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Proto Labs PRLB Return on invested capital

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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×
Current ratio3.5×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Proto Labs’s reported figures.

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 return on invested capital?
Proto Labs (PRLB) reported return on invested capital of 3.8% in Q1 2026.
How has Proto Labs's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Proto Labs's return on invested capital increased by 77.6% year-over-year, from 2.1% to 3.8%.
What is the long-term trend for Proto Labs's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Proto Labs's return on invested capital has grown at a -20.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 9.6% to 3%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.