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

Proto Labs' (PRLB) quarterly Operating Income came in at $9.8 million in Q1 2026, up 117.15% year-on-year from $4.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 44.69% quarter-over-quarter from $6.8 million in Q4 2025.

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

Proto Labs has disclosed Operating Income across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $9.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Income for Q1 2026 came in at $9.8 million, up 117.15% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $30.4 million (up 72.68% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $25.1 million, up 26.11% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income came in at $9.8 million for Q1 2026 at Proto Labs, up from $6.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $10.4 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$117.1 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Income is $6.1 million (2022), against an average of -$879764.7.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Income plunged 997.56% in 2022 and surged 554.85% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Proto Labs' Operating Income stood at -$117.1 million in 2022, then jumped by 107.17% to $8.4 million in 2023, then tumbled by 117.81% to -$1.5 million in 2024, then soared by 554.85% to $6.8 million in 2025, then soared by 44.69% to $9.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at $9.8 million (Q1 2026), $6.8 million (Q4 2025), and $8.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Carpenter Technology 29.34 Bn 29.04 Bn 251.80 Mn 186.50 Mn
2 Ati 27.51 Bn 27.23 Bn 262.90 Mn 163.80 Mn
3 Mueller Industries 14.99 Bn 13.61 Bn 358.44 Mn 312.23 Mn
4 Commercial Metals 8.04 Bn 7.54 Bn 387.91 Mn -1.63 Bn
5 Esab 6.48 Bn 6.34 Bn 257.79 Mn 86.61 Mn
6 Gpgi 3.86 Bn 3.85 Bn - -55.60 Mn
7 Worthington Enterprises 2.96 Bn 2.95 Bn 109.47 Mn 31.54 Mn
8 Proto Labs 1.93 Bn 1.79 Bn 63.59 Mn 9.84 Mn
9 Ryerson Holding 1.17 Bn 1.15 Bn 288.80 Mn 23.20 Mn
10 Mayville Engineering Company 727.03 Mn 724.96 Mn 10.96 Mn -7.69 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 9.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 6.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 8.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 4.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 8.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 10.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 5.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 3.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -117.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 6.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 5.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 7.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 13.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 6.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 16.10 Mn