Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL)

CRL Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 11 analysts that cover CRL stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $199.64, which forecasts a 18.19% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $170 and the highest is $265.

Price Target: $199.64 (+18.19%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$170	$199.64	$195	$265
Change	+0.64%	+18.19%	+15.44%	+56.88%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for CRL stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26
Strong Buy	4	4	4	4	4	4
Buy	1	3	4	4	4	4
Hold	10	9	7	6	6	4
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	15	16	15	14	14	12

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Charles Rhyee TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Strong Buy Maintains $251 → $235	Strong Buy	Maintains	$251 → $235	+39.12%	Feb 20, 2026
Ann Hynes Mizuho	Mizuho	Hold Maintains $215 → $175	Hold	Maintains	$215 → $175	+3.60%	Feb 20, 2026
Luke Sergott Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $215 → $200	Buy	Maintains	$215 → $200	+18.40%	Feb 19, 2026
Ross Muken Evercore ISI Group	Evercore ISI Group	Buy Maintains $260 → $200	Buy	Maintains	$260 → $200	+18.40%	Feb 19, 2026
Patrick Donnelly Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $200 → $265	Strong Buy	Maintains	$200 → $265	+56.88%	Jan 16, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

4.12B

Increased by 2.51%

from 4.02B

Revenue Next Year

4.31B

Increased by 4.66%

from 4.12B

EPS This Year

10.99

from -2.91

EPS Next Year

12.21

Increased by 11.12%

from 10.99

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 25, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 30, 2023	Dec 28, 2024	Dec 27, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	3.54B	3.98B	4.13B	4.05B	4.02B	4.12B	4.31B
Revenue Growth	21.08%	12.31%	3.86%	-1.92%	-0.85%	2.51%	4.66%
EPS	7.60	9.48	9.22	0.20	-2.91	10.99	12.21
EPS Growth	5.56%	24.74%	-2.74%	-97.83%	-	-	11.12%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	15.38	13.84
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	20	17

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	4.4B	4.8B
Avg	4.1B	4.3B
Low	4.0B	4.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	8.7%	16.4%
Avg	2.5%	4.7%
Low	-1.6%	-0.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	12.98	14.59
Avg	10.99	12.21
Low	9.61	10.73

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	-	32.8%
Avg	-	11.1%
Low	-	-2.3%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.