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) Free cash flow margin
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 9.27%, down 3.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.42% (fiscal 2022) to 17.9% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is above the Diagnostics & Research industry median of 0.00% and above the Healthcare sector median of 0.00%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 12.9% | 0.52 |
| FY2024 | 12.4% | 3.54 |
| FY2023 | 8.85% | 1.43 |
| FY2022 | 7.42% | (7.61) |
| FY2021 | 15.0% | 2.03 |
| FY2020 | 13.0% | 0.01 |
| FY2019 | 13.0% | (0.30) |
| FY2018 | 13.3% | 0.60 |
| FY2017 | 12.7% | (2.87) |
| FY2016 | 15.6% | (2.31) |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| MEDP Medpace Holdings, Inc. compare | 25.4% |
| QGEN QIAGEN N.V. compare | 21.0% |
| RVTY Revvity Inc. compare | 19.6% |
| DGX Quest Diagnostics Incorporated compare | 11.7% |
| ICLR ICON PLC compare | 10.7% |
| CRL Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | 9.27% |
| LH Labcorp Holdings Inc. compare | 8.16% |
| GH Guardant Health, Inc. compare | −20.4% |
| TWST Twist Bioscience Corporation compare | −22.2% |
| Diagnostics & Research industry median | 0.00% |
| Healthcare sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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