Charles River Laboratories (CRL)
NYSEHealth CareMedical - Diagnostics & ResearchSnapshot 2026-10-29
$359.41-4.44%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NYSEHealth CareMedical - Diagnostics & ResearchSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Life Sciences Tools & Services: structurally weak cohort (structural / late-cycle), so the cyclical early-warning is suppressed.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Management is running behind on a stated commitment.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 1% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 22%.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 22% growth a year, above the roughly 0% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskCRL’s efficiency and process improvements matter most, since revenue growth remains weak despite recent EPS beats. Revenue declined year over year in Q2 FY2026, while reported non-GAAP EPS beat consensus. CRL trades at 38× P/E versus a 37× peer median. The market is pricing in more growth than our forecast. Management’s stated commitment is running behind, creating a specific execution risk. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 18%. Peer multiples imply a price about 22% below where it trades; the thesis is on watch; this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. CRL is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 18 analysts currently covering CRL (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 11 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for CRL in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Life Sciences Tools & Services — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Drive efficiency and process improvements
Cost efficiency outlook supports management's process improvement goals.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $359.41
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $359.41.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Complete divestitures to refine portfolio
Exit strategy indicates potential divestiture concerns.
Advances: Enhance client experience and scientific portfolio
Growth inflection aligns with enhancing client experience.
Advances: Enhance client experience and scientific portfolio
Enhances scientific portfolio and client experience through vaccine work.
Advances: Enhance client experience and scientific portfolio
Enhances scientific portfolio and client experience through vaccine development.
Advances: Selective and strategic acquisitions
Upgrade indicates confidence in growth strategy.
Advances: Complete divestitures to refine portfolio
Raising EPS outlook supports divestiture strategy.
Advances: Complete divestitures to refine portfolio
Raising EPS outlook supports growth despite GAAP losses.