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% on a QoQ basis from 2.2% in Q3 2025.
Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.41% the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 0.41% for Q4 2025 at Charles River Laboratories International, 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.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 7.6%, with a median of 9.39% recorded in 2021.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 151 bps in 2021 and sank 599 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.82% in 2021, then climbed by 4 bps to 10.17% in 2022, then retreated by 11 bps to 9.02% in 2023, then plunged by 63 bps to 3.36% in 2024, then plunged by 88 bps to 0.41% in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 0.41%, 2.2%, and 1.92% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 31,055.11 Bn | 31,054.65 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 4.82% |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 191.02 Bn | 187.77 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 8.12% |
| 3 | Danaher | 137.16 Bn | 131.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 6.26% |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 42.82 Bn | 42.62 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 67.98% |
| 5 | Natera | 39.09 Bn | 37.99 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -3.63% |
| 6 | Agilent Technologies | 37.61 Bn | 35.81 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 14.57% |
| 7 | Iqvia Holdings | 34.23 Bn | 32.25 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 10.24% |
| 8 | Illumina | 28.14 Bn | 26.98 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 16.90% |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 26.40 Bn | 26.33 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 45.73% |
| 10 | Charles River Laboratories International | 11.36 Bn | 11.15 Bn | 744.94 Mn | 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% |