Charles River Laboratories (CRL) fair value: what the stock is really worth
We calculate from audited financials what Charles River Laboratories is really worth. The fair value tells you whether the price is too high or too low, the quality score (0 to 100) how solid the business behind it is. 26 models, 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Charles River Laboratories
CRL · USStretched ValuationStrong overvaluation with only moderate quality.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 18, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $99.75 – $458.30 · fair‑value band $75.22 – $164.84 · the $279.01 price screens above the $120.03 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 1 fiscal year is left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 18, 2026.
Company profile
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. provides drug discovery, non-clinical development, and safety testing services in the United States, Europe, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The Research Models and Services segment produces and sells rodents, and purpose-bred rats and mice for use by researchers.
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Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. provides drug discovery, non-clinical development, and safety testing services in the United States, Europe, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The Research Models and Services segment produces and sells rodents, and purpose-bred rats and mice for use by researchers. This segment also provides a range of services to assist its clients in supporting the use of research models in research and screening pre-clinical drug candidates, including genetically engineered models and services, insourcing solutions, and research animal diagnostic services; and engages in development and production of cell therapies. The Discovery and Safety Assessment segment offers in vitro and in vivo discovery services for the discovery, development, and safety testing of novel drugs, molecule compounds, oligonucleotides, and biotherapeutics, and antibodies through delivery of preclinical drug and therapeutic candidates ready for safety assessment; safety assessment services, such as toxicology, pathology, safety pharmacology, bioanalysis, drug metabolism, and pharmacokinetics services; and vivarium space services. The Manufacturing Solutions segment provides in vitro methods for conventional and rapid quality control testing of sterile and non-sterile pharmaceuticals and consumer products; offers specialized testing of biologics that are outsourced by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies; and contract development and manufacturing products and services. The company has strategic collaborations with Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and Children's Hospital Los Angeles across its contract development and manufacturing organization. Additionally, it has a strategic alliance with Francis Crick Institute (Crick), Inc. for the development of Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) drug discovery and development. Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts.
Stock analysis
Charles River Laboratories (CRL) currently trades at $279.01, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $120.03, implying the stock looks roughly 132.5% overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $184.50 per share, and 0 of the 15 models we run sit above the $279.01 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $44.02, and 15 of the 15 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: $75.22 (bear) to $164.84 (bull), the price of $279.01 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 59/100 (solid quality), in the Healthcare sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Charles River Laboratories reported revenue of $4.0B in FY2025 versus $3.5B in FY2021, a compound +3.2%/yr. Reported net income was −$144M in FY2025.
Key figures
Market cap $13.8B · P/S ratio 2.77 · EPS (TTM) $−3.72 · Dividend yield 0.3% · Net margin −3.6% · Return on equity −5.9% · Return on assets (EBIT) 6.9% · Operating margin 15.9%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 48 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades near its 52-week high and 95% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Healthcare peers we cover trades at −2% fair-value upside, at −57%, CRL screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
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Of which business quality 56 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 80
Revenue & earnings trend
Growth Forecast
CRL screens 132% overvalued. Compare with Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc →
Recent news
- The Broyhill adds FCNCA; exits CRL, ACN, INTU, and HUBS
- Charles River Laboratories to Present at Morgan Stanley and Baird Conferences
- Charles River Modernizes Endosafe® Endotoxin Testing Cartridge Manufacturing with Fully Automated Production Suite
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Diagnostics & Research · 142 stocks
Valuation Multiplesvs Diagnostics & Research median · lower = cheaper
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
Context: sector, industry, market
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