TTM
31.9%
YoY change
−2.36pp
Trough year (2025)
30.5%
Peak year (2000)
39.1%
Latest annual
30.5%
Gross Margin history chart for Charles River (CRL) from 1998 to 2025
Latest: 30.5%
Gross Margin change chart for Charles River (CRL) from 1998 to 2025
Latest: −2.36pp
Gross Margin history table for Charles River (CRL) from 1998 to 2025
| 2025 | 30.5% | -2.36pp | ||
| 2024 | 32.9% | -3.50pp | ||
| 2023 | 36.4% | -0.40pp | ||
| 2022 | 36.8% | -0.91pp | ||
| 2021 | 37.7% | +0.98pp | ||
| 2020 | 36.7% | +0.16pp | ||
| 2019 | 36.6% | -0.51pp | ||
| 2018 | 37.1% | -0.66pp | ||
| 2017 | 37.7% | -0.57pp | ||
| 2016 | 38.3% | -0.66pp | ||
| 2015 | 39.0% | +2.53pp | ||
| 2014 | 36.4% | +2.54pp | ||
| 2013 | 33.9% | -0.83pp | ||
| 2012 | 34.7% | -0.49pp | ||
| 2011 | 35.2% | +1.26pp | ||
| 2010 | 33.9% | -1.23pp | ||
| 2009 | 35.2% | -2.84pp | ||
| 2008 | 38.0% | -0.84pp | ||
| 2007 | 38.9% | +0.44pp | ||
| 2006 | 38.4% | +3.69pp | ||
| 2005 | 34.7% | -2.92pp | ||
| 2004 | 37.6% | -0.43pp | ||
| 2003 | 38.1% | +0.39pp | ||
| 2002 | 37.7% | +1.76pp | ||
| 2001 | 35.9% | -3.20pp | ||
| 2000 | 39.1% | +0.50pp | ||
| 1999 | 38.6% | +2.02pp | ||
| 1998 | 36.6% | — |
- 202530.5%-2.36pp
- 202432.9%-3.50pp
- 202336.4%-0.40pp
- 202236.8%-0.91pp
- 202137.7%+0.98pp
- 202036.7%+0.16pp
- 201936.6%-0.51pp
- 201837.1%-0.66pp
- 201737.7%-0.57pp
- 201638.3%-0.66pp
- 201539.0%+2.53pp
- 201436.4%+2.54pp
- 201333.9%-0.83pp
- 201234.7%-0.49pp
- 201135.2%+1.26pp
- 201033.9%-1.23pp
- 200935.2%-2.84pp
- 200838.0%-0.84pp
- 200738.9%+0.44pp
- 200638.4%+3.69pp
- 200534.7%-2.92pp
- 200437.6%-0.43pp
- 200338.1%+0.39pp
- 200237.7%+1.76pp
- 200135.9%-3.20pp
- 200039.1%+0.50pp
- 199938.6%+2.02pp
- 199836.6%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Charles River's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Charles River (CRL)
According to Charles River's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 31.9%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Charles River (CRL) gross margin totalled 30.52% – contracted 2.4 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual gross margin stands at 39.12%, reached in 2000; the historical low of 30.52% was recorded in 2025.
Charles River Gross Margin by Year
Charles River Gross Margin 2025: 30.5%
Charles River gross margin in 2025 was 30.52%, contracted 2.4 percentage points from 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Charles River Gross Margin 2024: 32.9%
2024's gross margin for Charles River came in at 32.88%, contracted 3.5 percentage points from 2023.
Charles River Gross Margin 2023: 36.4%
Charles River posted gross margin of 36.39% in 2023, contracted 0.4 percentage points from 2022.
Charles River Gross Margin 2022: 36.8%
In 2022, Charles River reported gross margin of 36.79%, contracted 0.9 percentage points from 2021.
Charles River Gross Margin 2021: 37.7%
Charles River gross margin in 2021 was 37.70%.
See more financial history for Charles River (CRL).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Healthcare peers of Charles River (CRL), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 83.5% | |
| 81.8% | |
| 81.7% | |
| 75.9% | |
| 71.5% | |
| 70.7% | |
| 70.0% | |
| 18.8% |
- 83.5%
- 81.8%
- 81.7%
- 75.9%
- 71.5%
- 70.7%
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