Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL)
NYSE: CRL · Real-Time Price · USD
186.60
+5.04 (2.78%)
Jun 23, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed

CRL Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 17 analysts polled by S&P Global, CRL stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $214.6. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 15.01% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $135 (-27.65%) and the highest is $265 (+42.02%).

Price Target: $214.6 (+15.01%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$135$214.6$220$265
Change-27.65%+15.01%+17.90%+42.02%

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

RatingJan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy101010101010
Buy111234
Hold776432
Sell000111
Strong Sell000000
Total181817171717

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Buy
Upgrades
$185$220
BuyUpgrades$185$220+17.90%Jun 17, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Buy
Maintains
$220
BuyMaintains$220+17.90%Jun 8, 2026
Bank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Maintains
n/a
BuyMaintainsn/an/aJun 5, 2026
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Buy
Reiterates
$215
BuyReiterates$215+15.22%Jun 5, 2026
TD Cowen
TD Cowen
Buy
Reiterates
$235
BuyReiterates$235+25.94%Jun 5, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
3.85B
from 4.02B
Decreased by -4.05%
Revenue Next Year
3.92B
from 3.85B
Increased by 1.86%
EPS This Year
11.09
from 10.28
Increased by 7.90%
EPS Next Year
12.31
from 11.09
Increased by 10.96%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 25, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 30, 2023Dec 28, 2024Dec 27, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
3.54B3.98B4.13B4.05B4.02B3.85B
Revenue Growth
21.08%12.31%3.86%-1.92%-0.85%-4.05%
Gross Profit
1.34B1.47B1.53B1.41B1.40B1.28B
Gross Margin
37.78%36.91%37.03%34.76%34.98%33.30%
Operating Income
634.39M665.51M648.89M545.86M497.76M814.14M
Net Income
390.98M486.23M474.62M22.20M-144.34M285.13M
EPS
----10.2811.09
EPS Growth
-----0.39%7.90%
Forward PE
33.7219.6622.7418.5319.3216.82
Free Cash Flow
629.60M303.66M214.21M489.63M572.38M347.83M
No. Analysts
-----10
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High3.9B
Avg3.9B
Low3.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
-2.6%
Avg
-4.1%
Low
-4.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High11.32
Avg11.09
Low10.94

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
10.1%
Avg
7.9%
Low
6.4%