Core Laboratories (CLB) Return on Capital Employed (2023 - 2026)
Core Laboratories (CLB) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 9.83% for Q2 2026, down 120.0% year-over-year from 49.15% in Q2 2025, and down 12.31% quarter-over-quarter from 11.21% in Q1 2026.
Core Laboratories (CLB) Return on Capital Employed (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Core Laboratories' Return on Capital Employed history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 9.83% for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 120.0% year-over-year to 9.83%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 9.83% (down 120.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 11.8%, down 32.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 9.83%, down from 11.21% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 11.94% in Q4 2024, with the low at 9.83% in Q2 2026.
- The 4-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.1% (2023), against an average of 11.12%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed surged 104 bps in 2024, then plunged 120 bps in 2026.
- Core Laboratories' Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.9% in 2023, then advanced by 10 bps to 11.94% in 2024, then declined by 2 bps to 11.72% in 2025, then dropped by 16 bps to 9.83% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CLB's Return on Capital Employed at 9.83% in Q2 2026, 11.21% in Q1 2026, and 11.72% in Q4 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.83% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.97% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.76% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.10% |