Core Laboratories Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Core Laboratories Inc (CLB) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Core Laboratories Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 519M vs 172,914M combined for tracked competitors (0.3% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-4.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+4.6%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Core Laboratories Inc generated -4.3% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs 12.1% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 4.7% net margin compares with 10.3% for the peer group.
- Scale: Core Laboratories Inc ranks #76 of 134 companies by market capitalization in the Oil And Gas Production industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Core Laboratories Inc accounted for 0.3% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 0.3% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.16M compares with $0.45M for the peer group (0.4x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
CLB Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Core Laboratories Inc reported revenue contraction of 4.26 % year on year in Q2 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 12.07 %.
With a net margin of 4.65 %, Core Laboratories Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (10.32 %).
Core Laboratories Inc generated 0.27 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 0.32 % a year earlier.
Core Laboratories Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Core Laboratories Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Core Laboratories Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (7) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Core Laboratories Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Oil And Gas Production industry grew revenue 3.3% year over year, combined, vs -4.3% for Core Laboratories Inc. Core Laboratories Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.01% to 0.01%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Core Laboratories Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Laboratories Inc | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Competitors combined (28) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 75.00 % (6 of 8) | 75.00 % (6 of 8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
CLB Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
CLB Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
CLB Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
CLB Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nine Energy Service Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Forum Energy Technologies Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | National Energy Services Reunited Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Nabors Industries Ltd | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Technipfmc Plc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Core Laboratories Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Core Laboratories Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Core Laboratories Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Core Laboratories Inc | 470.19 | 519.18 |
| General Electric Company | 333,197.28 | 50,638.00 |
| Slb Limited | 77,543.94 | 36,365.00 |
| Baker Hughes Company | 57,120.00 | 27,893.00 |
| Technipfmc Plc | 28,565.79 | 10,420.10 |
| Halliburton Company | 27,176.34 | 22,373.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 603,843.01 | 214,165.21 |
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Sources: Core Laboratories Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Core Laboratories Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ncs Multistage Holdings Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Core Laboratories Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Core Laboratories Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Core Laboratories Inc | Operating Segment Reservoir Description 67.27 % |
| General Electric Company | Commercial Engines and Services, Reportable 72.90 % |
| Slb Limited | Production Systems 42.03 % |
| Baker Hughes Company | Oilfield Services and Equipment 52.34 % |
| Technipfmc Plc | Subsea 88.59 % |
| Halliburton Company | Completion and Production 55.83 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Core Laboratories Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Laboratories Inc | 470 | 157,328 | 7,484 |
| General Electric Company | 333,197 | 888,386 | 157,579 |
| Slb Limited | 77,544 | 333,624 | 28,899 |
| Baker Hughes Company | 57,120 | 498,089 | 56,304 |
| Technipfmc Plc | 28,566 | 410,127 | 46,345 |
| Halliburton Company | 27,176 | 466,104 | 33,479 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 603,373 | 445,295 | 39,641 |
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Core Laboratories Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Slb Limited | Middle East 28.67 % |
| Halliburton Company | North America 39.54 % |
| Dover Corp | United States 55.59 % |
| Jacobs Solutions Inc | United States 68.89 % |
| Fluor Corporation | North America 79.19 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
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Core Laboratories Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 113 companies in Core Laboratories Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Core Laboratories Inc ranks #76 of 113 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.03 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 787, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shell Plc | 291,528 | 18.98 % |
| 2 | Totalenergies Se | 218,956 | 14.25 % |
| 3 | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | 105,431 | 6.86 % |
| 4 | Eni Spa | 96,790 | 6.30 % |
