CRL

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
HealthcareDiagnostics & ResearchNASDAQ
$180.71
+$24.86 (13.75%)today
Conviction
7/ 10
Fair Value$199.07
Upside+10.16%
Signal7.11
Market Cap$8.3B
52W Range$91.86–$228.88
Next EarningsMay 6

Conviction History

Conviction Changes

Mar 16, 2026, 5:06 AM67sec-read
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Price History

FAIR VALUE ANALYSISMonte Carlo · 5,000 runs · 99% valid
Fair Value$75.62
Current Price$159.16
Upside / Down-52.5%
P(Undervalued)0.0%
P(20%+ Up)0.0%
P(15%+ Down)99.6%

Fair Value Distribution — percentile bands

0.0% of simulations place fair value above current price

WHAT IS PRICED IN

Revenue-Based Reverse DCF

14.8%/yr

±5.7% · revenue growth to justify current price

FCF-Based Reverse DCF

19.6%/yr

±3.0% · FCF growth to justify current price

THE GAP

Market pricing margin compression or rising capex

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Bull Case

Charles River Labs preclinical CRO; biopharmaceutical outsourcing; early-stage drug discovery.

Bear Case

Biotech funding crunch reducing early-stage projects; PETA regulatory pressure on animal models.

Updated Apr 7

Research Feed

sec_10kMar 16
Conviction: unchanged
CRL FY2025 10-K Deep Read: Revenue Stabilizing, CDMO Writing Down, DSA Booking Recovery Key Catalyst

FY2025 revenue $4.02B (-1.6% organic), non-GAAP EPS $10.28 (flat). Core DSA/RMS margins held; CDMO/Biologics Solutions destroyed $376M value via impairments Q4 alone ($380M goodwill over 2 yrs). FCF s...

sec_10kMar 15
Conviction: unchanged
CRL FY2025 10-K + Strategic Restructuring: Divestitures Confirm Turnaround

FY2025 revenue $4.02B (-1.6% organic). Non-GAAP EPS $10.28 (flat). CDMO+Cell Solutions divested to GI Partners for contingent payments (~zero upfront), European Discovery assets sold to IQVIA for $145...

sec_10kMar 4
Conviction: unchanged
CRL FY2025: Solid Fundamentals But Structural Headwinds

CRL reported FY2025 revenue of .0B with earnings-neutral demand environment. DSA segment dominates (59.8% revenue) facing pricing pressure and elevated competition. RMS remains stable with 21.1% contr...