Core Laboratories stock
CLBNYSECore Laboratories N.V., EnergyISIN US21867A1051
44Score 44 out of 100, Weak
Price and trend
34 / 100
Price history
−42% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 33% below it.
Since June 2026 the 50-day line has been below the 200-day line; the trend has turned down.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 35).
The price is 54% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 96% (April 2014 to March 2020).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$10.45
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$13.41
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)35
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDbelow the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$8.84
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$19.67
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Core Laboratories N.V. belongs to the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry (United States) and, with a market value of $412.87M, is number 50 of 52 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $526.52M (up 0.5% year on year) and earnings of $29.67M (down 5.5%).
- MEQIRI Score 44 out of 100 (Weak): rank 225 of 266 in Energy, median 60.
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- The P/E is 27.1 (Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median 25.3, own median of recent years 33.1).
- Our model puts fair value at $7.90, with the price 14% above it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Earnings turn into cashFree cash flow 134% of earnings over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 79
- Analysts expect strong earnings growthUp 15.6% a year through 2027 (estimates from 2 analysts).
Weaknesses
- Share price fell sharplyDown 44% over the last 12 months.Momentum 14
- Volatile share priceVolatility 46% a year over the last 12 months.Stability 63
Its standout strength is fundamentals, while profitability and momentum hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits and strong cash generation.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk high
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the highest crash risk among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 36 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What drives the risk
- price far below its 52-week high
- cyclical sector (energy or materials), as a group, crashed more often in the backtest
- weak momentum
What lowers it
- solid fundamentals
- price not overheated over the past year
Valuation
Valuation signal
Fairly valuedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $5.64 and expensive above $13.17 (uncertainty high, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $7.39 (cash-flow model) and $8.41 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is. The price is slightly above both parts; given how much the stock swings, that still counts as fair.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $7.28, at 7.8% it would be $8.83.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (25.3).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue fell 0.1% on the twelve months before. Revenue has stayed largely stable since 2006.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 18%, operating 10%, net 6%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterModerate debt, and interest is adequately covered.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 3 Feb 2027in 83 days
- Last reported
- 28 Oct 2026EPS reported $0.16 (expected $0.16)in line with expectations
Analyst estimates
- Earnings per share
- $0.47−2.1%
- Revenue
- $509.79M−0.2%
- Earnings per share
- $0.68−6.8%
- Revenue
- $526.23M+0.2%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook confirmed
Share price after the results: +1.4%Core Lab expects fourth quarter 2026 revenue to be roughly flat sequentially with EPS of $0.12 to $0.20, similar to prior guidance.
“EPS for the fourth quarter 2026 is expected to range from $0.12 to $0.20.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 29 Oct 2026 (fiscal Q3 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
One insider bought on the open market in the last 6 months, $53,900 in total.
- Bruno LawrencePurchase
31 Jul 2026, Chairman and CEO
- Shares
- 5,000
- Price
- $10.78
- Value
- $53,900
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Core Laboratories
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
266 rated companies in Energy
- This company
- 44
- Sector median
- 60
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- ProFrac HoldingACDC $624.68M25
- HMH HoldingHMH $523.75M46
- SBOSBO.VI $522.56M49
- SED Energy Holdings PlcENH.OL $518.96M66
- Oil States InternationalOIS $507.77M41
- Sea1 OffshoreSEA1.OL $417.68M57
- Natural Gas Services GroupNGS $368.71M54
- AkastorAKAST.OL $339.75M47
ETFs that hold Core Laboratories
Held by 10 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFSXRG | 0.02% | 0.43% | €2.48B |
| L&G Russell 2000 US Small Cap Quality UCITS ETFETLZ | 0.02% | 0.30% | €185.82M |
| State Street SPDR Russell 2000 U.S. Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRR | 0.01% | 0.30% | €4.22B |
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| Xtrackers Russell 2000 UCITS ETF 1CXRS2 | 0.01% | 0.30% | €2.17B |
| State Street SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETFZPRV | 0.01% | 0.30% | €944.34M |
| iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETFIUSN | 0.00% | 0.35% | €8.19B |
| iShares MSCI World Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFCBUG | 0.00% | 0.35% | €434.1M |
| UBS MSCI USA Select Factor Mix UCITS ETF USD accUSUE | 0.00% | 0.25% | €175.89M |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Weak, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 11 Sep 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.