Proto Labs (PRLB) Gross Margin (2011 - 2026)
Proto Labs (PRLB) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 46.43% for Q2 2026, up 218.0% year-over-year from 14.6% in Q2 2025, and up 1.74% on a QoQ basis from 45.64% in Q1 2026.
Proto Labs (PRLB) Gross Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Proto Labs has reported Gross Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 46.43% in Q2 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 46.43%, up 218.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 45.42% (up 125.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 44.48%, down 8.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin rose to 46.43% in Q2 2026, from 45.64% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 46.43% in Q2 2026 and troughed at 42.05% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 44.48% and a median of 44.78% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin slumped 279 bps; it then jumped 259 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 42.05% in 2022, then gained by 6 bps to 44.63% in 2023, then dropped by 4 bps to 42.68% in 2024, then grew by 4 bps to 44.23% in 2025, then grew by 5 bps to 46.43% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 46.43% in Q2 2026, 45.64% in Q1 2026, and 44.23% in Q4 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ati | 28.47 Bn | 27.69 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 24.57% |
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| 4 | Commercial Metals | 7.25 Bn | 6.69 Bn | 455.14 Mn | 18.33% |
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| 6 | Gpgi | 3.71 Bn | 3.71 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Worthington Enterprises | 2.78 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 101.89 Mn | 27.43% |
| 8 | Proto Labs | 1.90 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 69.34 Mn | 46.43% |
| 9 | Ryerson Holding | 1.26 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 355.20 Mn | 17.71% |
| 10 | Insteel Industries | 590.85 Mn | 567.91 Mn | 20.10 Mn | 10.17% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 46.43% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 45.64% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 44.23% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 45.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 44.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 44.13% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 42.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 45.56% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 45.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 44.93% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 44.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 45.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 43.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 42.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 42.05% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 44.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 45.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 44.94% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 44.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 44.14% |