# Charles River Laboratories - Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. Common Stock (CRL)

Stock code CRL · Yahoo ticker CRL · Sector: Healthcare

Overall fundamentals score: 24/100 (Weak). Bottom 1% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 0/100 | Weak |
| Financial Safety | 17/100 | Weak |
| Cash & Dividends | 50/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 0/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 50/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Charles River Laboratories (CRL): Overall score: 24/100 (Weak)

Business Strength: 0/100 (Weak)
Return on Equity (ROE) -8% - Weak
4-Year Revenue Growth -1%/yr - Weak
4-Year Profit Growth n/m (loss-making) - Weak
Net Profit Margin n/m (loss-making) - Weak
Quarterly Momentum n/m (loss-making) - Weak

Financial Safety: 17/100 (Weak)
Debt-to-Equity 1.1× - Weak
Current Ratio 1.4× - Okay
Interest Coverage -0.7× - Weak

Cash & Dividends: 50/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality No dividends paid - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive but bumpy - Okay
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 0/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio n/m (loss-making) - Weak
P/B Ratio 6× - Weak
PEG Ratio n/m (growth not measurable) - Weak

Risk: 50/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Very bumpy - Weak
Debt Trend (4yr) Stable - Okay
Share Count Trend (4yr) -2%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) -2 pp/yr vs sales - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +5.4% - Okay
Quarterly Consistency Loss in 4 of 8 quarters - Weak

## Common questions

### What is Charles River Laboratories's fundamentals score?

Charles River Laboratories (CRL) scores 24/100 (Weak) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 1% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Charles River Laboratories strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Cash & Dividends (50/100); its weakest is Business Strength (0/100).

### How does Charles River Laboratories rank against its sector?

Charles River Laboratories ranks #59 of 60 scored Healthcare stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Charles River Laboratories pay dividends?

Charles River Laboratories (CRL) has not paid a dividend in the last 12 months.

### How do I buy Charles River Laboratories shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy CRL. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Charles River Laboratories (CRL), in plain English?

Charles River Laboratories (CRL) is a Healthcare company (Diagnostics & Research). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 24/100, rated Weak. Its biggest strength is Cash & Dividends (50/100); its main watch-out is Business Strength (0/100). Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/crl-charles-river-laboratories

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/crl-charles-river-laboratories
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.