Proto Labs (PRLB) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026)

Proto Labs' (PRLB) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $14.0 million in Q1 2026, down 18.23% year-on-year from $17.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 66.6% quarter-over-quarter from $8.4 million in Q4 2025.

Proto Labs (PRLB) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Proto Labs has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $14.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $14.0 million, down 18.23% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $56.5 million (down 15.64% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $59.7 million, down 13.11% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $14.0 million for Q1 2026 at Proto Labs, up from $8.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $25.0 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$953000.0 in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $14.0 million (2026), against an average of $13.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow jumped 12260.33% in 2022 and sank 118.18% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Proto Labs' Free Cash Flow stood at $5.2 million in 2022, then tumbled by 118.18% to -$953000.0 in 2023, then soared by 1827.6% to $16.5 million in 2024, then sank by 48.97% to $8.4 million in 2025, then jumped by 66.6% to $14.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $14.0 million (Q1 2026), $8.4 million (Q4 2025), and $25.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Carpenter Technology 29.34 Bn 29.04 Bn 251.80 Mn 124.80 Mn
2 Ati 27.51 Bn 27.23 Bn 262.90 Mn 73.00 Mn
3 Mueller Industries 14.99 Bn 13.61 Bn 358.44 Mn 62.51 Mn
4 Commercial Metals 8.04 Bn 7.54 Bn 387.91 Mn 43.57 Mn
5 Esab 6.48 Bn 6.34 Bn 257.79 Mn 77.42 Mn
6 Gpgi 3.86 Bn 3.85 Bn - -52.60 Mn
7 Worthington Enterprises 2.96 Bn 2.95 Bn 109.47 Mn 48.14 Mn
8 Proto Labs 1.93 Bn 1.79 Bn 63.59 Mn 14.00 Mn
9 Ryerson Holding 1.17 Bn 1.15 Bn 288.80 Mn -191.40 Mn
10 Mayville Engineering Company 727.03 Mn 724.96 Mn 10.96 Mn -4.84 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 8.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 8.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 25.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 25.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 9.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 9.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 17.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 17.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 16.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 16.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 23.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 23.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 10.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 10.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 18.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 18.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -953,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 -953,000.00