CRL vs EVO vs TMO Stock Comparison

Charles River Laboratories International, Evotec SE and Thermo Fisher Scientific Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EVO Evotec SE
$1.57 +1.3% 1M -61.9% 1Y
Market cap
$568.25M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Thermo Fisher Scientific leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Thermo Fisher Scientific 6, Charles River Laboratories International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRLEVOTMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.84B $568.25M $261.09B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -74.8x — 36.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.9x — 26.8x TMO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.7% — +8.3% TMO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.0% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +83.9% -61.9% +23.0% CRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.9%/yr — +2.3%/yr TMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.9% 58.0% 29.8% TMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 — 51/100 TMO

Percentile Scorecard

CRLEVOTMO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCRLEVOTMO
Valuation 60 #5 of 11 – 50 #113 of 227
Growth 10 #10 of 11 – 41 #130 of 219
Profitability 70 #4 of 11 – 70 #63 of 206
Financial Health 42 #8 of 13 92 #2 of 13 –
Shareholder Returns – – 44 #76 of 134
Overall 45 – 51
  • CRL ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • EVO ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • TMO ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCRLEVOTMOSPY
1 month +22.5%+1.3%+2.9% -0.2%
3 months +49.4%-19.9%+20.3% +3.9%
6 months +115.3%-47.3%+47.4% +8.2%
Year to date +80.0%-49.0%+19.7% +12.9%
1 year +83.9%-61.9%+23.0% +12.3%
3 years +108.0%-81.2%+60.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.7%-42.8%+17.1% +23.3%
5 years -18.2%—+11.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.9%—+2.3% +10.9%
10 years +369.5%—+364.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.7%—+16.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRLEVOTMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.9%58.0%29.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.0%65.3%28.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.271.500.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.83-1.070.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.8%-94.6%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-62.2%-0.5% -1.2%
52-week high $359.04$4.15$696.55 $779.14
52-week low $149.93$1.35$438.34 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCRLEVOTMO
P/E now vs peer median -72.3xmedian 32.1x —median 32.1x 36.4xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.6x —median 2.6x 5.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 50.4xmedian 38.1x —median 38.1x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 46.2xmedian 21.5x —median 21.5x 34.0xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x 4.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.00median 2.03 —median 2.03 4.80median 1.04

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCRLEVOTMO
Revenue $4.00B – $47.35B
Gross profit $1.31B – –
Operating income $90.14M – $8.47B
Net income -$239.23M – $7.09B
Free cash flow $370.61M – –
R&D – – $1.40B
EPS (diluted) $-4.97 – $19.06
Cash & equivalents $192.03M $397.89M $5.46B
Total debt $2.62B $1.96B –
Shares (diluted) 48.02M – 371.00M
Enterprise value $17.04B -$1.04B $261.09B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCRLEVOTMO
P/E -72.3x – 36.4x
P/FCF 46.2x – 34.0x
P/Operating cash flow 29.4x – 27.5x
P/S 4.3x – 5.4x
P/B 6.0x 0.7x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 0.7x 7.0x
EV/EBITDA 50.4x – –
EV/EBIT 217.0x – –
EV/Revenue 4.9x – 5.4x
EV/FCF 52.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 33.6x – 27.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.00 – 4.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRLEVOTMO
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.7% – 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -27.6% – 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -48.2% – 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -268.7% – 7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.5% – 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -253.8% – 9.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.2% – 7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -26.1% – 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.3% – 4.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -35.9% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRLEVOTMO
Gross margin 32.7% – –
EBITDA margin 9.7% – –
Operating margin 2.3% – –
Pretax margin -4.6% – –
Net margin -6.0% – –
FCF margin 9.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% – 19.7%
Return on equity -8.2% – 13.2%
Return on assets -3.1% – 6.2%
Return on invested capital 1.6% – –
Return on capital employed 1.4% – –
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.4x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRLEVOTMO
Debt / assets 34.8% 30.2% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 6.3x – –
Debt / FCF 7.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 62.2% 57.7% –
Equity / assets 37.8% 42.3% 47.9%
Interest coverage 0.8x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.6x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.08 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRLEVOTMO
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 1.9% – –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 0.0% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCRLEVOTMO
Forward P/E 32.9xFY2026 – 26.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.90FY2026 $-0.72FY2026 $25.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 – +13.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.5% – +2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.82BFY2026 $682.51MFY2026 $50.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.9%FY2026 -26.0%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +23.4% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRLEVOTMO
Held by institutions 100.0% 0.9% 90.2%
Institutions holding 570 35 2,622
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% -60.2% +0.8%
Institutions buying 270 18 1,142
Institutions selling 204 7 1,144
Buyers to sellers 1.32 2.57 1.00

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CRLEVOTMO
CRL 1.00 0.38 0.64
EVO 0.38 1.00 0.27
TMO 0.64 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRL, EVO and TMO?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) $17.84B, Evotec SE (EVO) $568.25M, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $261.09B.

Which company is growing faster?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) -0.7%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) returned the most: Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) +83.9%, Evotec SE (EVO) -61.9%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +23.0%. Over five years, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) compounded fastest (Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) -3.9%/yr, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has been the steadiest (Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) 45.9%, Evotec SE (EVO) 58.0%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 29.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRL, EVO and TMO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.