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Core Laboratories Inc. (CLB)

Energy | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | Houston, United States | NYSE
11.45 USD +0.35 (3.153%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:31 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Core Laboratories is severely compromised by a brutal multi-year decline. Despite a technically low valuation and a modest payout ratio, the business has lost nearly 90% of its value over the last nine years, with the most recent annual performance showing another sharp drop. This is not a classic value trap where the market is temporarily mispricing a great company; the trajectory suggests a structural deterioration in the core business or a permanent shift in industry dynamics. The stock trades at a discount to book value, yet the massive share count dilution and persistent revenue contraction indicate that the market is correctly pricing in a much smaller entity. The recent news of shares falling alongside peers reinforces a sector-wide headwind. While the dividend exists, it is a tiny fraction of the historical yield and likely insufficient to offset capital loss. The options market confirms this pessimism, with traders loading up on downside protection. There is no clear catalyst to reverse this trend, making this a poor candidate for both short-term momentum plays and long-term accumulation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.197221
MSTL_550.198411
MSTL0.198959
AutoARIMA0.205374
AutoETS0.205377
MSTL_55_740.211968
MSTL_740.213868

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 35%
H-stat 7.87
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.387
Excess Kurtosis -0.70
Attribute Value
Sector Energy
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-10
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-10
Debt to Equity Ratio 61.002
Revenue per Share 11.345
Market Cap 527,806,976
Trailing P/E 18.77
Forward P/E 16.47
Beta 1.01
Profit Margins 5.53%
Previous Name Core Laboratories N.V.
Website https://www.corelab.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:31 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for continued weakness with heavy put volume relative to call volume across all expirations. The open interest is skewed significantly toward out-of-the-money puts, suggesting a 'cap' at current levels rather than a floor. While there is some call activity at the $12.50 strike, the overwhelming majority of positioning is defensive, indicating traders expect the price to struggle to reclaim higher ground.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.08% 0.29% 0.25% 0.22%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-11 0.010 0.075188
2026-02-13 0.010 0.053879
2025-11-03 0.010 0.061920
2025-08-04 0.010 0.094697
2025-05-05 0.010 0.082988
2025-02-10 0.010 0.058173
2024-11-04 0.010 0.051787
2024-08-05 0.010 0.047847
2024-05-03 0.010 0.062814
2024-02-09 0.010 0.068871
2023-11-10 0.010 0.051626
2023-08-04 0.010 0.039604
2023-05-05 0.010 0.045683
2023-02-10 0.010 0.038610
2022-11-04 0.010 0.048286
2022-08-05 0.010 0.061162
2022-05-06 0.010 0.036403
2022-02-11 0.010 0.035537
2021-11-05 0.010 0.036088
2021-08-06 0.010 0.032960
2021-04-30 0.010 0.035486
2021-01-22 0.010 0.028281
2020-10-23 0.010 0.065147
2020-07-24 0.010 0.042123
2020-05-07 0.010 0.061387
2020-01-23 0.250 0.646329
2019-10-17 0.550 1.307345
2019-07-19 0.550 1.011960
2019-04-25 0.550 0.853242
2019-01-24 0.550 0.830941
2018-10-18 0.550 0.530018
2018-04-26 0.550 0.442264
2018-01-25 0.550 0.461797
2017-10-19 0.550 0.615833
2017-07-13 0.550 0.529814
2017-04-26 0.550 0.483985
2017-01-18 0.550 0.451671
2016-10-19 0.550 0.477845
2016-07-14 0.550 0.444516
2016-05-02 0.550 0.415314
2016-01-20 0.550 0.603202
2015-10-21 0.550 0.495808
2015-07-15 0.550 0.512200
2015-04-23 0.550 0.438876
2015-04-22 0.550 0.482456
2015-01-21 0.550 0.518135
2014-10-15 0.500 0.360855
2014-07-16 0.500 0.301987
2014-04-23 0.500 0.233984
2014-01-22 0.500 0.262950
2013-10-16 0.320 0.182951
2013-07-17 0.320 0.209027
2013-04-24 0.320 0.221423
2013-01-17 0.320 0.283688
2012-10-17 0.280 0.269984
2012-07-18 0.280 0.240447
2012-04-25 0.280 0.211257
2012-01-20 0.280 0.245356
2011-10-19 0.250 0.243499
2011-07-20 0.250 0.219858
2011-04-26 0.250 0.258051
2011-01-21 0.250 0.293118
2010-10-20 0.060 0.070755
2010-07-21 0.710 0.865854
2010-04-23 0.060 0.078709
2010-01-21 0.060 0.098969
2009-10-21 0.050 0.091441
2009-07-22 0.425 1.002831
2009-04-23 0.050 0.123335
2009-01-29 0.050 0.146434
2008-10-22 0.050 0.154012
2008-07-23 0.550 0.925926
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.04
dividendYield 0.36
exDividendDate 2026-05-11
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.04
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0036036035
lastDividendValue 0.01
lastDividendDate 2026-05-11
dividendDate 2026-06-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.10771704
Address1 6,316 Windfern Road
