Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.CRL

Healthcare
Neutral

ASignal's systematic analysis rates CRL as Neutral. Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. has a market cap of $11.20B, a -4.6% net margin, and 1.2% year-over-year revenue growth.

Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Aug 1, 2026

The case on CRL

Bull vs bear, surfaced by ASignal's framework agents from public market data. The precise verdict: ASignal Rank, confidence, and price targets - is in the app.

Bull case
  • Positive free cash flow of $510.02M
  • Operating cash flow of $607.03M indicates operational stability
  • Gross margin of 34.46% suggests moderate pricing power
  • EV/EBITDA of 15.87x is reasonable for Healthcare sector
  • Price near Bollinger middle band with slight positive momentum
VS
Bear case
  • Negative net margin (-4.58%) and return on equity (-5.87%)
  • High debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03x
  • Weak revenue growth at 1.20% YoY
  • MACD below signal line with negative histogram
  • Low quick ratio (0.82x) indicates liquidity concerns

Key facts

Sector
Healthcare
Market cap
$11.20B
Gross margin
34.5%
Net margin
-4.6%
Rev growth YoY
1.2%
Price (Aug 1, 2026)
$232.51

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Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL) Stock Analysis - ASignal rates it Neutral