Proto Labs Q3 2026 earnings rise 63% to $11.8M
CNC machining, injection molding and 3D printing drove third-quarter growth; gross margin was 44.5%, versus 45.3% a year earlier.
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10-Q
Proto Labs, Inc. (PRLB) reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $154.318 million, up 14.0% from $135.366 million a year earlier, and net income of $11.762 million, up 63.0% from $7.216 million. Diluted earnings per share were $0.48, compared with $0.30. Revenue rose in CNC Machining, Injection Molding and 3D Printing, while Sheet Metal revenue declined 4.7%. Gross margin was 44.5%, versus 45.3%.
For the first nine months of 2026, revenue was $442.995 million, up 11.7%, and net income was $29.025 million, compared with $15.242 million. Operating cash flow was $55.746 million, and cash and cash equivalents totaled $133.780 million at September 30, 2026. Proto Labs repurchased 60,661 shares for $5.0 million in the quarter; $47.0 million remained under its authorization of up to $100 million. Management said it believes existing cash and cash generated from operations will be sufficient to meet working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next 12 months.
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Key Figures
Third-quarter revenue: $154.318 million
Third-quarter net income: $11.762 million
Diluted earnings per share: $0.48 per share
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8 metrics
Third-quarter revenue
$154.318 million
Three months ended September 30, 2026; compared with $135.366 million in 2025
Third-quarter net income
$11.762 million
Three months ended September 30, 2026; compared with $7.216 million in 2025
Diluted earnings per share
$0.48 per share
Three months ended September 30, 2026; compared with $0.30 in 2025
Gross margin
44.5%
Three months ended September 30, 2026; compared with 45.3% in 2025
Nine-month revenue
$442.995 million
Nine months ended September 30, 2026; compared with $396.634 million in 2025
Nine-month net income
$29.025 million
Nine months ended September 30, 2026; compared with $15.242 million in 2025
Operating cash flow
$55.746 million
Nine months ended September 30, 2026
Cash and cash equivalents
$133.780 million
As of September 30, 2026
Key Terms
Revenue per customer contact, available-for-sale, anti-dilutive options, Performance stock units
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Revenue per customer contact financial
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anti-dilutive options financial
"Anti-dilutive options were excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted-average shares outstanding"
Performance stock units financial
"Performance stock units (PSUs) are expressed in terms of a target number of PSUs"
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What were PRLB's revenue and net income in Q3 2026?
Proto Labs reported $154.318 million in revenue and $11.762 million in net income for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared with $135.366 million and $7.216 million, respectively, in 2025.
What drove PRLB's revenue growth in Q3 2026?
Management attributed the increase primarily to higher CNC Machining, Injection Molding and 3D Printing revenue in the United States, driven by key growth industries, primarily aerospace and defense, and market dynamics that drove price increases.
What are the terms of PRLB's share repurchase program?
The board authorized the February 2025 Program on February 4, 2025, for repurchases up to $100 million through open-market or privately negotiated purchases. It does not obligate Proto Labs to acquire any particular amount and remains in effect until the authorized amount is expended or the board takes further action.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
___________________________
FORM 10-Q
| (Mark One) | |||||
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended | |||||
or
| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
| For the transition period from ___________ to ___________ | |||||
Commission File Number: 001-35435
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||
(763 ) 479-3680
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. þYes oNo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). þYes oNo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| þ | Accelerated filer | o | ||||||||||||
| Non-accelerated filer | o | |||||||||||||
| Smaller reporting company | Emerging growth company | |||||||||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). oYes þ No
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 23,871,875 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, were outstanding at October 26, 2026.
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Proto Labs, Inc.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Item | Description | Page | ||||||||||||
PART I | ||||||||||||||
1. | Financial Statements | 2 | ||||||||||||
2. | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 17 | ||||||||||||
3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk | 26 | ||||||||||||
4. | Controls and Procedures | 26 | ||||||||||||
PART II | ||||||||||||||
1. | Legal Proceedings | 27 | ||||||||||||
1A. | Risk Factors | 27 | ||||||||||||
2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 27 | ||||||||||||
3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 27 | ||||||||||||
4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 28 | ||||||||||||
5. | Other Information | 28 | ||||||||||||
6. | Exhibits | 28 | ||||||||||||
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Proto Labs, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Current assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Short-term marketable securities | |||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $ | |||||||||||
| Inventory | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |||||||||||
| Income taxes receivable | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
| Other intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
| Long-term marketable securities | |||||||||||
| Operating lease assets | |||||||||||
| Finance lease assets | |||||||||||
| Other long-term assets | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities and shareholders' equity | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accrued compensation | |||||||||||
| Accrued liabilities and other | |||||||||||
| Current operating lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Current finance lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term deferred tax liabilities | |||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||
| Shareholders' equity | |||||||||||
Preferred stock, $ | |||||||||||
Common stock, $ | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||
| Retained earnings | |||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total shareholders' equity | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Proto Labs, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Statements of Operations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing and sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring and transformation costs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs related to exit and disposal activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shares used to compute net income per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive Income (net of tax) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Proto Labs, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
(In thousands, except share amounts)
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued on exercise of options and other, net of shares withheld for tax obligations | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized loss on investments in securities | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued on exercise of options and other, net of shares withheld for tax obligations | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock and other | ( | — | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized loss on investments in securities | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued on exercise of options and other, net of shares withheld for tax obligations | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock and other | ( | — | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized loss on investments in securities | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued on exercise of options and other, net of shares withheld for tax obligations | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | ( | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized gains on investments in securities | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued on exercise of options and other, net of shares withheld for tax obligations | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | — | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized gains on investments in securities | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued on exercise of options and other, net of shares withheld for tax obligations | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | — | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized gains on investments in securities | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Proto Labs, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Operating activities | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | |||||||||||
| Deferred taxes | |||||||||||
| Interest on finance lease obligations | |||||||||||
| Loss on impairment of equipment | |||||||||||
| Impairments related to exit and closure of facilities | |||||||||||
| Gain on disposal of property and equipment | ( | ||||||||||
| Other | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Inventories | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other | ( | ||||||||||
| Income taxes | ( | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | |||||||||||
| Accrued liabilities and other | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Investing activities | |||||||||||
| Purchases of property, equipment and other capital assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sales of property, equipment and other capital assets | |||||||||||
| Purchases of marketable securities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities | |||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Financing activities | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock from equity plans | |||||||||||
| Purchases of shares withheld for tax obligations | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Principal repayments of finance lease obligations | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | ( | ||||||||||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 – Basis of Presentation
The unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements of Proto Labs, Inc. (Protolabs, the Company, we, us or our) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s statements of financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Except as otherwise disclosed herein, these adjustments consist of normal, recurring items. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the fiscal year as a whole.
