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Core Laboratories Inc. (CLB)

Energy | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | Houston, United States | NYSE
12.36 USD +0.07 (0.570%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 12.50 +0.14 (1.133%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:59 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Core Laboratories is currently broken by a severe multi-year structural decline. Despite a technically neutral setup where the stock recently bounced off lows, the underlying business has suffered a catastrophic -90% drop over the last nine years, with the most recent two years showing consecutive double-digit declines. Revenue is shrinking (-4%), earnings are collapsing (-41%), and the company is trading at a forward P/E of nearly 18x despite generating negative earnings growth—a classic value trap where the market correctly refuses to pay a premium for deteriorating fundamentals. The balance sheet is fragile with debt significantly outweighing cash, and the meager 0.33% dividend yield is a token payout that offers no safety net. While the stock is down 39% in six months, the options market confirms this pessimism with massive positioning in deep out-of-the-money puts, indicating traders expect further pain rather than a bounce. This is not a bargain; it is a business in freefall.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.098555
AutoETS0.173505
AutoARIMA0.174502
MSTL0.183167

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 2.06
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.520
Excess Kurtosis -0.83
Attribute Value
Sector Energy
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 59.23
Revenue per Share 11.262
Market Cap 567,132,928
Trailing P/E 23.77
Forward P/E 17.57
Beta 1.06
Profit Margins 4.69%
Previous Name Core Laboratories N.V.
Website https://www.corelab.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:59 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume relative to calls, particularly in the near term where out-of-the-money puts dominate open interest. While there is some call activity at lower strikes, the overwhelming majority of open interest sits in deep out-of-the-money puts, suggesting a strong expectation of further downside or a 'crash' scenario rather than a recovery.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.08% 0.27% 0.26% 0.23%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-10 0.010 0.081833
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 0.32
exDividendDate 2026-08-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.04
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0032546786
lastDividendValue 0.01
lastDividendDate 2026-08-10
dividendDate 2026-08-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.052810907
Address1 6,316 Windfern Road
All Time High 221.0
All Time Low 2.375
Ask 12.5
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 409,150
Average Daily Volume3 Month 838,401
Average Volume 838,401
Average Volume10Days 409,150
Beta 1.058
Bid 12.34
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 4
Book Value 5.943
City Houston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 12.36
Current Ratio 2.121
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 12.43
Day Low 12.27
Debt To Equity 59.23
Display Name Core Laboratories
Dividend Date 1,788,134,400
Dividend Rate 0.04
Dividend Yield 0.32
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,414,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,414,600
Earnings Growth -0.412
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.44
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,217,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,217,600
Ebitda 57,131,000
Ebitda Margins 0.110039994
Enterprise To Ebitda 12.526
Enterprise To Revenue 1.378
Enterprise Value 715,612,928
Eps Current Year 0.45667
Eps Forward 0.70333
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.52
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,320,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 11.5456
Fifty Day Average Change 0.8143997
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.07053767
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 5.2810907
Fifty Two Week High 20.36
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.000001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.39292735
Fifty Two Week Low 9.79
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.5699997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.26251274
Fifty Two Week Range 9.79 - 20.36
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 811,690,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.22
Float Shares 45,230,687
Forward Eps 0.70333
Forward P E 17.573544
Free Cashflow 36,007,500
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 3,300
Fullday Change 0.0699997
Fullday Change Percent 0.569566
Fullday Price 12.5
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.19516
Gross Profits 101,321,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01432
Held Percent Institutions 1.17515
Implied Shares Outstanding 45,884,542
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 1,786,320,000
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 567,132,928
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_341021
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-08-29
Net Income To Common 24,354,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 563,921,021
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 12.33
Operating Cashflow 28,222,000
Operating Margins 0.07361
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.0769
Peg Ratio 1.44
Phone 713 328 2673
Post Market Change 0.14000034
Post Market Change Percent 1.1326889
Post Market Price 12.5
Post Market Time 1,787,961,418
Prev Name Core Laboratories N.V.
Previous Close 12.29
Price Eps Current Year 27.065496
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.0797577
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.0923586
Profit Margins 0.04691
Quick Ratio 1.374
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.33333
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0699997
Regular Market Change Percent 0.569566
Regular Market Day High 12.43
Regular Market Day Low 12.27
Regular Market Day Range 12.27 - 12.43
Regular Market Open 12.33
Regular Market Previous Close 12.29
Regular Market Price 12.36
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 267,971
Return On Assets 0.04445
Return On Equity 0.090459995
Revenue Growth -0.043
Revenue Per Share 11.262
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Energy
Sector Disp Energy
Sector Key energy
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 45,884,542
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.092700005
Shares Short 4,255,516
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 4,023,689
Short Name Core Laboratories Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.2223
Short Ratio 5.98
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol CLB
Target High Price 21.0
Target Low Price 11.0
Target Mean Price 15.16667
Target Median Price 13.5
Total Cash 22,735,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.495
Total Debt 165,115,008
Total Revenue 519,182,016
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.04
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0032546786
Trailing Eps 0.52
Trailing P E 23.769232
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 15.0973
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.7373
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.18131056
Type Disp Equity
Volume 267,971
Website https://www.corelab.com
Zip 77,040