CRL — Charles River Laboratories price, chart and key statistics

Price data

Price

$337.52

YTD price return

+69.20%

YTD total return

+69.20%

Market cap

16.2B2016-12 3.6B2026-11 16.2B+348.5% over the window

Enterprise value

18.9B

Shares outstanding

47.9M2016-09 47.3M2026-09 47.9M+1.2% over the window

52W low

$146.20

52W high

$379.63

From 52W high

-11.09%

From 52W low

+130.86%

52W range

82%$146–$380

Beta

1.37

Volume

Rel volume

0.90×

30D volume

1.2M

30D $ vol

386M

Insider trading

Insider net 1WNo open-market insider purchase or sale with a transaction date in the last 7 days, as filed on Form 4.

none

Insider net 1M0 insider-days of buying (no priced lot) and 2 of selling ($9.2M) in the last 30 days, by transaction date, open-market transactions only — awards, exercises, tax withholding and employee-plan purchases are not counted. A Form 4 is filed within two business days of the trade, so the newest days may not be in yet.

−$9.2M

Insider net 3M1 insider-day of buying ($2,974) and 9 of selling ($31.1M) in the last 91 days, by transaction date, open-market transactions only — awards, exercises, tax withholding and employee-plan purchases are not counted. A Form 4 is filed within two business days of the trade, so the newest days may not be in yet.

−$31.0M

Insider net 1Y2 insider-days of buying ($7,338) and 13 of selling ($52.1M) in the last 365 days, by transaction date, open-market transactions only — awards, exercises, tax withholding and employee-plan purchases are not counted. A Form 4 is filed within two business days of the trade, so the newest days may not be in yet.

−$52.1M

Form 4 transactions by trade date, as filed; latest on file 2026-10-22.

Fundamentals

Sales (ttm)

4B2016-09 1.6B2026-09 4B+153.5% over the window

Sales/share

$82.992016-09 $33.142026-09 $82.99+150.4% over the window

EPS (ttm)

$0.832016-09 $2.972026-09 $0.83-72.1% over the window

FCF (ttm)

399.6M2016-09 242.7M2026-09 399.6M+64.6% over the window

FCF/share

$8.342016-09 $5.132026-09 $8.34+62.6% over the window

Book value/share

$67.352016-09 $18.342026-09 $67.35+267.2% over the window

Net margin

1.01%2016-09 9.1%2026-09 1.0%-88.8% over the window

ROE

1.25%2016-09 16.4%2026-09 1.2%-92.4% over the window

ROA

0.54%2016-09 5.3%2026-09 0.5%-89.8% over the window

Debt / equity

0.76×2016-09 1.422026-09 0.76-46.7% over the window

Current ratio

1.412016-09 1.592026-09 1.41-11.3% over the window

Growth (CAGR, ttm) · 10Y

Sales

-1.17%2025-09-27 → 2026-09-264B → 4B (-1.2% total)-1.93%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-264.2B → 4B (-5.7% total)+3.03%2021-09-25 → 2026-09-263.4B → 4B (+16.1% total)+9.75%2016-09-24 → 2026-09-261.6B → 4B (+153.5% total)

Net income

n/a-56.22%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-26474.9M → 40.2M (-91.5% total)-36.73%2021-09-25 → 2026-09-26396.6M → 40.2M (-89.9% total)-11.85%2016-09-24 → 2026-09-26142M → 40.2M (-71.7% total)

FCF

-26.57%2025-09-27 → 2026-09-26543.7M → 399.6M (-26.5% total)+2.75%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-26368.5M → 399.6M (+8.5% total)-2.43%2021-09-25 → 2026-09-26452.1M → 399.6M (-11.6% total)+5.11%2016-09-24 → 2026-09-26242.7M → 399.6M (+64.6% total)

Shares

-2.65%2025-09-27 → 2026-09-2649.2M → 47.9M (-2.6% total)-2.25%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-2651.3M → 47.9M (-6.6% total)-1.03%2021-09-25 → 2026-09-2650.5M → 47.9M (-5.0% total)+0.12%2016-09-24 → 2026-09-2647.3M → 47.9M (+1.2% total)

Per-share growth (CAGR, ttm) · 10Y

EPS

n/a-55.36%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-26$9.23 → $0.83 (-91.0% total)-36.04%2021-09-25 → 2026-09-26$7.74 → $0.83 (-89.3% total)-11.99%2016-09-24 → 2026-09-26$2.97 → $0.83 (-72.1% total)