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and the related disclosures at the date of the financial statements and during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates. For further information, refer to the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 20, 2026.
The accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2025 was derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for a full set of financial statements. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 20, 2026 as referenced above.
Note 2 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company did not recently adopt any accounting pronouncements that had a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.
Apart from the items discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, there are no other new accounting pronouncements that are expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements or related disclosures.
Note 3 – Net Income per Common Share
Basic net income per share is computed based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income per share is computed based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, increased by the number of additional shares that would have been outstanding had potentially dilutive common shares been issued and reduced by the number of shares the Company could have repurchased from the proceeds from issuance of the potentially dilutive shares. Potentially dilutive shares of common stock include stock options and other stock-based awards granted under stock-based compensation plans and shares committed to be purchased under the employee stock purchase plan. Performance stock units are excluded from the calculation of dilutive potential common shares until the performance conditions have been satisfied. Anti-dilutive options were excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted-average shares outstanding and were 106,341 and 214,801 for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and 50,464 and 380,740 for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
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The table below sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Basic - weighted-average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of dilutive securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee stock options and other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted - weighted-average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Note 4 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
There were no
Intangible assets other than goodwill at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were as follows:
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | Useful Life (in years) | Weighted Average Useful Life Remaining (in years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Gross | Accumulated Amortization | Net | Gross | Accumulated Amortization | Net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intangible assets with finite lives: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-compete agreement | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Software technology | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Software platform | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total intangible assets | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intangible assets allocated to the Protolabs Network entities consisted of intangible assets of €11.6 million in Europe and $16.6 million in the United States as of the date of the acquisition. The Euro-denominated intangible assets are translated at the end of each period using the current exchange rates resulting in a foreign currency translation adjustment that is recorded as a component of other comprehensive (loss) income. Foreign currency unrealized losses related to intangible assets were $1.0 million and $0.5 million as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Amortization expense for intangible assets was $0.9 2.7 million and $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
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Estimated aggregate amortization expense based on the current carrying value of the amortizable intangible assets and current exchange rates is as follows:
| (in thousands) | Estimated Amortization Expense | ||||
| Remaining 2026 | $ | ||||
| 2027 | |||||
| 2028 | |||||
| 2029 | |||||
| 2030 | |||||
| Thereafter | |||||
| Total estimated amortization expense | $ | ||||
Note 5 – Fair Value Measurements and Marketable Securities
Accounting Standards Codification, Fair Value Measurement (ASC 820), defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires classification based on observable and unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2—Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
The Company's financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis consist primarily of cash equivalents and marketable securities. The Company’s cash equivalents consist primarily of money market mutual funds that are valued using Level 1 inputs. The Company's marketable securities consist of agency, municipal, corporate and other debt securities. Fair value for the corporate debt securities is primarily determined based on quoted market prices (Level 1). Fair values for the U.S. municipal securities, U.S. government agency securities, certificates of deposit and U.S. Treasury securities are primarily determined using dealer quotes or quoted market prices for similar securities (Level 2).
The following table summarizes the Company's financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cash | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Company's marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale and recorded at fair value.
The following table summarizes the amortized cost, unrealized gains (losses), and fair value of the Company’s marketable securities as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
| September 30, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Cost | Unrealized Gains | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government agency securities | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. municipal securities | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. treasury bonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total marketable securities | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Cost | Unrealized Gains | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government agency securities | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| U.S. treasury bonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total marketable securities | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
Classification of marketable securities as current or non-current is based upon the security’s maturity date as of the date of these financial statements.
The September 30, 2026 balance of available-for-sale debt securities by contractual maturity is shown in the following table at fair value. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because the issuers of the securities may have the right to prepay obligations without prepayment penalties.
| (in thousands) | September 30, 2026 | ||||
| Due in one year or less | $ | ||||
| Due after one year through five years | |||||
| Total marketable securities | $ | ||||
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Note 6 – Inventory
Inventory consists primarily of raw materials, which are recorded at the lower of cost and net realizable value using the standard cost method, which approximates first-in, first-out (FIFO) cost. The Company periodically reviews its inventory for slow-moving, damaged and discontinued items and provides allowances to reduce such items identified to their recoverable amounts.
The Company’s inventory consisted of the following as of the dates indicated:
| (in thousands) | September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||
| Total inventory | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Allowance for obsolescence | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Inventory, net of allowance | $ | $ | |||||||||
Note 7 – Stock-Based Compensation
The Proto Labs, Inc. 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended, the 2022 Plan) was originally approved by the Company's shareholders on August 29, 2022, and subsequently amended and restated on May 23, 2024. The term of the 2022 Plan runs for ten years from the date of the shareholder approval. On May 20, 2025 and May 19, 2026, the Company's shareholders approved additional amendments to the 2022 Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance pursuant to awards under the 2022 Plan by an additional 296,000 shares and 395,000 shares, respectively. Under the 2022 Plan, the Company has the ability to grant stock options, stock appreciation rights (SARs), restricted stock, restricted stock units, other stock-based awards and cash incentive awards. Awards under the 2022 Plan have a maximum term of ten years from the date of grant. The compensation and talent committee may provide that the vesting or payment of any award will be subject to the attainment of specified performance measures in addition to the satisfaction of any continued service requirements and the compensation and talent committee will determine whether such measures have been achieved. The per-share exercise price of stock options and SARs granted under the 2022 Plan generally may not be less than the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the date of the grant.
