
Charles River Laboratories International NYSE: CRL raised its 2026 revenue and earnings outlook after third-quarter organic revenue growth accelerated to 4.7%, supported by demand for safety assessment and manufacturing testing services.
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., is an American pharmaceutical company specializing in a variety of preclinical and clinical laboratory, gene therapy and cell therapy services for the Pharmaceutical, Medical device and Biotechnology industries. It also supplies assorted biomedical products and outsourcing services for research and development in the pharmaceutical industry and offer support in the fields of basic research, drug discovery, safety and efficacy, clinical support, and manufacturing.
| Revenue (TTM) | $3.98B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $1.40B |
| EBITDA | $909.38M |
| Operating Margin | 23.40% |
| Return on Equity | 1.27% |
| Return on Assets | 4.74% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $82.00 |
| Book Value | $67.40 |
| Price-to-Book | 4.65 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 4.07 |
| EV/Revenue | 4.438 |
| EV/EBITDA | 60.00 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 524.00% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.20% |
| Shares Outstanding | $47.92M |
| Float | $47.40M |
| % Insiders | 0.47% |
| % Institutions | 117.17% |
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Charles River Laboratories International NYSE: CRL raised its 2026 revenue and earnings outlook after third-quarter organic revenue growth accelerated to 4.7%, supported by demand for safety assessment and manufacturing testing services.

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

CRL beats Q3 earnings and revenue estimates as organic growth and margin expansion drive results, prompting the company to raise its 2026 outlook.

Although the revenue and EPS for Charles River (CRL) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended September 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Charles River Laboratories (CRL) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.09 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.98 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.43 per share a year ago.

CRL's Q3'26 results face pressure from declining segment revenues, but improving biopharma demand and strength in Microbial Solutions could provide support.

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