Core Laboratories (CLB) Operating Margin (2022 - 2026)
Core Laboratories (CLB) recorded Operating Margin of 7.34% in Q2 2026, down 4.40 percentage points from 11.75% a year earlier but up 5.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Core Laboratories (CLB) Operating Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Core Laboratories' Operating Margin came in at 9.21% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 1.17 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 10.72%, down 0.45 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has a four-year change of +1.10 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Margin came in at 11.18% in FY2024 (+0.46 pp), 10.72% in FY2023 (+2.24 pp), 8.48% in FY2022 (-1.15 pp) and 9.63% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Operating Margin has ranged from 1.55% in Q1 2026 to 15.56% in Q3 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.76 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 5.15 percentage points in Q2 2023, against a drop of 4.40 percentage points in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 1.55% (Q1 2026), 11.45% (Q4 2025) and 15.56% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 76.39 Bn | 73.50 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 11.94% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 56.70 Bn | 19.98 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 12.74% |
| 3 | TechnipFMC | 27.74 Bn | 23.88 Bn | 684.70 Mn | -57.68% |
| 4 | Halliburton | 27.03 Bn | 18.79 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 13.62% |
| 5 | Nov | 6.97 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 521.00 Mn | 9.04% |
| 6 | Noble | 6.81 Bn | 4.74 Bn | 239.27 Mn | 4.23% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 5.95 Bn | 1.88 Bn | 333.00 Mn | 9.68% |
| 8 | Transocean | 5.90 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 358.00 Mn | 15.73% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.52 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 123.70 Mn | 9.48% |
| 10 | Core Laboratories | 461.14 Mn | 373.35 Mn | 23.24 Mn | 7.34% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.34% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.97% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.61% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.71% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.63% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.64% |
API Access
Core Laboratories Operating 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=operating-margin&ticker=CLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=CLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();