Proto Labs (PRLB) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.63
- Estimate
- $0.60
- Surprise
- +5.7%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $154.3M
- Score today
- 5.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Proto Labs (PRLB) beat the $0.60 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.63 — a clear 5.7% upside surprise.
Coverage in the report window
- Proto Labs Sees Q4 Adj EPS $0.46-$0.54 vs $0.48 Est; Sees Sales $143.000M-$151.000M vs $144.746M Est — benzinga, 2026-10-29
- Proto Labs Sees Q4 GAAP EPS $0.28-$0.36 vs $0.30 Est — benzinga, 2026-10-29
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates PRLB Sell at 5.8/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +5.7% surprise compares with a +20.7% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-05.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Strong growth profile
What argues against it
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
- Negative momentum
- Momentum score 3.1/10 — below 4.5 minimum
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
- $68.89
- Price target
- $86.06
- Stop
- $64.67
- Upside to target
- +24.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.7:1
The stock trades at 54.7× trailing but 28.7× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 24 — a level conventionally read as oversold; trading volume is running 2.5× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-31 — 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
- $1.64B
- P/E (fwd)
- 28.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 54.7
- 52-week range
- $45.10–$99.96
- Off 52-week high
- 31.1%
- RSI (14)
- 24
- Volume vs avg
- 2.49×
- Score today
- 5.8/10