Core Laboratories (CLB) Operating Expenses (2022 - 2026)
Core Laboratories (CLB) reported Operating Expenses of $14.64 million for Q2 2026, up 4.4% from $14.03 million a year earlier but down 19.9% from the prior quarter.
Core Laboratories (CLB) Operating Expenses (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Core Laboratories' Operating Expenses came in at $61.37 million, up 9.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $59.72 million, up 10.1% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses has a four-year compound annual growth rate of 35.4% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Expenses came in at $54.22 million in FY2024 (-2.4%), $55.55 million in FY2023 (+1.8%), $54.59 million in FY2022 (+207.5%) and $17.75 million in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly Operating Expenses spans a low of $3.75 million in Q4 2023 and a high of $18.27 million in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Operating Expenses has now increased in each of the last ten quarters, with growth averaging 63.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Expenses in five years was Q1 2024 (growth of 293.6%); the low point was Q2 2023 (a decline of 9.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $18.27 million (Q1 2026), $14.24 million (Q4 2025) and $14.22 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 76.39 Bn | 73.50 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 324.00 Mn |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 56.70 Bn | 19.98 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 723.00 Mn |
| 3 | TechnipFMC | 27.74 Bn | 23.88 Bn | 684.70 Mn | 2.28 Bn |
| 4 | Halliburton | 27.03 Bn | 18.79 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 4.94 Bn |
| 5 | Nov | 6.97 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 521.00 Mn | 1.04 Bn |
| 6 | Noble | 6.81 Bn | 4.74 Bn | 239.27 Mn | 689.21 Mn |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 5.95 Bn | 1.88 Bn | 333.00 Mn | 998.00 Mn |
| 8 | Transocean | 5.90 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 358.00 Mn | 812.00 Mn |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.52 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 123.70 Mn | 498.70 Mn |
| 10 | Core Laboratories | 461.14 Mn | 373.35 Mn | 23.24 Mn | 14.64 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.19 Mn |
Core Laboratories Operating Expenses 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=operating-expenses&ticker=CLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "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=operating-expenses&ticker=CLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();