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Core Laboratories CLB Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Operating margin10.3%-0.4pp10.7%+0.1pp10.6%+0.2pp10.4%-0.1pp10.5%-0.7pp
Net margin5.5%-0.1pp5.6%-0.6pp6.2%+0.5pp5.7%+0.3pp5.4%-0.6pp
EBITDA margin13.1%-0.4pp13.5%+0.1pp13.4%+0.2pp13.2%-0.1pp13.4%-0.7pp
Free cash flow margin4.3%-0.6pp4.9%-2.5pp7.4%-0.8pp8.1%-0.7pp8.9%+0.4pp
Returns
Return on equity11.1%-0.5pp11.6%-0.7pp12.3%+0.5pp11.8%+0.3pp11.5%-1.8pp
Return on assets4.9%-0.1pp5.1%-0.3pp5.4%+0.5pp4.9%+0.2pp4.7%-0.6pp
Return on invested capital9%-0.2pp9.2%-0.5pp9.7%+0.6pp9.1%+0.5pp8.7%-1.1pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio0.0×-0.3×2.4×+0.1×2.3×+0.1×2.2×0.0×
Quick ratio1.5×0.0×1.5×-0.3×1.8×+0.1×1.7×+0.1×1.6×+0.1×
Cash ratio0.2×0.0×0.2×-0.1×0.3×0.0×0.3×+0.1×0.2×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.6×-0.1×0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×
Debt-to-assets0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA2.1×+0.1×0.0×-0.1×2.2×-0.1×2.3×+0.1×
Interest coverage-0.4×5.3×+0.2×5.2×+0.3×4.9×+0.1×4.7×0.0×
Valuation
Market capitalization$492.77M-9.3%$746.41M+28.8%$579.61M+6.6%$543.84M-22.5%$701.93M-13.6%
Enterprise value$637.8M-7.6%$887.73M+23.1%$721.08M+4.3%$691.2M-19.6%$859.83M-11.7%
Price / earnings17×-1.4×25.2×+7.1×18×-0.3×18.4×-6.7×25×-0.8×
Price / sales0.9×-0.1×1.4×+0.3×1.1×+0.1×1.1×-0.3×1.4×-0.2×
Price / book1.8×-0.2×2.8×+0.7×2.1×+0.1×2.1×-0.7×2.8×-0.5×
EV / EBITDA9.3×-0.8×12.5×+2.1×10.4×+0.3×10.1×-2.3×12.4×-0.8×
EV / sales1.2×-0.1×1.7×+0.3×1.4×+0.1×1.3×-0.3×1.7×-0.2×
Free cash flow yield4.6%-3.2pp3.5%-3.1pp6.6%-1.1pp7.7%+1.2pp6.5%+1.1pp
Earnings yield5.9%+0.4pp4%-1.6pp5.5%+0.1pp5.4%+1.5pp4%+0.1pp
Dividend yield0.4%0.0pp0.3%-0.1pp0.3%0.0pp0.3%+0.1pp0.3%0.0pp
PEG ratio4.7×+4.0×0.8×+0.1×0.7×

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Where do Core Laboratories's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Core Laboratories's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.