ICLR vs NTRB vs CRL Stock Comparison

Icon, NutriBand and Charles River Laboratories International Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ICLR Icon Plc
$201.65 +24.7% 1M +23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.44B
P/E
35.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.23B
Div. yield
–
Contract Research Healthcare
6 wins
NTRB NutriBand Inc.
$5.57 -16.6% 1M -6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$67.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.62M
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Icon leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Icon 6, NutriBand 3, Charles River Laboratories International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionICLRNTRBCRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.44B $67.71M $14.99B ICLR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.2x -9.7x 372.5x ICLR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 3.4x 28.7x NTRB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.8% -37.3% -1.2% ICLR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% -430.4% 1.0% ICLR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% — 0.0% ICLR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.5x 5.1x NTRB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.2% -6.4% +86.7% CRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.4%/yr +3.9%/yr -3.6%/yr NTRB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.9% 79.0% 47.0% CRL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 51/100 55/100 ICLR

Percentile Scorecard

ICLRNTRBCRL

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

AxisICLRNTRBCRL
Valuation 100 #1 of 11 56 #282 of 634 70 #4 of 11
Growth 70 #4 of 11 44 #344 of 608 20 #9 of 11
Profitability 80 #3 of 11 35 #360 of 557 70 #4 of 11
Financial Health 75 #4 of 13 68 #211 of 654 58 #6 of 13
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 81 51 55
  • ICLR ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • NTRB ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • CRL ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodICLRNTRBCRLSPY
1 month +24.7%-16.6%+2.6% -5.9%
3 months +25.1%+91.4%+17.9% -4.6%
6 months +61.3%+47.0%+72.4% +0.2%
Year to date +10.7%+22.7%+57.0% +7.5%
1 year +23.2%-6.4%+86.7% +8.2%
3 years -21.8%+154.3%+72.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -7.9%+36.5%+20.0% +19.0%
5 years -24.2%+21.4%-16.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year -5.4%+3.9%-3.6% +9.4%
10 years +163.8%—+359.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year +10.2%—+16.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureICLRNTRBCRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.9%79.0%47.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 86.9%73.9%44.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.081.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.31-0.081.85 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.9%-77.7%-74.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.4%-38.0%-16.7% -5.9%
52-week high $215.48$8.99$375.83 $779.14
52-week low $80.08$2.81$149.93 $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.

MultipleICLRNTRBCRL
P/E now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 34.8x -9.7xmedian 17.8x 372.5xmedian 34.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.5x 41.9xmedian 8.1x 3.8xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 28.8x -9.3xmedian 15.7x 38.8xmedian 28.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 21.0x -18.6xmedian 21.0x 37.5xmedian 21.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.7x 12.7xmedian 2.0x 4.6xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median -11.76median 1.96 -11.84median 0.36 -6.75median 1.96

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 monthsICLRNTRBCRL
Revenue $8.23B $1.62M $3.98B
Gross profit $1.93B $536.12K $1.33B
Operating income $718.25M -$7.05M $158.98M
Net income $448.66M -$6.96M $39.65M
Free cash flow $857.06M -$3.63M $399.63M
R&D – $1.21M –
EPS (diluted) $5.68 $-0.57 $0.83
Cash & equivalents $808.98M $3.42M $200.38M
Total debt $3.38B $153.54K $2.44B
Shares (diluted) 78.97M 12.16M 48.58M
Enterprise value $12.21B $50.39M $14.24B

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
MetricICLRNTRBCRL
P/E 35.2x -9.7x 372.5x
P/FCF 18.0x -18.6x 37.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x -18.6x 24.1x
P/S 1.9x 41.9x 3.8x
P/B 1.7x 12.7x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 13.1x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x -9.3x 38.8x
EV/EBIT 25.1x -9.1x 108.4x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 39.8x 4.3x
EV/FCF 21.0x -17.7x 43.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x -17.7x 27.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -11.76 -11.84 -6.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricICLRNTRBCRL
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.8% -37.3% -1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -10.8% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -13.4% -39.5% 2.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.5% -16.5% -4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 53.9% 32.3% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -15.3% -37.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.9% 32.2% 149.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.4% -14.8% -56.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.1% 80.0% 149.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 0.8% -55.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.9% 25.9% -17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.8% -5.7% -3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11.1% 26.6% -26.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.4% -5.5% 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricICLRNTRBCRL
Gross margin 23.4% 33.1% 33.3%
EBITDA margin 13.3% -426.5% 11.2%
Operating margin 8.7% -435.6% 4.0%
Pretax margin 6.3% -430.4% -2.5%
Net margin 5.4% -430.4% 1.0%
FCF margin 10.4% -224.5% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 12.5% -224.5% 15.7%
Return on equity 7.6% -123.0% 1.4%
Return on assets 4.3% -105.6% 0.6%
Return on invested capital 4.7% – 0.0%
Return on capital employed 5.3% -123.9% 2.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 0.5x 15.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 204.1% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricICLRNTRBCRL
Debt / assets 20.8% 2.4% 32.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.5x 5.1x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 0.0x 6.1x
Liabilities / assets 43.8% 15.3% 56.6%
Equity / assets 56.2% 84.7% 43.4%
Interest coverage 3.4x -339.3x 1.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 4.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 3.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 3.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.19 28.38 3.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricICLRNTRBCRL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.5% – 2.0%
Shareholder yield 2.5% – 2.0%
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.

ConsensusICLRNTRBCRL
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 3.4xFY2026 28.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.26FY2026 $1.65FY2026 $10.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.1%FY2026 – +6.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.1% +112.1% +20.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.54BFY2026 $90.32MFY2026 $3.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 +4,334.5%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +109.8% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersICLRNTRBCRL
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 424 – 571
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% – -0.7%
Institutions buying 233 – 271
Institutions selling 139 – 204
Buyers to sellers 1.68 – 1.33

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.

ICLRNTRBCRL
ICLR 1.00 0.17 0.51
NTRB 0.17 1.00 0.21
CRL 0.51 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ICLR, NTRB and CRL?

Icon (ICLR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Icon (ICLR) $15.44B, NutriBand (NTRB) $67.71M, Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) $14.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, ICLR, NTRB and CRL?

Icon (ICLR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Icon (ICLR) 35.2x, NutriBand (NTRB) -9.7x, Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) 372.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, NutriBand (NTRB) is cheapest (Icon (ICLR) 19.7x, NutriBand (NTRB) 3.4x, Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) 28.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Icon (ICLR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Icon (ICLR) +1.8%, NutriBand (NTRB) -37.3%, Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) -1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Icon (ICLR) has the highest net margin (Icon (ICLR) 5.4%, NutriBand (NTRB) -430.4%, Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) 1.0%). On return on invested capital, Icon (ICLR) leads (Icon (ICLR) 4.7%, Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) returned the most: Icon (ICLR) +23.2%, NutriBand (NTRB) -6.4%, Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) +86.7%. Over five years, NutriBand (NTRB) compounded fastest (Icon (ICLR) -5.4%/yr, NutriBand (NTRB) +3.9%/yr, Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) -3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) has been the steadiest (Icon (ICLR) 74.9%, NutriBand (NTRB) 79.0%, Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) 47.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ICLR, NTRB and CRL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Icon (ICLR) 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.