Proto Labs (PRLB) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.60
- Estimate
- $0.54
- Surprise
- +11.5%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $149.3M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.8 → 5.5/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Proto Labs (PRLB) beat the $0.54 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.60 — a large 11.5% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.8/10) to Hold at 5.5/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates PRLB Hold at 5.6/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +11.5% surprise compares with a +24.3% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-30.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Earnings estimates trending UP
What argues against it
- Thin upside margin: 3.8%
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
- Negative momentum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $78.22
- Price target
- $81.17
- Stop
- $74.11
- Upside to target
- +3.8%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.7:1
The stock trades at 65.1× trailing but 34.3× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-14 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
PRLB at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Metal Fabrication
- Market cap
- $1.96B
- P/E (fwd)
- 34.3
- P/E (ttm)
- 65.1
- 52-week range
- $45.10–$93.00
- Off 52-week high
- 15.9%
- RSI (14)
- 54
- Volume vs avg
- 1.04×
- Score today
- 5.6/10