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% quarter-over-quarter from $178.2 million in Q3 2025.

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 for Q4 2025 stood at $58.6 million, 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.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $124.8 million (2021), against an average of $110.6 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow plunged 88.69% in 2023, then jumped 1923.29% in 2024.
  • Charles River Laboratories International's Free Cash Flow stood at $130.5 million in 2021, then advanced by 11.69% to $145.7 million in 2022, then declined by 2.14% to $142.6 million in 2023, then sank by 41.28% to $83.7 million in 2024, then sank by 30.06% to $58.6 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows CRL's Free Cash Flow at $58.6 million in Q4 2025, $178.2 million in Q3 2025, and $169.3 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Thermo Fisher Scientific 213.88 Bn 209.81 Bn 8.34 Bn 1.68 Bn
2 Danaher 140.65 Bn 136.30 Bn 3.61 Bn 1.27 Bn
3 Idexx Laboratories 46.02 Bn 45.83 Bn 779.09 Mn 322.52 Mn
4 Agilent Technologies 39.85 Bn 38.05 Bn 990.00 Mn 201.00 Mn
5 Iqvia Holdings 39.20 Bn 37.12 Bn 1.44 Bn 360.00 Mn
6 Natera 38.80 Bn 37.70 Bn 696.04 Mn 18.03 Mn
7 Illumina 30.11 Bn 28.94 Bn 770.00 Mn 161.00 Mn
8 Mettler Toledo International 28.66 Bn 28.61 Bn 650.22 Mn 282.62 Mn
9 Quest Diagnostics 26.24 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.03 Bn 459.00 Mn
10 Charles River Laboratories International 12.89 Bn 12.68 Bn 1.81 Bn 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