By Elias Schisgall
Shares of Proto Labs climbed after the company swung to a profit in the fourth quarter and guided for further revenue growth in 2026.
Shares rose 12% to $59.00 in pre-market trading Friday. The stock closed Thursday at $52.48, up 18% over the past year.
The manufacturing company on Friday reported a profit of $6 million, or 25 cents a share, compared to a loss of $404,000, or 2 cents a share, a year earlier.
Stripping out certain one-time items, the company logged adjusted earnings of 44 cents a share. Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting 35 cents a share.
Revenue grew 12% to $136.5 million, up from $121.8 million a year earlier and ahead of analysts' expectations of $129 million. The revenue gains were largely driven by a rise in CNC Machining revenue, offset by a slight decline in 3D Printing revenue.
For the current first quarter, Proto Labs is forecasting revenue between $130 million and $138 million, with adjusted earnings of between 36 cents and 44 cents a share.
It is projecting full-year revenue growth of between 6% and 8%.
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February 06, 2026 08:19 ET (13:19 GMT)
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