Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -3.10% for Q2 2026, down 2.24 percentage points from -0.86% a year earlier and down 0.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Charles River Laboratories International posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -1.94%, down 2.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -9.11 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 0.32% in FY2024 (-5.76 pp), 6.08% in FY2023 (-0.65 pp), 6.74% in FY2022 (+0.36 pp) and 6.37% in FY2021 (-0.80 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2011.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last 11 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.99 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q4 2022 (a gain of 0.91 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2025 (a drop of 6.42 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -2.46% (Q1 2026), -1.94% (Q4 2025) and -1.06% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iqvia Holdings | 44.71 Bn | 35.96 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 4.64% |
| 2 | Medpace Holdings | 18.26 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 223.89 Mn | 23.75% |
| 3 | Charles River Laboratories International | 16.16 Bn | 15.36 Bn | 357.87 Mn | 0.57% |
| 4 | Icon | 16.06 Bn | 12.83 Bn | 491.83 Mn | 4.30% |
| 5 | Fortrea Holdings | 2.10 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 139.50 Mn | -2.52% |
| 6 | Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings | 699.49 Mn | -62.59 Mn | 18.44 Mn | -28.75% |
| 7 | Evotec SE | 601.99 Mn | -1.16 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Champions Oncology | 66.71 Mn | 41.80 Mn | 7.70 Mn | -3.77% |
| 9 | MindWalk Holdings | 48.93 Mn | 12.59 Mn | 1.61 Mn | -87.99% |
| 10 | Natural Alternatives International | 6.57 Mn | -21.51 Mn | 1.73 Mn | -14.71% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 0.57% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | -3.10% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -2.46% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -1.94% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -1.06% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -0.86% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -0.31% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 0.33% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 5.37% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 5.54% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 5.52% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 6.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.25% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 6.34% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 6.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.57% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 5.95% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 6.17% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 6.10% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 5.66% |
API Access
Charles River Laboratories International Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();