What is Core Laboratories's EV / sales?

Core Laboratories (CLB) reported EV / sales of 1.7× in Q1 2026.

How has Core Laboratories's EV / sales changed year-over-year?

Core Laboratories's EV / sales increased by 5.4% year-over-year, from 1.7× to 1.7×.

What is the long-term trend for Core Laboratories's EV / sales?

Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Core Laboratories's EV / sales has grown at a -10.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 2.3× to 1.7×.

What does EV / sales mean?

Enterprise value at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month revenue. A capital-structure-neutral revenue multiple, useful when earnings are negative.

Core Laboratories CLB EV / sales

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1.5×+0.4×

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2.1×+0.7×

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0.8×+0.3×

Baker HughesBKR

2×—

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1.1×+0.5×

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0.8×+0.2×

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.

enterprise value/total revenue=1.7×

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 EV / sales?: Core Laboratories (CLB) reported EV / sales of 1.7× in Q1 2026.
How has Core Laboratories's EV / sales changed year-over-year?: Core Laboratories's EV / sales increased by 5.4% year-over-year, from 1.7× to 1.7×.
What is the long-term trend for Core Laboratories's EV / sales?: Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Core Laboratories's EV / sales has grown at a -10.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 2.3× to 1.7×.
What does EV / sales mean?: Enterprise value at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month revenue. A capital-structure-neutral revenue multiple, useful when earnings are negative.