CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES (CRL) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:CRL • US1598641074

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151.97 USD
-3.49 (-2.24%)
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202.77 USD
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This CRL fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. CRL Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • CRL had positive earnings in the past year.
  • CRL had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • Of the past 5 years CRL 4 years were profitable.
  • CRL had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
CRL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCRL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M 400M 600M

1.2 Ratios

  • CRL has a Return On Assets (-2.02%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -4.56%, CRL is in line with its industry, outperforming 57.89% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CRL's Return On Invested Capital of 6.60% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CRL outperforms 75.44% of its industry peers.
  • CRL had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 6.85%. This is significantly below the industry average of 11.85%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -2.02%
ROE -4.56%
ROIC 6.6%
ROA(3y)1.3%
ROA(5y)3.17%
ROE(3y)2.98%
ROE(5y)8.14%
ROIC(3y)6.85%
ROIC(5y)7.38%
CRL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCRL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 10 15

1.3 Margins

  • CRL has a Operating Margin of 12.51%. This is in the better half of the industry: CRL outperforms 73.68% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CRL has declined.
  • CRL has a worse Gross Margin (34.98%) than 63.16% of its industry peers.
  • CRL's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 12.51%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 34.98%
OM growth 3Y-8.99%
OM growth 5Y-4.24%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.66%
GM growth 5Y-0.96%
CRL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCRL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 20 30

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2. CRL Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), CRL is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for CRL has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for CRL has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for CRL is higher compared to a year ago.
CRL Yearly Shares OutstandingCRL Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M 40M 50M
CRL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCRL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 2.28 indicates that CRL is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of 2.28, CRL perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 59.65% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of CRL is 4.13, which is a neutral value as it means it would take CRL, 4.13 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 4.13, CRL is doing good in the industry, outperforming 73.68% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.68 indicates that CRL is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.68, CRL is doing worse than 70.18% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.68
Debt/FCF 4.13
Altman-Z 2.28
ROIC/WACC0.62
WACC10.58%
CRL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCRL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B

2.3 Liquidity

  • CRL has a Current Ratio of 1.29. This is a normal value and indicates that CRL is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 1.29, CRL is not doing good in the industry: 82.46% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • CRL has a Quick Ratio of 1.02. This is a normal value and indicates that CRL is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • CRL has a worse Quick ratio (1.02) than 82.46% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.29
Quick Ratio 1.02
CRL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCRL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B

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3. CRL Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for CRL have decreased by -0.39% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past 5 years, CRL shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 4.78% on average per year.
  • The Revenue has decreased by -0.85% in the past year.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 6.55% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-0.39%
EPS 3Y-2.61%
EPS 5Y4.78%
EPS Q2Q%-10.15%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.85%
Revenue growth 3Y0.33%
Revenue growth 5Y6.55%
Sales Q2Q%-0.83%

3.2 Future

  • CRL is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 9.31% yearly.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 3.54% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y8.47%
EPS Next 2Y8.74%
EPS Next 3Y8.89%
EPS Next 5Y9.31%
Revenue Next Year1.31%
Revenue Next 2Y2.13%
Revenue Next 3Y2.87%
Revenue Next 5Y3.54%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
CRL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCRL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B
CRL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCRL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 5 10 15 20

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4. CRL Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 14.78, CRL is valued correctly.
  • 92.98% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CRL, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • CRL is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 25.96, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 13.63, CRL is valued correctly.
  • CRL's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CRL is cheaper than 89.47% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CRL is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 24.04, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 14.78
Fwd PE 13.63
CRL Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCRL Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CRL indicates a rather cheap valuation: CRL is cheaper than 94.74% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • CRL's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CRL is cheaper than 89.47% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 14.43
EV/EBITDA 10.58
CRL Per share dataCRL EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 20 40 60 80

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • CRL's PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a correct valuation of the company.
PEG (NY)1.75
PEG (5Y)3.09
EPS Next 2Y8.74%
EPS Next 3Y8.89%

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5. CRL Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • CRL does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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CRL Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES

NYSE:CRL (3/16/2026, 8:16:44 PM)

After market: 202.77 +50.8 (+33.43%)

