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 $314.2. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 9.03% lower than the current stock price, while the lowest is $145 (-58.02%) and the highest is $357 (+3.37%).

Price Target: $314.2 (-9.03%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$145	$314.2	$325	$357
Change	-58.02%	-9.03%	-5.90%	+3.37%

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

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Rating	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26	Sep '26	Oct '26
Strong Buy	10	10	9	9	11	11
Buy	3	4	3	4	4	3
Hold	3	2	3	2	2	2
Sell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	1	1	1	1	1
Total	17	17	16	16	18	17

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Casey Woodring J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Buy Maintains $310 → $345	Buy	Maintains	$310 → $345	-0.11%	Oct 17, 2026
Kallum Titchmarsh Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy Reiterates $300 → $340	Buy	Reiterates	$300 → $340	-1.55%	Oct 12, 2026
Ryan Halsted RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Maintains $322	Buy	Maintains	$322	-6.77%	Oct 7, 2026
Kevin Caliendo UBS	UBS	Buy Initiates $357	Buy	Initiates	$357	+3.37%	Sep 30, 2026
Michael Ryskin Bank of America Securities	Bank of America Securities	Buy Reiterates n/a	Buy	Reiterates	n/a	n/a	Sep 28, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.92B

from 4.02B

-2.45%

from 4.02B

Revenue Next Year

4.02B

from 3.92B

2.53%

from 3.92B

EPS This Year

11.38

from 10.28

10.66%

from 10.28

EPS Next Year

12.75

from 11.38

12.05%

from 11.38

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 25, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 30, 2023	Dec 28, 2024	Dec 27, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	3.54B	3.98B	4.13B	4.05B	4.02B	3.92B
Revenue Growth	21.08%	12.31%	3.86%	-1.92%	-0.85%	-2.45%
Gross Profit	1.34B	1.47B	1.53B	1.41B	1.40B	1.35B
Gross Margin	37.78%	36.91%	37.03%	34.76%	34.98%	34.39%
Operating Income	634.39M	665.51M	648.89M	545.86M	497.76M	822.53M
Net Income	390.98M	486.23M	474.62M	22.20M	-144.34M	187.02M
EPS	-	-	-	-	10.28	11.38
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	-0.39%	10.66%
Forward PE	33.72	19.66	22.74	18.53	19.32	30.36
Free Cash Flow	-	-	-	-	518.49M	301.05M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	14

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	4.0B
Avg	3.9B
Low	3.9B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-1.4%
Avg	-2.4%
Low	-2.8%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	11.49
Avg	11.38
Low	11.02

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	11.8%
Avg	10.7%
Low	7.2%