The Company also has outstanding awards under the 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the 2012 Plan), although the plan expired in February 2022 and no additional awards have since been or will be made under the 2012 Plan. The 2012 Plan provided the Company the ability to grant stock options, SARs, restricted stock, restricted stock units, other stock-based awards and cash incentive awards. Awards under the 2012 Plan that subsequently expired, were forfeited or cancelled, or settled in cash after August 29, 2022 became available for awards under the 2022 Plan.
In addition, the Company has outstanding awards that were not granted under the 2022 Plan or the 2012 Plan. These awards were granted as inducement awards to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in May 2025.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company’s 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) allows eligible employees to purchase a variable number of shares of the Company’s common stock each offering period at a discount through payroll deductions of up to 15 percent of their eligible compensation, subject to plan limitations. The ESPP provides for six-month offering periods, each with a single purchase period ending on May 15 or November 15, as applicable. At the end of each offering period, employees are able to purchase shares at 85 percent of the lower of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the first trading day of the offering period or on the last trading day of the offering period.
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Stock-based compensation expense was $3.4 million and $3.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $10.7 million and $11.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
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Stock Options
The following table summarizes stock option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2026:
| Stock Options | Weighted- Average Exercise Price | ||||||||||
| Options outstanding at December 31, 2025 | $ | ||||||||||
| Granted | |||||||||||
| Exercised | ( | ||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ||||||||||
| Expired | ( | ||||||||||
| Options outstanding at September 30, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
| Exercisable at September 30, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
The outstanding options generally have a term of ten years . For employees, options granted become exercisable ratably over the vesting period, which is generally a period of four years , beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to the employee’s continuing service to the Company.
The weighted-average grant date fair value of options that were granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 was $35.95 .
The following table provides the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes pricing model valuation of options during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025:
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
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As of September 30, 2026, there was $3.7 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.0 years.
Restricted Stock Units
Restricted stock unit (RSU) awards are share-settled awards and restrictions lapse ratably over the vesting period, which is generally a period of four years , beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to the employee's continuing service to the Company. For the board of directors, restrictions generally lapse in full on the first anniversary of the grant date.
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The following table summarizes RSU activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2026:
| Restricted Stock Units | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share | ||||||||||
| Restricted stock units at December 31, 2025 | $ | ||||||||||
| Granted | |||||||||||
| Restrictions lapsed | ( | ||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ||||||||||
| Restricted stock units at September 30, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
As of September 30, 2026, there was $17.3 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested RSU, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.8 years.
Performance Stock Units
Performance stock units (PSUs) are expressed in terms of a target number of PSUs, with anywhere between 0 percent and 200 percent of that target number capable of being earned and vesting at the end of a three-year performance period depending on the Company’s three-year cumulative total shareholder return performance relative to an index and the award recipient’s continued employment. The Company’s PSUs are based on market conditions and the related compensation cost is based on the fair value at grant date calculated using a Monte Carlo pricing model.
The following table summarizes PSU activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2026:
| Performance Stock Units | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share | ||||||||||
| Performance stock units at December 31, 2025 | $ | ||||||||||
| Granted | |||||||||||
| Restrictions lapsed | ( | ||||||||||
| Performance change | |||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ||||||||||
| Performance stock units at September 30, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
The following table provides the assumptions used in the Monte Carlo pricing model valuation of PSUs during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025:
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | |||||||||||
| Expected life (years) | |||||||||||
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As of September 30, 2026, there was $8.8 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested PSU, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The following table presents the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the ESPP during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025:
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | |||||||||||
| Expected life (months) | |||||||||||
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Note 8 – Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Other comprehensive (loss) income is comprised of foreign currency translation adjustments and net unrealized (losses) gains on investments in securities.
The following table presents the changes in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income balances during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) income | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized (losses) gains on investments in securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) income | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at end of period | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
Note 9 – Income Taxes
The Company is subject to income tax in multiple jurisdictions and the use of estimates is required to determine the provision for income taxes. For the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $4.4 million and $3.0 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $11.1 million and $7.7 million, respectively. The income tax provision is based on the estimated annual effective tax rate for the year applied to pre-tax income. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2026 was 27.4 percent compared to 29.6 percent in the same period of the prior year. The effective tax rate decreased by 2.2 percent for the three months ended September 30, 2026 when compared to the same
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period in 2025, primarily due to an operating rate catch-up credit driven by strong pre-tax income and an offset by reduced excess tax benefits on stock-based compensation. The effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 was 27.7 percent compared to 33.5 percent in the same period of the prior year. The effective tax rate decreased by 5.8 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 when compared to the same period in 2025, primarily due to a favorable shift in the geographic mix of pre-tax income toward lower-tax jurisdictions and strong domestic pre-tax income.
The effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21.0
Note 10 – Segment Reporting
The Company’s reportable segments are based on the internal reporting used by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who is the chief operating decision maker (CODM), to assess operating performance and make decisions about the allocation of resources. The CODM's primary profit measure for purposes of resource allocation and performance assessment is income (loss) from operations at the segment level. This measure is used to evaluate current-period performance, develop forecasts and budgets, and make decisions about capital and other resource allocations between segments. The Company’s reportable segments are based upon geographic region, consisting of the United States and Europe. The Corporate Unallocated category includes non-reportable segments, as well as research and development and general and administrative costs that the Company does not allocate directly to its operating segments.
Revenue in the United States and Europe is derived primarily from Injection Molding, CNC Machining, 3D Printing and Sheet Metal product lines. Injection Molding revenue consists of sales of custom injection molds and injection-molded parts. CNC Machining revenue consists of sales of CNC-machined and lathe-turned custom parts. 3D Printing revenue consists of sales of 3D-printed parts. Sheet Metal revenue consists of sales of fabricated sheet metal parts.