Sales/share

+1.52%2025-09-27 → 2026-09-26$81.76 → $82.99 (+1.5% total)+0.33%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-26$82.18 → $82.99 (+1.0% total)+4.10%2021-09-25 → 2026-09-26$67.89 → $82.99 (+22.2% total)+9.61%2016-09-24 → 2026-09-26$33.14 → $82.99 (+150.4% total)

FCF/share

-24.57%2025-09-27 → 2026-09-26$11.05 → $8.34 (-24.5% total)+5.12%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-26$7.18 → $8.34 (+16.1% total)-1.42%2021-09-25 → 2026-09-26$8.96 → $8.34 (-6.9% total)+4.98%2016-09-24 → 2026-09-26$5.13 → $8.34 (+62.6% total)

Book value/share

-2.68%2025-09-27 → 2026-09-26$69.19 → $67.35 (-2.7% total)+1.48%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-26$64.45 → $67.35 (+4.5% total)+6.97%2021-09-25 → 2026-09-26$48.08 → $67.35 (+40.1% total)+13.89%2016-09-24 → 2026-09-26$18.34 → $67.35 (+267.2% total)

Price

+97.61%2025-11-06 → 2026-11-06$170.88 → $337.52 (+97.5% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+23.00%2023-11-06 → 2026-11-06$181.37 → $337.52 (+86.1% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.-2.10%2021-11-05 → 2026-11-06$375.23 → $337.52 (-10.0% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+17.34%2016-11-04 → 2026-11-06$68.19 → $337.52 (+395.0% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.

Total return

+97.61%2025-11-06 → 2026-11-06$170.88 → $337.52 (+97.5% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+23.00%2023-11-06 → 2026-11-06$181.37 → $337.52 (+86.1% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.-2.10%2021-11-05 → 2026-11-06$375.23 → $337.52 (-10.0% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+17.34%2016-11-04 → 2026-11-06$68.19 → $337.52 (+395.0% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.

Fundamentals end at the last reported quarter; price and total return end at the latest close.

Valuation

P/E (ttm)Price ÷ TTM diluted EPS. Net income carries everything below the operating line, including one-off gains. Negative when the trailing year lost money.

407.8×2016-12 25.402026-11 402.45+1484.5% over the window

P/OI (ttm)Price ÷ TTM operating income. Excludes the below-the-line items that make P/E jump — mark-to-market gains, settlements, tax true-ups.

101.7×2016-12 16.352026-11 101.73+522.3% over the window

Fwd P/E

26.5×

P/S (ttm)Market cap ÷ TTM revenue.

4.1×2016-12 2.302026-11 4.07+76.9% over the window

P/B (mrq)Market cap ÷ stockholders' equity at the most recent quarter end.

5.0×2016-12 4.152026-11 5.01+20.6% over the window

P/FCF (ttm)Market cap ÷ TTM free cash flow (operating cash flow − capex).

40.5×2016-12 14.862026-11 40.47+172.4% over the window

EV/EBITDA (fy)

42.6×

EV/Sales (ttm)

4.8×

FCF yield (ttm)TTM free cash flow ÷ market cap — the inverse of P/FCF.

2.47%2016-09 6.7%2026-09 2.8%-58.0% over the window

Buyback yield (realized, 1y)1 − shares_at(2026-09-26) ÷ shares_at(2025-09-27) = 1 − 47.9M ÷ 49.2M. Point-in-time share counts from the company's own SEC filings (the same count at both ends), published only when the cash flow statement shows repurchases inside that window. A falling price can't inflate it; negative means net dilution.

2.65%

Shareholder yield (realized, 1y)Buyback leg + dividend leg: shares retired over the year (2.65%) + dividends paid over that year ($0) ÷ market_cap_at(2025-09-27) ($7.3B). Both legs are measured against the start of the window, so a payout can't shrink its own denominator.

2.65%

Buyback yield (cash, ttm)Buybacks net of issuance over the trailing twelve months ($324.2M) ÷ today's market cap ($16.2B). Dollars SPENT over what the company is worth NOW — a stock that fell after buying reads high.

2.00%2016-09 0.3%2026-09 2.3%+574.4% over the window

Shareholder yield (cash, ttm)(TTM buybacks net of issuance $324.2M + TTM dividends $0) ÷ today's market cap ($16.2B). Same caveat as the cash buyback yield.

2.00%2016-09 0.3%2026-09 2.3%+574.4% over the window

Vs own 10Y history

P/E

99th

P/OI

92nd

P/S

86th

P/B

71st

P/FCF

94th