Core Laboratories (CLB) Net Margin (2022 - 2026)
Core Laboratories' Net Margin came in at 4.78% for Q2 2026, down 3.39 percentage points from 8.17% a year earlier but up 5.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Core Laboratories (CLB) Net Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Core Laboratories reported Net Margin of 4.69%, down 1.04 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 5.63%, down 0.36 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin carries a four-year change of +1.44 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Net Margin was 5.99% in FY2024 (-1.20 pp), 7.19% in FY2023 (+3.22 pp), 3.97% in FY2022 (-0.22 pp) and 4.19% in FY2021.
- The five-year range for quarterly Net Margin is -0.65% (Q1 2026) to 17.87% (Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, Net Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.03 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Net Margin over five years came in Q2 2023 (a gain of 12.02 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a drop of 10.95 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CLB's Net Margin at -0.65% (Q1 2026), 3.58% (Q4 2025) and 10.58% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 74.69 Bn | 71.14 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 7.78% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 48.29 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 5.12% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 26.55 Bn | 18.45 Bn | 840.00 Mn | 7.31% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 25.06 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 728.70 Mn | 14.45% |
| 5 | Noble | 6.56 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 228.22 Mn | -16.06% |
| 6 | Nov | 6.32 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 439.00 Mn | 4.04% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 6.16 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 374.00 Mn | 10.50% |
| 8 | Transocean | 5.81 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 348.00 Mn | 2.77% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.47 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 176.30 Mn | 7.77% |
| 10 | Core Laboratories | 415.09 Mn | 325.46 Mn | 26.99 Mn | 4.12% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.12% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.78% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.58% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.74% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.92% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.97% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.84% |
API Access
Core Laboratories Net 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=net-margin&ticker=CLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=CLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();