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

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DateValue
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%