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 $226.4. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 1.78% lower than the current stock price, while the lowest is $135 (-41.43%) and the highest is $265 (+14.97%).

Price Target: $226.4 (-1.78%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$135	$226.4	$230	$265
Change	-41.43%	-1.78%	-0.22%	+14.97%

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	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26
Strong Buy	10	10	10	10	10	10
Buy	1	1	2	3	4	4
Hold	7	6	4	3	2	2
Sell	0	0	1	1	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	18	17	17	17	17	17

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Ann Hynes Mizuho Securities	Mizuho Securities	Hold Maintains $192 → $230	Hold	Maintains	$192 → $230	-0.22%	Jul 13, 2026
Kallum Titchmarsh Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy Reiterates $220 → $260	Buy	Reiterates	$220 → $260	+12.80%	Jul 9, 2026
Ryan Halsted RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Maintains $215	Buy	Maintains	$215	-6.72%	Jul 9, 2026
Patrick B Donnelly Citi	Citi	Buy Maintains $265	Buy	Maintains	$265	+14.97%	Jul 8, 2026
Luke Sergott Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $220	Buy	Maintains	$220	-4.56%	Jun 8, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.85B

from 4.02B

-4.09%

from 4.02B

Revenue Next Year

3.92B

from 3.85B

1.84%

from 3.85B

EPS This Year

11.10

from 10.28

8.02%

from 10.28

EPS Next Year

12.32

from 11.10

10.91%

from 11.10

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	3.85B
Revenue Growth	21.08%	12.31%	3.86%	-1.92%	-0.85%	-4.09%
Gross Profit	1.34B	1.47B	1.53B	1.41B	1.40B	1.29B
Gross Margin	37.78%	36.91%	37.03%	34.76%	34.98%	33.43%
Operating Income	634.39M	665.51M	648.89M	545.86M	497.76M	814.53M
Net Income	390.98M	486.23M	474.62M	22.20M	-144.34M	285.13M
EPS	-	-	-	-	10.28	11.10
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	-0.39%	8.02%
Forward PE	33.72	19.66	22.74	18.53	19.32	20.76
Free Cash Flow	629.60M	303.66M	214.21M	489.63M	572.38M	386.97M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	14

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	3.9B
Avg	3.9B
Low	3.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-2.6%
Avg	-4.1%
Low	-4.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	11.32
Avg	11.10
Low	10.94

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	10.1%
Avg	8.0%
Low	6.4%