Intercompany transactions primarily relate to intercontinental activity and have been eliminated and are excluded from the reported amounts. The difference between income (loss) from operations and pre-tax income relates to foreign currency-related gains and losses and interest income on cash balances and investments, which are not allocated to reportable segments.
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The following table summarizes selected financial information by reportable segments:
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| United States | Europe | Corporate Unallocated | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment expenses1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring and transformation costs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs related to exit and disposal activities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (Loss) from Operations | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| United States | Europe | Corporate Unallocated | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Costs related to exit and disposal activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (Loss) from Operations | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||
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| United States | Europe | Corporate Unallocated | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Restructuring and transformation costs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs related to exit and disposal activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (Loss) from Operations | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| United States | Europe | Corporate Unallocated | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Segment expenses1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs related to exit and disposal activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (Loss) from Operations | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||
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including benefits and stock-based compensation, severance, professional service fees related to accounting, tax and legal, and other related overhead costs.
Total long-lived assets, expenditures for additions to long-lived assets, and depreciation and amortization expense were as follows:
| (in thousands) | September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||
| Total long-lived assets: | |||||||||||
| United States | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Europe | |||||||||||
| Total Long-lived Assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Europe | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total expenditures for additions to long-lived assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and Amortization: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Europe | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate Unallocated | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total depreciation and amortization | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenue by product line for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Injection Molding | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| CNC Machining | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3D Printing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sheet Metal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical or current facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the following words: “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in such statements. Certain of these risk factors and others are described in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on our future results. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We expressly disclaim any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by law.
Overview
We are the world’s fastest manufacturing service enabling companies across every industry to streamline production of quality parts throughout the entire product life cycle. Our vision is accelerating innovation by revolutionizing manufacturing. Our mission is to shape the future by bringing customer ideas to life across every stage of their product cycle. We accomplish this by offering a variety of manufacturing capabilities fulfilled through a combination of owned manufacturing factories and a worldwide network of premium manufacturing partners. Our automated quoting and manufacturing systems are highly integrated with our manufacturing and fulfillment systems, which allow us to offer a vast array of manufacturing technologies in a variety of materials across a continuum of lead times and prices. Protolabs uses artificial intelligence (AI) in a number of different ways to improve our efficiency and the value we offer to customers, including: intelligent pricing and sourcing algorithms, automated quality inspection in injection molding, toolpath verification in CNC machining, software development, and various other AI end use cases. In the age of AI, we are well-positioned with our long history of leveraging technology to solve legacy manufacturing challenges and are deploying AI to power how we drive innovation to better serve our customers. AI is enabling us to move faster than ever before and continue to scale our business efficiently. Our technology-enabled digital engineering and manufacturing applications enable us to produce commercial-grade prototype and production plastic, metal, and liquid silicone rubber parts in as fast as one day.
Our customers conduct nearly all of their business with us over the Internet. We target our products to the millions of product developers and engineers who use three-dimensional computer-aided design (3D CAD) software to design products across a diverse range of end-markets, to the procurement and supply chain professionals seeking to easily and efficiently source custom parts on-demand, and to a wide variety of customers seeking to purchase custom parts. We believe our use of advanced technologies enables us to offer significant advantages at competitive prices to many customers and is the primary reason we have become a leading supplier of custom parts.
We have established our operations in the United States and Europe.
Our primary manufacturing product lines currently include Injection Molding, CNC Machining, 3D Printing and Sheet Metal. We continually seek to expand the range of sizes and geometric complexity of the parts we can make or source with these processes, to extend the variety of materials we are able to support, and to identify additional manufacturing processes to which we can apply our technology or incorporate into our manufacturing network in order to better serve the evolving preferences and needs of our customers.
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Key Financial Measures and Trends
Revenue
Our operations are comprised of two geographic reportable segments: the United States and Europe.
Revenue is derived from the sale of parts fulfilled through our owned manufacturing factories and worldwide network of premium manufacturing partners. Our product lines consist of Injection Molding, CNC Machining, 3D Printing and Sheet Metal. Injection Molding revenue consists of sales of custom injection molds and injection-molded parts. CNC Machining revenue consists of sales of CNC-machined and lathe-turned custom parts. 3D Printing revenue consists of sales of 3D-printed parts. Sheet Metal revenue consists of sales of fabricated sheet metal custom parts.
Protolabs’ long-term strategy is to serve customers across the entire lifecycle of a part—from prototype through production. To support this long-term strategy, we have aligned the organization around four strategic pillars:
•Elevate Customer Experience – remove friction across the customer journey to deliver a best-in-class experience and increase revenue per customer. Enable employees to serve customers more efficiently, driving faster growth.
•Accelerate Innovation – reaccelerate innovation across core manufacturing services to drive outsized growth and an accelerated pace of new releases. Leverage differentiated intellectual property and deep manufacturing and engineering talent.
•Expand Production – take a deliberate, customer-led approach—prioritizing the right customers, applications, and capabilities. Begin with the most strategic customers and scale over time.
•Drive Operational Efficiency – expand our factory and Protolabs network gross margins and capture operating expense leverage via efficiencies and productivity. Reallocate resources and funds to invest in the highest-priority growth initiatives.
The following table summarizes our unique customer contacts and revenue per customer contact:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue (in thousands) | $ | 154,318 | $ | 135,366 | $ | 442,995 | $ | 396,634 | |||||||||||||||
| Customer contacts | 20,777 | 21,252 | 40,129 | 41,873 | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenue per customer contact1 | $7,427 | $6,370 | $11,039 | $9,472 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 Revenue per customer contact is calculated using the revenue recognized during the respective period divided by the actual number of customer contacts served during the same period. Customer contacts are product developers, engineers, procurement and supply chain professionals and other individuals who place an order, and that order is shipped and invoiced during the period. The Company believes revenue per customer contact is useful to investors in evaluating the underlying business trends and ongoing operating performance of the Company.
