What is Core Laboratories's net margin?

Core Laboratories (CLB) reported net margin of 5.5% in Q1 2026.

How has Core Laboratories's net margin changed year-over-year?

Core Laboratories's net margin increased by 2.2% year-over-year, from 5.4% to 5.5%.

What is the long-term trend for Core Laboratories's net margin?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Core Laboratories's net margin has grown at a 7.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 4.2% to 5.6%.

What does net margin mean?

Net income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). The bottom-line profitability measure after all costs, interest, and taxes.

Core Laboratories CLB Net margin

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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$503.38M-13.5%

Enterprise value$648.4M-12.3%

P/E17.3×-3.4×

P/S1×-0.2×

Profitability

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Operating margin10.3%-0.2pp

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.

net income/total revenue=5.5%

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 net margin?: Core Laboratories (CLB) reported net margin of 5.5% in Q1 2026.
How has Core Laboratories's net margin changed year-over-year?: Core Laboratories's net margin increased by 2.2% year-over-year, from 5.4% to 5.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Core Laboratories's net margin?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Core Laboratories's net margin has grown at a 7.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 4.2% to 5.6%.
What does net margin mean?: Net income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). The bottom-line profitability measure after all costs, interest, and taxes.