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Proto Labs Inc PRLB

· Industrials · Fabricated Structural Metal Products

FY2025 10-K, filed 2026-02-20
SEC EDGAR

Filing evidence summary

Constructive evidenceCoverage 4/5 core metrics

Operating margin changed +0.7 percentage points from the prior annual period.

Backward-looking filed evidence under visible rules - not a rating, forecast or investment advice. Missing data is never scored.

Evidence signals

  • Operating margin was stable

    Operating margin changed +0.7 percentage points from the prior annual period.

    Why this surfaced

    Direction threshold: more than +1 percentage point constructive; below -1 point caution. Period end 2025-12-31.

  • No current rule-based risk flags

    10 filing-based checks were evaluable.

    Why this surfaced

    The full financial analysis shows each value, threshold, and sector limitation.

  • Revenue expanded

    Latest reported annual revenue changed +6.4% from the prior reported annual observation.

    Why this surfaced

    Direction threshold: above +2% constructive; below -2% caution; otherwise monitor. This is not labeled one-year growth when filing periods have a gap. Period end 2025-12-31.

  • Free cash flow was positive

    Latest reported free cash flow was $60M.

    Why this surfaced

    Free cash flow = operating cash flow minus capital expenditures; positive is supporting evidence, not a valuation conclusion. Period end 2025-12-31.

Core trend metrics

Latest annual revenue growth
+6.4%
as of 2025-12-31
Latest annual operating margin
4.7%
as of 2025-12-31
Free cash flow
$60M
as of 2025-12-31
ROIC snapshot
2.9%
period varies

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Where to look next

Risk checks

0of 10 rule-based checks flagged

Financial movement

  • Cash→ flat
  • Long-term debt→ flat
  • Inventory→ flat
  • Receivables→ flat
  • Current assets→ flat

Source & freshness

Source
SEC EDGAR XBRL
Fetched
2026-09-06
Latest period end
2025-12-31
Filings
EDGAR ↗

Reported segment mix

figures as filed · share of the filed sum · change vs the prior period in the same filing
Fiscal year ending 2025-12-3110-K filed 2026-02-20prior period 2024-12-31 from the same filingView filing
By business segment
Revenue
  • United States Segment$432M
    81.1%
    +9.1% yoy
  • Europe Segment$101M
    18.9%
    -3.7% yoy

Members sum to the consolidated $533M for this period.

By product or service
Revenue
  • CNC Machining Firstcut$243M
    45.6%
    +17.6% yoy
  • Injection Molding Protomold$192M
    35.9%
    -1.4% yoy
  • Three D Printing Fineline$80.3M
    15.1%
    -4.1% yoy
  • Sheet Metal$17.2M
    3.2%
    +12.4% yoy
  • Other Products$821K
    0.2%
    +8.6% yoy

Members sum to the consolidated $533M for this period.

Latest quarter
Quarter ending 2026-06-3010-Q filed 2026-07-31prior period 2026-03-31 from the same filingView filing
  • CNC Machining$70.4M
    47.1%
    no prior
  • Injection Molding$53.6M
    35.9%
    no prior
  • A3 D Printing$20.7M
    13.8%
    no prior
  • Sheet Metal$4.46M
    3.0%
    no prior
  • Other Products$227K
    0.2%
    no prior

Change is against the same quarter a year earlier, as reported in the same 10-Q.

Source: SEC DERA Financial Statement and Notes data sets. Dimensional XBRL facts on the business-segment, product/service and geographic axes; the engine keeps the accession of every figure. Descriptive and educational, not advice.

Peer percentiles

latest fiscal year ending 2025-12-31 · among 4,122 US-listed filers · 322 in Industrials
MetricValuevs all filersvs sector
Revenue
latest fiscal-year revenue as filed
$533M
45thof 3,301
middle third
32ndof 305
bottom third
Revenue growth
latest fiscal-year revenue vs the prior fiscal year
6.4%
51stof 3,135
middle third
60thof 294
middle third
Gross margin
gross profit ÷ revenue
44.5%
60thof 1,603
middle third
88thof 167
top third
Operating margin
operating income ÷ revenue
4.7%
55thof 2,819
middle third
50thof 280
middle third
Net margin
net income ÷ revenue
4.0%
55thof 3,263
middle third
56thof 299
middle third
Free-cash-flow margin
(operating cash flow − |capex|) ÷ revenue
11.2%
69thof 2,679
top third
82ndof 276
top third
Return on equity
net income ÷ stockholders' equity (positive equity only)
3.1%
48thof 3,577
middle third
38thof 281
middle third
Stock comp ÷ revenue
stock-based compensation ÷ revenue · lower is ranked higher
3.0%
44thof 2,895
middle third
22ndof 266
bottom third
Days sales outstanding
receivables ÷ revenue × 365 · lower is ranked higher
54 days
43rdof 2,398
middle third
41stof 238
middle third
Cash conversion
operating cash flow ÷ net income (net income > 0)
3.5×
85thof 2,183
top third
85thof 200
top third
Cash-flow accrual ratio
(net income − operating cash flow) ÷ average total assets · lower is ranked higher
-7.1%
63rdof 3,577
middle third
68thof 282
top third
Balance-sheet accrual ratio
change in net operating assets ÷ average net operating assets · lower is ranked higher
-3.1%
66thof 3,059
middle third
65thof 223
middle third

