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CRL · Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

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$280.05 -1.22 (-0.43%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$13.37B
Shares
47.74M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$280.05 Open$280.06 Day$276.66–283.20 52W close$145.57–284.37 Avg vol 30d906K Short int3.4M · 7.2% float · 4.1d Short vol36% Last earningsAug 5, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 5

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 27, 2026 Est
filed Aug 5, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +46%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +25%
      above
      RSI (14) 76
      overbought
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 97%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +25%
      trailing
      6-month return +71%
      trailing
      YTD return +40%
      this year
      Relative strength +57%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $224 › 200d $191 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -1% holders QoQ · +75 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$2.8M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      7.16% of float · ▲ +2.3% MoM · 4.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      559 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 71
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth +10%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −1555%
      Y/Y
      Buyback $700.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $1.4B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      High
      Volatility 46%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −34%
      past year
      ATR 3.6%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 0 of last 2
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Feb 18, 2026
      Revenue growth/(decrease), reported · 2026 0% – 1.5%
      Revenue growth/(decrease), organic · 2026 -1% – 0%
      GAAP EPS estimate · 2026 $6.30 – $6.80
      Non-GAAP EPS estimate · 2026 $10.70 – $11.20
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Nov 5, 2025
      Revenue growth/(decrease), organic · 2025 -2.5% – -1.5%
      GAAP EPS estimate · 2025 $4.15 – $4.35
      Non-GAAP EPS estimate · 2025 $10.10 – $10.30
      Guided vs delivered · last 2 settled
      GAAP EPS estimate 2025
      guided $4.15 – $4.35
      $-2.91 Miss −168.5%
      EPS 2024
      guided $0.30
      $0.20 Miss −33.3%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +46% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +25% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      76 Bearish
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      97% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $224 › 200d $191 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -1% holders QoQ · +75 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$2.8M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      7.16% of float · ▲ +2.3% MoM · 4.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      559 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $146 Now $280 · 97% Range high $284
      vs 200-day avg +46% vs 50-day avg +25%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Non-GAAP operating income as a % of revenue non-GAAP 18.4% Six Months Ended June 27, 2026
      Non-GAAP revenue growth, organic non-GAAP -0.7% Six Months Ended June 27, 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Diagnostics & Research — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CRL
      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
      this stock
      $13.37B +40.4% +10.5% 7.2%
      TMO
      Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
      $217.52B +1.5% +14.5% 31.7 1.3%
      DHR
      Danaher Corp /De/
      $142.32B -11.6% +8.5% 35.9 1.7%
      NTRA
      Natera, Inc.
      $44.67B +35.3% -2.8% 3.0%
      IDXX
      Idexx Laboratories Inc /De
      $43.41B -18.6% +10.4% 38.7 2.4%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      559
      % held
      119.5%
      Net QoQ
      -501.2K sh
      Top holder
      FMR LLC
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      635
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      3.4M
      Days to cover
      4.1d
      Change
      +76.4K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      36%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      23.3K
      Value
      $5.4M
      As of
      Jul 6, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      47.8%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$2.8M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 2
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Rob Bresnahan
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      May 15, 2025
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $4.0B
      Net income (FY)
      $-144.3M
      EPS diluted
      $-2.91
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $1.0B
      Remaining
      $700.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 5, 2026
      This year
      14
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $1.0M
      Shares
      3.7K
      Filed
      Aug 11, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 5, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CRL +4.7% +24.8% +71.3% +20.5% +40.4%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +4.3% +20.4% +57.5% +16.5% +26.5%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Jun 27, 2026
      Authorized
      $1.00B
      Spent (derived)
      $300.00M
      Remaining
      $700.00M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1100682 CUSIP 159864107 13F (30d) 534 filings 508 filers Visit website Investor relations