Growth Metrics

Proto Labs (PRLB) Short-term Investments (2011 - 2026)

Proto Labs recorded quarterly Short-term Investments of $12.3 million in Q1 2026, down 28.85% quarter-over-quarter from $17.3 million in Q4 2025, and down 13.05% year-over-year from $14.2 million in Q1 2025.

Proto Labs' Short-term Investments history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $12.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Short-term Investments fell 13.05% year-over-year to $12.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $12.3 million (down 13.05% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $17.3 million, up 23.38% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments came in at $12.3 million for Q1 2026 at Proto Labs, down from $17.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Short-term Investments ranged from a high of $25.3 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $12.3 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $18.0 million and a median of $17.3 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Short-term Investments.
  • Across the five-year window, Short-term Investments jumped 103.52% in 2022 and sank 34.19% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Proto Labs' Short-term Investments stood at $23.6 million in 2022, then declined by 19.33% to $19.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 26.27% to $14.0 million in 2024, then grew by 23.38% to $17.3 million in 2025, then slipped by 28.85% to $12.3 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments over the past three periods registered $12.3 million, $17.3 million, and $14.8 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 17.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 14.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 12.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 14.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 14.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 12.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 16.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 16.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 19.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 19.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 19.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 22.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 23.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 25.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 24.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 19.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 11.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 16.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 18.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 19.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 34.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 30.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 33.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 38.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 35.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 23.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 35.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 35.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 46.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 57.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 57.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 53.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 57.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 53.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 48.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 45.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 39.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 39.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 39.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 38.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 33.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 28.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 31.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 29.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 30.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 24.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 25.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 34.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 36.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 33.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 30.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 35.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 25.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 21.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 14.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 250,000.00