Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL)
NYSE: CRL · Real-Time Price · USD
337.97
-2.84 (-0.83%)
At close: Nov 13, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
339.00
+1.03 (0.30%)
After-hours: Nov 13, 2026, 7:42 PM EST

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 $350.57. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 3.73% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $145 (-57.10%) and the highest is $400 (+18.35%).

Price Target: $350.57 (+3.73%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$145$350.57$375$400
Change-57.10%+3.73%+10.96%+18.35%

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

Chart
RatingJun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26Nov '26
Strong Buy1099111111
Buy434433
Hold232222
Sell000000
Strong Sell111111
Total171616181717

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
TD Cowen
TD Cowen
Buy
Maintains
$325 → $388
BuyMaintains$325 → $388+14.80%Nov 11, 2026
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
Buy
Maintains
$345 → $385
BuyMaintains$345 → $385+13.92%Nov 6, 2026
Mizuho Securities
Mizuho Securities
Hold
Maintains
$295 → $315
HoldMaintains$295 → $315-6.80%Nov 6, 2026
Bank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Maintains
n/a
BuyMaintainsn/an/aNov 5, 2026
UBS
UBS
Buy
Reiterates
$357 → $387
BuyReiterates$357 → $387+14.51%Nov 5, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
3.95B
from 4.02B
Decreased by -1.56%
Revenue Next Year
4.07B
from 3.95B
Increased by 2.95%
EPS This Year
11.47
from 10.28
Increased by 11.60%
EPS Next Year
12.97
from 11.47
Increased by 13.04%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 25, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 30, 2023Dec 28, 2024Dec 27, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
3.54B3.98B4.13B4.05B4.02B3.95B
Revenue Growth
21.08%12.31%3.86%-1.92%-0.85%-1.56%
Gross Profit
1.34B1.47B1.53B1.41B1.40B1.37B
Gross Margin
37.78%36.91%37.03%34.76%34.98%34.61%
Operating Income
634.39M665.51M648.89M545.86M497.76M831.53M
Net Income
390.98M486.23M474.62M22.20M-144.34M423.13M
EPS
----10.2811.47
EPS Growth
-----0.39%11.60%
Forward PE
33.7219.6622.7418.5319.3229.46
Free Cash Flow
----518.49M363.80M
No. Analysts
-----12
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High4.0B
Avg4.0B
Low3.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
-0.5%
Avg
-1.6%
Low
-1.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High11.62
Avg11.47
Low11.36

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
13.0%
Avg
11.6%
Low
10.5%