Core Laboratories (CLB)
NYSEEnergyOil & Gas Equipment & ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
$12.54+0.08%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NYSEEnergyOil & Gas Equipment & ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
QuarterlyIQ Insights · CLB
Price, fair value, and the multiples that frame it on the same time axis. Scroll over the price chart to zoom.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots inline.
A consensus fair price across 9 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-06. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $13 CLB trades at 21× p/e, below its 31× p/e peer median, but our blended $12 fair value sits below the price. We hold it with medium confidence: quality doesn't explain valuation multiples in this sub-industry, so the peer comparison is a weak guide. Even valued only for durable growth at sustainable margins, it's worth about $20 — above today's price, so the premium reflects that growth case, not pure multiple expansion. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
Score 100 = cheapest in the cohort, 0 = richest. Bars are filled left-to-right based on the peer-relative score (or PEG/self-history where shown).
Each method's implied share price per horizon. Provisional rows use a projected (historical-CAGR) growth input rather than analyst or management guidance.
| Method | Horizon | Est. price | Multiple | Per-share input | EPS source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| graham number | 12M | $8.96 | — | — | TTM | high |
| Peer EV/EBITDA | 12M | $10.84 | 9.8 | 1.32 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 12M | $4.03 | 17.6 | 0.23 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/E | 12M | $21.76 | 31.4 | 0.69 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/S | 12M |
A “consensus-then vs. actual-now” overlay is on the way — what our valuation estimate said on a past date versus where the price actually landed.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Only a turbulent sector regime (Heating) — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
At today's price you pay about 6% over what the business is worth with no growth; closing that gap needs roughly — years of the forecast growth to come through. These describe the expectations embedded in the price, not a forecast of the move. Reverse-DCF base: $0.64/sh owner earnings.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Richer than its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1, 2026-Q2
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
| $12.84 |
| 1.2 |
| 11.08 |
| TTM |
| high |
| PEG | 12M | $13.79 | 19.9 | 0.69 | TTM | high |
| residual income | 12M | $6.25 | — | — | TTM | high |
| Own P/E history | 12M | $12.78 | 18.4 | 0.69 | TTM | high |
| triangulated | 12M | $19.79 | 31.4 | 0.63 | Triangulated | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 3Y | $2.82 | 17.6 | 0.16 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | high |
| Peer P/E | 3Y | $23.00 | 31.4 | 0.73 | Analyst | high |
| Peer P/S | 3Y | $13.79 | 1.2 | 11.89 | Analyst | high |
| PEG | 3Y | $14.57 | 19.9 | 0.73 | Analyst | high |
| Own P/E history | 3Y | $13.50 | 18.4 | 0.73 | Analyst | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 5Y | $2.22 | 17.6 | 0.13 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | high |
| Peer P/E | 5Y | $24.08 | 31.4 | 0.77 | Analyst | high |
| Peer P/S | 5Y | $14.44 | 1.2 | 12.45 | Analyst | high |
| PEG | 5Y | $15.25 | 19.9 | 0.77 | Analyst | high |
| Own P/E history | 5Y | $14.14 | 18.4 | 0.77 | Analyst | high |