Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025)
Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $196.1 million in Q4 2025, up 10.44% quarter-over-quarter from $177.6 million in Q3 2025, and little changed on a YoY basis from $195.7 million in Q4 2024.
Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Charles River Laboratories International's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $196.1 million for Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Operating Expenses changed 0.22% year-over-year to $196.1 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $743.1 million (down 1.06% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $743.1 million, down 1.06% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $196.1 million for Q4 2025 at Charles River Laboratories International, up from $177.6 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $199.8 million in Q3 2023 to a low of $131.7 million in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $176.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $177.7 million in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses retreated 23.2% in 2022, then jumped 51.66% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $144.1 million in 2021, then surged by 38.53% to $199.6 million in 2022, then declined by 1.25% to $197.1 million in 2023, then slipped by 0.73% to $195.7 million in 2024, then grew by 0.22% to $196.1 million in 2025.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $196.1 million (Q4 2025), $177.6 million (Q3 2025), and $191.5 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 29,902.70 Bn | 29,902.24 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 175.99 Bn | 172.74 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 9.14 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 129.87 Bn | 124.18 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 44.75 Bn | 44.55 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 360.15 Mn |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 37.52 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 1.44 Bn |
| 6 | Iqvia Holdings | 30.91 Bn | 28.94 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 553.00 Mn |
| 7 | Natera | 30.21 Bn | 29.11 Bn | 696.04 Mn | 790.16 Mn |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.19 Bn | 23.04 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 512.00 Mn |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.12 Bn | 23.06 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 316.87 Mn |
| 10 | Charles River Laboratories International | 9.26 Bn | 9.06 Bn | 744.94 Mn | 196.14 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 171.50 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2021 | 155.73 Mn |