Cost of Revenue, Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Cost of revenue consists primarily of raw materials, equipment depreciation, employee compensation (including benefits and stock-based compensation), facilities costs, overhead allocations associated with the manufacturing process for molds and custom parts, and costs to procure parts through our network of premium manufacturing partners. We expect our personnel-related costs to increase in order to retain and attract top talent and remain competitive in the market. Overall, we expect cost of revenue to increase in absolute dollars as our business grows.
We define gross profit as our revenue less our cost of revenue, and gross margin as gross profit expressed as a percentage of revenue. Our gross profit and gross margin are affected by many factors, including the mix of revenue produced in our internal manufacturing operations and outsourced to our external manufacturing partners, pricing, sales volume, manufacturing costs, costs associated with increasing production capacity, the mix between domestic and foreign revenue sources, the mix of revenue by product line, and foreign currency exchange rates.
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Operating Expenses
Operating expenses consist of marketing and sales, research and development and general and administrative expenses. Personnel-related costs are the most significant component in each of these categories.
Our business strategy is to continue to be a leading online and technology-enabled manufacturer of quick-turn, on-demand injection-molded, CNC-machined, 3D-printed and fabricated sheet metal custom parts for prototyping and low-volume production. In order to achieve our goals, we anticipate continued substantial investments in technology and personnel, resulting in increased operating expenses in the future.
Marketing and sales. Marketing and sales expense consists primarily of employee compensation, benefits, commissions, stock-based compensation, marketing demand generation costs such as electronic, print and pay-per-click advertising, trade shows and other related overhead. We expect marketing and sales expense to increase in the future as we increase the number of marketing and sales professionals and marketing demand generation costs targeted to increase our customer base and grow revenue.
Research and development. Research and development expense consists primarily of personnel and outside service costs related to the development of new processes and product lines, enhancement of existing product lines, development of software for internal use, maintenance of internally developed software, quality assurance and testing. Costs for internal use software are evaluated by project and capitalized where appropriate under ASC 350-40, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other, Internal-Use Software. We expect research and development expense to increase in the future as we seek to enhance our e-commerce interface technology, internal software and supporting business systems, and continue to expand our product lines.
General and administrative. General and administrative expense consists primarily of employee compensation, benefits, stock-based compensation, professional service fees related to accounting, tax and legal, and other related overhead. We expect general and administrative expense to increase in the future as we continue to grow and expand as a global organization.
Restructuring and transformation costs. Restructuring and transformation costs consist of expenses related to actions taken to improve operational efficiency and streamline the organization. Such costs include employee severance and related benefits, professional fees, and other charges in connection with organizational realignments. Cost savings generated from these initiatives are being redeployed primarily into technology investments, including enhancements to core systems, automation, and digital capabilities, to support growth in our core business and further drive scale and efficiency.
Costs related to exit and disposal activities. Costs related to exit and disposal activities are driven by our decision to close certain manufacturing facilities in Germany. The expenses consist primarily of operating expenses, including write-down of property and equipment and facility-related charges, and employee severance. Benefits may result from adjustments to initial estimates regarding the nature and timing of exit and disposal activities.
Other Income, net
Other income, net primarily consists of foreign currency-related gains and losses and interest income on cash balances and investments. Our foreign currency-related gains and losses will vary depending upon movements in underlying foreign currency exchange rates. Our interest income will vary each reporting period depending on our average cash balances during the period, composition of our marketable security portfolio and the current level of interest rates.
Provision for Income Taxes
Provision for income taxes is comprised of federal, state, local and foreign taxes based on pre-tax income. Overall, our effective tax rate for 2026 and beyond may differ from historical effective tax rates due to increases in losses in foreign operations that are not eligible for tax benefits on account of valuation allowances, as well as any future tax law changes that may impact our effective tax rate.
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Results of Operations
The following table summarizes our results of operations and the related changes for the periods indicated. The results below are not necessarily indicative of results for future periods.
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Change | Nine Months Ended September 30, | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 154,318 | 100.0 | $ | 135,366 | 100.0 | $ | 18,952 | 14.0 | $ | 442,995 | 100.0 | $ | 396,634 | 100.0 | $ | 46,361 | 11.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 85,655 | 55.5 | 74,073 | 54.7 | 11,582 | 15.6 | 241,398 | 54.5 | 219,869 | 55.4 | 21,529 | 9.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 68,663 | 44.5 | 61,293 | 45.3 | 7,370 | 12.0 | 201,597 | 45.5 | 176,765 | 44.6 | 24,832 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Marketing and sales | 24,528 | 15.9 | 24,574 | 18.2 | (46) | (0.2) | 74,990 | 16.9 | 73,054 | 18.4 | 1,936 | 2.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 11,019 | 7.1 | 10,705 | 7.9 | 314 | 2.9 | 32,350 | 7.3 | 32,487 | 8.2 | (137) | (0.4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 18,241 | 11.8 | 17,163 | 12.7 | 1,078 | 6.3 | 54,903 | 12.4 | 52,763 | 13.3 | 2,140 | 4.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring and transformation costs | 434 | 0.3 | — | — | 434 | * | 2,779 | 0.6 | — | — | 2,779 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs related to exit and disposal activities | — | — | 41 | — | (41) | * | 937 | 0.2 | 151 | — | 786 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 54,222 | 35.1 | 52,483 | 38.8 | 1,739 | 3.3 | 165,959 | 37.5 | 158,455 | 39.9 | 7,504 | 4.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | 14,441 | 9.4 | 8,810 | 6.5 | 5,631 | 63.9 | 35,638 | 8.0 | 18,310 | 4.6 | 17,328 | 94.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | 1,766 | 1.1 | 1,441 | 1.1 | 325 | 22.6 | 4,489 | 1.0 | 4,600 | 1.2 | (111) | (2.4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 16,207 | 10.5 | 10,251 | 7.6 | 5,956 | 58.1 | 40,127 | 9.1 | 22,910 | 5.8 | 17,217 | 75.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 4,445 | 2.9 | 3,035 | 2.2 | 1,410 | 46.5 | 11,102 | 2.5 | 7,668 | 1.9 | 3,434 | 44.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 11,762 | 7.6 | % | $ | 7,216 | 5.3 | % | $ | 4,546 | 63.0 | % | $ | 29,025 | 6.6 | % | $ | 15,242 | 3.8 | % | $ | 13,783 | 90.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Percentage change not meaningful
Stock-based compensation expense included in the statements of operations data above for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options, RSUs and PSUs | $ | 3,035 | $ | 3,355 | $ | 9,637 | $ | 10,955 | |||||||||||||||
