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Proto Labs, Inc.

PRLB

Industrials · 79.44 -1.9% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Proto Labs, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 24 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.

Company-1.9% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 24 activeBattery and Solar Technologies · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 1 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Rising personnel, overtime and contract labor costs added $3.2M to cost of revenue in the quarter.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if PRLB's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Metal Fabrication

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 24 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Rising personnel, overtime and contract labor costs added $3.2M to cost of revenue in the quarter.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations319
Usable filing statements93
Verified relationships1
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +6.4% year over year.
Evidence challenging the case

No qualifying adverse evidence was identified; that is not proof there is no downside.

Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 383% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

79.44
6m+28.0%12m+56.3%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$488.1M+12.4%$1.21+2.8%
2022-12-31$488.4M+0.1%$-3.77-0.9%
2023-12-31$503.9M+3.2%$0.66-4.3%
2024-12-31$500.9M-0.6%$0.66-3.9%
2025-12-31$533.1M+6.4%$0.88-3.8%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Supply chain and availabilitymixed · 5 filings
This was primarily due to our mix of customers served in the quarter as compared to the same period in 2025 and our focus on larger, more strategic customers as we strive to be their supplier of choice by serving their custom parts needs through our comprehen…
10-Q · Jul 31, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dmixed · 4 filings
Our research and development expenses decreased $0.5 million, or 2.1%, during the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to personnel and related cost decreases of $1.2 million, which were partially offset by increase…
10-Q · Jul 31, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionspositive · 4 filings
Cash flows from operating activities increased $4.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, primarily due to increases in net income of $9.2 million, increases in deferred taxes of $8.0 million and an increase of…
10-Q · Jul 31, 2026
Demand and volumemixed · 3 filings
This was primarily due to our mix of customers served in 2025 as compared to 2024 and our strategic focus to earn larger orders from our customers as we strive to be their supplier of choice by serving their custom parts needs through the comprehensive offer…
10-K · Feb 20, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 3.6× · EV/sales 3.4×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

79.44-1.9% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for PRLB. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for PRLB. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind PRLB

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

ROKRockwell Automation, Inc.competitorFeb 20, 2026

Schumacher was in finance leadership roles of increasing responsibility for Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation company.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

PRLB is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Battery and Solar Technologies. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for PRLB; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.