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CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. CRL

NYSE · stock · Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research · website · IPO 2000-06-23 · LEI

CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. statistics & valuation

Market cap$10.4B
P / S2.6×
P / B3.3×
Net margin-3.6%
Return on equity-4.6%
Return on capital0.4%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
9.20% 6.60% 10.00% 9.60% 12.50% 11.00% 12.20% 11.50% 0.50% -3.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
14.10% 15.50% 14.60% 13.40% 14.80% 16.70% 16.40% 14.90% 5.60% 0.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
18.40% 11.80% 17.20% 15.40% 17.20% 15.40% 16.30% 13.20% 0.60% -4.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
48.0M 48.6M 49.0M 49.7M 50.6M 51.4M 51.3M 51.5M 51.6M 49.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.07B $928.2M $1.43B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.70% 4.20% 5.90% 5.40% 6.60% 5.60% 6.40% 5.80% 0.30% -2.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.42× 1.04× 1.23× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$3.23 $2.54 $4.62 $5.07 $7.20 $7.60 $9.48 $9.22 $0.20 -$2.91 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. trades at about 1421.8× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 23.5×–823.8×, median 30.5×).

23.5× 1421.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (23.5×–823.8×); dot = today's 1421.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin0.6%5.6%14.9%16.4%16.7%14.8%13.4%14.6%15.5%14.1%
Net margin-3.6%0.5%11.5%12.2%11.0%12.5%9.6%10.0%6.6%9.2%
Return on assets-2.0%0.3%5.8%6.4%5.6%6.6%5.4%5.9%4.2%5.7%
Return on equity-4.6%0.6%13.2%16.3%15.4%17.2%15.4%17.2%11.8%18.4%
Debt / equity———————1.23×1.04×1.42×
Current ratio1.291.411.521.321.231.431.441.611.781.53

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-27. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.