---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-044644"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PRLB"
cik: "0001443669"
company_name: "Proto Labs Inc"
filed_at: "2024-11-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T06:53:30.095478+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Protolabs Q3 revenue down 3.9% YoY to $126M; GAAP EPS $0.29, non-GAAP $0.47

## Summary
- Revenue $125.6M, down 3.9% YoY from record $130.7M in Q3 2023.
- Net income $7.2M ($0.29 diluted EPS) vs $8.0M ($0.31) in Q3 2023.
- Non-GAAP net income $11.8M ($0.47 diluted) vs $13.2M ($0.51).
- Protolabs Network revenue grew 11.6% to $25.3M.
- Operating cash flow $19.6M; free cash flow $15.5M in Q3 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-044644
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PRLB
- cik: 0001443669
- company_name: Proto Labs Inc
- filed_at: 2024-11-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443669/000162828024044644/0001628280-24-044644-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443669/000162828024044644/prlb-20241101.htm

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