.12%
Jun 30, 2023 4.83%
Mar 31, 2023 15.21%
Dec 31, 2022 4.54%
Sep 30, 2022 8.33%
Jun 30, 2022 8.11%
Mar 31, 2022 11.85%
Dec 31, 2021 13.57%
Sep 30, 2021 5.96%
Jun 30, 2021 -2.50%