Core Laboratories (CLB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2023 - 2026)
Core Laboratories' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 2.65% for Q3 2026, down 2.86 percentage points from 5.51% a year earlier and down 1.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Core Laboratories (CLB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Core Laboratories' Return on Assets [ROA] was 5.20%, down 0.29 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a three-year change of +1.81 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 5.49% in FY2024 (-0.87 pp), 6.36% in FY2023 (+2.97 pp) and 3.39% in FY2022.
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q1 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.53 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q1 2024 (a gain of 2.34 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2026 (a drop of 2.86 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CLB's Return on Assets [ROA] at 4.21% (Q2 2026), 5.05% (Q1 2026) and 5.17% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 74.69 Bn | 71.14 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 5.65% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 48.29 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 5.25% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 26.55 Bn | 18.45 Bn | 840.00 Mn | 7.75% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 25.06 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 728.70 Mn | 12.36% |
| 5 | Noble | 6.56 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 228.22 Mn | 0.75% |
| 6 | Nov | 6.32 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 439.00 Mn | 1.34% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 6.16 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 374.00 Mn | 7.95% |
| 8 | Transocean | 5.81 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 348.00 Mn | 1.93% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.47 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 176.30 Mn | 14.50% |
| 10 | Core Laboratories | 415.09 Mn | 325.46 Mn | 26.99 Mn | 2.65% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.65% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.53% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.09% |
API Access
Core Laboratories Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();