Growth Metrics

Proto Labs (PRLB) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Proto Labs' Operating Expenses history spans 14 years, with the latest figure at $53.6 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Expenses changed 0.22% year-over-year to $53.6 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $212.0 million, up 4.3%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $212.0 million, 4.3% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $53.6 million at Proto Labs, up from $52.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $165.7 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $40.5 million in Q2 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $50.3 million (2023), against an average of $55.2 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Operating Expenses skyrocketed 291.24% in 2022 before it plummeted 71.39% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $42.4 million in 2021, then surged by 291.24% to $165.7 million in 2022, then tumbled by 71.39% to $47.4 million in 2023, then increased by 12.73% to $53.5 million in 2024, then rose by 0.22% to $53.6 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PRLB's Operating Expenses are $53.6 million (Q4 2025), $52.5 million (Q3 2025), and $54.8 million (Q2 2025).