Core Laboratories NV
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| 24.4 | 30.6 | 28.9 | 190.8 | 47.8 | 23.3 | – | 27.8 | 54.8 | 33.6 | 26.3 | 25.1 | 10.0 | 24.3 | 29.7 | 29.9 | 24.1 | 36.2 | 20.8 | 40.6 | 82.9 | 58.4 | 33.4 | 16.5 | – | 52.8 | 48.9 | 22.9 | 26.3 | 25.1 | |
| 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | |
| 4.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 30.3 | 49.0 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 14.8 | 31.0 | 27.7 | 51.9 | 57.1 | – | 34.1 | 32.6 | 16.5 | 9.5 | 16.7 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | |
| 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | |
| 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 16.2 | 18.3 | 9.0 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 14.4 | 17.2 | 16.3 | 7.1 | 13.3 | 17.4 | 21.0 | 16.9 | 25.2 | 15.3 | 27.0 | 48.8 | 37.8 | 20.8 | 16.0 | 20.6 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 14.2 | 12.8 | 11.9 | |
| 75.1 | – | – | – | – | – | 17.3 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 18.8 | 22.8 | 30.0 | 11.6 | 16.8 | 24.1 | 31.7 | 25.4 | 33.9 | 20.2 | 23.9 | 44.1 | 46.0 | 29.5 | 25.0 | 25.9 | 45.2 | 64.5 | 59.2 | 19.0 | 33.4 | |
| 1.3% | -3.7% | -3.5% | -2.3% | -2.8% | -0.2% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 6.4% | 5.3% | 4.4% | 3.3% | 8.6% | 6.0% | 4.1% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 5.3% | 3.0% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19.6% | 20.7% | 23.0% | 19.2% | 20.1% | 22.1% | 17.4% | 19.4% | 21.3% | 23.9% | 29.3% | 33.0% | 34.1% | 34.2% | 35.3% | 34.6% | 34.3% | 35.9% | 36.2% | 29.8% | 21.1% | 24.3% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 21.0% | 17.8% | 16.1% | 18.4% | 16.9% | 17.9% | |
| 11.9% | 12.8% | 14.3% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 9.7% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 10.9% | 12.6% | 21.5% | 27.4% | 26.5% | 26.9% | 28.6% | 27.6% | 30.3% | 31.1% | 31.9% | 20.2% | 14.5% | 17.0% | 16.9% | 14.5% | -15.8% | 9.6% | 8.5% | 10.7% | 11.2% | 9.6% | |
| 7.3% | 7.2% | 7.0% | 1.1% | 5.7% | 5.5% | -2.5% | 4.6% | 2.9% | 6.5% | 14.4% | 18.1% | 18.4% | 16.3% | 18.2% | 20.3% | 22.0% | 22.6% | 23.7% | 14.4% | 10.7% | 12.6% | 11.3% | 15.3% | -20.0% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 7.2% | 6.0% | 5.6% | |
| 2.4% | -8.0% | -7.1% | -4.8% | -7.6% | -0.2% | 6.0% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 11.5% | 16.6% | 15.1% | 15.9% | 23.6% | 22.4% | 19.2% | 20.8% | 24.1% | 24.5% | 24.4% | 20.2% | 16.0% | 12.9% | 10.1% | 9.4% | 4.9% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 8.3% | 4.2% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16.2% | 13.5% | 10.2% | 1.6% | 7.6% | 7.5% | -3.5% | 8.5% | 6.5% | 14.6% | 115.1% | 194.9% | 90.8% | 40.7% | 50.1% | 103.8% | 115.0% | 143.3% | 273.9% | – | 41.1% | 55.9% | 49.4% | 57.3% | -136.5% | 12.6% | 10.6% | 16.3% | 12.5% | 11.2% | |
| 9.7% | 6.5% | 5.7% | 0.9% | 4.7% | 4.7% | -2.2% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 7.9% | 16.5% | 24.0% | 26.7% | 17.3% | 22.8% | 30.5% | 33.9% | 36.7% | 38.1% | 18.4% | 11.1% | 14.2% | 12.3% | 13.2% | -17.2% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 6.3% | 5.3% | 5.1% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.5 | -7.0 | 10 | -16 | 66 | 81 | 74 | 111 | 97 | 75 | 249 | 277 | 203 | 52 | 14 | 196 | 215 | 253 | 344 | 423 | 217 | 230 | 287 | 306 | 257 | 183 | 169 | 158 | 118 | 99 | |
| 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | |
| 59.5% | 47.9% | 56.5% | 57.9% | 61.3% | 62.7% | 61.3% | 52.3% | 48.9% | 54.3% | 14.3% | 12.3% | 29.4% | 42.4% | 45.5% | 29.4% | 29.5% | 25.6% | 13.9% | -3.8% | 27.1% | 25.4% | 24.8% | 23.0% | 12.6% | 26.9% | 31.9% | 38.3% | 42.7% | 45.5% | |
| 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.9 | – | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.17 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.05 | 0.29 | 0.30 | -0.14 | 0.30 | 0.21 | 0.56 | 1.54 | 2.48 | 3.00 | 2.43 | 3.00 | 3.82 | 4.54 | 5.28 | 5.77 | 2.68 | 1.45 | 1.88 | 1.79 | 2.28 | -2.17 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.77 | 0.66 | 0.64 | |
| 2.36 | 4.13 | 4.73 | 4.68 | 5.01 | 5.49 | 5.50 | 6.50 | 7.43 | 8.63 | 10.71 | 13.74 | 16.31 | 14.91 | 16.47 | 18.76 | 20.63 | 23.34 | 24.33 | 18.59 | 13.47 | 14.91 | 15.76 | 14.97 | 10.83 | 10.07 | 10.46 | 10.73 | 10.99 | 11.32 | |
| 1.06 | 2.19 | 3.26 | 3.22 | 3.75 | 4.02 | 3.89 | 3.53 | 3.31 | 3.82 | 1.34 | 1.27 | 3.30 | 5.99 | 6.00 | 3.68 | 3.95 | 3.68 | 2.11 | -0.55 | 3.52 | 3.36 | 3.62 | 3.98 | 1.59 | 3.35 | 3.94 | 4.73 | 5.28 | 5.72 | |
| 0.06 | -0.33 | -0.34 | -0.23 | -0.38 | -0.01 | 0.33 | 0.61 | 0.75 | 0.99 | 1.78 | 2.08 | 2.59 | 3.52 | 3.69 | 3.60 | 4.30 | 5.64 | 5.96 | 4.54 | 2.72 | 2.38 | 2.03 | 1.51 | 1.02 | 0.49 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.91 | 0.48 | |
Data as of: September 25, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.