| Employee stock purchase plan | 316 | 322 | 1,021 | 973 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | 3,351 | $ | 3,677 | $ | 10,658 | $ | 11,928 | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | $ | 451 | $ | 439 | $ | 1,379 | $ | 1,323 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing and sales | 797 | 837 | 2,321 | 2,423 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 629 | 764 | 1,698 | 2,124 | |||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 1,474 | 1,637 | 5,260 | 6,058 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | 3,351 | $ | 3,677 | $ | 10,658 | $ | 11,928 | |||||||||||||||
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Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 and 2025
Revenue
Revenue by reportable segment and the related changes for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was as follows:
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| (dollars in thousands) | $ | % of Total Revenue | $ | % of Total Revenue | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | $ | 125,412 | 81.3 | % | $ | 109,361 | 80.8 | % | $ | 16,051 | 14.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe | 28,906 | 18.7 | 26,005 | 19.2 | 2,901 | 11.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 154,318 | 100.0 | % | $ | 135,366 | 100.0 | % | $ | 18,952 | 14.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Our revenue increased $19.0 million, or 14.0%, for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. The growth in revenue was primarily driven by an increase in CNC Machining, Injection Molding and 3D Printing revenue in the United States from key growth industries, primarily aerospace and defense, and market dynamics that have driven increases in price. By reportable segment, revenue in the United States increased $16.1 million, or 14.7%, for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. Revenue in Europe increased $2.9 million, or 11.2%, for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. International revenue was negatively impacted by $0.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 as a result of foreign currency movements, primarily due to the weakening of the Euro relative to the United States Dollar.
During the three months ended September 30, 2026, we served 20,777 unique customer contacts, which is a decrease of 2.2% from the same period in 2025. During the three months ended September 30, 2026, our customer contacts served decreased while our revenue grew. This was primarily due to changes in customer mix as compared to the same period in 2025 and our focus on larger, more strategic customers as we strive to be their supplier of choice by serving their custom parts needs through our comprehensive offer. Our revenue per customer contact grew 16.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.
Revenue by product line and the related changes for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was as follows:
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| (dollars in thousands) | $ | % of Total Revenue | $ | % of Total Revenue | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Injection Molding | $ | 53,730 | 34.8 | % | $ | 47,770 | 35.3 | % | $ | 5,960 | 12.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CNC Machining | 73,359 | 47.6 | 63,043 | 46.6 | 10,316 | 16.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3D Printing | 22,364 | 14.5 | 20,082 | 14.8 | 2,282 | 11.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sheet Metal | 4,063 | 2.6 | 4,262 | 3.1 | (199) | (4.7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Revenue | 802 | 0.5 | 209 | 0.2 | 593 | 283.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 154,318 | 100.0 | % | $ | 135,366 | 100.0 | % | $ | 18,952 | 14.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
By product line, our revenue increase was primarily driven by a 16.4% increase in CNC Machining revenue, a 12.5% increase in Injection Molding revenue, an 11.4% increase in 3D Printing revenue and a 283.7% increase in Other revenue, partially offset by a 4.7% decrease in Sheet Metal revenue, for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.
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Cost of Revenue, Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue increased $11.6 million, or 15.6%, for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, while revenue increased 14.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. The increase in the cost of revenue of $11.6 million was primarily driven by higher revenue volumes resulting in increases of $5.4 million in personnel and related costs, primarily due to increases in head count and overtime costs and contract labor to meet increased order volume, $4.8 million in raw material and production costs, and $1.4 million of equipment and facility related costs during the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin. Gross profit increased $7.4 million, or 12.0%, for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. Gross margin decreased to 44.5% in the three months ended September 30, 2026 from 45.3% in the same period in 2025.
Operating Expenses, Other Income, net and Provision for Income Taxes
Marketing and Sales. Our marketing and sales expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2026 were flat compared to the same period in 2025, as increases in marketing program costs of $0.5 million were offset by a decrease of $0.5 million in personnel and related costs.
Research and Development. Our research and development expenses increased $0.3 million, or 2.9%, during the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to increases of $0.3 million in operating costs and $0.2 million in professional services, partially offset by decreases in personnel and related costs of $0.2 million.
General and Administrative. Our general and administrative expenses increased $1.1 million, or 6.3%, during the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to increases of $0.9 million of personnel and related costs, $0.3 million in administrative costs and $0.1 million in professional services, partially offset by a decrease of $0.2 million in stock-based compensation.
Restructuring and transformation costs. Restructuring and transformation costs include expenses related to actions taken to improve operational efficiency and streamline the organization and resulted in $0.4 million in operating expenses during three months ended September 30, 2026 primarily related to severance and related benefit costs and professional services. We had no restructuring and transformation costs for the same period in 2025.
Costs related to exit and disposal activities. Costs related to exit and disposal activities are primarily driven by our decision to close certain manufacturing facilities in Germany. We had no exit and disposal costs during the three months ended September 30, 2026. Costs related to exit and disposal activities during the three months ended September 30, 2025 primarily consisted of less than $0.1 million related to professional services.
Other income, net. We recognized other income, net of $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026, an increase of $0.3 million compared to the same period in 2025. Other income, net for the three months ended September 30, 2026 primarily consisted of $1.4 million in interest income on investments, and $0.4 million of other income. Other income, net for the three months ended September 30, 2025 primarily consisted of $1.2 million in interest income on investments and $0.2 million of other income.
Provision for Income Taxes. Our effective tax rate of 27.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2026 decreased 2.2% compared to 29.6% for the same period in 2025. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily due to an operating rate catch-up credit driven by strong pre-tax income and an offset by reduced excess tax benefits on stock-based compensation. Our income tax provision of $4.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 increased $1.4 million as compared to our income tax provision of $3.0 million for the same period in 2025.
