Is Proto Labs (PRLB) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Proto Labs's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 82.6, a forward P/E of about 35.9, a price-to-book of about 2.8 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Proto Labs's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (4.10×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Proto Labs's revenue?

Proto Labs reported revenue of $533.1M for FY2025, with net profit of $21.2M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Proto Labs (PRLB)?

Proto Labs last traded at $79.31 (-1.9% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Proto Labs

PRLB · NYSE · Industrials · United States

$79.31-1.9%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 7:20 PM

Snapshot

TickerPRLB

ExchangeNYSE

SectorIndustrials

IndustryMetal Fabrication

CountryUnited States

Employees2,280

HeadquartersMaple Plain, United States

Market cap$1.9B

P/E (TTM)82.6

P/B2.8

Volume61.95K

Websitewww.protolabs.com

Filings tracked4

About Proto Labs

Proto Labs, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital manufacturer of custom parts in the United States and Europe. It offers manufacturing services, such as molding, computer numerical control machining, 3D printing, and sheet metal to developers, engineers, and supply chain teams. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Maple Plain, Minnesota.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders1.3%
Institutions94.2%
Public & other4.5%

371 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.15.46%
Disciplined Growth Investors, Inc.10.50%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC6.47%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP5.35%
State Street Corporation4.59%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.37%
American Capital Management, Inc.2.64%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.44%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

Forensic scorecard

Latest ROE of 3.2% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Cash conversion4.10×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend3.4% → 4.0%

Margin has held broadly steady over the period — stable profitability.

Return on equity3.2%

Latest ROE of 3.2% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Growth qualityrev 3% · PAT 11%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $145.6M · EPS 0.51

Est. earnings growth +9.4%

Next fiscal year

Rev $611.7M · EPS 2.21

Est. earnings growth +9.0%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$38.4852-wk range$83.15

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Market cap

$1.9B

Day change

-1.9%

P/E (TTM)

82.6

Fwd P/E

35.9

P/B

2.8

Beta

1.38

Revenue (FY2025)

$533.1M

Net margin

4.0%

ROE

3.2%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+2.9%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+11.1%

EPS (FY2025)

0.88

Net profit (FY2025)

$21.2M

Market figures: Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance. Financials as reported in company filings.

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$533.1M	$21.2M	0.88	4.0%	3.2%
FY2024	$500.9M	$16.6M	0.66	3.3%	2.5%
FY2023	$503.9M	$17.2M	0.66	3.4%	2.5%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q1	$139.3M	$8.1M	0.33	5.8%
2025Q3	$135.4M	$7.2M	0.30	5.3%
2025Q2	$135.1M	$4.4M	0.18	3.3%
2025Q1	$126.2M	$3.6M	0.15	2.9%
2024Q3	$125.6M	$7.2M	0.29	5.7%
2024Q2	$125.6M	$4.5M	0.18	3.6%
2024Q1	$127.9M	$5.3M	0.20	4.1%
2023Q3	$130.7M	$8.0M	0.31	6.1%
2023Q2	$122.3M	$-383,000	-0.01	-0.3%
2023Q1	$125.9M	$2.7M	0.10	2.1%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC5/20/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC5/7/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC5/1/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/1/2026

In the news

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