Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2025)
Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 0.41% in Q4 2025, down 81.54% quarter-over-quarter from 2.2% in Q3 2025, and down 295.0% on a YoY basis from 0.21% in Q4 2024.
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 was 0.41% for Q4 2025 at Charles River Laboratories International, down from 2.2% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 10.63% in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.41% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 7.6% across 5 years, with a median of 9.39% in 2021.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed jumped 151 bps in 2021, then plunged 599 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 9.82% in 2021, then rose by 4 bps to 10.17% in 2022, then dropped by 11 bps to 9.02% in 2023, then tumbled by 63 bps to 3.36% in 2024, then tumbled by 88 bps to 0.41% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 0.41% (Q4 2025), 2.2% (Q3 2025), and 1.92% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 29,902.70 Bn | 29,902.24 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 4.82% |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 175.99 Bn | 172.74 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 8.12% |
| 3 | Danaher | 129.87 Bn | 124.18 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 6.26% |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 44.75 Bn | 44.55 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 67.98% |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 37.52 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 14.57% |
| 6 | Iqvia Holdings | 30.91 Bn | 28.94 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 10.24% |
| 7 | Natera | 30.21 Bn | 29.11 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -3.63% |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.19 Bn | 23.04 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 16.90% |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.12 Bn | 23.06 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 45.73% |
| 10 | Charles River Laboratories International | 9.26 Bn | 9.06 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% |