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Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 and 2025
Revenue
Revenue by reportable segment and the related changes for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was as follows:
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| (dollars in thousands) | $ | % of Total Revenue | $ | % of Total Revenue | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | $ | 360,298 | 81.3 | % | $ | 320,340 | 80.8 | % | $ | 39,958 | 12.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe | 82,697 | 18.7 | % | 76,294 | 19.2 | % | 6,403 | 8.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 442,995 | 100.0 | % | $ | 396,634 | 100.0 | % | $ | 46,361 | 11.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Our revenue increased $46.4 million, or 11.7%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. By reportable segment, revenue in the United States increased $40.0 million, or 12.5%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. Revenue in Europe increased $6.4 million, or 8.4%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. International revenue was favorably impacted by $2.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 as a result of foreign currency movements, primarily due to the strengthening of the British Pound and Euro relative to the United States Dollar.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, we served 40,129 unique customer contacts, a decrease of 4.2% from the same period in 2025. This was primarily due to changes in customer mix as compared to the same period in 2025 and our focus on larger, more strategic customers as we strive to be their supplier of choice by serving their custom parts needs through our comprehensive offer. Our revenue per customer contact grew 16.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.
Revenue by product line and the related changes for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was as follows:
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| (dollars in thousands) | $ | % of Total Revenue | $ | % of Total Revenue | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Injection Molding | $ | 158,423 | 35.8 | % | $ | 143,908 | 36.3 | % | $ | 14,515 | 10.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CNC Machining | 206,964 | 46.7 | 177,831 | 44.8 | 29,133 | 16.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3D Printing | 63,496 | 14.3 | 61,491 | 15.5 | 2,005 | 3.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sheet Metal | 12,876 | 2.9 | 12,776 | 3.2 | 100 | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Revenue | 1,236 | 0.3 | 628 | 0.2 | 608 | 96.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 442,995 | 100.0 | % | $ | 396,634 | 100.0 | % | $ | 46,361 | 11.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
By product line, our revenue increase was primarily driven by a 16.4% increase in CNC Machining revenue, a 10.1% increase in Injection Molding revenue, a 3.3% increase in 3D Printing revenue, a 96.8% increase in Other revenue and a 0.8% increase in Sheet Metal revenue, in each case for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.
Cost of Revenue, Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue increased $21.5 million, or 9.8%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, which was lower than the rate of revenue increase of 11.7% for the nine months
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ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. The increase in cost of revenue of $21.5 million was primarily driven by higher revenue volumes resulting in increases of $10.4 million in personnel and related costs, primarily due to increases in head count and overtime costs and contract labor to meet increased order volume, $9.9 million in raw material and production costs and $1.2 million in equipment and facility-related costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin. Gross profit increased from $176.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 to $201.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2026. Gross margin increased from 44.6% in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 to 45.5% in the nine months ended September 30, 2026.
Operating Expenses, Other Income, net and Provision for Income Taxes
Marketing and Sales. Marketing and sales expenses increased $1.9 million, or 2.7%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to increases of $1.4 million of marketing program costs and $0.5 million in personnel and related costs.
Research and Development. Our research and development expenses decreased $0.1 million, or 0.4%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to a decrease of $1.3 million in personnel and related costs, partially offset by increases of $0.7 million in operating costs and $0.5 million in professional services.
General and Administrative. Our general and administrative expenses increased $2.1 million, or 4.1%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to increases of $1.4 million in administrative costs, $1.3 million in personnel and related costs and $0.2 million in professional services, partially offset by a decrease of $0.8 million in stock-based compensation.
Restructuring and transformation costs. Restructuring and transformation costs include expenses related to actions taken to improve operational efficiency and streamline the organization and resulted in $2.8 million in operating expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2026, which primarily consisted of $1.7 million of severance and related benefit costs and $1.1 million of professional services. We had no restructuring and transformation costs for the same period in 2025.
Costs related to exit and disposal activities. Costs related to exit and disposal activities are primarily driven by our decision to close certain manufacturing facilities in Germany. Our costs related to exit and disposal activities increased $0.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to the write-down of the abandoned facility right-of-use asset of $0.9 million. Costs related to exit and disposal activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 consisted of $0.2 million expense related to the write-down of property and equipment and $0.1 million in professional services, partially offset by $0.1 million in personnel and related cost benefits. These items are the result of changes from the estimated amounts accrued in 2024 and the timing of employee separation payments.
Other income, net. We recognized other income, net of $4.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, a decrease of $0.1 million compared to other income, net of $4.6 million for the same period in 2025. Other income, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 primarily consisted of $3.9 million in interest income on investments and $0.8 million of other income partially offset by $0.2 million of foreign currency losses. Other income, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 primarily consisted of $3.5 million in interest income on investments, $0.6 million of other income and $0.5 million of foreign currency gains.
Provision for Income Taxes. Our effective tax rate of 27.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 decreased 5.8% compared to 33.5% for the same period in 2025. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily due to a favorable shift in the geographic mix of pre-tax income toward lower-tax jurisdictions and strong domestic pre-tax income. Our income tax provision of $11.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 increased $3.4 million compared to our income tax provision of $7.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025:
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 55,746 | $ | 58,053 | |||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (24,292) | (7,804) | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (8,297) | (35,887) | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (203) | 989 | |||||||||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 22,954 | $ | 15,351 | |||||||
Sources of Liquidity
Historically, we have primarily financed our operations and capital expenditures through cash flow from operations. We had cash and cash equivalents of $133.8 million as of September 30, 2026, an increase of $23.0 million from December 31, 2025. The increase in our cash was primarily due to cash provided by operating activities of $55.7 million and $8.0 million of proceeds from issuance of common stock related to equity plans, which were partially offset by net purchases of property, equipment and other capital assets of $14.3 million, $6.1 million in purchases of shares withheld for tax obligations associated with equity transactions, $10.0 million in repurchases of common stock and net purchases of marketable securities of $10.0 million.
