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Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. — Intrinsic Value & Fair Price

CRL
NYSEHealthcareMedical - Diagnostics & ResearchCIK 0001100682criver.comAbout CRL
Valuation grade ?D
Quant grade ?B
Last close · Oct 30, 2026359.41−16.69 (−4.44%)

Valuation models

price $359.41 · as of Nov 2, 2026

DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y leads for mature & stable — positive operating income and three years of positive free cash flow. How the headline model is chosen. The price is 186% above the model value: the models see only the filed business, and a company priced on businesses with no revenue line yet is better taken apart, as Tesla is.

engine build:07a9d3f952ed
Model value · DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y
125.82
Charles River Laboratories closed at $359.41 — overvalued by 186% vs model.
103.76the model's range156.07

DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y leads for mature & stable — positive operating income and three years of positive free cash flow. From a five-year discounted cash flow.

Other models
37.85 – 430.86
Wall St. target
330.00 9% above
Above model, 1y
30 of 30 days

How it is valued

Valued asMature & Stable
Revenue declining (~-1% recent)Currently unprofitableHighly cyclical earnings
What growth the price implies: the reverse DCF

Model estimates for research reference only, not investment advice. Every model rests on assumptions that may not match what happens; how each model works is in the manual.