Proto Labs (PRLB) Research & Development (2011 - 2026)

Proto Labs has disclosed Research & Development across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $10.5 million for Q1 2026.

• Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $10.5 million, down 0.65% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $42.7 million (up 4.88% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $42.8 million, up 3.63% from the prior year.
• Research & Development came in at $10.5 million for Q1 2026 at Proto Labs, up from $10.3 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $11.2 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $8.9 million in Q4 2022.
• The 5-year median for Research & Development is $10.3 million (2025), against an average of $10.2 million.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development decreased 14.56% in 2022 and rose 9.55% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Proto Labs' Research & Development stood at $8.9 million in 2022, then advanced by 6.53% to $9.5 million in 2023, then climbed by 2.23% to $9.7 million in 2024, then advanced by 6.32% to $10.3 million in 2025, then gained by 2.2% to $10.5 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $10.5 million (Q1 2026), $10.3 million (Q4 2025), and $10.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.