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.

Revenue
−2.20%
EPS
+530.3%
Free cash flow
+16.3%
Total debt
+11.8%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

313.98 12.31 −3.77%
Market cap
$14.9B
P/E
300×
Fwd P/E
89.2×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
2.40
Beneish M
−3.11
Dividend safety
n/a

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL) Free cash flow

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Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.'s free cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $518.5M, unchanged from fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 it was $399.6M. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $235.6M (fiscal 2017) to $532.0M (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. Free cash flow has risen for 3 consecutive fiscal years. Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. ranks 14th of 49 Diagnostics & Research companies by free cash flow.

Free cash flow, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Free cash flow Change
FY2025 $518.5M 3.37%
FY2024 $501.6M 37.29%
FY2023 $365.4M 23.89%
FY2022 $294.9M (44.57%)
FY2021 $532.0M 40.00%
FY2020 $380.0M 11.63%
FY2019 $340.4M 13.06%
FY2018 $301.1M 27.77%
FY2017 $235.6M (9.93%)
FY2016 $261.6M 7.40%

Quarterly newest first

Period Free cash flow Change
Sep 2026 $207.3M 39.47%
Jun 2026 $148.6M —
Mar 2026 −$14.8M —
Dec 2025 $58.6M (67.14%)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low $235.6M High $532.0M
Ten-year median $340.4M
Current reading's percentile 91

Free cash flow against peers

What Free cash flow is

Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.

Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)

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