Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of -8.16% in Q2 2026, down 6.18 percentage points from -1.98% a year earlier and down 2.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Charles River Laboratories International reported Return on Equity [ROE] of -4.28%, down 5.00 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three straight years, with a five-year change of -23.74 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 0.72% in FY2024 (-13.88 pp), 14.59% in FY2023 (-3.25 pp), 17.85% in FY2022 (+0.72 pp) and 17.13% in FY2021 (-2.32 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for 14 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -9.23 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 1.50 percentage points in Q4 2022, against a drop of 14.07 percentage points in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -5.98% (Q1 2026), -4.32% (Q4 2025) and -2.35% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iqvia Holdings | 44.26 Bn | 36.10 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.80% |
| 2 | Medpace Holdings | 17.42 Bn | 15.48 Bn | 201.64 Mn | 95.24% |
| 3 | Charles River Laboratories International | 14.08 Bn | 13.32 Bn | 363.37 Mn | -8.16% |
| 4 | Icon | 13.02 Bn | 10.12 Bn | 479.29 Mn | 1.00% |
| 5 | Fortrea Holdings | 1.90 Bn | 1.28 Bn | 139.20 Mn | -16.23% |
| 6 | Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings | 817.41 Mn | 55.33 Mn | 18.44 Mn | -67.36% |
| 7 | Evotec SE | 608.00 Mn | -965.22 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Champions Oncology | 69.59 Mn | 45.24 Mn | 7.70 Mn | -26.62% |
| 9 | MindWalk Holdings | 62.13 Mn | 26.34 Mn | 1.61 Mn | -182.26% |
| 10 | Natural Alternatives International | 8.98 Mn | -19.10 Mn | 1.73 Mn | -36.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | -8.16% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -5.98% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -4.32% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -2.35% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -1.98% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -0.70% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 0.70% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 11.39% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 12.09% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 12.44% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 13.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.63% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 15.38% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 16.45% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.55% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 16.77% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 17.12% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 16.69% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 16.05% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 16.96% |
API Access
Charles River Laboratories International Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();