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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |