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

Core Laboratories (CLB) reported Return on Capital Employed of 1.48% for Q1 2026, down 981.0% on a YoY basis from 0.17% in Q1 2025, and down 26.17% quarter-over-quarter from 2.0% in Q4 2025.

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

Core Laboratories has reported Return on Capital Employed for 4 years, with the latest figure at 1.48% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 981.0% year-over-year to 1.48%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.48% (down 981.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.01%, down 1010.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 1.48%, down from 2.0% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 11.94% in Q4 2024, with the low at 1.47% in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.51% across 4 years, with a median of 6.66% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed soared 1032 bps — and 2025, when it sank 994 bps.
  • Core Laboratories' Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.62% in 2023, then jumped by 636 bps to 11.94% in 2024, then plunged by 83 bps to 2.0% in 2025, then retreated by 26 bps to 1.48% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.48% (Q1 2026), 2.0% (Q4 2025), and 10.94% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Slb 82.25 Bn 80.04 Bn 4.67 Bn 36.80%
2 Baker Hughes 61.96 Bn 47.38 Bn 1.51 Bn 35.87%
3 Halliburton 32.79 Bn 30.84 Bn 2.04 Bn 12.84%
4 TechnipFMC 26.73 Bn 25.47 Bn 1.49 Bn 27.54%
5 Enerflex 8.62 Bn 8.57 Bn - 2.02%
6 Nov 7.27 Bn 5.98 Bn 119.00 Mn 4.37%
7 Weatherford International 6.99 Bn 5.94 Bn 876.00 Mn 19.80%
8 Archrock 5.95 Bn 5.95 Bn 247.42 Mn 20.30%
9 Kodiak Gas Services 5.60 Bn 5.50 Bn 222.88 Mn 8.84%
10 Core Laboratories 595.72 Mn 579.16 Mn 95.84 Mn 1.48%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.48%
Dec 31, 2025 2.00%
Sep 30, 2025 10.94%
Jun 30, 2025 10.97%
Mar 31, 2025 11.29%
Dec 31, 2024 11.94%
Sep 30, 2024 2.47%
Jun 30, 2024 1.47%
Mar 31, 2024 2.02%
Dec 31, 2023 1.62%
Sep 30, 2023 10.86%
Jun 30, 2023 11.10%