Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Charles River Laboratories International's FCF Margin came in at 14.80% for Q2 2026, down 1.60 percentage points from 16.40% a year earlier but up 16.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, Charles River Laboratories International reported FCF Margin of 9.27%, down 5.09 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 12.91%, up 0.53 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has increased in each of the last three years, though with a five-year change of -0.08 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was 12.39% in FY2024 (+3.54 pp), 8.85% in FY2023 (+1.43 pp), 7.42% in FY2022 (-7.61 pp) and 15.03% in FY2021 (+2.03 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is -1.49% (Q1 2026) to 21.10% (Q3 2024).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.34 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 8.03 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a drop of 14.82 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CRL's FCF Margin at -1.49% (Q1 2026), 5.89% (Q4 2025) and 17.74% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iqvia Holdings | 43.55 Bn | 35.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 8.24% |
| 2 | Medpace Holdings | 17.35 Bn | 15.42 Bn | 201.64 Mn | 19.52% |
| 3 | Charles River Laboratories International | 14.59 Bn | 13.78 Bn | 363.37 Mn | 14.80% |
| 4 | Icon | 13.15 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 479.29 Mn | 11.57% |
| 5 | Fortrea Holdings | 2.03 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 139.20 Mn | 2.93% |
| 6 | Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings | 722.47 Mn | -39.62 Mn | 18.44 Mn | -232.65% |
| 7 | Evotec SE | 504.11 Mn | -1.11 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Champions Oncology | 66.57 Mn | 41.65 Mn | 7.70 Mn | -3.59% |
| 9 | MindWalk Holdings | 63.08 Mn | 26.73 Mn | 1.61 Mn | -107.46% |
| 10 | Natural Alternatives International | 6.81 Mn | -21.27 Mn | 1.73 Mn | -4.94% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 14.80% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -1.49% |
| 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% |
Charles River Laboratories International FCF Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
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params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "CRL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();