US · CRL
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
- Sector
- Healthcare · Medical - Diagnostics & Research
- Headquarters
- Wilmington, MA 01887
- Website
- criver.com
Price · as of 2025-12-27
$165.78
Market cap 8.78B
Valuation summary
Four models, one snapshot. Upside is target ÷ current − 1.
| Valuation method | Value, $ | Upside, % |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence(AI) | $123.17 | -25.7% |
| Intrinsic Value(DCF) | $71.44 | -56.91% |
| Graham-Dodd Method(GD) | — | — |
| Graham Formula(GF) | — | — |
Valuation history
Annual price (USD per share) overlaid with each model's fair value. Y-axis is log scale.
| Year | Price | AI | DCF | Graham-Dodd | Graham Formula |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $36.93 | $40.03 | $0.00 | $17.27 | $19.18 |
| 2012 | $43.03 | $39.76 | $3.26 | $18.34 | $14.18 |
| 2013 | $57.55 | $52.85 | $1.06 | $19.36 | $24.11 |
| 2014 | $80.19 | $63.81 | $0.00 | $21.12 | $51.72 |
| 2015 | $74.93 | $66.14 | $0.00 | $22.39 | $41.47 |
| 2016 | $89.54 | $71.97 | $97.14 | $17.51 | $100.45 |
| 2017 | $114.82 | $85.90 | $148.09 | $18.05 | $46.97 |
| 2018 | $137.95 | $99.82 | $469.27 | $25.07 | $137.74 |
| 2019 | $155.09 | $112.50 | $299.30 | $27.79 | $119.22 |
| 2020 | $286.79 | $173.99 | $278.50 | $42.92 | $141.35 |
| 2021 | $259.54 | $175.28 | $299.28 | $35.35 | $219.36 |
| 2022 | $202.54 | $153.06 | $153.36 | $50.33 | $191.30 |
| 2023 | $266.97 | $175.49 | $0.00 | $56.12 | $109.01 |
| 2024 | $175.92 | $117.68 | $0.00 | $12.97 | $1.25 |
| 2025 | $178.61 | $123.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
AI valuation
Our deep-learning model estimates Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.'s (CRL) per-share fair value from quarterly fundamentals, sector trend, and historical valuation patterns.
- AI fair value
- $123.17
- Current price
- $165.78
- AI upside
- -25.7%
Methodology and confidence bands appear in the dedicated valuation theory section. The AI score is an estimate, not a recommendation.
Intrinsic value (DCF)
Open DCF calculatorThree textbook valuation models, recomputed daily from the latest financial statements. The DCF uses our Chepakovich model. Graham-Dodd and Graham Formula are conservative reference points.
DCF
$71.44
-56.91% upside
Graham-Dodd
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Graham Formula
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Peer comparison
Same-industry comparables, ranked by market cap.
| Basic Info | Model Valuation | Core Valuation | Profitability | Leverage & Liquidity | Growth | Cash Flow | Dividends | Enterprise Value | Risk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ticker | Company Name | Price | Market Cap | AI Upside | DCF Upside | GD Upside | GF Upside | P/E | P/B | P/S | EV/EBITDA | PEG | P/TBV | Gross Margin | Operating Margin | Net Margin | ROE | ROIC | ROA | Debt/Equity | Interest Coverage | Current Ratio | Quick Ratio | Net Debt/EBITDA | EPS Growth | Sales Growth | FCF Growth | FCF Yield | Op Cash Flow Ratio | Cash ROIC | Dividend Yield | Dividend Payout | Shareholder Yield | EV/EBIT | EV/FCF | EV/Sales | Altman Z-Score |
| CRL | Charles River Laboratorie… | $165.78 | 8.78B | -26% | -57% | — | — | -62.27 | 2.80 | 2.20 | 12.85 | — | 146.61 | 30.52% | 12.65% | -3.59% | -4.29% | 8.46% | -1.94% | 0.97 | 4.74 | 1.29 | 0.82 | 3.13 | -155500.00% | -85.00% | 337.00% | 5.86% | 0.66 | 8.64% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.07% | 23.05 | 22.57 | 2.91 | 2.48 |
| AVTR | Avantor, Inc. | $9.05 | 6.17B | +191% | -61% | — | — | -11.27 | 1.07 | 0.91 | 68.88 | — | -2.28 | 32.65% | -3.76% | -8.09% | -9.20% | -2.61% | -4.44% | 0.71 | -1.45 | 1.78 | 1.04 | 25.82 | -17500.00% | -341.00% | -2847.00% | 8.29% | 0.45 | 5.24% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.92% | -38.81 | 19.30 | 1.46 | 1.37 |
| BAX | Baxter International Inc. | $20.37 | 10.48B | +17% | -61% | — | — | -10.55 | 1.65 | 0.90 | 23.68 | -27.93 | -3.19 | 30.05% | -2.74% | -8.51% | -14.62% | -1.88% | -4.18% | 1.63 | -1.06 | 2.31 | 1.31 | 10.49 | 3780.00% | 572.00% | -4222.00% | 3.20% | 0.28 | 1.97% | 3.45% | -36.40% | 39.56% | -58.89 | 56.15 | 1.61 | 2.13 |