| 5 | Slb Limited | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Eog Resources Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Cenovus Energy Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Diamondback Energy Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Devon Energy Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 76 | Core Laboratories Inc | 483 | 0.03 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Core Laboratories Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Sable Offshore Corp | 585 | -81.07 % |
| 72 | Geopark Limited | 583 | 65.78 % |
| 73 | Zion Oil and Gas Inc | 518 | 142.22 % |
| 74 | Sandridge Energy Inc | 515 | 20.14 % |
| 75 | Primeenergy Resources Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 76 | Core Laboratories Inc | 483 | -16.94 % |
| 77 | Infinity Natural Resources Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 78 | Natural Gas Services Group Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 79 | Ranger Energy Services inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 80 | North American Construction Group Ltd | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 81 | Gran Tierra Energy Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Core Laboratories Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Oil And Gas Production industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (165 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 35.93 % | 57.30 % (avg) | -21.4 pp |
| Operating Margin | 9.21 % | industry median | -1.9 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 11.04 % | 11.81 % (avg) | -0.8 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 2.52 % | 24.95 % (avg) | -22.4 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Core Laboratories Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Oil And Gas Production industry average (165 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 24.0x | 15.8x | +8.2x |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.7x | 8.9x | +2.8x |
| P/B | 2.1x | 1.8x | +0.3x |
| Return on Equity | 8.95 % | industry aggregate | -3.04 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 6.23 % | 5.38 % (avg) | 0.85 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Core Laboratories Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2014 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 60.19 % | -26.51 % | 10.94 % | 6.22 % | -4.66 % | 4.10 % | 2.76 % | 0.51 % |
| Operating Margin | 41.52 % | 49.08 % | 50.53 % | 48.95 % | 14.47 % | 10.72 % | 11.18 % | 10.72 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 66.43 % | 75.63 % | 52.37 % | 49.83 % | 11.29 % | 7.73 % | 7.97 % | 7.58 % |
| P/E | 20.8x | 40.8x | 57.2x | 40.7x | 19.0x | 23.3x | 29.0x | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Core Laboratories Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Core Laboratories Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Core Laboratories Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Core Laboratories Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Core Laboratories Inc's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Core Laboratories Inc falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 0.1% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Core Laboratories Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 787 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 2.52 % vs industry average 24.95 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Core Laboratories Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Core Laboratories Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Core Laboratories Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Core Laboratories Inc falls in the Low attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Core Laboratories Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-4.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Core Laboratories Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Laboratories Inc | 0.23 | 2.14 | 0.41 |
| General Electric Company | - | 0.86 | 1.09 |
| Slb Limited | 0.20 | 1.37 | 0.38 |
| Baker Hughes Company | - | 1.58 | 0.46 |
| Technipfmc Plc | 0.19 | 1.12 | 0.13 |
| Halliburton Company | 0.36 | 2.02 | 0.68 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Core Laboratories Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Laboratories Inc | Q2 2026 | -4.3 % | -45.7 % |
| General Electric Company | Q2 2026 | +21.1 % | +16.6 % |
| Slb Limited | Q2 2026 | +5.0 % | -22.2 % |
| Baker Hughes Company | Q1 2026 | +2.5 % | +129.3 % |
| Technipfmc Plc | Q2 2026 | +9.0 % | +35.0 % |
| Halliburton Company | Q2 2026 | +3.7 % | +11.3 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +10.3 % | -25.5 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Core Laboratories Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Laboratories Inc | Q2 2026 | +36.9 % | +34.9 % |
| General Electric Company | Q2 2026 | +540.9 % | +2.4 % |
| Slb Limited | Q2 2026 | +79.3 % | +29.0 % |
| Baker Hughes Company | Q1 2026 | +3.1 % | +12.0 % |
| Technipfmc Plc | Q2 2026 | - | -28.1 % |
| Halliburton Company | Q2 2026 | - | -33.6 % |
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Core Laboratories Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Laboratories Inc | 4.20% | 5.02% | 8.95% |
| General Electric Company | 6.98% | 11.25% | 48.50% |
| Slb Limited | 5.73% | 7.18% | 11.58% |
| Baker Hughes Company | 7.43% | 11.19% | 16.88% |
| Technipfmc Plc | 11.54% | 22.48% | 35.07% |
| Halliburton Company | 6.36% | 7.98% | 15.08% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Core Laboratories Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Core Laboratories Inc | 19.39 | 0.91 |
| General Electric Company | 37.57 | 6.58 |
| Slb Limited | 24.64 | 2.13 |
| Baker Hughes Company | 18.28 | 2.05 |
| Technipfmc Plc | 24.61 | 2.74 |
| Halliburton Company | 17.07 | 1.21 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 31.71 | 2.82 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.