Proto Labs (PRLB) Return on Invested Capital (2012 - 2026)
Proto Labs (PRLB) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.93% for Q2 2026, up 74.0% year-over-year from 0.53% in Q2 2025, and up 22.92% on a QoQ basis from 0.75% in Q1 2026.
Proto Labs (PRLB) Return on Invested Capital (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Proto Labs has reported Return on Invested Capital for 12 years, with the latest figure at 0.93% in Q2 2026.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q2 2026 came in at 0.93%, up 74.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.93% (up 74.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.39%, up 21.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital advanced to 0.93% in Q2 2026, from 0.75% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.93% in Q2 2026 and troughed at 0.06% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.22% and a median of 0.19% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Invested Capital fell 12 bps; it then surged 74 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.06% in 2022, then slumped by 70 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then surged by 855 bps to 0.18% in 2024, then surged by 117 bps to 0.39% in 2025, then surged by 138 bps to 0.93% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Invested Capital figures were 0.93% in Q2 2026, 0.75% in Q1 2026, and 0.39% in Q4 2025.
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| 8 | Proto Labs | 1.90 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 69.34 Mn | 0.93% |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.93% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.75% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.18% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.18% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.23% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.06% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.15% |