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Core Laboratories CLB Return on invested capital

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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 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 return on invested capital?
Core Laboratories (CLB) reported return on invested capital of 9% in Q1 2026.
How has Core Laboratories's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Core Laboratories's return on invested capital increased by 3.4% year-over-year, from 8.7% to 9%.
What is the long-term trend for Core Laboratories's return on invested capital?
Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Core Laboratories's return on invested capital has grown at a -12.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 12% to 9.2%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.