Growth Metrics

Proto Labs (PRLB) Share-based Compensation (2011 - 2026)

Proto Labs recorded quarterly Share-based Compensation of $3.2 million in Q1 2026, down 15.31% quarter-over-quarter from $3.8 million in Q4 2025, and down 19.36% year-over-year from $4.0 million in Q1 2025.

Proto Labs' Share-based Compensation history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 19.36% year-over-year to $3.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $15.0 million (down 10.52% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $15.7 million, down 7.47% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $3.2 million for Q1 2026 at Proto Labs, down from $3.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $4.9 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $3.2 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $4.1 million and a median of $4.2 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • On a YoY basis, Share-based Compensation climbed as much as 17.11% in 2022 and fell as far as 21.76% in 2022.
  • Proto Labs' Share-based Compensation stood at $4.2 million in 2022, then dropped by 0.76% to $4.2 million in 2023, then increased by 2.51% to $4.3 million in 2024, then fell by 11.25% to $3.8 million in 2025, then slipped by 15.31% to $3.2 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $3.2 million, $3.8 million, and $3.7 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Ati 22.19 Bn 21.90 Bn 262.90 Mn 6.40 Mn
2 Carpenter Technology 21.71 Bn 21.41 Bn 251.80 Mn 7.00 Mn
3 Mueller Industries 14.55 Bn 13.18 Bn 358.44 Mn 7.33 Mn
4 Esab 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 257.79 Mn 4.40 Mn
5 Worthington Enterprises 2.71 Bn 2.70 Bn 109.47 Mn 3.75 Mn
6 Proto Labs 1.70 Bn 1.56 Bn 63.59 Mn 3.22 Mn
7 Mayville Engineering Company 520.33 Mn 518.26 Mn 10.96 Mn 795,000.00
8 Insteel Industries 517.83 Mn 502.74 Mn 16.49 Mn 747,000.00
9 Tredegar 271.32 Mn 255.71 Mn 28.99 Mn 454,000.00
10 Techprecision 38.93 Mn 38.86 Mn 381,000.00 45,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 3.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 3.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 3.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 4.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 4.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 4.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 4.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 3.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 3.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 3.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 3.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 4.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 4.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 4.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 4.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 4.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 4.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 4.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 3.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 3.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 5.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 5.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 4.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 4.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 5.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 5.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 4.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 4.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 3.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 3.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 3.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 3.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 3.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 3.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 1.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 1.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 3.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 3.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 3.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 3.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 3.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 3.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 2.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 2.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 3.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 3.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 2.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 2.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 2.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 2.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 2.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 2.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 2.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 2.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 2.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 2.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 1.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 1.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -5.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -5.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 1.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 1.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 1.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 1.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 1.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 1.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 1.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 1.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 1.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 1.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 1.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 1.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 1.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 1.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 1.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 1.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 1.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 1.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 1.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 1.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 998,000.00
Mar 31, 2014 998,000.00
Sep 30, 2013 900,000.00
Sep 30, 2013 900,000.00
Jun 30, 2013 900,000.00
Jun 30, 2013 900,000.00
Mar 31, 2013 865,000.00
Mar 31, 2013 865,000.00
Dec 31, 2012 677,000.00
Dec 31, 2012 677,000.00
Sep 30, 2012 700,000.00
Sep 30, 2012 700,000.00
Jun 30, 2012 800,000.00
Jun 30, 2012 800,000.00
Mar 31, 2012 850,000.00
Mar 31, 2012 850,000.00
Dec 31, 2011 388,000.00
Dec 31, 2011 388,000.00
Sep 30, 2011 300,000.00
Sep 30, 2011 300,000.00
Jun 30, 2011 200,000.00
Jun 30, 2011 200,000.00
Mar 31, 2011 198,000.00
Mar 31, 2011 198,000.00