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

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

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

Charles River Laboratories International's FCF Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.89% for 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 was 5.89% for Q4 2025 at Charles River Laboratories International, down from 17.74% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 21.1% in Q3 2024 to a low of 0.24% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 11.27% across 5 years, with a median of 13.28% in 2021.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: FCF Margin jumped 1118 bps in 2021, then plunged 1482 bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 14.42% in 2021, then slipped by 8 bps to 13.25% in 2022, then rose by 6 bps to 14.07% in 2023, then plunged by 41 bps to 8.35% in 2024, then decreased by 29 bps to 5.89% in 2025.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 5.89% (Q4 2025), 17.74% (Q3 2025), and 16.4% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn -3.31%
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 7.41%
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn 18.23%
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 22.61%
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 10.95%
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn 11.83%
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn 2.59%
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn 23.01%
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn 12.92%
10 Charles River Laboratories International 9.26 Bn 9.06 Bn 744.94 Mn 5.89%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%