Core Laboratories (CLB) Return on Capital Employed (2023 - 2026)

Core Laboratories' (CLB) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.21% in Q1 2026, down 8.0% year-on-year from 12.19% in Q1 2025, and down 4.37% quarter-over-quarter from 11.72% in Q4 2025.

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 11.21% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 8.0% year-over-year to 11.21% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 11.21%, a 8.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 11.8%, down 32.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 11.21% in Q1 2026 per CLB's latest filing, from 11.72% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 11.94% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 10.76% in Q2 2024.
  • The 4-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.15% (2023), against an average of 11.21%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 104 bps in 2024 and sank 75 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.9% in 2023, then climbed by 10 bps to 11.94% in 2024, then fell by 2 bps to 11.72% in 2025, then fell by 4 bps to 11.21% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CLB Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 11.21% (Q1 2026), 11.72% (Q4 2025), and 10.94% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Slb 78.08 Bn 74.69 Bn 5.38 Bn 11.74%
2 Tenaris 58.18 Bn 46.31 Bn 1.05 Bn -
3 TechnipFMC 30.64 Bn 29.36 Bn 1.64 Bn 27.54%
4 Halliburton 27.87 Bn 25.86 Bn 2.04 Bn 12.84%
5 Nov 7.48 Bn 6.14 Bn 379.00 Mn 5.18%
6 Weatherford International 6.35 Bn 5.21 Bn 776.00 Mn 16.47%
7 Archrock 6.34 Bn 6.34 Bn 247.42 Mn 20.44%
8 Oceaneering International 5.28 Bn 4.67 Bn 127.27 Mn 15.00%
9 Kodiak Gas Services 5.09 Bn 4.99 Bn 222.88 Mn 8.84%
10 Core Laboratories 537.67 Mn 514.85 Mn 45.68 Mn 11.21%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%