Growth Metrics

Proto Labs (PRLB) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)

Proto Labs recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $53.8 million in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from $53.6 million in Q4 2025, and up 5.05% year-over-year from $51.2 million in Q1 2025.

Proto Labs' Operating Expenses history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $53.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 5.05% year-over-year to $53.8 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $214.6 million (up 5.3% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $212.0 million, up 4.3% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $53.8 million for Q1 2026 at Proto Labs, roughly flat from $53.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $165.7 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $47.4 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $57.4 million and a median of $50.6 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 291.24% in 2022 and plunged 71.39% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Proto Labs' Operating Expenses stood at $165.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 71.39% to $47.4 million in 2023, then advanced by 12.73% to $53.5 million in 2024, then rose by 0.22% to $53.6 million in 2025, then grew by 0.34% to $53.8 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $53.8 million, $53.6 million, and $52.5 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Ati 22.19 Bn 21.90 Bn 262.90 Mn 99.10 Mn
2 Carpenter Technology 21.71 Bn 21.41 Bn 251.80 Mn 65.30 Mn
3 Mueller Industries 14.55 Bn 13.18 Bn 358.44 Mn 83.44 Mn
4 Esab 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 257.79 Mn 171.18 Mn
5 Worthington Enterprises 2.71 Bn 2.70 Bn 109.47 Mn 77.93 Mn
6 Proto Labs 1.70 Bn 1.56 Bn 63.59 Mn 53.75 Mn
7 Mayville Engineering Company 520.33 Mn 518.26 Mn 10.96 Mn -
8 Insteel Industries 517.83 Mn 502.74 Mn 16.49 Mn 9.71 Mn
9 Tredegar 271.32 Mn 255.71 Mn 28.99 Mn 180.43 Mn
10 Techprecision 38.93 Mn 38.86 Mn 381,000.00 1.73 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 53.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 53.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 52.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 54.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 51.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 53.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 48.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 50.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 50.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 47.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 48.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 47.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 50.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 165.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 47.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 52.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 47.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 42.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 48.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 40.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 51.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 41.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 36.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 38.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 41.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 37.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 38.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 40.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 39.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 39.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 37.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 37.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 36.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 34.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 29.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 29.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 27.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 25.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 27.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 27.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 24.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 24.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 22.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 20.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 19.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 18.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 17.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 16.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 14.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 12.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 12.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 11.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 10.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 10.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 10.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 10.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 9.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 8.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 7.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 6.83 Mn