Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) posted Operating Expenses of $228.9 million for Q2 2026, up 19.5% from $191.55 million a year earlier and up 43.6% from the prior quarter.
Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 27, 2026, Operating Expenses at Charles River Laboratories International was $762.04 million, down 0.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $743.07 million, down 1.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Charles River Laboratories International's Operating Expenses was $751 million in FY2024 (+0.4%), $747.86 million in FY2023 (+12.4%), $665.1 million in FY2022 (+7.3%) and $619.92 million in FY2021 (+17.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was Q2 2023, with growth of 51.7%; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a decline of 23.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior quarters was $159.42 million (Q1 2026), $196.14 million (Q4 2025) and $177.59 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iqvia Holdings | 43.61 Bn | 35.31 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 637.00 Mn |
| 2 | Medpace Holdings | 17.34 Bn | 15.40 Bn | 201.64 Mn | 560.51 Mn |
| 3 | Charles River Laboratories International | 14.63 Bn | 13.82 Bn | 363.37 Mn | 228.90 Mn |
| 4 | Icon | 13.16 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 479.29 Mn | 1.93 Bn |
| 5 | Fortrea Holdings | 2.02 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 139.20 Mn | 663.40 Mn |
| 6 | Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings | 723.40 Mn | -38.68 Mn | 18.44 Mn | 78.70 Mn |
| 7 | Evotec SE | 502.55 Mn | -1.11 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Champions Oncology | 66.57 Mn | 41.65 Mn | 7.70 Mn | 15.64 Mn |
| 9 | MindWalk Holdings | 63.08 Mn | 26.73 Mn | 1.61 Mn | 6.01 Mn |
| 10 | Natural Alternatives International | 6.81 Mn | -21.27 Mn | 1.73 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 228.90 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 159.42 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 196.14 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 177.59 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 191.55 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 177.80 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 195.71 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 199.21 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 169.79 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 186.29 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 197.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 176.11 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 199.76 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 174.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 199.64 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 183.71 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 131.71 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 150.03 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 144.11 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 148.57 Mn |
Charles River Laboratories International Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=CRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "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=operating-expenses&ticker=CRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();