Core Laboratories Inc. /DE/
CLBAnalytical Summary
Core Laboratories Inc. /DE/ shows mixed fundamentals. Consider comparing against peers in the Energy sector before making investment decisions.
5-Year Financial Trajectory
AnnualHealth Breakdown
Dividend History
Dividend / share · sourced from SEC filingsStatement lens
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| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth YoY (%) |
0.5%
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-90%)
|
2.8%
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-45%)
|
4.1%
Caution
Caution
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-18%)
|
4.1%
Caution
Caution
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-17%)
|
— |
| EPS Growth YoY (%) |
-4.5%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-15.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
88.1%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-2.3%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Net Income Growth YoY (%) |
-5.5%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
-14.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
88.5%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in net income |
-1.4%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in net income |
— |
| FCF Growth YoY (%) |
-41.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
211.7%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
-4.3%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
-36.5%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
— |
| Revenue CAGR 3Y (%) |
2.4%
Caution
Caution
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
3.7%
Caution
Caution
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
— | — | — |
| EPS CAGR 3Y (%) |
15.1%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
15.9%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
— | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Margin (%) (%) |
10.7%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-29%)
|
11.2%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-25%)
|
10.7%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-29%)
|
8.5%
Caution
Caution
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-43%)
|
9.6%
Caution
Caution
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-36%)
|
| Effective Tax Rate (%) (%) |
33.8%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
30.4%
Weak
→
Weak
Stable
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
10.2%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
34.4%
Weak
Weak
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
44.0%
Weak
Weak
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
| Profit Margin (%) (%) |
5.6%
Caution
→
Caution
Stable
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-30%)
|
6.0%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-25%)
|
7.2%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-10%)
|
4.0%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-50%)
|
4.2%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-48%)
|
| FCF Margin (%) (%) |
4.9%
Weak
→
Weak
Stable
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
8.5%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
2.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
3.0%
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
4.9%
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
| FCF / Net Income (x) |
0.87x
Caution
→
Caution
Stable
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
1.42x
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.39x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.76x
Caution
Caution
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
1.17x
Fair
Fair
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Invested Capital (%) |
9.9%
Fair
→
Fair
Stable
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
10.9%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
12.6%
Good
Good
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
7.6%
Fair
Fair
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Capital (%) (%) |
9.7%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
10.0%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
9.3%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
7.2%
Fair
Fair
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
7.8%
Fair
Fair
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
| Return on Common Equity (%) (%) |
11.2%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-7%)
|
12.7%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+6%)
|
16.3%
Good
Good
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+36%)
|
10.6%
Fair
Fair
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-12%)
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to Equity (x) |
0.42x
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-15%)
|
0.52x
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
At sector avg
|
0.74x
Fair
Fair
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+48%)
|
0.95x
Fair
Fair
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+90%)
|
— |
| Interest Coverage (x) |
5.34x
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
4.73x
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
4.07x
Fair
→
Fair
Stable
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
3.59x
Fair
Fair
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
4.95x
Fair
Fair
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
| Net Debt (USD) | $90.30M | $108.84M | $150.88M | $159.57M | — |
| Debt / EBITDA (x) |
1.59x
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
1.74x
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
2.36x
Fair
Fair
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
2.98x
Fair
Fair
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working Capital (USD) | $108.65M | $118.89M | $135.04M | $108.57M | — |
| LT Debt (USD) | $113.00M | $128.00M | $166.00M | $175.00M | — |
| Total Equity (USD) | $265.99M | $246.57M | $224.81M | $184.26M | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD) | $526.52M | $523.85M | $509.79M | $489.74M | $470.25M |
| Depreciation Expense (USD) | $14.65M | $14.95M | $15.78M | $17.16M | $18.52M |
| Net Income, GAAP (USD) | $29.67M | $31.40M | $36.67M | $19.45M | $19.73M |
| Operating Cash Flow (USD) | $37.03M | $56.39M | $24.79M | $24.96M | $36.58M |
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