Every material Form 8-K Protolabs filed with the SEC in 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Protolabs reported record third-quarter 2026 revenue of $154.3 million, up 14.0% year over year, and GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.48, up from $0.30. The company raised its full-year 2026 revenue growth guidance to 10% to 11% and expects fourth-quarter revenue of $143.0 million to $151.0 million, which gives shareholders a higher outlook alongside higher quarterly profit.
Q3 2026 revenue was a record $154.3 million, up 14.0% from the third quarter of 2025.
GAAP diluted EPS was $0.48 versus $0.30; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.63 versus $0.47.
Full-year 2026 revenue growth guidance raised to 10% to 11% from 8% to 10%.
Q4 2026 guidance: revenue of $143.0 million to $151.0 million; GAAP diluted EPS of $0.28 to $0.36.
Protolabs reported record second quarter 2026 revenue of $149.3 million, up 10.6% from a year earlier, and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.37 versus $0.18 in the prior-year quarter. The company raised its full-year 2026 revenue growth guidance to 8% to 10%, from 6% to 8%, and gave third-quarter revenue guidance of $145.0 million to $153.0 million.
Q2 2026 revenue was a record $149.3 million, up 10.6% year-over-year; GAAP net income was $9,152 thousand, versus $4,427 thousand a year earlier
Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.60 versus $0.41 in Q2 2025; GAAP diluted EPS was $0.37 versus $0.18
Full-year 2026 revenue growth guidance raised to 8% to 10%, from 6% to 8%
Q3 2026 outlook: revenue of $145.0 million to $153.0 million and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.34 to $0.42
At its May 19, 2026 annual meeting, Proto Labs shareholders elected all seven board nominees, ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditor for 2026, and approved an advisory vote on executive pay. They also approved an amendment adding 395,000 shares to the 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The company will hold advisory pay votes annually, following the one-year frequency that shareholders selected.
Shareholders approved adding 395,000 shares to the 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan, with 18,788,716 votes for and 456,309 against.
Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as the independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, with 20,526,343 votes for and 431,696 against.
Advisory say-on-pay passed with 15,830,565 votes for and 3,405,377 against; shareholders chose one year as the vote frequency, with 17,972,937 votes.
Director Archie C. Black received the most against votes among nominees, at 3,169,101.
Protolabs appointed Bernardo Parlange as its newly created Chief Commercial Officer, effective May 18, 2026, and said COO Mike Kenison will retire effective July 1, 2026. The filing discloses leadership changes only and does not include financial results or guidance.
Parlange will oversee global commercial strategy, including sales, marketing, and customer success.
Parlange was most recently Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Fortrex, a Blackstone portfolio company.
Kenison joined Protolabs in 2006 and retires as Chief Operations Officer effective July 1, 2026.
The announcement was made in a press release dated May 7, 2026, filed as Exhibit 99.1.
Proto Labs reported first quarter 2026 revenue of $139.3 million, up 10.4% from a year earlier, and GAAP net income of $8.1 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, compared with $3.6 million, or $0.15, in the first quarter of 2025. The company also guided to second quarter 2026 revenue of $140.0 million to $148.0 million and full-year 2026 revenue growth of 6% to 8%.
Revenue was $139.3 million, up 10.4% from $126.2 million in Q1 2025; CNC Machining revenue grew 19.7%.
GAAP diluted EPS was $0.33 versus $0.15 a year earlier; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.54 versus $0.33.
Adjusted EBITDA was $22.8 million, or 16.3% of revenue, compared with $17.4 million, or 13.8%, in Q1 2025.
Q2 2026 outlook: revenue of $140.0 million to $148.0 million and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.50 to $0.58; full-year 2026 revenue growth of 6% to 8%.
Proto Labs reported record fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of $136.5 million, up 12.1% year over year, and swung to net income of $6.0 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, from a net loss a year earlier. For full year 2025, revenue rose 6.4% to a record $533.1 million and diluted EPS was $0.88, but the company guided to 6% to 8% revenue growth for 2026, with Q1 2026 revenue expected between $130.0 million and $138.0 million.
Q4 2025 revenue was $136.5 million, up 12.1%; CNC Machining revenue rose 25.0%.
Q4 2025 diluted EPS was $0.25, versus a loss of $0.02 per share in Q4 2024.
Full year 2025 revenue was $533.1 million, up 6.4%; diluted EPS was $0.88, versus $0.66 in 2024.
2026 outlook: revenue growth of 6% to 8% for fiscal 2026; Q1 2026 revenue of $130.0 million to $138.0 million.
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