Protolabs vs Standex International
Standex International reported revenue of $892 million in fiscal 2026, 1.7 times Protolabs' $533 million in fiscal 2025. Protolabs' revenue grew 6.4% in its latest year, and Standex International's grew 12.8%. Protolabs had an operating margin of 4.7%, against 21.7% at Standex International. Free cash flow was $60 million at Protolabs and $64 million at Standex International. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and June 30), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Protolabs | Standex International | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2026, Jun 30, 2026 |
| Revenue | $533M | $892M |
| Revenue growth | 6.4% | 12.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 4.2% | 6.3% |
| Gross margin | 44.5% | 41.7% |
| Operating margin | 4.7% | 21.7% |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 11.7% |
| Free cash flow | $60M | $64M |
| Free cash flow margin | 11.2% | 7.2% |
| Return on capital | — | 13.6% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 1.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $43M | $21M |
| Change in diluted share count | −3.8% | 0.5% |
| Last close | $65.69 | $228.36 |
| P/E at the last close | 45.9× | 24.3× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $101,230, sold $3.3 million | bought $502,328, sold $10.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Protolabs and Standex International pages.