Core Laboratories (CLB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2023 - 2026)
Core Laboratories (CLB) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.83% in Q2 2026, down 1.20 percentage points from 11.03% a year earlier and down 1.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Core Laboratories (CLB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Core Laboratories reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 11.80%, down 0.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a three-year change of +3.08 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 12.12% in FY2024 (+1.06 pp), 11.05% in FY2023 (+2.34 pp) and 8.71% in FY2022.
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.01 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 1.04 percentage points in Q4 2024, against a drop of 1.20 percentage points in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 11.21% (Q1 2026), 11.72% (Q4 2025) and 11.00% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 74.69 Bn | 71.14 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 11.29% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 48.29 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 8.94% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 26.55 Bn | 18.45 Bn | 840.00 Mn | 14.18% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 25.06 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 728.70 Mn | -3.37% |
| 5 | Noble | 6.56 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 228.22 Mn | 5.53% |
| 6 | Nov | 6.32 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 439.00 Mn | 5.33% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 6.16 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 374.00 Mn | 16.42% |
| 8 | Transocean | 5.81 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 348.00 Mn | 5.95% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.47 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 176.30 Mn | 4.08% |
| 10 | Core Laboratories | 415.09 Mn | 325.46 Mn | 26.99 Mn | 7.99% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.99% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.83% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.03% |
| 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% |
API Access
Core Laboratories Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();