Core Laboratories (CLB) Capital Expenditures (2022 - 2026)
Core Laboratories' Capital Expenditures was $4.69 million in Q2 2026, up 34.9% from $3.47 million a year earlier and up 35.9% from the prior quarter.
Core Laboratories (CLB) Capital Expenditures (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Core Laboratories' Capital Expenditures was $13.09 million through Jun 30, 2026, up 7.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $11.21 million, down 5.7% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures shows a four-year compound annual growth rate of -4.6% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Capital Expenditures was $11.89 million in FY2024 (+12.4%), $10.58 million in FY2023 (+3.6%), $10.22 million in FY2022 (-24.5%) and $13.54 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Capital Expenditures in data going back to Q2 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Capital Expenditures was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 4.1%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures over five years was Q1 2024 (growth of 38.2%); the worst was Q2 2023 (a decline of 32.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, CLB's Capital Expenditures in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $3.45 million (Q1 2026), $2.94 million (Q4 2025) and $2.01 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 76.39 Bn | 73.50 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 459.00 Mn |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 56.70 Bn | 19.98 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 300.00 Mn |
| 3 | TechnipFMC | 27.74 Bn | 23.88 Bn | 684.70 Mn | 60.10 Mn |
| 4 | Halliburton | 27.03 Bn | 18.79 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 235.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nov | 6.97 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 521.00 Mn | 81.00 Mn |
| 6 | Noble | 6.81 Bn | 4.74 Bn | 239.27 Mn | 204.53 Mn |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 5.95 Bn | 1.88 Bn | 333.00 Mn | 42.00 Mn |
| 8 | Transocean | 5.90 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 358.00 Mn | 24.00 Mn |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.52 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 123.70 Mn | 105.50 Mn |
| 10 | Core Laboratories | 461.14 Mn | 373.35 Mn | 23.24 Mn | 4.69 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.20 Mn |
Core Laboratories Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "CLB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();