Core Laboratories (CLB) EBITDA Margin (2022 - 2026)
Core Laboratories' (CLB) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 1.55% in Q1 2026, down 202.0% year-on-year from 1.52% in Q1 2025, and down 86.47% quarter-over-quarter from 11.45% in Q4 2025.
Core Laboratories (CLB) EBITDA Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Core Laboratories' EBITDA Margin history runs 5 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.55% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin fell 202.0% year-over-year to 1.55% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 10.28%, a 23.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.72%, down 45.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin slipped to 1.55% in Q1 2026 per CLB's latest filing, from 11.45% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 15.56% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 1.55% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 11.54% (2025), against an average of 10.3%.
- Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin soared 515 bps in 2023 and sank 304 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 12.24% in 2022, then fell by 7 bps to 11.37% in 2023, then slipped by 4 bps to 10.97% in 2024, then grew by 4 bps to 11.45% in 2025, then tumbled by 86 bps to 1.55% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CLB EBITDA Margin figures stand at 1.55% (Q1 2026), 11.45% (Q4 2025), and 15.56% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 78.08 Bn | 74.69 Bn | 5.38 Bn | 58.70% |
| 2 | Tenaris | 58.18 Bn | 46.31 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 48.92% |
| 3 | TechnipFMC | 30.64 Bn | 29.36 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 14.51% |
| 4 | Halliburton | 27.87 Bn | 25.86 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 12.57% |
| 5 | Nov | 7.48 Bn | 6.14 Bn | 379.00 Mn | 5.80% |
| 6 | Weatherford International | 6.35 Bn | 5.21 Bn | 776.00 Mn | 9.68% |
| 7 | Archrock | 6.34 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 247.42 Mn | 54.06% |
| 8 | Oceaneering International | 5.28 Bn | 4.67 Bn | 127.27 Mn | 8.35% |
| 9 | Kodiak Gas Services | 5.09 Bn | 4.99 Bn | 222.88 Mn | 30.89% |
| 10 | Core Laboratories | 537.67 Mn | 514.85 Mn | 45.68 Mn | 1.55% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.97% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.61% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.71% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.63% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.64% |