SuperworthProto Labs profit margin PRLB
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 5.4%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 6.6%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +2.5 pts
- Peer median
- 4.8%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Proto Labs kept 5.4% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 6.6% and a gross margin of 45.4%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 9.1%.
The median for 10 manufacturing metal fabrication stocks of a similar size is 4.8%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.0% | 4.7% | 44.5% |
| FY2024 | 3.3% | 4.0% | 44.6% |
| FY2023 | 3.4% | 5.6% | 44.1% |
| FY2022 | −21.2% | −20.1% | 44.1% |
| FY2021 | 6.8% | 8.3% | 45.6% |
| FY2020 | 11.7% | 13.8% | 50.1% |
| FY2019 | 13.9% | 17.4% | 51.3% |
| FY2018 | 17.2% | 20.0% | 53.6% |
| FY2017 | 15.0% | 21.0% | 56.3% |
| FY2016 | 14.3% | 20.7% | 56.0% |
| FY2015 | 17.6% | 25.4% | 58.5% |
| FY2014 | 19.9% | 28.9% | 61.3% |
| FY2013 | 21.6% | 31.5% | 62.4% |
| FY2012 | 19.1% | 27.7% | 60.4% |
| FY2011 | 18.2% | 27.2% | 60.3% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 5.4% | +2.5 pts | 6.6% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 4.7% | +1.7 pts | 5.6% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 4.0% | +0.7 pts | 4.7% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 2.9% | −1.9 pts | 3.2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 2.9% | −1.9 pts | 3.3% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 3.0% | −0.9 pts | 3.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 3.3% | −0.1 pts | 4.0% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 4.8% | +26.0 pts | 5.9% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 4.9% | +27.3 pts | 6.2% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 3.9% | +25.5 pts | 6.2% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 3.4% | +24.6 pts | 5.6% | |
| Q3 FY23 | −21.2% | −25.9 pts | −19.7% |
Against its peers
Companies in Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication nearest Proto Labs' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| PRLBProto Labs | 5.4% |
| KALUKaiser Aluminum | 4.8% |
| HLMNHillman Solutions | 2.6% |
| XPELXPEL | 10.8% |
| GEFGreif | n/m |
| AZZAZZ | 9.6% |
| SLGNSilgan | 4.0% |
| GFFGriffon | 8.1% |
| NWPXNWPX Infrastructure | 8.5% |
| NXQuanex Building Products CORP | 2.4% |
| MTRNMATERION | 4.3% |
| Peer median | 4.8% |
Where Proto Labs ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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