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Core Laboratories CLB Operating 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/S-0.2×

Profitability

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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 ratio-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Core Laboratories’s reported figures.

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 operating margin?
Core Laboratories (CLB) reported operating margin of 10.3% in Q1 2026.
How has Core Laboratories's operating margin changed year-over-year?
Core Laboratories's operating margin decreased by 2.2% year-over-year, from 10.5% to 10.3%.
What is the long-term trend for Core Laboratories's operating margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Core Laboratories's operating margin has grown at a 2.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 9.6% to 10.7%.
What does operating margin mean?
Operating income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). Captures profitability from core operations after both cost of revenue and operating expenses, but before interest and taxes.