Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025)

Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $58.6 million for Q4 2025, down 30.06% year-over-year from $83.7 million in Q4 2024, and down 67.14% on a QoQ basis from $178.2 million in Q3 2025.

Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with $58.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow fell 30.06% year-over-year to $58.6 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $518.5 million (up 3.37% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $518.5 million, up 3.37% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $58.6 million for Q4 2025 at Charles River Laboratories International, down from $178.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $213.1 million in Q3 2024, with the low at $2.5 million in Q2 2023.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $110.6 million, with a median of $124.8 million recorded in 2021.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slumped 88.69% in 2023 and surged 1923.29% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $130.5 million in 2021, then rose by 11.69% to $145.7 million in 2022, then slipped by 2.14% to $142.6 million in 2023, then tumbled by 41.28% to $83.7 million in 2024, then tumbled by 30.06% to $58.6 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $58.6 million, $178.2 million, and $169.3 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn -42.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 816.00 Mn
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 1.09 Bn
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 257.97 Mn
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn 18.03 Mn
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 201.00 Mn
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn 491.00 Mn
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 251.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 122.38 Mn
10 Charles River Laboratories International 11.36 Bn 11.15 Bn 744.94 Mn 58.57 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 27, 2025 58.57 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 58.57 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 178.25 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 178.25 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 169.31 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 169.31 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 112.37 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 112.37 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 83.75 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 83.75 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 213.07 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 213.07 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 154.05 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 154.05 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 50.74 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 50.74 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 142.62 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 142.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 139.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 139.50 Mn