Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. agreed to acquire Frontage Holdings Corporation’s bioanalysis and DMPK operations in Exton, Pennsylvania for approximately $470 million cash plus up to $75 million contingent payments; closing is expected during the first half of 2027.
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Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. reported revenue of $982.7 million, down 2.2%, and operating income of $202.6 million. Net income attributable to common shareholders reached $333.1 million, helped by a $201 million tax benefit.
Charles River Laboratories reported third-quarter revenue of $982.7 million, 4.7% organic growth, and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $3.09. It raised 2026 organic revenue guidance to at least +1.5% and non-GAAP EPS guidance to $11.35 – $11.55.
Charles River reaffirmed 2026 revenue growth and non-GAAP EPS at the upper ends of 0% – 1% and $11.15 – $11.45, respectively, and set 2030 targets of 5% – 7% organic revenue CAGR and ~24% non-GAAP operating margin.
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Q2 FY26 earnings call · Aug 5, 2026TL;DR. Charles River returned to organic revenue growth (0.1%) and beat prior EPS outlook, raising full-year organic revenue guidance by 150 bps and non-GAAP EPS by $0.25 at midpoint, driven by a sharp pickup in DSA bookings (net book-to-bill of 1.19x, highest in nearly four years).
- + Returned to total organic revenue growth of 0.1% in Q2, the first since Q3 2023.
- + Q2 results exceeded prior outlook on both revenue and non-GAAP EPS.
- + Raised full-year 2026 organic revenue guidance by 150 bps and non-GAAP EPS guidance by $0.25 at midpoint.
- + Raised DSA segment outlook to low single-digit organic revenue growth for 2026.
- + Expects at least 500 bps of non-GAAP operating margin expansion in the second half of 2026.
- + Raised full-year free cash flow guidance to $400–$420M from $375–$400M.
- − Q2 GAAP net loss of $(0.03) per share versus $1.06 in the prior-year quarter, driven by a $63.7M ($1.40/share) CDMO/Cell Solutions divestiture loss.
- − Non-GAAP EPS guidance reduced by a higher tax rate (~23–24%, up ~100 bps), an approximate $0.20 per share headwind.
- − RMS organic revenue declined 1.4% in Q2 on lower North American small models and research model services volume.
- − Unallocated corporate costs rose to 7.2% of revenue in Q2 (from 5.9%), and full-year corporate cost outlook raised to ~6.0% from ~5.5%.
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Capital expenditures | $31.11M | Three Months Ended June 27, 2026 | -11.9% |
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| Effective tax rate | 101.4% | the three months ended June 27, 2026 filing | — |
| Non-GAAP net income non-GAAP | $146.2M | second quarter of 2026 | — |
| Non-GAAP operating income as a % of revenue non-GAAP | 18.4% | Six Months Ended June 27, 2026 | — |
| Operating income, excluding non-GAAP adjustments non-GAAP | $368.31M | Six Months Ended June 27, 2026 | — |
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| Organic revenue growth non-GAAP | 0.1% | second quarter of 2026 | — |
| Restructuring costs | $23.1M | the three months ended June 27, 2026 filing | — |
| Revenue growth, reported | -2.7% | Three Months Ended June 27, 2026 | — |
| Shares repurchased under the stock repurchase program | 0.6M | the three months ended June 27, 2026 filing | — |
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Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. agreed to acquire Frontage Holdings Corporation’s bioanalysis and DMPK operations in Exton, Pennsylvania for approximately $470 million cash plus up to $75 million contingent payments; closing is expected during the first half of 2027.
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| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| CRL | +0.1% | +12.6% | +115.6% | -6.0% | +69.4% |
| SPY | +2.6% | -1.2% | +0.5% | -0.2% | +10.6% |
| vs SPY | -2.5% | +13.8% | +115.1% | -5.8% | +58.8% |
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