Growth Metrics

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

Proto Labs recorded quarterly FCF Margin of 10.04% in Q1 2026, up 63.2% quarter-over-quarter from 6.15% in Q4 2025, and down 352.0% year-over-year from 3.99% in Q1 2025.

Proto Labs' FCF Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.04% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 352.0% year-over-year to 10.04%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.35% (down 308.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
  • A 5-year average of 10.47% and a median of 10.04% in 2026 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin tumbled 903 bps in 2022 and soared 1428 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Proto Labs' FCF Margin stood at 4.54% in 2022, then sank by 117 bps to 0.76% in 2023, then soared by 1874 bps to 13.52% in 2024, then plunged by 54 bps to 6.15% in 2025, then soared by 63 bps to 10.04% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 10.04%, 6.15%, and 18.49% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Ati 22.19 Bn 21.90 Bn 262.90 Mn 6.34%
2 Carpenter Technology 21.71 Bn 21.41 Bn 251.80 Mn 15.38%
3 Mueller Industries 14.55 Bn 13.18 Bn 358.44 Mn 5.24%
4 Esab 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 257.79 Mn 10.74%
5 Worthington Enterprises 2.71 Bn 2.70 Bn 109.47 Mn 12.71%
6 Proto Labs 1.70 Bn 1.56 Bn 63.59 Mn 10.04%
7 Mayville Engineering Company 520.33 Mn 518.26 Mn 10.96 Mn -3.34%
8 Insteel Industries 517.83 Mn 502.74 Mn 16.49 Mn 0.39%
9 Tredegar 271.32 Mn 255.71 Mn 28.99 Mn -1.71%
10 Techprecision 38.93 Mn 38.86 Mn 381,000.00 -11.66%

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%
Mar 31, 2021 -0.10%
Dec 31, 2020 17.18%
Sep 30, 2020 20.25%
Jun 30, 2020 10.44%
Mar 31, 2020 7.81%
Dec 31, 2019 14.47%
Sep 30, 2019 14.37%
Jun 30, 2019 13.36%
Mar 31, 2019 4.64%
Dec 31, 2018 11.32%
Sep 30, 2018 6.01%
Jun 30, 2018 14.13%
Mar 31, 2018 0.59%
Dec 31, 2017 15.16%
Sep 30, 2017 9.89%
Jun 30, 2017 18.46%
Mar 31, 2017 13.70%
Dec 31, 2016 23.11%
Sep 30, 2016 14.20%
Jun 30, 2016 8.11%
Mar 31, 2016 13.75%
Dec 31, 2015 7.74%
Sep 30, 2015 2.81%
Jun 30, 2015 4.58%
Mar 31, 2015 15.69%
Dec 31, 2014 17.17%
Sep 30, 2014 17.74%
Jun 30, 2014 -20.77%
Mar 31, 2014 11.66%
Sep 30, 2013 52.19%
Jun 30, 2013 33.66%
Mar 31, 2013 23.04%
Dec 31, 2012 9.75%
Sep 30, 2012 18.98%
Jun 30, 2012 -1.03%
Mar 31, 2012 -2.85%
Dec 31, 2011 -18.41%
Sep 30, 2011 19.19%
Jun 30, 2011 1.47%
Mar 31, 2011 16.72%