What is Proto Labs's earnings yield?

Proto Labs (PRLB) reported earnings yield of 1.9% in Q1 2026.

How has Proto Labs's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

Proto Labs's earnings yield increased by 5.2% year-over-year, from 1.8% to 1.9%.

What is the long-term trend for Proto Labs's earnings yield?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Proto Labs's earnings yield has grown at a 8.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.2% to 1.8%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

Proto Labs PRLB Earnings yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$139.3M+10.4%

Gross profit$63.6M+14.2%

Operating income$9.8M+117%

Net income$8.1M+125%

EPS (diluted)$0.33+120%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$124.0M+49.9%

Total debt$2.6M-16.6%

Total equity$683.1M+4.0%

Total assets$778.6M+5.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$17.5M-4.6%

CapEx$3.5M+181%

Free cash flow$14.0M-18.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.9B+59.7%

Profitability

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Gross margin44.9%+0.5pp

Operating margin5.6%+1.7pp

Net margin4.7%+1.6pp

FCF margin10.4%-3.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity3.8%+1.6pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio3.5×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Proto Labs’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=1.9%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Proto Labs’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Proto Labs's earnings yield?: Proto Labs (PRLB) reported earnings yield of 1.9% in Q1 2026.
How has Proto Labs's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: Proto Labs's earnings yield increased by 5.2% year-over-year, from 1.8% to 1.9%.
What is the long-term trend for Proto Labs's earnings yield?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Proto Labs's earnings yield has grown at a 8.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.2% to 1.8%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.