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Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) Operating Margin (2016 - 2025)

Charles River Laboratories International has reported Operating Margin over the past 17 years, most recently at 28.51% for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Margin at 28.51% for Q4 2025, down 1178.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was 0.63% (down 499.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 0.63%, down 499.0%.
  • Operating Margin for Q4 2025 was 28.51% at Charles River Laboratories International, down from 13.32% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for CRL hit a ceiling of 19.26% in Q2 2022 and a floor of 28.51% in Q4 2025.
  • Median Operating Margin over the past 5 years was 14.84% (2022), compared with a mean of 10.81%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: soared 422bps in 2022 and later tumbled -2984bps in 2024.
  • Charles River Laboratories International's Operating Margin stood at 19.09% in 2021, then decreased by -22bps to 14.89% in 2022, then dropped by -12bps to 13.12% in 2023, then crashed by -228bps to 16.73% in 2024, then tumbled by -70bps to 28.51% in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Margin were 28.51% (Q4 2025), 13.32% (Q3 2025), and 9.7% (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.