Core Laboratories (CLB) Operating Expenses (2024 - 2026)

Core Laboratories' (CLB) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $14.7 million in Q1 2026, up 7.85% year-on-year from $13.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 38.44% quarter-over-quarter from $10.6 million in Q4 2025.

Core Laboratories (CLB) Operating Expenses (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Core Laboratories' Operating Expenses history runs 3 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $14.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 7.85% year-over-year to $14.7 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $46.5 million, a 11.71% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $45.4 million, up 14.23% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses rose to $14.7 million in Q1 2026 per CLB's latest filing, from $10.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $14.7 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $8.6 million in Q3 2024.
  • The 3-year median for Operating Expenses is $10.6 million (2025), against an average of $11.1 million.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Operating Expenses was 23.68% in 2025; the steepest drop was 2.0% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $9.1 million in 2024, then grew by 17.08% to $10.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 38.44% to $14.7 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CLB Operating Expenses figures stand at $14.7 million (Q1 2026), $10.6 million (Q4 2025), and $10.7 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Slb 78.08 Bn 74.69 Bn 5.38 Bn 261.00 Mn
2 Tenaris 58.18 Bn 46.31 Bn 1.05 Bn -466.59 Mn
3 TechnipFMC 30.64 Bn 29.36 Bn 1.64 Bn 2.14 Bn
4 Halliburton 27.87 Bn 25.86 Bn 2.04 Bn 4.72 Bn
5 Nov 7.48 Bn 6.14 Bn 379.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
6 Weatherford International 6.35 Bn 5.21 Bn 776.00 Mn 998.00 Mn
7 Archrock 6.34 Bn 6.34 Bn 247.42 Mn 45.37 Mn
8 Oceaneering International 5.28 Bn 4.67 Bn 127.27 Mn 69.48 Mn
9 Kodiak Gas Services 5.09 Bn 4.99 Bn 222.88 Mn 238.95 Mn
10 Core Laboratories 537.67 Mn 514.85 Mn 45.68 Mn 14.72 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 10.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 10.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 10.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 13.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 9.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 10.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.79 Mn