Core Laboratories (CLB) FCF Payout Ratio (2022 - 2026)

Core Laboratories (CLB) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.19 for Q1 2026, up 53.07% on a YoY basis from 0.12 in Q1 2025, and up 98.86% quarter-over-quarter from 0.09 in Q4 2025.

Core Laboratories (CLB) FCF Payout Ratio (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Core Laboratories has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 5 years, with the latest figure at 0.19 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 53.07% year-over-year to 0.19; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.08 (up 78.66% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.07, up 71.69% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.19, up from 0.09 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.44 in Q3 2025, with the low at 0.14 in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.06 across 5 years, with a median of 0.04 in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 186.45% — and 2025, when it soared 873.44%.
  • Core Laboratories' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.02 in 2022, then gained by 4.49% to 0.02 in 2023, then advanced by 12.75% to 0.03 in 2024, then jumped by 245.12% to 0.09 in 2025, then jumped by 98.86% to 0.19 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.19 (Q1 2026), 0.09 (Q4 2025), and 0.44 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Slb 82.25 Bn 80.04 Bn 4.67 Bn 2.96
2 Baker Hughes 61.96 Bn 47.38 Bn 1.51 Bn 1.39
3 Halliburton 32.79 Bn 30.84 Bn 2.04 Bn 1.75
4 TechnipFMC 26.73 Bn 25.47 Bn 1.49 Bn 0.07
5 Enerflex 8.62 Bn 8.57 Bn - -
6 Nov 7.27 Bn 5.98 Bn 119.00 Mn -0.36
7 Weatherford International 6.99 Bn 5.94 Bn 876.00 Mn 0.24
8 Archrock 5.95 Bn 5.95 Bn 247.42 Mn 0.55
9 Kodiak Gas Services 5.60 Bn 5.50 Bn 222.88 Mn 0.77
10 Core Laboratories 595.72 Mn 579.16 Mn 95.84 Mn 0.19

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.19
Dec 31, 2025 0.09
Sep 30, 2025 0.44
Jun 30, 2025 0.03
Mar 31, 2025 0.12
Dec 31, 2024 0.03
Sep 30, 2024 0.05
Jun 30, 2024 0.04
Mar 31, 2024 0.11
Dec 31, 2023 0.02
Sep 30, 2023 -0.13
Jun 30, 2023 0.07
Mar 31, 2023 -0.12
Dec 31, 2022 0.02
Sep 30, 2022 0.15
Jun 30, 2022 -0.14