Proto Labs (PRLB) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)
Proto Labs (PRLB) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 5.17% for Q2 2026, up 273.0% year-over-year from 1.39% in Q2 2025, and up 19.06% on a QoQ basis from 4.34% in Q1 2026.
Proto Labs (PRLB) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Proto Labs has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 years, with the latest figure at 5.17% in Q2 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 5.17%, up 273.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 5.17% (up 273.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 3.66%, up 83.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 5.17% in Q2 2026, from 4.34% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 5.17% in Q2 2026 and troughed at 14.22% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.09% and a median of 3.7% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed sank 1926 bps; it then soared 1860 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 12.51% in 2022, then surged by 131 bps to 3.87% in 2023, then retreated by 26 bps to 2.86% in 2024, then climbed by 27 bps to 3.62% in 2025, then soared by 43 bps to 5.17% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 5.17% in Q2 2026, 4.34% in Q1 2026, and 3.62% in Q4 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.47% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.87% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -13.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -14.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -14.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -12.51% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.78% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.81% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.33% |