Proto Labs (PRLB) Net Margin (2011 - 2026)
Proto Labs' (PRLB) quarterly Net Margin came in at 5.83% in Q1 2026, up 298.0% year-on-year from 1.46% in Q1 2025, and up 31.84% quarter-over-quarter from 4.42% in Q4 2025.
Proto Labs (PRLB) Net Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Proto Labs has disclosed Net Margin across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 5.83% for Q1 2026.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 5.83%, up 298.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.73% (up 174.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 3.98%, up 67.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin came in at 5.83% for Q1 2026 at Proto Labs, up from 4.42% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 6.09% in Q3 2023 to a low of 99.55% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 3.63% (2024), against an average of 2.46%.
- Across the five-year window, Net Margin plunged 10920 bps in 2022 and jumped 10514 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Proto Labs' Net Margin stood at 99.55% in 2022, then soared by 106 bps to 5.59% in 2023, then sank by 106 bps to 0.33% in 2024, then soared by 1432 bps to 4.42% in 2025, then jumped by 32 bps to 5.83% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 5.83% (Q1 2026), 4.42% (Q4 2025), and 5.36% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carpenter Technology | 29.34 Bn | 29.04 Bn | 251.80 Mn | 17.20% |
| 2 | Ati | 27.51 Bn | 27.23 Bn | 262.90 Mn | 10.46% |
| 3 | Mueller Industries | 14.99 Bn | 13.61 Bn | 358.44 Mn | 18.01% |
| 4 | Commercial Metals | 8.04 Bn | 7.54 Bn | 387.91 Mn | 4.36% |
| 5 | Esab | 6.48 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 257.79 Mn | -1.75% |
| 6 | Gpgi | 3.86 Bn | 3.85 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Worthington Enterprises | 2.96 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 109.47 Mn | 11.92% |
| 8 | Proto Labs | 1.93 Bn | 1.79 Bn | 63.59 Mn | 5.83% |
| 9 | Ryerson Holding | 1.17 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 288.80 Mn | 0.32% |
| 10 | Mayville Engineering Company | 727.03 Mn | 724.96 Mn | 10.96 Mn | -5.65% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.28% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.09% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.59% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -99.55% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.65% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.86% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.50% |