| BIO | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc… | $278.44 | 7.52B | +7% | -54% | +41% | -13% | 10.03 | 1.02 | 2.95 | 15.99 | — | 1.14 | 52.01% | 10.47% | 29.42% | 10.84% | 3.01% | 7.62% | 0.21 | 5.52 | 5.62 | 3.90 | 2.10 | -14264.00% | 65.00% | 4072.00% | 4.91% | 1.03 | 5.46% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.88% | 28.14 | 20.32 | 2.95 | 3.15 |
| CAI | Caris Life Sciences, Inc. | $20.14 | 5.68B | +132% | +659% | — | — | -507.35 | 59.84 | 42.54 | 2965.27 | — | 61.91 | 66.40% | 5.56% | -66.25% | 7.09% | -3.82% | -9.27% | 0.00 | 0.79 | 7.85 | 7.17 | -70.09 | -2963.00% | 9697.00% | -12637.00% | 0.19% | 0.65 | -5.66% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.35% | 748.01 | 504.44 | 41.56 | 36.41 |
| DVA | DaVita Inc. | $156.30 | 10.45B | -3% | -61% | — | -21% | 12.29 | -20.36 | 0.97 | 10.42 | — | -1.57 | 27.00% | 14.74% | 5.47% | -407.09% | 12.61% | 6.21% | -23.12 | 3.66 | 1.29 | 1.19 | 5.41 | -1137.00% | 646.00% | -1063.00% | 9.89% | 0.60 | 10.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 13.52% | 13.69 | 21.00 | 2.02 | 1.68 |
| PEN | Penumbra, Inc. | $344.39 | 13.51B | -36% | -28% | -84% | -67% | 74.97 | 9.33 | 9.49 | 59.99 | 6.49 | 10.62 | 67.14% | 13.48% | 12.66% | 13.78% | 13.14% | 10.58% | 0.15 | — | 6.64 | 2.06 | 0.15 | 115556.00% | 1750.00% | 1876.00% | 1.31% | 1.30 | 14.03% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 70.57 | 76.34 | 9.51 | 22.01 |
| QGEN | Qiagen N.V. | $49.80 | 10.26B | +6% | -52% | -77% | -45% | 23.90 | 2.69 | 4.86 | 14.93 | 5.47 | 14.69 | 61.79% | 24.90% | 20.33% | 11.57% | 10.79% | 7.09% | 0.44 | 15.65 | 3.90 | 2.93 | 1.14 | 43684.00% | 565.00% | -1049.00% | 4.46% | 1.28 | 10.85% | 0.53% | 12.80% | 1.82% | 20.58 | 23.63 | 5.12 | 3.92 |
| RNA | Avidity Biosciences, Inc. | $14.75 | 2.28B | +47% | -35% | — | — | -3.00 | 1.22 | 109.48 | -0.66 | -4.17 | 1.22 | 77.87% | -3977.30% | -3650.39% | -43.98% | -9010.06% | -38.88% | 0.06 | — | 9.20 | 8.75 | 0.42 | 7197.00% | 7211.00% | 11555.00% | -32.33% | -3.33 | -8017.39% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.65% | -0.60 | -0.68 | 24.04 | 3.18 |
| RVTY | Revvity, Inc. | $98.31 | 11.15B | +3% | -60% | -88% | -75% | 44.87 | 1.49 | 3.79 | 20.25 | — | -6.33 | 53.08% | 12.49% | 8.46% | 3.23% | 3.28% | 1.96% | 0.48 | 3.87 | 1.68 | 1.25 | 3.92 | -1369.00% | 367.00% | -617.00% | 4.70% | 0.44 | 5.17% | 0.30% | 13.60% | 7.89% | 37.63 | 26.40 | 4.70 | 1.74 |
About Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., a non-clinical contract research organization, provides drug discovery, non-clinical development, and safety testing services in the United States, Europe, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Research Models and Services (RMS), Discovery and Safety Assessment (DSA), and Manufacturing Solutions (Manufacturing). The RMS segment produces and sells rodent research model strains 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 non-clinical drug candidates, including research models, genetically engineered models and services, insourcing solutions, and research animal diagnostic services. The DSA segment offers early and in vivo discovery services for the identification and validation of novel targets, chemical compounds, and antibodies through delivery of non-clinical drug and therapeutic candidates ready for safety assessment; and safety assessment services, such as toxicology, pathology, safety pharmacology, bioanalysis, drug metabolism, and pharmacokinetics services. The Manufacturing segment provides in vitro methods for conventional and rapid quality control testing of sterile and non-sterile pharmaceuticals and consumer products. This segment also offers specialized testing of biologics that are outsourced by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies; and avian vaccine services that provide specific-pathogen-free (SPF) fertile chicken eggs, SPF chickens, and diagnostic products used to manufacture vaccines. The company also provides contract vivarium operation services to biopharmaceutical clients. Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts.
- CEO
- James C. Foster
- Employees
- 18.7K
- Beta
- 1.62
Disclaimer: Information on this page is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Upside computed as ($71.44 ÷ $165.78) − 1 = -56.91% (DCF, example).