Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2025)

Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 5.89% for Q4 2025, down 246.0% year-over-year from 4.03% in Q4 2024, and down 66.79% on a QoQ basis from 17.74% in Q3 2025.

Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) has reported FCF Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 5.89% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, FCF Margin fell 246.0% year-over-year to 5.89%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 12.91% (up 53.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 12.91%, up 53.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 5.89% for Q4 2025 at Charles River Laboratories International, down from 17.74% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 21.1% in Q3 2024, with the low at 0.24% in Q2 2023.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 11.27%, with a median of 13.28% recorded in 2021.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin jumped 1118 bps in 2021 and sank 1482 bps in 2022, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 14.42% in 2021, then fell by 8 bps to 13.25% in 2022, then climbed by 6 bps to 14.07% in 2023, then sank by 41 bps to 8.35% in 2024, then declined by 29 bps to 5.89% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 5.89%, 17.74%, and 16.4% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn -3.31%
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 7.41%
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 18.23%
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 22.61%
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn 2.59%
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 10.95%
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn 11.83%
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 23.01%
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 12.92%
10 Charles River Laboratories International 11.36 Bn 11.15 Bn 744.94 Mn 5.89%

Historic Data

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Dec 27, 2025 5.89%
Sep 27, 2025 17.74%
Jun 28, 2025 16.40%
Mar 29, 2025 11.42%
Dec 28, 2024 8.35%
Sep 28, 2024 21.10%
Jun 29, 2024 15.01%
Mar 30, 2024 5.02%
Dec 30, 2023 14.07%
Sep 30, 2023 13.59%
Jul 1, 2023 7.62%
Apr 1, 2023 0.24%
Dec 31, 2022 13.25%
Sep 24, 2022 6.10%
Jun 25, 2022 6.85%
Mar 26, 2022 2.43%
Dec 25, 2021 14.42%
Sep 25, 2021 13.30%
Jun 26, 2021 15.32%
Mar 27, 2021 17.25%