Growth Metrics

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

Proto Labs recorded quarterly Net Margin of 5.83% in Q1 2026, up 31.84% quarter-over-quarter from 4.42% in Q4 2025, and up 298.0% year-over-year from 1.46% in Q1 2025.

Proto Labs' Net Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.83% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 298.0% year-over-year to 5.83%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.73% (up 174.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
  • A 5-year average of 2.46% and a median of 3.63% in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin tumbled 10920 bps in 2022 and surged 10514 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Proto Labs' Net Margin stood at 99.55% in 2022, then jumped by 106 bps to 5.59% in 2023, then plunged by 106 bps to 0.33% in 2024, then jumped by 1432 bps to 4.42% in 2025, then surged by 32 bps to 5.83% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Margin over the past three periods registered 5.83%, 4.42%, and 5.36% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Ati 22.19 Bn 21.90 Bn 262.90 Mn 10.46%
2 Carpenter Technology 21.71 Bn 21.41 Bn 251.80 Mn 17.20%
3 Mueller Industries 14.55 Bn 13.18 Bn 358.44 Mn 18.01%
4 Esab 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 257.79 Mn -1.75%
5 Worthington Enterprises 2.71 Bn 2.70 Bn 109.47 Mn 11.92%
6 Proto Labs 1.70 Bn 1.56 Bn 63.59 Mn 5.83%
7 Mayville Engineering Company 520.33 Mn 518.26 Mn 10.96 Mn -5.65%
8 Insteel Industries 517.83 Mn 502.74 Mn 16.49 Mn 3.02%
9 Tredegar 271.32 Mn 255.71 Mn 28.99 Mn 2.74%
10 Techprecision 38.93 Mn 38.86 Mn 381,000.00 -20.76%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Mar 31, 2021 3.20%
Dec 31, 2020 -36.25%
Sep 30, 2020 13.67%
Jun 30, 2020 11.83%
Mar 31, 2020 12.15%
Dec 31, 2019 -43.89%
Sep 30, 2019 14.30%
Jun 30, 2019 13.97%
Mar 31, 2019 13.67%
Dec 31, 2018 31.16%
Sep 30, 2018 18.12%
Jun 30, 2018 16.68%
Mar 31, 2018 16.75%
Dec 31, 2017 15.18%
Sep 30, 2017 15.00%
Jun 30, 2017 14.73%
Mar 31, 2017 15.22%
Dec 31, 2016 6.06%
Sep 30, 2016 15.33%
Jun 30, 2016 14.26%
Mar 31, 2016 14.69%
Dec 31, 2015 -56.84%
Sep 30, 2015 18.25%
Jun 30, 2015 18.27%
Mar 31, 2015 17.86%
Dec 31, 2014 49.77%
Sep 30, 2014 19.03%
Jun 30, 2014 20.72%
Mar 31, 2014 21.93%
Sep 30, 2013 21.12%
Jun 30, 2013 21.66%
Mar 31, 2013 22.21%
Dec 31, 2012 22.00%
Sep 30, 2012 20.65%
Jun 30, 2012 17.18%
Mar 31, 2012 15.96%
Dec 31, 2011 5.87%
Sep 30, 2011 11.22%
Jun 30, 2011 9.68%
Mar 31, 2011 10.89%