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How Proto Labs, Inc. stacks up
PRLB · against 746 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
43/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #452 of 747 · scores higher than 38% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score95 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including PRLB · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 43?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Its metrics sit close to the Industrials norm.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 5.2% vs peer median 7.1%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 6.6% vs peer median 7.7%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 3.9% vs peer median 3.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PRLB, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PRLB | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 719 reported | 5.2% | 7.5% | 37% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 748 reported | 6.6% | 7.9% | 39% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 705 reported | 3.9% | 3.3% | 57% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 701 reported | 4.5% | 8.4% | 29% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 751 reported | 45.4% | 25.4% | 87% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PRLBScores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score