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

Proto Labs' (PRLB) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $53.8 million in Q1 2026, up 5.05% year-on-year from $51.2 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $53.6 million in Q4 2025.

Proto Labs (PRLB) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Proto Labs has disclosed Operating Expenses across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $53.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $53.8 million, up 5.05% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $214.6 million (up 5.3% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $50.6 million (2024), against an average of $57.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 291.24% in 2022 and sank 71.39% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Proto Labs' Operating Expenses stood at $165.7 million in 2022, then tumbled by 71.39% to $47.4 million in 2023, then gained by 12.73% to $53.5 million in 2024, then increased by 0.22% to $53.6 million in 2025, then climbed by 0.34% to $53.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $53.8 million (Q1 2026), $53.6 million (Q4 2025), and $52.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Carpenter Technology 29.34 Bn 29.04 Bn 251.80 Mn 65.30 Mn
2 Ati 27.51 Bn 27.23 Bn 262.90 Mn 99.10 Mn
3 Mueller Industries 14.99 Bn 13.61 Bn 358.44 Mn 83.44 Mn
4 Commercial Metals 8.04 Bn 7.54 Bn 387.91 Mn 2.02 Bn
5 Esab 6.48 Bn 6.34 Bn 257.79 Mn 171.18 Mn
6 Gpgi 3.86 Bn 3.85 Bn - 55.60 Mn
7 Worthington Enterprises 2.96 Bn 2.95 Bn 109.47 Mn 77.93 Mn
8 Proto Labs 1.93 Bn 1.79 Bn 63.59 Mn 53.75 Mn
9 Ryerson Holding 1.17 Bn 1.15 Bn 288.80 Mn 265.20 Mn
10 Mayville Engineering Company 727.03 Mn 724.96 Mn 10.96 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