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Core Laboratories

NYQ:CLB · US21867A1051
Energy Equipment & ServicesMedium

360

13
EV / EBIT18
Price / Owner Earnings27
Owner Earnings Yield46
Dividend Yield85
Price/Sales89
EV / Gross Profit24
Price/Book59
Return on Capital51
Cash Return on Capital54
Return on Equity56
EBIT Margin53
Gross Profitability43
Cash Conversion18
Accruals38
Owner Earnings Margin54
Sales growth15
Profit Growth57
Long-Term EPS Growth77
Owner Earnings Growth46
Reinvestment54
Price momentum53
Debt load47
Refinancing88
Debt Payback28
Liquidity67
Analyst ratings10
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside56
Market mood60
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Core Laboratories clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryEnergy Equipment & Services
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded2023
Employees1,005
Websitecorelab.com
ISINUS21867A1051
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Environmental ConsultingCleanTechLithiumClimateTechMining TechnologyCarbon Capture, Utilisation & Sequestration (CCUS) or (CCS)

Description

Core Laboratories Inc. (Core Lab) provides proprietary and patented reservoir description and production enhancement services and products to the oil and gas industry, primarily through client relationships with many of the world’s major, national an…

Analysis

Hope premium

Core Laboratories Inc. is priced well ahead of what the underlying numbers justify, a pattern we describe as a hope premium.

On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 21.9×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 7% a year, against analyst forecasts of 9%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
79
2023202420252026

All-time high

79

Jun 2026

All-time low

1

Jan 2023

Average rank

34

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
89
27
20
15
Price/Earnings
36
5
11
19
Price/Book
59
11
6
3
Dividend Yield
85
18
22
37
Value (overall)
96
1
5
9

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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