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

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

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

Charles River Laboratories International's Free Cash Flow history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $58.6 million for 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 was $58.6 million for Q4 2025 at Charles River Laboratories International, down from $178.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $213.1 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $2.5 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $110.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $124.8 million in 2021.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow sank 88.69% in 2023, then surged 1923.29% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $130.5 million in 2021, then climbed by 11.69% to $145.7 million in 2022, then fell by 2.14% to $142.6 million in 2023, then slumped by 41.28% to $83.7 million in 2024, then slumped by 30.06% to $58.6 million in 2025.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $58.6 million (Q4 2025), $178.2 million (Q3 2025), and $169.3 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn -42.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 816.00 Mn
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn 1.09 Bn
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 257.97 Mn
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 201.00 Mn
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn 491.00 Mn
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn 18.03 Mn
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn 251.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn 122.38 Mn
10 Charles River Laboratories International 9.26 Bn 9.06 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