Proto Labs, Inc. (PRLB) is a Materials stock trading at $78.67 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $1.88B and a trailing P/E of 57.7. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.
Proto Labs, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an e-commerce driven digital manufacturer of custom prototypes and on-demand production parts in the worldwide. The company offers injection molding; computer numerical control machining; three-dimensional (3D) printing, which include stereolithography, selective laser sintering, direct metal laser sintering, multi jet fusion, polyjet, and carbon DLS processes; and sheet metal fabrication products, including quick-turn and e-commerce-enabled custom sheet metal parts. It serves developers and engineers, who use 3D computer-aided design software to design products across a range of end markets. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Maple Plain, Minnesota.
Proto Labs makes custom prototypes and on-demand production parts through an e-commerce digital manufacturing platform, using injection molding, CNC machining, 3D printing, and sheet metal fabrication, then fulfills orders through its digital factories and its manufacturing network.
The profit engine is connecting digital customer demand to on-demand manufacturing capacity, with revenue routed through Proto Labs own digital factories (and, in smaller amounts, the Protolabs and partner networks).
| Digital Factories | $0.1B |
Business quality (Mixed): Good clarity on what drives revenue (digital factories vs networks) and on leading usage/activity metrics (customer contacts, unique product developers), but the provided dataset does not include broader operating measures like utilization, throughput, or order volumes.
Valuation: At 76× earnings, PRLB trades 216% above the Construction Materials average (24×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.
| Price | $78.67 |
| Market Cap | $1.88B |
| P/E Ratio | 57.7 |
| EV / EBITDA | 24.2 |
| Price / Book | 2.72 |
| Price / Sales | 3.34 |
| FCF Yield | 5.4% |
| DCF Value (model) | $7.56 |
| DCF Upside vs Price | -90.4% |
| Revenue (TTM) | $533.13M |
| Net Margin | 4.0% |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.4% |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | 34.8% |
| FCF Growth (YoY) | -13.1% |
| Altman Z-Score | 14.05 (safe) |
| Stock P/E | 57.7 |
| Sector P/E (Materials) | 25.1 |
| Industry P/E (Construction Materials) | 22.6 |
| vs Sector | 130.3% |
| vs Industry | 155.9% |
| Top Institutional Holder | BlackRock, Inc. ($209.71M) |
| Institutional Holders Tracked | 10 |
| Sector | Materials |
| Industry | Construction Materials |
| CEO | Suresh Krishna |
| Employees | 2,357 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 2012-02-24 |
Data as of 2026-08-20.
Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.