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PRLB

Proto Labs, Inc.

Industrials · $2.3B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$98.21

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$35.79

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$14.32

buy price

Overpriced

PRLB is Overpriced: at $98.21 it trades 174% above its fair value of $35.79. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $14.32, 85% below today's price. Business quality is solid: 3 of 5 key numbers clear the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Free Cash Flow Growth. Reported earnings are shrinking, but free cash flow keeps growing, so we value it on cash flow.

Business quality

3 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth-6.1% a year✗
Equity per share growth10.6% a year✓
Sales growth15.0% a year✓
Free cash flow growth13.9% a year✓
Return on invested capital2.5%✗

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Superinvestors

1 of the investors we track holds PRLB. In Q1 2026, 1 added. Who we track

Polen Capital Management

Polen Capital Management · as of Q2 2026

$2.9M

35,011 shares

Moves in Q1 2026

Added: Polen Capital Management

About Proto Labs, Inc.

Proto Labs, Inc., together with its affiliated companies, functions as a global, e-commerce-driven digital manufacturer, specializing in the rapid creation of custom prototypes and on-demand production components. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services including injection molding, computer numerical control (CNC) machining, and a diverse range of 3D printing technologies such as stereolithography…

Manufacturing - Miscellaneous

Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works