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
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Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL) Price to free cash flow
As of 5 November 2026, Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL) trades at a price to free cash flow of 37.6×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.0× (April 2025) to 50.0× (October 2021); the current reading is higher than 90% of that period. That is above the Diagnostics & Research industry median of 33.5× and above the Healthcare sector median of 21.1×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 19.1× | 0.85% |
| FY2024 | 18.9× | (42.43%) |
| FY2023 | 32.8× | (12.72%) |
| FY2022 | 37.6× | 5.65% |
| FY2021 | 35.6× | 9.33% |
| FY2020 | 32.6× | 48.99% |
| FY2019 | 21.9× | 21.32% |
| FY2018 | 18.0× | (19.16%) |
| FY2017 | 22.3× | 62.11% |
| FY2016 | 13.8× | (10.38%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 35.3× | 20.08% |
| Jun 2026 | 29.4× | 36.17% |
| Mar 2026 | 21.6× | 13.17% |
| Dec 2025 | 19.1× | 34.64% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| GH Guardant Health, Inc. compare | n/m |
| ICLR ICON PLC compare | 18.1× |
| DGX Quest Diagnostics Incorporated compare | 20.3× |
| QGEN QIAGEN N.V. compare | 23.8× |
| LH Labcorp Holdings Inc. compare | 25.4× |
| MEDP Medpace Holdings, Inc. compare | 26.6× |
| RVTY Revvity Inc. compare | 28.2× |
| ILMN Illumina, Inc. compare | 30.4× |
| CRL Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | 37.6× |
| Diagnostics & Research industry median | 33.5× |
| Healthcare sector median | 21.1× |
| Market median | 14.1× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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