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Proto Labs (PRLB) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Proto Labs (PRLB) has disclosed Research & Development for 15 consecutive years, with $10.3 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 6.34% to $10.3 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $42.8 million through Dec 2025, up 3.64% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $42.8 million for FY2025, 3.64% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development hit $10.3 million in Q4 2025 for Proto Labs, down from $10.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $12.2 million in Q1 2021 to a low of $8.9 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $10.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $10.5 million in 2021.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: skyrocketed 35.54% in 2021 and later dropped 14.56% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $10.4 million in 2021, then decreased by 14.46% to $8.9 million in 2022, then rose by 6.4% to $9.5 million in 2023, then rose by 2.59% to $9.7 million in 2024, then rose by 6.34% to $10.3 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for PRLB at $10.3 million in Q4 2025, $10.7 million in Q3 2025, and $11.2 million in Q2 2025.