What is Core Laboratories's cash ratio?

Core Laboratories (CLB) reported cash ratio of 0.2× in Q1 2026.

How has Core Laboratories's cash ratio changed year-over-year?

Core Laboratories's cash ratio increased by 2.3% year-over-year, from 0.2× to 0.2×.

What is the long-term trend for Core Laboratories's cash ratio?

Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Core Laboratories's cash ratio has grown at a 12.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.1× to 0.2×.

What does cash ratio mean?

Cash and equivalents divided by current liabilities at the quarter end. The most conservative liquidity measure — what the company could pay immediately with cash on hand.

Core Laboratories CLB Cash ratio

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$121.8M-1.4%

Operating income$1.9M-57.3%

Net income-$789.0K-412%

EPS (diluted)-$0.02—

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$22.8M+3.2%

Total debt$167.8M-6.8%

Total equity$268.9M+6.1%

Total assets$587.7M+0.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$4.0M-40.5%

CapEx$3.4M+23.8%

Free cash flow$517.0K-86.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$492.77M-9.3%

Enterprise value$637.8M-7.6%

P/E17×-1.4×

P/S0.9×-0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin10.3%-0.2pp

Net margin5.5%+0.1pp

FCF margin4.3%-4.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.1%-0.4pp

Debt / equity0.6×-0.1×

Current ratio2×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Core Laboratories’s reported figures.

cash and equivalents/total current liabilities=0.2×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Core Laboratories’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Core Laboratories's cash ratio?: Core Laboratories (CLB) reported cash ratio of 0.2× in Q1 2026.
How has Core Laboratories's cash ratio changed year-over-year?: Core Laboratories's cash ratio increased by 2.3% year-over-year, from 0.2× to 0.2×.
What is the long-term trend for Core Laboratories's cash ratio?: Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Core Laboratories's cash ratio has grown at a 12.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.1× to 0.2×.
What does cash ratio mean?: Cash and equivalents divided by current liabilities at the quarter end. The most conservative liquidity measure — what the company could pay immediately with cash on hand.