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Core Laboratories Inc. /DE/ CLB

NYSE · stock · Oil & Gas Field Services, NEC · website · IPO 2018-10-22

Core Laboratories Inc. /DE/ statistics & valuation

Market cap$508.0M
P / E17.1×
P / S1.0×
P / B1.9×
P / FCF19.7×
Net margin5.6%
FCF margin4.9%
Net debt$90.3M
Net debt / EBITDA1.3×
Enterprise value USD$598.3M
EV / EBITDA8.4×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV9.4%
Return on capital11.8%
Graham number -27.2%$9.06

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($9.06); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
4.20% 4.00% 7.20% 6.00% 5.60% 20212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
20212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
9.60% 8.50% 10.70% 11.20% 10.70% 20212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
12.30% 10.60% 16.30% 12.40% 10.90% 20212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
46.7M 46.8M 47.5M 47.7M 47.0M 20212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$159.6M $150.9M $108.8M $90.3M 20212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
20212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
3.40% 3.40% 6.30% 5.40% 5.10% 20212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
4.90% 3.00% 2.80% 8.50% 4.90% 20212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.95× 0.74× 0.51× 0.42× 20212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.42 $0.42 $0.77 $0.66 $0.63 20212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Core Laboratories Inc. /DE/ trades at about 19.8× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 20.5×–63.5×, median 31×).

19.8× 63.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (20.5×–63.5×); dot = today's 19.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating margin10.7%11.2%10.7%8.5%9.6%
Net margin5.6%6.0%7.2%4.0%4.2%
FCF margin4.9%8.5%2.8%3.0%4.9%
Return on assets5.1%5.4%6.3%3.4%3.4%
Return on equity10.9%12.4%16.3%10.6%12.3%
Debt / equity0.42×0.51×0.74×0.95×
Current ratio2.022.162.532.05

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.