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Core Laboratories Inc.
CLB Energy Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Core Laboratories Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $526.5 million, up 0.51% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 4.26%, EPS fell 43.5%, free cash flow fell 65.7% and total debt fell 8.63%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for three; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 84.50 | 86.55 | 56.72 | 36.50 | 6.68 | 21.08 | 13.19 | 16.69 | 13.82 | 9.72 |
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| High | 135.49 | 125.83 | 130.34 | 75.63 | 41.61 | 49.87 | 35.83 | 27.95 | 25.13 | 20.82 | |||||
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| People | Employees | 4,400 | 4,600 | 4,700 | 4,300 | 3,700 | 3,700 | 3,600 | 3,600 | 3,500 | 3,300 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 590 | 648 | 701 | 668 | 487 | 470 | 490 | 510 | 524 | 527 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 25.88 | 28.23 | 29.09 | 25.83 | 23.09 | 21.77 | 19.62 | 21.54 | 19.72 | 20.69 | |||||
| EBT | 76 | 99 | 105 | 82 | (91) | 36 | 30 | 41 | 46 | 46 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 12.86 | 15.32 | 15.02 | 12.27 | (18.71) | 7.68 | 6.12 | 8.08 | 8.82 | 8.72 | |||||
| Net income | 64 | 81 | 80 | 94 | (97) | 20 | 20 | 37 | 32 | 30 | |||||
| Depreciation | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 13.58 | 14.67 | 15.85 | 15.06 | 10.96 | 10.22 | 10.57 | 10.92 | 11.17 | 11.34 | ||||
| Earnings | 1.46 | 1.88 | 1.79 | 2.28 | (2.20) | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.87 | 0.66 | 0.68 | |||||
| Cash flow | 3.03 | 2.81 | 2.53 | 2.02 | 1.30 | 0.80 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 1.20 | 0.80 | |||||
| Capex | (0.25) | (0.42) | (0.50) | (0.49) | (0.24) | (0.29) | (0.18) | (0.21) | (0.24) | (0.25) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 2.78 | 2.40 | 2.03 | 1.53 | 1.06 | 0.51 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.96 | 0.55 | |||||
| Book value | 3.57 | 3.37 | 3.64 | 4.11 | 1.70 | 3.50 | 4.08 | 4.92 | 5.38 | 5.86 | |||||
| Shares, m | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 46 | |||||
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| Valuation, × | P/E | 83.36 | 59.57 | 33.14 | 16.52 | 0.00 | 51.88 | 46.56 | 22.66 | 26.23 | 25.03 | ||||
| P/S | 8.97 | 7.63 | 3.76 | 2.50 | 2.42 | 2.18 | 1.81 | 1.60 | 1.55 | 1.41 | |||||
| P/B | 34.08 | 33.25 | 16.39 | 9.17 | 15.60 | 6.38 | 4.68 | 3.55 | 3.22 | 2.73 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 9.31 | 7.96 | 4.16 | 2.96 | 3.08 | 2.71 | 2.28 | 2.04 | 1.90 | 1.72 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 45.43 | 48.74 | 32.46 | 29.09 | 31.76 | 54.38 | 67.26 | 70.42 | 21.92 | 35.80 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 132 | 124 | 112 | 90 | 58 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 56 | 37 | ||||
| Capex | (11) | (18) | (22) | (22) | (11) | (13) | (8) | (10) | (11) | (12) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 121 | 106 | 90 | 68 | 47 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 45 | 25 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 82 | 107 | 128 | 110 | 76 | 98 | 109 | 135 | 119 | 109 | ||||
| Total debt | 216 | 227 | 290 | 305 | 259 | 189 | 172 | 163 | 126 | 110 | |||||
| Net debt | 202 | 213 | 277 | 294 | 246 | 171 | 157 | 148 | 107 | 88 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 155 | 149 | 161 | 182 | 76 | 161 | 189 | 230 | 252 | 272 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 10.66 | 14.36 | 12.89 | 14.33 | (14.54) | 3.43 | 3.36 | 6.30 | 5.36 | 5.08 | ||||
| ROIC | 15.31 | 19.02 | 16.94 | 12.69 | (14.94) | 8.52 | 7.50 | 9.04 | 10.19 | 9.81 | |||||
| ROE | 97.11 | 54.68 | 51.37 | 59.46 | (75.77) | 16.68 | 11.12 | 17.52 | 13.03 | 11.31 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Core Laboratories Inc. vs peers in Oil & Gas Equipment & Services (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUMP ProPetro Holding Corp. | $975.2M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −6.24% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −57.23% (below 0%: shrinking) | 23.48% | (1.04%) | Compare |
| FTK Flotek Industries, Inc. | $895.7M | 22.5× | 40.7× | +70.29% (above 0%: growing) | +460.00% (above 0%: growing) | −31.76% (below 0%: shrinking) | 23.93% | 14.98% | Compare |
| FET Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. | $884.7M | — (loss-making) | 27.5× | +13.24% (above 0%: growing) | +77.42% (above 0%: growing) | −35.07% (below 0%: shrinking) | 31.54% | 9.07% | Compare |
| ACDC ProFrac Holding Corp. | $750.4M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −0.76% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −114.52% (below 0%: shrinking) | 22.08% | (7.61%) | Compare |
| OIS Oil States International, Inc. | $479.0M | — (loss-making) | 18.5× | −5.29% (below 0%: shrinking) | +100.00% (above 0%: growing) | −124.96% (below 0%: shrinking) | 24.71% | 7.48% | Compare |
| CLB Core Laboratories Inc. | $448.8M | 19.2× | 28.1× | −4.26% (below 0%: shrinking) | −43.48% (below 0%: shrinking) | −65.67% (below 0%: shrinking) | 18.65% | 7.34% | |
| NGS Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. | $399.3M | 19.1× | 19.4× | +24.21% (above 0%: growing) | −28.57% (below 0%: shrinking) | +144.88% (above 0%: growing) | 59.94% | 19.30% | Compare |
| RNGR Ranger Energy Services, Inc. | $337.9M | 23.6× | 9.2× | +25.53% (above 0%: growing) | −12.12% (below 0%: shrinking) | +33.55% (above 0%: growing) | 19.15% | 6.69% | Compare |
| SND Smart Sand | $214.5M | 18.8× | 10.4× | +34.14% (above 0%: growing) | −52.73% (below 0%: shrinking) | +80.86% (above 0%: growing) | 17.23% | 8.74% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $614.7M | 20.8× | 19.0× | +18.73% | +32.65% | −33.41% | 23.71% | 8.11% |
Core Laboratories Inc. (CLB) key facts
- Strength: Core Laboratories Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $526.5 million, up 0.51% from fiscal 2024.
- Core Laboratories Inc. (CLB) is an Oil & Gas Equipment & Services company in the Energy sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, CLB traded at $9.98, a market capitalization of $448.8 million.
- Core Laboratories Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share, a yield of 0.40%, with a payout ratio of 7.68%.
- Return on equity was 11.3% and debt-to-equity 0.41.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 7 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 3.29 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.
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