Each filer's latest fiscal year as stored by the nightly crawl; fiscal year ends differ across the universe. A metric ranks only filers for which it is computable from filed facts. Ties split; a rank reads "better than N% of filers" in the metric's own direction. Descriptive and educational, not a rating.

Earnings quality

latest fiscal year ending 2025-12-31 · accruals and cash conversion as filed
Cash conversion
3.51×
operating cash flow ÷ net income, latest fiscal year
Cash-flow accrual ratio
-7.1%
(net income − operating cash flow) ÷ average total assets
Balance-sheet accrual ratio
-3.1%
change in net operating assets ÷ average net operating assets
Cash-backed years
5 of 5
fiscal years where operating cash flow met or exceeded net income
Mean cash conversion
3.53×
across the stored fiscal years with positive net income

Per fiscal year from filed facts: cash conversion = operating cash flow / net income (net income > 0); cash-flow accrual ratio = (net income - operating cash flow) / average total assets; balance-sheet accrual ratio = change in net operating assets / average net operating assets, NOA = (assets - cash) - (liabilities - debt). Descriptive; a missing input yields a missing ratio. High accrual ratios and cash conversion well below one are the measures the accruals literature associates with less persistent earnings; they are screens to read the cash-flow statement with, not conclusions. The per-year series is part of Pro risk analysis.

Point-in-time ledger

first-reported vs latest filing · periods since 2020-01-01 · 0 changed periods

No period on file has changed between its first report and the latest filing carrying it.

First filing reporting each period vs the latest filing carrying it (10-K and 10-Q only, periods since 2020, the extractor's winning tag per concept); a change under 0.5% is treated as rounding. A change can be a restatement, a reclassification or a re-tagging in a later comparative column; the two filings are linked so the reader can see which. Descriptive, not a verdict.

Notes by disclosure type

debt, leases, revenue, segments, contingencies, taxes and more · the filer's own words
Latest quarterly report10-Q FY2026 Q2 · filed 20260731View filing
Revenue disaggregation · 463 characters as filed

Revenue by product line for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were as follows: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, (dollars in thousands) 2026 2025 2026 2025 Revenue: Injection Molding $ 53,625 $ 47,415 $ 104,693 $ 96,138 CNC Machining 70,360 61,945 133,605 114,788 3D Printing 20,667 21,215 41,132 41,409 Sheet Metal 4,462 4,303 8,813 8,514 Other Revenue 227 185 434 419 Total revenue $ 149,341 $ 135,063 $ 288,677 $ 261,268

DisaggregationOfRevenueTableTextBlock

Share-based compensation · 7,796 characters as filed

Stock-Based Compensation On July 8, 2022, the board of directors approved the Proto Labs, Inc. 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which was approved by the Company's shareholders at a Special Meeting of Shareholders on August 29, 2022, and subsequently amended and restated by the Company's shareholders at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 23, 2024 (as amended and restated, and subsequently further amended, the 2022 Plan) to increase the number of shares available for issuance pursuant to awards under the 2022 Plan by an additional 430,000 shares, add a minimum vesting requirement, and extend the expiration date so that the term of the 2022 Plan runs for ten years from the date of the shareholder approval. On May 20, 2025 and May 19, 2026, the Company's shareholders approved amendments to the 2022 Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance pursuant to awards under the 2022 Plan by an additional 296,000 shares and 395,000 shares, respectively. Under the 2022 Plan, the Company has the ability to grant stock options, stock appreciation rights (SARs), restricted stock, restricted stock units, other stock-based awards and cash incentive awards. Awards under the 2022 Plan have a maximum term of ten years from the date of grant. The compensation and talent committee may provide that the vesting or payment of any award will be subject to the attainment of specified performance measures in addition to the satisfaction of any continued service requirements and the

