Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. CRL

292.84 (1.60) (0.54%) as of 25 Sep
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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

Annual

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

Low 7.42% High 17.9%
Ten-year median 13.0%
Current reading's percentile 45

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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