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% quarter-over-quarter from 17.74% in Q3 2025.

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 for Q4 2025 stood at 5.89%, 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.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 13.28% (2021), against an average of 11.27%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: FCF Margin soared 1118 bps in 2021, then tumbled 1482 bps in 2022.
  • Charles River Laboratories International's FCF Margin stood at 14.42% in 2021, then decreased by 8 bps to 13.25% in 2022, then increased by 6 bps to 14.07% in 2023, then tumbled by 41 bps to 8.35% in 2024, then retreated by 29 bps to 5.89% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows CRL's FCF Margin at 5.89% in Q4 2025, 17.74% in Q3 2025, and 16.4% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Thermo Fisher Scientific 213.88 Bn 209.81 Bn 8.34 Bn 13.97%
2 Danaher 140.65 Bn 136.30 Bn 3.61 Bn 20.19%
3 Idexx Laboratories 46.02 Bn 45.83 Bn 779.09 Mn 26.51%
4 Agilent Technologies 39.85 Bn 38.05 Bn 990.00 Mn 10.95%
5 Iqvia Holdings 39.20 Bn 37.12 Bn 1.44 Bn 8.24%
6 Natera 38.80 Bn 37.70 Bn 696.04 Mn 2.59%
7 Illumina 30.11 Bn 28.94 Bn 770.00 Mn 13.89%
8 Mettler Toledo International 28.66 Bn 28.61 Bn 650.22 Mn 27.51%
9 Quest Diagnostics 26.24 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.03 Bn 15.08%
10 Charles River Laboratories International 12.89 Bn 12.68 Bn 1.81 Bn 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%