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

Proto Labs' (PRLB) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 45.64% in Q1 2026, up 151.0% year-on-year from 18.18% in Q1 2025, and up 3.18% quarter-over-quarter from 44.23% in Q4 2025.

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

Proto Labs has disclosed Gross Margin across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 45.64% for Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 45.64%, up 151.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 44.86% (up 50.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 44.48%, down 8.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 45.64% for Q1 2026 at Proto Labs, up from 44.23% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 45.64% in Q1 2026 to a low of 42.05% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 44.63% (2023), against an average of 44.36%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin slumped 279 bps in 2022 and jumped 259 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Proto Labs' Gross Margin stood at 42.05% in 2022, then increased by 6 bps to 44.63% in 2023, then decreased by 4 bps to 42.68% in 2024, then advanced by 4 bps to 44.23% in 2025, then gained by 3 bps to 45.64% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 45.64% (Q1 2026), 44.23% (Q4 2025), and 45.28% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Carpenter Technology 29.34 Bn 29.04 Bn 251.80 Mn 31.03%
2 Ati 27.51 Bn 27.23 Bn 262.90 Mn 22.83%
3 Mueller Industries 14.99 Bn 13.61 Bn 358.44 Mn 30.05%
4 Commercial Metals 8.04 Bn 7.54 Bn 387.91 Mn 18.19%
5 Esab 6.48 Bn 6.34 Bn 257.79 Mn 35.76%
6 Gpgi 3.86 Bn 3.85 Bn - -
7 Worthington Enterprises 2.96 Bn 2.95 Bn 109.47 Mn 28.91%
8 Proto Labs 1.93 Bn 1.79 Bn 63.59 Mn 45.64%
9 Ryerson Holding 1.17 Bn 1.15 Bn 288.80 Mn 18.44%
10 Mayville Engineering Company 727.03 Mn 724.96 Mn 10.96 Mn 7.57%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 46.02%