Core Laboratories (CLB) Return on Equity [ROE] (2023 - 2026)
Core Laboratories (CLB) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 5.56% in Q3 2026, down 6.58 percentage points from 12.14% a year earlier and down 3.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Core Laboratories (CLB) Return on Equity [ROE] (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Core Laboratories reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 11.59%, down 1.90 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has a three-year change of +0.18 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 13.49% in FY2024 (-4.66 pp), 18.15% in FY2023 (+6.74 pp) and 11.41% in FY2022.
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.17 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 4.01 percentage points in Q1 2024, against a drop of 8.85 percentage points in Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 8.92% (Q2 2026), 10.80% (Q1 2026) and 11.06% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 74.69 Bn | 71.14 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 11.59% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 48.29 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 14.41% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 26.55 Bn | 18.45 Bn | 840.00 Mn | 18.10% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 25.06 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 728.70 Mn | 38.85% |
| 5 | Noble | 6.56 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 228.22 Mn | 1.22% |
| 6 | Nov | 6.32 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 439.00 Mn | 2.39% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 6.16 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 374.00 Mn | 21.95% |
| 8 | Transocean | 5.81 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 348.00 Mn | 3.47% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.47 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 176.30 Mn | 24.42% |
| 10 | Core Laboratories | 415.09 Mn | 325.46 Mn | 26.99 Mn | 5.56% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.56% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.92% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.14% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.49% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.48% |
API Access
Core Laboratories Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();