We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents together with cash generated from operations will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next 12 months.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Cash flows from operating activities were $55.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and primarily consisted of net income of $29.0 million, adjusted for certain non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization of $24.3 million, stock-based compensation expense of $10.7 million, increases in deferred taxes of $5.6 million and impairment on a leased facility of $0.9 million, which were partially offset by changes in operating assets and liabilities and other items totaling $14.7 million. Cash flows from operating activities were $58.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and primarily consisted of net income of $15.2 million, adjusted for certain non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization of $25.7 million, stock-based compensation expense of $11.9 million, deferred taxes of $2.4 million, changes in operating assets and liabilities and other items totaling $2.4 million and an impairment on a leased facility and property and equipment of $0.4 million.
Cash flows from operating activities decreased $2.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, primarily due to decreases from changes in operating assets and liabilities and other items totaling $17.1 million, depreciation and amortization of $1.4 million and stock-based compensation of $1.3 million, partially offset by increases in net income of $13.8 million, deferred taxes of $3.2 million and $0.5 million in leased facility impairment charges.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities was $24.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2026, consisting of $14.3 million for net purchases of property, equipment and other capital assets and $10.0 million of net purchases of marketable securities.
Cash used in investing activities was $7.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, consisting of $6.0 million for net purchases of property, equipment and other capital assets and $1.8 million of purchases of marketable securities, net of proceeds from call redemptions and maturities.
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Cash used in financing activities was $8.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2026, consisting of $10.0 million in repurchases of common stock, $6.1 million in purchases of shares withheld for tax obligations associated with equity transactions and $0.2 million for repayments of finance lease obligations, partially offset by $8.0 million in proceeds related to equity plans.
Cash used in financing activities was $35.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, consisting of $36.7 million in repurchases of common stock, $3.1 million in purchases of shares withheld for tax obligations associated with equity transactions and $0.2 million for repayments of finance lease obligations, which were partially offset by $4.2 million in proceeds related to equity plans.
Critical Accounting Estimates
We have adopted various accounting policies to prepare the Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions. Our significant accounting policies and estimates are disclosed in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. There were no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates during the nine months ended September 30, 2026.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For information on recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Foreign Currency Risk
As a result of our foreign operations, we have revenue, expenses, assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies. We generate revenue and incur production and sourcing costs and operating expenses in British Pounds and Euros.
Our operating results and cash flows are adversely impacted when the United States Dollar appreciates relative to foreign currencies. Additionally, our operating results and cash flows are adversely impacted when the British Pound appreciates relative to the Euro. As we expand internationally, our results of operations and cash flows will become increasingly subject to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
We have not used forward contracts or currency borrowings to hedge our exposure to foreign currency risk. Foreign currency risk can be assessed by estimating the change in results of operations or financial position resulting from a hypothetical 10% adverse change in foreign exchange rates. We believe such a change would generally not have a material impact on our financial position, but could have a material impact on our results of operations. We recognized foreign currency losses of $0.2 million and foreign currency gains of less than $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. We recognized foreign currency losses of $0.2 million and foreign currency gains of $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The changes in foreign exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on consolidated revenue of $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and a favorable impact on consolidated revenue of $2.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective and provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported accurately and within the time frames specified in the
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SEC’s rules and forms and accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of our business activities. Although the results of litigation and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, as of the date of this report, we do not believe we are party to any litigation the outcome of which, if determined adversely to us, would individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on our business.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 includes a discussion of our risk factors. There have been no material changes from the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On February 4, 2025, our board of directors authorized a share repurchase program (the February 2025 Program). The February 2025 Program is open-ended and authorizes repurchases of shares of our common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated purchases, with a total stock repurchase authorized of up to $100 million. We have $47.0 million remaining under this authorization. The February 2025 Program does not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of shares of our common stock and remains in effect until the total authorized amount is expended or until further action by our board of directors. The actual timing, manner, number and value of shares repurchased under the February 2025 Program will be determined by our management in its discretion and will depend on several factors, including the market price of our common stock, general market and economic conditions, applicable requirements, and other considerations.
During the three months ended September 30, 2026, we repurchased 60,661 shares of our common stock at a total purchase price of $5.0 million under the February 2025 Program. Common stock repurchase activity through September 30, 2026 was as follows:
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 1, 2026 through July 31, 2026 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 52,032 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| August 1, 2026 through August 31, 2026 | 40,111 | $ | 83.66 | 40,111 | $ | 48,676 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| September 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026 | 20,550 | $ | 80.01 | 20,550 | $ | 47,032 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 60,661 | $ | 82.43 | 60,661 | $ | 47,032 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
No matters to disclose.
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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
No matters to disclose.
Item 5. Other Information
During the three months ended September 30, 2026, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) adopted terminated
Item 6. Exhibits
The following documents are filed or furnished, as applicable, as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
| Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit | ||||||||||
| 3.1 | Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Proto Labs, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed on February 13, 2012). | ||||||||||
| 3.2 | Articles of Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Proto Labs, Inc. dated May 20, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 8-K, filed on May 21, 2015). | ||||||||||
| 3.3 | Third Amended and Restated By-Laws of Proto Labs, Inc., as amended through November 15, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form 8-K, filed on November 15, 2022). | ||||||||||
| 31.1 | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act* | ||||||||||
| 31.2 | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act* | ||||||||||
| 32.1 | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act** | ||||||||||
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document (the Instance Document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)* | ||||||||||
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document* | ||||||||||
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document* | ||||||||||
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document* | ||||||||||
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document* | ||||||||||
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document* | ||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)* | ||||||||||
*Filed herewith.
**Furnished herewith.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Proto Labs, Inc. | ||||||||
Date: October 29, 2026 | /s/ Suresh Krishna | |||||||
| Suresh Krishna | ||||||||
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||
Date: October 29, 2026 | /s/ Daniel Schumacher | |||||||
| Daniel Schumacher | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||||
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