Buyback yield (TTM)
2.77%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.77%
5Y share count change
-2.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$215.83M
Cumulative buybacks
$2.34B
Key takeaways
- Charles River (CRL) repurchased about $215.83M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 2.1% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 3.44× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +72.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 55% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Charles River (CRL)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Charles River (CRL)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Charles River (CRL)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Charles River (CRL)
Latest: $360.67M
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Charles River (CRL) came in at $360.67M – surged 202.6% year-over-year.
Charles River buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +72.0%, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $360.67M, reached in 2025; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1998.
Charles River Buyback Spend 2025: $360.67M
2025's buyback spend for Charles River came in at $360.67M, surged 202.6% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Charles River Buyback Spend 2024: $119.17M
Charles River posted buyback spend of $119.17M in 2024, surged 393.4% from 2023.
Charles River Buyback Spend 2023: $24.16M
In 2023, Charles River reported buyback spend of $24.16M, plunged 37.5% below 2022.
Charles River Buyback Spend 2022: $38.65M
Charles River buyback spend in 2022 was $38.65M, declined 5.1% below 2021.
Charles River Buyback Spend 2021: $40.71M
Charles River buyback spend in 2021 was $40.71M.
See more financial history for Charles River (CRL).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $360.67M | $71.08M | $289.59M | 3.60% | 0.05B | -4.0% | |
| 2024 | $119.17M | $69.89M | $49.28M | 1.17% | 0.05B | +0.3% | |
| 2023 | $24.16M | $72.05M | −$47.89M | 0.20% | 0.05B | +0.3% | |
| 2022 | $38.65M | $73.62M | −$34.97M | 0.35% | 0.05B | -0.2% | |
| 2021 | $40.71M | $71.47M | −$30.77M | 0.21% | 0.05B | +1.6% | |
| 2020 | $23.98M | $56.34M | −$32.36M | 0.19% | 0.05B | +1.8% | |
| 2019 | $18.09M | $57.27M | −$39.18M | 0.24% | 0.05B | +1.4% | |
| 2018 | $13.85M | $47.35M | −$33.50M | 0.25% | 0.05B | +0.9% | |
| 2017 | $106.91M | $44.00M | $62.91M | 2.09% | 0.05B | +1.3% | |
| 2016 | $12.27M | $43.64M | −$31.38M | 0.34% | 0.05B | +0.7% | |
| 2015 | $117.48M | $40.12M | $77.36M | 3.16% | 0.05B | +0.2% | |
| 2014 | $122.02M | $31.04M | $90.98M | 4.13% | 0.05B | -1.9% | |
| 2013 | $165.93M | $24.54M | $141.39M | 6.63% | 0.05B | +0.2% | |
| 2012 | $64.19M | $21.86M | $42.33M | 3.60% | 0.05B | -5.7% | |
| 2011 | $283.80M | $21.71M | $262.09M | 21.52% | 0.05B | -18.0% | |
| 2010 | $356.53M | $25.53M | $331.00M | 17.63% | 0.06B | -4.7% | |
| 2009 | $45.90M | $23.81M | $22.08M | 2.09% | 0.07B | -2.4% | |
| 2008 | $115.06M | $24.33M | $90.72M | 6.56% | 0.07B | -2.1% | |
| 2007 | $41.62M | $0.00 | $41.62M | 0.94% | 0.07B | -1.4% | |
| 2006 | $249.96M | $21.09M | $228.87M | 8.82% | 0.07B | -3.8% | |
| 2005 | $18.00M | $16.97M | $1.02M | 0.59% | 0.07B | +29.3% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $3.81M | −$3.81M | — | 0.06B | +14.7% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +3.3% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $1.00M | −$1.00M | — | 0.05B | +6.9% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $4.47M | −$4.47M | — | 0.04B | +38.0% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | +61.8% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.02B | +92.7% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.01B | — |
- 2025$360.67M
- 2024$119.17M
- 2023$24.16M
- 2022$38.65M
- 2021$40.71M
- 2020$23.98M
- 2019$18.09M
- 2018$13.85M
- 2017$106.91M
- 2016$12.27M
- 2015$117.48M
- 2014$122.02M
- 2013$165.93M
- 2012$64.19M
- 2011$283.80M
- 2010$356.53M
- 2009$45.90M
- 2008$115.06M
- 2007$41.62M
- 2006$249.96M
- 2005$18.00M
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Charles River (CRL)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 3.44×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Charles River (CRL)
How Charles River splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Charles River, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
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| $5.54B | |
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| $4.11B | |
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $391.29M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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