Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
CRL Healthcare Diagnostics & Research
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $4.0 billion, down 0.85% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 2.72%, EPS fell 102.8%, free cash flow fell 12.2% and total debt rose 12.3%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; operating cash flow growth for three consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL) EV/EBITDA
As of 16 October 2026, Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL) trades at a EV/EBITDA of 30.4×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.3× (April 2025) to 33.1× (September 2021); the current reading is higher than 99% of that period. That is above the Diagnostics & Research industry median of 24.3× and above the Healthcare sector median of 9.2×.
EV/EBITDA, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/EBITDA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 19.9× | 38.77% |
| FY2024 | 14.3× | (7.06%) |
| FY2023 | 15.4× | 8.56% |
| FY2022 | 14.2× | (43.20%) |
| FY2021 | 25.0× | 18.24% |
| FY2020 | 21.2× | 27.84% |
| FY2019 | 16.6× | 18.36% |
| FY2018 | 14.0× | (5.89%) |
| FY2017 | 14.9× | 14.82% |
| FY2016 | 12.9× | (12.97%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/EBITDA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 24.1× | 29.18% |
| Mar 2026 | 18.6× | (6.31%) |
| Dec 2025 | 19.9× | 61.00% |
| Sep 2025 | 12.4× | (0.98%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/EBITDA against peers
| Company | EV/EBITDA |
|---|---|
| TWST Twist Bioscience Corporation compare | n/m |
| GH Guardant Health, Inc. compare | n/m |
| DGX Quest Diagnostics Incorporated compare | 14.1× |
| LH Labcorp Holdings Inc. compare | 14.5× |
| QGEN QIAGEN N.V. compare | 15.9× |
| ICLR ICON PLC compare | 23.3× |
| RVTY Revvity Inc. compare | 24.8× |
| MEDP Medpace Holdings, Inc. compare | 27.9× |
| CRL Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | 30.4× |
| Diagnostics & Research industry median | 24.3× |
| Healthcare sector median | 9.2× |
| Market median | 11.0× |
What EV/EBITDA is
Enterprise Value over EBITDA tells an investor how the market values a whole company, with debt added and cash taken off, against its operating earnings.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ EBITDA (TTM)
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