The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

CLB

Concerning the House

Core Laboratories Inc. provides reservoir description and production enhancement services and products to the oil and gas industry in the United States, and internationally. It operates through Reservoir Description and Production Enhancement segments. The Reservoir Description segment includes the characterization of petroleum reservoir rock and reservoir fluid samples to enhance production and improve recovery of crude oil and natural gas from its clients' reservoirs. It offers laboratory-based analytical and field services to characterize properties of crude oil and oil delivered products; and proprietary and joint industry studies, as well as services that support carbon capture, utilization and storage, geothermal projects, and the evaluation and appraisal of mining activities. The Production Enhancement segment provides services and products relating to reservoir well completions, perforations, stimulations, production, and well abandonment. It offers integrated diagnostic services to evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of well completions and to develop solutions to improve the effectiveness of enhanced oil recovery projects. The company markets and sells its products through a combination of sales representatives, technical seminars, trade shows, and print advertising, as well as through distributors. Core Laboratories Inc. was founded in 1936 and is based in Houston, Texas.

United States · www.corelab.com

The Long Run

FY 2023–2025 · 3 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$526.52M+1.6%
Operating income$56.47M+1.7%
Net income$31.40M-7.5%
Cash from ops$37.03M+22.2%
Quotation

$12.39

-0.06 (-0.5%)

52w hi$19.63
52w lo$9.86
Vol608.62K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Sell

Our score -0.58

Short-0.74
Medium-0.50
Long-0.41

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Core Laboratories Inc.

Energy · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

Market cap$568.51M
Enterprise value$719.74M
Trailing P/E23.83x
Forward P/E18.36x
EV / EBITDA12.60x
P / S (ttm)1.10x
Profit margin4.7%
Return on equity9.0%
Revenue growth-4.3%
Earnings growth-41.2%
Debt / equity59.23
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.30
Corr SPX0.38
Annual vol55.9%
Annual ret-9.9%
Sharpe-0.18
Max DD-54.9%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.03
Sector+0.13
Technical-0.44
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$12.27$12.77$12.10$12.39608.62K
Aug 12$12.24$12.52$12.11$12.45737.60K
Aug 11$12.18$12.52$12.14$12.43650.20K
Aug 10$11.37$12.23$11.37$12.22624.20K
Aug 7$11.07$11.42$11.07$11.35388.00K