CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. CRL
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. (CRL) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $4.0B at a -3.6% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | TD Cowen | Buy (main) |
| 2026-08-07 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-08-06 | RBC Capital | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-08-06 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-08-06 | JP Morgan | Overweight (up) |
| 2026-07-20 | CLSA | Hold (down) |
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How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.046 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.195 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.004 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.808 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRL | CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 4/9 | 1.81 | — | -0.9% |
| INCY | INCYTE CORP | 6/9 | 7.9 | 17.7 | +21.2% |
| MEDP | Medpace Holdings, Inc. | 6/9 | 0.2 | 33.4 | +20% |
| NRC | NRC HEALTH | 3/9 | 0.03 | — | -4% |
| OABI | OmniAb, Inc. | 1/9 | 6 | — | -29.3% |
| BIAF | bioAffinity Technologies, Inc. | 3/9 | — | — | — |
| ABSI | Absci Corp | 2/9 | -1.9 | — | — |
About CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. provides drug discovery, non-clinical development, and safety testing services in the United States, Europe, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The Research Models and Services segment produces and sells rodents, and purpose-bred rats and mice for use by researchers. This segment also provides a range of services to assist its clients in supporting the use of research models in research and screening pre-clinical drug candidates, including genetically engineered models and services, insourcing solutions, and research animal diagnostic services; and engages in development and production of cell therapies. The Discovery and Safety Assessment segment offers in vitro and in vivo discovery services for the discovery, development, and safety testing of novel drugs, molecule compounds, oligonucleotides, and biotherapeutics, and antibodies through delivery of preclinical drug and therapeutic candidates ready for safety assessment; safety assessment services, such as toxicology, pathology, safety pharmacology, bioanalysis, drug metabolism, and pharmacokinetics services; and vivarium space services. The Manufacturing Solutions segment provides in vitro methods for conventional and rapid quality control testing of sterile and non-sterile pharmaceuticals and consumer products; offers specialized testing of biologics that are outsourced by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies; and contract development and manufacturing products and services. The company has strategic collaborations with Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and Children's Hospital Los Angeles across its contract development and manufacturing organization. Additionally, it has a strategic alliance with Francis Crick Institute (Crick), Inc. for the development of Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) drug discovery and development. Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts.
FAQ
Is CRL financially healthy?
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does CRL pay a dividend?
No, CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is CRL?
In FY2025, CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. had a net margin of -3.6% and a return on equity of -4.6%.
Is CRL overvalued or undervalued?
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. trades at about 1421.8× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 23.5×–823.8×, median 30.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CRL?
The average Wall-Street price target for CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. is $281.00, about 1.2% below the recent price, from 14 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is CRL a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-27. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.