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Charles River Laboratories

$306.24 +$4.29 +1.40% CLOSE 10.15.26 AFTER HOURS $306.24
Convergence score
4.0 / 5.0 STRONG BULLISH
+0.0 vs last report
Overall valuation
—
Aggregated across multiple horizons
Consensus target (12mo)
$311.13 +1.6%
Range $145.00 — $357.00
Sector
Health Care
NYSE · Tracked daily
Today's snapshot

Where the signals stand.

REPORT 10.15.26
UV Convergence Score
REPORT 10.15.26
4.0
/ 5.0
STRONG BULLISH
Consensus signal A
4.0
Consensus signal B
4.0
Consensus signal D
4.0
Analyst average
4.3
Multi-signal aggregate How CSR works →
Day Range
$295.51 – $309.48
52W Range
$146.20 – $333.30
Volume
919.5K
Avg Vol
945.3K
Mkt Cap
$14.62B
P/E
—
EPS (TTM)
—
Div Yield
0.00%
Beta
1.40
Today's convergence

Convergence score sits at 4.0 . Drivers across the horizons inform the aggregate. Open the deep dives for valuation, analyst, or financial detail.

Valuation
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CSR direction
STRONG BULLISH
Last close
$306.24
Sector
Health Care
Valuation
Three horizons
UPDATED 10.15.26
Short term
0–3 MO
No target —
Medium term
3–12 MO
$302-1.3% Buy
Long term
12–36 MO
No target —
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Analysts
Coverage & consensus
3 PANELS
Mean target (12mo)
$311.13 +1.6%
RANGE $145.00 — $357.00
Analyst consensus
Consensus rating Buy
Blended score 4.1 / 5
Analysts tracked 50
Open analysts →
Financials
Key metrics
LATEST
P/E
—
EPS (TTM)
—
Mkt Cap
$14.62B
Div Yield
0.00%
Beta
1.40
52W Range
$146.20 – $333.30
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Valuation breakdown

Three horizons, one consensus.

UPDATED 10.15.26
Short term
0–3 MO
—
Consensus target
No target available
Medium term
3–12 MO
Buy
Consensus target
$302 -1.3%
RANGE $219 – $357
$219NOW $306.24$357

12-month analyst consensus target across covering brokerages.

Long term
12–36 MO
—
Consensus target
No target available
Signal breakdown

What’s driving the score.

EACH SIGNAL RATED 1.0 — 5.0
Analyst coverage

Blended analyst consensus & targets.

3 PANELS · UPDATED 10.15.26
Analyst consensus
Rating Blended score Panels Analysts
Buy 4.1 3 50
Price targets
Coverage Low Mean Median High Upside
All panels $145.00 $311.13 $330.00 $357.00 +1.6%
Rating distribution
Coverage SB B H S SS
All panels 6 23 4 2 0
Rating trend
Period Rating Avg Analysts
Current — — —
1 Mo Ago — — —
2 Mo Ago — — —
3 Mo Ago — — —
Most recent analyst action
Date
10/12/2026
Firm
Morgan Stanley
Action
Boost Target
Rating
Overweight
Target
$340.00
Financials

Full financial snapshot.

UPDATED 10.15.26
Quote snapshot
Prev Close
$302.00
Open
$301.81
Day Low
$295.51
Day High
$309.48
Bid
$306.25
Ask
$318.00
52W Low
$146.20
52W High
$333.30
50D Avg
$287.28
200D Avg
$214.09
Volume
919.5K
Avg Vol
945.3K
10D Avg Vol
983.2K
52W Change
72.62%
S&P 52W Change
16.44%
Valuation ratios
P/E (TTM)
—
P/E (Fwd)
24.00
PEG (Fwd)
0.12
P/S
3.66
P/B
5.15
Book Value
$59.50
EV/Revenue
4.38
EV/EBITDA
20.62
Mkt Cap
14.62B
Enterprise Val
17.51B
Profitability & returns
Profit Margin
-5.96%
Gross Margin
34.58%
Operating Margin
15.11%
EBITDA Margin
21.23%
Return on Assets
4.11%
Return on Equity
-7.52%
Growth
Revenue Growth (YoY)
-2.70%
Earnings Growth (YoY)
—
Earnings Growth (Q)
—
Balance sheet & cash flow
Total Revenue
4B
EBITDA
849.12M
Total Cash
192.02M
Total Debt
3.03B
Cash / Share
$4.02
Revenue / Share
$81.86
Free Cash Flow
468.86M
Operating CF
582.15M
Debt / Equity
105.05
Current Ratio
1.35
Quick Ratio
0.80
Dividend
Fwd Dividend
—
Dividend Yield
0.00%
Payout Ratio
0.00%
5Y Avg Yield
—
Ex-Div Date
—
Share statistics
Shares Out
47.74M
Float
47.2M
Shares Short
2.88M
% Short of Float
6.97%
Short Ratio
3.02
% Held Insiders
0.47%
% Held Institutions
122.76%
Calendar & events
Next Earnings
2026-11-04
Fiscal Year End
2025-12-27
Most Recent Qtr
2026-06-27
Last Split
—
Split Date
—
Company
Industry
Diagnostics & Research
Employees
18,300