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) Return on equity
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was −7.69%, down 3.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−4.35%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.35% (fiscal 2025) to 21.1% (fiscal 2015) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Diagnostics & Research industry median of −2.92% and above the Healthcare sector median of −31.3%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −4.35% | (4.64) |
| FY2024 | 0.29% | (14.13) |
| FY2023 | 14.4% | (3.20) |
| FY2022 | 17.6% | 0.83 |
| FY2021 | 16.8% | (2.61) |
| FY2020 | 19.4% | 2.36 |
| FY2019 | 17.0% | (2.09) |
| FY2018 | 19.1% | 6.05 |
| FY2017 | 13.1% | (6.55) |
| FY2016 | 19.6% | (1.50) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| GH Guardant Health, Inc. compare | 171.6% |
| MEDP Medpace Holdings, Inc. compare | 162.2% |
| DGX Quest Diagnostics Incorporated compare | 14.0% |
| QGEN QIAGEN N.V. compare | 11.9% |
| LH Labcorp Holdings Inc. compare | 11.7% |
| RVTY Revvity Inc. compare | 3.21% |
| ICLR ICON PLC compare | 0.45% |
| CRL Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | −7.69% |
| TWST Twist Bioscience Corporation compare | −29.6% |
| Diagnostics & Research industry median | −2.92% |
| Healthcare sector median | −31.3% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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