PRLB PEER ANALYSIS

Proto Labs Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

PRLBProto Labs Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Industrials · Metal Fabrication

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Metal Fabrication

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

PRLBIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	PRLB	PGSUS	IEYHO	DBI	DRO	AGHOL	Ind. Median
P/E	70.13	10.13●	—	95.40	730.06	21.21	16.72
P/B	2.64	0.76	34.83	2.69	7.64	0.23●	1.71
EV/EBITDA	24.03	8.06	—	16.32	442.25	3.24●	10.71
P/S	3.31	0.54	38.10	3.30	11.86	0.11●	1.65

Financial Health
Metric	PRLB	PGSUS	IEYHO	DBI	DRO	AGHOL	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	3.51	0.97	1.25	1.73	5.78●	0.94	2.35
Debt/Equity	0.4%●	206.4%	3.7%	208.6%	4.2%	46.5%	21.7%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-1.92	5.32	0.05	6.91	-36.35●	1.74	0.84

Profitability
Metric	PRLB	PGSUS	IEYHO	DBI	DRO	AGHOL	Ind. Median
Net Margin	4.7%	5.3%●	-39.0%	3.5%	1.6%	0.5%	4.3%
ROE	3.8%	8.8%●	-32.4%	2.7%	1.1%	1.2%	7.0%
ROA	3.4%●	2.4%	-22.4%	0.8%	0.9%	0.6%	3.8%
EBITDA Margin	12.7%	19.5%	-6.1%	35.1%●	2.5%	7.0%	12.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	PRLB	PGSUS	IEYHO	DBI	DRO	AGHOL	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	9.4%	7.0%	-48.7%	20.2%	272.4%●	4.2%	5.2%
NI Growth	72.6%●	-52.7%	—	-61.9%	—	-28.8%	49.1%
Div. Yield	—	0.0%	0.0%	4.3%	—	6.5%●	0.0%
Payout	—	0.0%	0.0%	398.2%	—	138.5%	0.0%

Valuation
Metric	PRLB	WOR	MEC	ESAB	IIIN	MLI	Ind. Median
P/E	70.13	16.72	—	27.67	13.43	7.29●	16.72
P/B	2.64	2.54	2.91	2.62	1.57●	1.85	1.71
EV/EBITDA	24.03	12.96	31.46	13.95	7.57	4.01●	10.71
P/S	3.31	1.89	1.22	1.97	0.83●	1.41	1.65

Financial Health
Metric	PRLB	WOR	MEC	ESAB	IIIN	MLI	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	3.51	2.37	1.64	2.97	3.71	5.35●	2.35
Debt/Equity	0.4%●	34.1%	10.2%	97.7%	0.8%	0.7%	21.7%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-1.92●	1.42	0.98	2.31	-0.16	-1.15	0.84

Profitability
Metric	PRLB	WOR	MEC	ESAB	IIIN	MLI	Ind. Median
Net Margin	4.7%	11.3%	-2.9%	7.1%	6.2%	19.4%●	4.3%
ROE	3.8%	15.9%	-6.8%	10.1%	12.0%	28.2%●	7.0%
ROA	3.4%	8.8%	-3.2%	4.2%	9.6%	23.6%●	3.8%
EBITDA Margin	12.7%	16.4%	4.0%	16.9%	10.7%	27.4%●	12.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	PRLB	WOR	MEC	ESAB	IIIN	MLI	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	9.4%	19.7%	-0.0%	6.6%	20.9%●	11.5%	5.2%
NI Growth	72.6%	62.5%	—	-24.0%	88.6%●	35.7%	49.1%
Div. Yield	—	1.4%●	—	0.4%	0.4%	1.0%	0.0%
Payout	—	23.6%	—	11.2%	51.1%	14.2%	0.0%

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