PROTO LABS INC (PRLB)
Industrials · Digital manufacturing and on-demand fabrication · NYSE
Proto Labs is a technology-enabled on-demand digital manufacturing platform that uses AI and automation to deliver custom plastic, metal, and composite parts from design to production in days or hours.
What PROTO LABS INC does
Proto Labs is a digital manufacturing platform that produces custom parts using injection molding, CNC machining, 3D printing, and sheet metal fabrication. The company operates through a hybrid model combining owned factories and a global network of manufacturing partners, serving customers from prototype to production at accelerated lead times—often as fast as one day. Its automated quoting and manufacturing systems use AI-powered algorithms to streamline design-to-production workflows across diverse industries.
Themes: ["Digital manufacturing / on-demand fabrication","Rapid prototyping and production","AI-powered manufacturing optimization","Cloud-based custom parts platform","Product lifecycle manufacturing (prototype to production)"]
Fundamentals
- Price$75.18 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$1.7B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+82.8% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E67.41 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+4.7% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+44.9% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+3.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+9.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+18.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.42 as of 2026-07-10
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on digital technology and internet connectivity; disruptions to automated quoting, manufacturing, or fulfillment systems could impair service delivery and customer satisfaction.","Reliance on a distributed global network of third-party manufacturing partners, creating exposure to supply chain disruptions, quality variation, and partner performance risks.","Intense competition in custom manufacturing from established competitors and new entrants; pressure to maintain price competitiveness while sustaining margins in a capital-intensive business."]
Competitors & peers
- Xometry
- Fast Radius
- 3D Systems
- Stratasys
- Shapeways
- Fictiv
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.