DisclosureOfCompensationRelatedCostsShareBasedPaymentsTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Fair value · 2,416 characters as filed

Fair Value Measurements Accounting Standards Codification, Fair Value Measurement (ASC 820), defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires classification based on observable and unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value: Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. The Company's assets and liabilities that are required to be measured or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis include cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities. The Companys cash consists of bank deposits and cash equivalents consist primarily of money market mutual funds. The Company determines the fair value of these investments using Level 1 inputs. The Co

FairValueDisclosuresTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Goodwill and intangibles · 1,872 characters as filed

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets There were no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. Intangible assets other than goodwill at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were as follows: June 30, 2026 December 31, 2025 Useful Life (in years) Weighted Average Useful Life Remaining (in years) (in thousands) Gross Accumulated Amortization Net Gross Accumulated Amortization Net Intangible assets with finite lives: Non-compete agreement $ $ $ $ 850 $ (843) $ 7 2.0 - 5.0 0 Software technology 13,229 (11,177) 2,052 13,229 (10,493) 2,736 10.0 1.5 Software platform 26,769 (12,215) 14,554 27,110 (11,241) 15,869 12.0 6.6 Total intangible assets $ 39,998 $ (23,392) $ 16,606 $ 41,189 $ (22,577) $ 18,612 Intangible assets allocated to the Protolabs Network entities consisted of intangible assets of 11.6 million in Europe and $16.6 million in the United States as of the date of the acquisition. The Euro-denominated intangible assets are translated at the end of each period using the current exchange rates resulting in a foreign currency translation adjustment that is recorded as a component of Other Comprehensive Income. Foreign currency unrealized losses related to intangible assets were $0.9 million and $0.5 million as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Amortization expense for intangible assets was $0.9 million for each of the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, and $1.8 million for the six months ended June

GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Income taxes · 2,259 characters as filed

Income Taxes The Company is subject to income tax in multiple jurisdictions and the use of estimates is required to determine the provision for income taxes. For the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $3.5 million and $2.2 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $6.7 million and $4.6 million, respectively. The income tax provision is based on the estimated annual effective tax rate for the year applied to pre-tax income. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was 27.4 percent compared to 33.7 percent in the same period of the prior year. The effective tax rate decreased by 6.3 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2026 when compared to the same period in 2025, primarily due to an increase in tax benefits from the vesting of restricted stock and the exercise of stock options. The effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was 27.8 percent compared to 36.6 percent in the same period of the prior year. The effective tax rate decreased by 8.8 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2026 when compared to the same period in 2025, primarily due to an increase in tax benefits from the vesting of restricted stock and the exercise of stock options, as well as tax benefits recognized on losses incurred by a newly established entity in India. The effective income tax rate for the three and six

IncomeTaxDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

New accounting pronouncements · 450 characters as filed

Recent Accounting Pronouncements The Company did not recently adopt any accounting pronouncements that had a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. Apart from the items discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, there are no other new accounting pronouncements that are expected to have a significant impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements or related disclosures.

NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Segment reporting · 5,502 characters as filed

Segment Reporting The Companys reportable segments are based on the internal reporting used by the Companys CEO, who is the chief operating decision maker (CODM), to assess operating performance and make decisions about the allocation of resources. The CODM's primary profit measure for purposes of resource allocation and performance assessment is income (loss) from operations at the segment level. This measure is used to evaluate current-period performance, develop forecasts and budgets, and make decisions about capital and other resource allocations between segments. The Companys reportable segments are based upon geographic region, consisting of the United States and Europe. The Corporate Unallocated category includes non-reportable segments, as well as research and development and general and administrative costs that the Company does not allocate directly to its operating segments. Revenue in the United States and Europe is derived primarily from Injection Molding, CNC Machining, 3D Printing and Sheet Metal product lines. Injection Molding revenue consists of sales of custom injection molds and injection-molded parts. CNC Machining revenue consists of sales of CNC-machined and lathe-turned customer parts. 3D Printing revenue consists of sales of 3D-printed parts. Sheet Metal revenue consists of sales of fabricated sheet metal parts. Intercompany transactions primarily relate to intercontinental activity and have been eliminated and are excluded from the reported amounts.

SegmentReportingDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Significant accounting policies · 450 characters as filed

Recent Accounting Pronouncements The Company did not recently adopt any accounting pronouncements that had a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. Apart from the items discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, there are no other new accounting pronouncements that are expected to have a significant impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements or related disclosures.

SignificantAccountingPoliciesTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

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