Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2025)
Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 0.41% for Q4 2025, down 295.0% year-over-year from 0.21% in Q4 2024, and down 81.54% quarter-over-quarter from 2.2% in Q3 2025.
Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Charles River Laboratories International's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.41% for Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 295.0% year-over-year to 0.41%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.41% (down 295.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.41%, down 291.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 0.41%, down from 2.2% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 10.63% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.41% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.39% (2021), against an average of 7.6%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed soared 151 bps in 2021, then tumbled 599 bps in 2025.
- Charles River Laboratories International's Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.82% in 2021, then increased by 4 bps to 10.17% in 2022, then slipped by 11 bps to 9.02% in 2023, then slumped by 63 bps to 3.36% in 2024, then slumped by 88 bps to 0.41% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows CRL's Return on Capital Employed at 0.41% in Q4 2025, 2.2% in Q3 2025, and 1.92% in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 213.88 Bn | 209.81 Bn | 8.34 Bn | 8.30% |
| 2 | Danaher | 140.65 Bn | 136.30 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 6.42% |
| 3 | Idexx Laboratories | 46.02 Bn | 45.83 Bn | 779.09 Mn | 68.60% |
| 4 | Agilent Technologies | 39.85 Bn | 38.05 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 14.57% |
| 5 | Iqvia Holdings | 39.20 Bn | 37.12 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 10.49% |
| 6 | Natera | 38.80 Bn | 37.70 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -16.64% |
| 7 | Illumina | 30.11 Bn | 28.94 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 17.55% |
| 8 | Mettler Toledo International | 28.66 Bn | 28.61 Bn | 650.22 Mn | 49.80% |
| 9 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.24 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 10.85% |
| 10 | Charles River Laboratories International | 12.89 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 0.41% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2025 | 0.41% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 2.20% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 1.92% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.71% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 3.36% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 7.58% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 7.91% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 7.97% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 9.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.68% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 9.63% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 10.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.17% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 10.25% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 10.63% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 10.15% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 9.82% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 9.25% |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 9.80% |
| Mar 27, 2021 | 9.54% |