Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 1.39% for Q2 2026, down 0.53 percentage points from 1.92% a year earlier but up 0.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Charles River Laboratories International posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 0.41%, down 2.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -9.77 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 3.31% in FY2024 (-5.71 pp), 9.02% in FY2023 (-1.44 pp), 10.46% in FY2022 (-0.83 pp) and 11.29% in FY2021 (+1.11 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of 0.41% in Q4 2025 and a high of 10.63% in Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last 14 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.68 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 1.00 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2025 (a drop of 5.99 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 1.11% (Q1 2026), 0.41% (Q4 2025) and 2.20% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iqvia Holdings | 43.58 Bn | 35.29 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 10.49% |
| 2 | Medpace Holdings | 17.39 Bn | 15.45 Bn | 201.64 Mn | 88.67% |
| 3 | Charles River Laboratories International | 14.53 Bn | 13.73 Bn | 363.37 Mn | 1.39% |
| 4 | Icon | 13.23 Bn | 10.34 Bn | 479.29 Mn | 2.62% |
| 5 | Fortrea Holdings | 2.01 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 139.20 Mn | -0.62% |
| 6 | Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings | 712.22 Mn | -49.86 Mn | 18.44 Mn | -30.96% |
| 7 | Evotec SE | 502.55 Mn | -1.11 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Champions Oncology | 66.57 Mn | 41.65 Mn | 7.70 Mn | -8.96% |
| 9 | MindWalk Holdings | 64.01 Mn | 27.66 Mn | 1.61 Mn | -131.78% |
| 10 | Natural Alternatives International | 6.63 Mn | -21.45 Mn | 1.73 Mn | -18.22% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.39% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 1.11% |
| 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% |
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Charles River Laboratories International Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();