Core Laboratories (CLB) FCF Margin (2022 - 2026)
Core Laboratories' FCF Margin was 2.51% in Q2 2026, down 5.52 percentage points from 8.03% a year earlier but up 2.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Core Laboratories (CLB) FCF Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Core Laboratories' FCF Margin was 2.92% through Jun 30, 2026, down 5.22 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 4.90%, down 3.59 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin shows a four-year change of 0.00 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, FCF Margin was 8.49% in FY2024 (+5.71 pp), 2.79% in FY2023 (-0.22 pp), 3.01% in FY2022 (-1.89 pp) and 4.90% in FY2021.
- Quarterly FCF Margin has moved between -4.19% (Q1 2023) and 13.44% (Q4 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.45 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 10.64 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 9.83 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CLB's FCF Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.42% (Q1 2026), 3.62% (Q4 2025) and 4.83% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 76.39 Bn | 73.50 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 10.03% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 56.70 Bn | 19.98 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 15.50% |
| 3 | TechnipFMC | 27.74 Bn | 23.88 Bn | 684.70 Mn | 17.66% |
| 4 | Halliburton | 27.03 Bn | 18.79 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 10.31% |
| 5 | Nov | 6.97 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 521.00 Mn | -3.00% |
| 6 | Noble | 6.81 Bn | 4.74 Bn | 239.27 Mn | -8.39% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 5.95 Bn | 1.88 Bn | 333.00 Mn | 12.04% |
| 8 | Transocean | 5.90 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 358.00 Mn | 21.95% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.52 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 123.70 Mn | -17.14% |
| 10 | Core Laboratories | 461.14 Mn | 373.35 Mn | 23.24 Mn | 2.51% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.51% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.94% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -4.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.64% |
Core Laboratories FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=CLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=CLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();