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PRLB

Proto Labs Inc

Next earnings Jul 29, 2026 · consensus $0.55 EPS, $147M rev

Last earnings +0.6% on 2026-05-01

Hold
$80.69
▼ -0.65%
$80.69▲ +112.12%
over 1Y
L $38.04EODHDH $81.68
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today-0.7%
1W-1.2%
1M+8.5%
3M+44.0%
YTD+57.1%
1Y+112.1%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Hold
Quality
C+
Valuation
Overvalued
Filings
Watch
Hold
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 11 analysts
Buy

Revenue grew 6.4% YoY.

The read

Middling fundamentals and a rich price (~68% above fair value) leave little margin of safety — a wait-and-see.

Proto Labs Inc shows $533M in FY2025 revenue (+6.4% YoY), a 4.0% net margin, and 3.2% ROE.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue$488M$488M$504M$501M$533M
Gross profit$223M$215M$222M$223M$237M
Operating income$40.3M-$98.0M$28.2M$19.9M$25.1M
Net income$33.4M-$103M$17.2M$16.6M$21.2M
Diluted EPS$1.21-$3.77$0.66$0.66$0.88
Net margin6.8%-21.2%3.4%3.3%4.0%

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$1.81B
EV / EBITDA30.8
EV / Sales3.4
EV / FCF30.4
P / FCF32.2
PEG (trailing)3.27
Earnings yield1.1%
FCF yield3.1%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)2.9%
Free cash flow$59.7M
Total debt$5.36M
Net cash$105M
Altman Z-Score14.37 safe
Piotroski F-Score7/9

Capital returns

Buyback yield2.2%
Dividend yield (est.)—
Shareholder yield2.2%
Shares Δ YoY-1.9%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Some governance/structural items recently, but no outright red flags.
  1. 8-K Officer / director change2026-05-20
  2. 8-K Officer / director change2026-05-07
  3. 8-K Earnings results2026-05-01
  4. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-05-01
  5. DEF 14A Proxy statement2026-04-08
  6. 10-K Annual report2026-02-20
  7. 8-K Earnings results2026-02-06
  8. 8-K/A Amended 8-K2026-02-06
  9. 8-K Earnings results2025-10-31

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
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Quality score

C+
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueD
GrowthB+
ProfitabilityC-
Financial healthA
Momentum—
  • ✓Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✓Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Net margin above 10%
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
  • ✓Liabilities below 2× equity
  • ✗P/E below 25

Fair value est.

$25.83

Overvalued -68% vs price

cheapfair valueexpensive

Modified Graham: EPS $0.88 × (8.5 + 1.5 × 17.2% growth) × 0.85 quality = 29.4× multiple. An estimate, not a price target.

Revenue
$533M
+6.4% YoY
Net margin
4.0%
ROE
3.2%
P/E
91.7

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

'21'22'23'24'25

■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$533M+6.4%
Net income$21.2M+28.0%
Gross profit$237M+6.2%
Operating income$25.1M+26.1%
Diluted EPS$0.88+33.3%
Cash & equivalents$111M+24.4%
Total assets$763M+2.7%
Total liabilities$89.5M+22.0%
Stockholders' equity$674M+0.6%
Gross: 44.5%Op.: 4.7%L/E: 0.13x

Frequently asked

Is Proto Labs Inc (PRLB) a buy?
PRLB currently carries a Hold rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Revenue grew 6.4% YoY.
What is PRLB's fair value?
A Modified-Graham model based on PRLB's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $25.83. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
Is PRLB overvalued or undervalued?
Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, PRLB currently appears overvalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
What is Proto Labs Inc's quality score?
PRLB scores 63.745098039215684/100 (grade C+) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001443669, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-01) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 7:42:42 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC

Last 90 days: 0 open-market buys · 2 sales

2026-06-02
WEHRWEIN SVEN
Director
Sell1.50K @ $76.91$115K
2026-06-02
WEHRWEIN SVEN
Director
Sell500.00 @ $78.38$39.2K
2026-05-23
Krishna Suresh
President and CEO
Tax1.25K @ $71.36$89.0K
2026-05-20
Schumacher Daniel
Chief Financial Officer
Tax255.00 @ $71.13$18.1K
2026-05-20
Parlange Bernardo
Chief Commercial Officer
Award2.11K
2026-05-19
Black Archie C.
Director
Award2.21K
2026-05-19
Chand Sujeet
Director
Award2.21K
2026-05-19
Chin Moonhie
Director
Award2.21K
2026-05-19
Gawlick Rainer
Director
Award2.21K

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-05-01Beat +35.0% est▲ +0.56%8-K ↗
2026-02-06Beat +25.7% est▲ +27.99%8-K ↗
2025-10-31Beat +17.6% est▼ -6.17%8-K ↗
2025-07-31Beat +17.8% est▲ +9.92%8-K ↗
2025-05-02—▲ +7.12%8-K ↗
2025-02-07—▼ -6.29%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

Congressional trades

all activity →

Disclosed under the STOCK Act

2015-06-07Thomas MacArthurSell$1.00K–$15.0KPTR ↗

Self-reported periodic transaction reports (STOCK Act). Amounts are disclosed ranges; a trade may be a spouse's. Disclosures lag the trade by up to ~45 days. Source: House Clerk + Senate eFD.

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Vs tracked universe

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1044 tracked peers · median

EDGAR Score64 vs 67
Revenue growth6.4% vs 7.1%
Net margin4.0% vs 10.5%
Return on equity3.2% vs 12.3%
P/E91.7 vs 25.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 23d
Bullish
+0.18
vs typical · 34 articles

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.