All Time High 221.0
All Time Low 2.375
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 3.0 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,811,810
Average Daily Volume3 Month 771,845
Average Volume 771,845
Average Volume10Days 1,811,810
Beta 1.008
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 600
Board Risk 4
Book Value 5.839
City Houston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 11.45
Current Ratio 2.047
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 11.785
Day Low 11.19
Debt To Equity 61.002
Display Name Core Laboratories
Dividend Date 1,780,272,000
Dividend Rate 0.04
Dividend Yield 0.36
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,441,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,441,600
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,355,200
Ebitda 60,572,000
Ebitda Margins 0.115430005
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.211
Enterprise To Revenue 1.294
Enterprise Value 679,088,000
Eps Current Year 0.455
Eps Forward 0.695
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.61
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,457,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 12.9044
Fifty Day Average Change -1.4544001
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.11270575
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -10.771704
Fifty Two Week High 20.36
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.910001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.43762282
Fifty Two Week Low 9.72
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.7299995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1779835
Fifty Two Week Range 9.72 - 20.36
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 811,690,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.22
Float Shares 45,448,102
Forward Eps 0.695
Forward P E 16.47482
Free Cashflow 44,221,376
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 3,300
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.19923
Gross Profits 104,541,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01433
Held Percent Institutions 1.12318
Implied Shares Outstanding 46,096,682
Industry Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Industry Disp Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Industry Key oil-gas-equipment-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,778,457,600
Last Dividend Value 0.01
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,278,633,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Core Laboratories Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 527,806,976
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_341021
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Name Change Date 2,026-07-13
Net Income To Common 29,034,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 511,673,170
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 11.24
Operating Cashflow 34,336,000
Operating Margins 0.01619
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.0656
Peg Ratio 1.44
Phone 713 328 2673
Pre Market Change 0.3206005
Pre Market Change Percent 2.8000045
Pre Market Price 11.7706
Pre Market Time 1,784,024,765
Prev Name Core Laboratories N.V.
Previous Close 11.1
Price Eps Current Year 25.164833
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.9609522
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.0058601
Profit Margins 0.05533
Quick Ratio 1.318
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.349999
Regular Market Change Percent 3.15315
Regular Market Day High 11.785
Regular Market Day Low 11.19
Regular Market Day Range 11.19 - 11.785
Regular Market Open 11.24
Regular Market Previous Close 11.1
Regular Market Price 11.45
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 793,440
Return On Assets 0.04863
Return On Equity 0.110640004
Revenue Growth -0.014
Revenue Per Share 11.345
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Energy
Sector Disp Energy
Sector Key energy
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 46,096,682
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1295
Shares Short 5,971,336
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 5,710,295
Short Name Core Laboratories Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.3085
Short Ratio 7.52
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol CLB
Target High Price 22.0
Target Low Price 12.0
Target Mean Price 15.83333
Target Median Price 13.5
Total Cash 22,819,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.495
Total Debt 167,842,000
Total Revenue 524,732,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.04
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0036036035
Trailing Eps 0.61
Trailing P E 18.77049
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 15.4106
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.9606
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.25700492
Type Disp Equity
Volume 793,440
Website https://www.corelab.com
Zip 77,040