151.97

-3.49 (-2.24%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryGroupPharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
GICS IndustryLife Sciences Tools & Services
Earnings (Last)02-18
Earnings (Next)05-05
Inst Owners110.03%
Inst Owner Change3.95%
Ins Owners0.94%
Ins Owner Change5.84%
Market Cap7.48B
Revenue(TTM)4.02B
Net Income(TTM)-144.34M
Analysts78.26
Price Target206.28 (35.74%)
Short Float %7.3%
Short Ratio3.54
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)1.93%
Min EPS beat(2)0.98%
Max EPS beat(2)2.88%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)9.75%
Min EPS beat(4)0.98%
Max EPS beat(4)23.68%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)9.14%
EPS beat(12)12
Avg EPS beat(12)7.96%
EPS beat(16)16
Avg EPS beat(16)6.74%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.06%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.27%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.38%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)1.83%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.27%
Max Revenue beat(4)3.74%
Revenue beat(8)6
Avg Revenue beat(8)1.34%
Revenue beat(12)9
Avg Revenue beat(12)1.37%
Revenue beat(16)11
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.18%
PT rev (1m)-6.85%
PT rev (3m)6.76%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-24.44%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-24.77%
EPS NY rev (1m)1.49%
EPS NY rev (3m)1.63%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-1.58%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.68%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.39%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.36%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 14.78
Fwd PE 13.63
P/S 1.86
P/FCF 14.43
P/OCF 10.14
P/B 2.36
P/tB 123.9
EV/EBITDA 10.58
EPS(TTM)10.28
EY6.76%
EPS(NY)11.15
Fwd EY7.34%
FCF(TTM)10.53
FCFY6.93%
OCF(TTM)14.98
OCFY9.86%
SpS81.56
BVpS64.28
TBVpS1.23
PEG (NY)1.75
PEG (5Y)3.09
Graham Number121.94
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -2.02%
ROE -4.56%
ROCE 8.35%
ROIC 6.6%
ROICexc 6.84%
ROICexgc 14.71%
OM 12.51%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 34.98%
FCFM 12.91%
ROA(3y)1.3%
ROA(5y)3.17%
ROE(3y)2.98%
ROE(5y)8.14%
ROIC(3y)6.85%
ROIC(5y)7.38%
ROICexc(3y)7.1%
ROICexc(5y)7.66%
ROICexgc(3y)16.12%
ROICexgc(5y)18.95%
ROCE(3y)8.67%
ROCE(5y)9.34%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-11.32%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-5.63%
ROICexc growth 3Y-6.27%
ROICexc growth 5Y-3.36%
OM growth 3Y-8.99%
OM growth 5Y-4.24%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.66%
GM growth 5Y-0.96%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.56
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.68
Debt/FCF 4.13
Debt/EBITDA 2.36
Cap/Depr 54.34%
Cap/Sales 5.46%
Interest Coverage 4.94
Cash Conversion 81.47%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.29
Quick Ratio 1.02
Altman-Z 2.28
F-Score5
WACC10.58%
ROIC/WACC0.62
Cap/Depr(3y)73.38%
Cap/Depr(5y)82.63%
Cap/Sales(3y)6.31%
Cap/Sales(5y)6.71%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-0.39%
EPS 3Y-2.61%
EPS 5Y4.78%
EPS Q2Q%-10.15%
EPS Next Y8.47%
EPS Next 2Y8.74%
EPS Next 3Y8.89%
EPS Next 5Y9.31%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.85%
Revenue growth 3Y0.33%
Revenue growth 5Y6.55%
Sales Q2Q%-0.83%
Revenue Next Year1.31%
Revenue Next 2Y2.13%
Revenue Next 3Y2.87%
Revenue Next 5Y3.54%
EBIT growth 1Y-8.84%
EBIT growth 3Y-8.7%
EBIT growth 5Y2.04%
EBIT Next Year25.47%
EBIT Next 3Y11.29%
EBIT Next 5Y9.93%
FCF growth 1Y3.37%
FCF growth 3Y20.69%
FCF growth 5Y6.41%
OCF growth 1Y0.42%
OCF growth 3Y5.98%
OCF growth 5Y6.18%

CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES / CRL Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for CRL stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to CRL.


What is the valuation status of CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES (CRL) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES (CRL). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


How profitable is CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES (CRL) stock?

CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES (CRL) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for CRL stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES (CRL) is expected to grow by 8.47% in the next year.