Latest period
48.95M
YoY change
-4.0%
5Y CAGR
-0.4%
Peak year (2005)
72.45M
Latest annual
49.56M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Charles River (CRL) from 1998 to 2025
Latest: 49.56M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Charles River (CRL) from 1998 to 2025
Latest: -4.0%
Shares Outstanding history table for Charles River (CRL) from 1998 to 2025
| 2025 | 49.56M | -4.0% | -2.06M | ||
| 2024 | 51.63M | +0.3% | +177,000 | ||
| 2023 | 51.45M | +0.3% | +150,000 | ||
| 2022 | 51.30M | -0.2% | -124,000 | ||
| 2021 | 51.42M | +1.6% | +814,000 | ||
| 2020 | 50.61M | +1.8% | +918,000 | ||
| 2019 | 49.69M | +1.4% | +675,000 | ||
| 2018 | 49.02M | +0.9% | +454,000 | ||
| 2017 | 48.56M | +1.3% | +606,000 | ||
| 2016 | 47.96M | +0.7% | +324,000 | ||
| 2015 | 47.63M | +0.2% | +76,000 | ||
| 2014 | 47.56M | -1.9% | -931,000 | ||
| 2013 | 48.49M | +0.2% | +83,000 | ||
| 2012 | 48.41M | -5.7% | -2.91M | ||
| 2011 | 51.32M | -18.0% | -11.24M | ||
| 2010 | 62.56M | -4.7% | -3.07M | ||
| 2009 | 65.64M | -2.4% | -1.64M | ||
| 2008 | 67.27M | -2.1% | -1.46M | ||
| 2007 | 68.74M | -1.4% | -992,814 | ||
| 2006 | 69.73M | -3.8% | -2.72M | ||
| 2005 | 72.45M | +29.3% | +16.40M | ||
| 2004 | 56.05M | +14.7% | +7.17M | ||
| 2003 | 48.87M | +3.3% | +1.58M | ||
| 2002 | 47.29M | +6.9% | +3.04M | ||
| 2001 | 44.26M | +38.0% | +12.19M | ||
| 2000 | 32.07M | +61.8% | +12.25M | ||
| 1999 | 19.82M | +92.7% | +9.53M | ||
| 1998 | 10.29M | — | — |
- 202549.56M-4.0%
- 202451.63M+0.3%
- 202351.45M+0.3%
- 202251.30M-0.2%
- 202151.42M+1.6%
- 202050.61M+1.8%
- 201949.69M+1.4%
- 201849.02M+0.9%
- 201748.56M+1.3%
- 201647.96M+0.7%
- 201547.63M+0.2%
- 201447.56M-1.9%
- 201348.49M+0.2%
- 201248.41M-5.7%
- 201151.32M-18.0%
- 201062.56M-4.7%
- 200965.64M-2.4%
- 200867.27M-2.1%
- 200768.74M-1.4%
- 200669.73M-3.8%
- 200572.45M+29.3%
- 200456.05M+14.7%
- 200348.87M+3.3%
- 200247.29M+6.9%
- 200144.26M+38.0%
- 200032.07M+61.8%
- 199919.82M+92.7%
- 199810.29M—
Shares Outstanding 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 Shares Outstanding at Charles River (CRL)
According to Charles River's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 48.95M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Charles River (CRL) diluted shares outstanding is 49.56M – edged down 4.0% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Charles River diluted shares outstanding delivered a -0.4% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.
Charles River diluted shares outstanding peaked at 72.45M in 2005; the latest annual figure is 49.56M in 2025 (31.6% below peak).
The record annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 72.45M, reached in 2005; the historical low of 10.29M was recorded in 1998.
Charles River Shares Outstanding by Year
Charles River Shares Outstanding 2025: 49.56M
Charles River posted diluted shares outstanding of 49.56M in 2025, edged down 4.0% below 2024.
Charles River Shares Outstanding 2024: 51.63M
In 2024, Charles River reported diluted shares outstanding of 51.63M, edged up 0.3% from 2023.
Charles River Shares Outstanding 2023: 51.45M
Charles River diluted shares outstanding in 2023 was 51.45M, edged up 0.3% from 2022.
Charles River Shares Outstanding 2022: 51.30M
2022's diluted shares outstanding for Charles River came in at 51.30M, edged down 0.2% below 2021.
Charles River Shares Outstanding 2021: 51.42M
Charles River diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 51.42M.
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Sector peers by Shares Outstanding
Healthcare peers of Charles River (CRL), ranked by their latest diluted shares outstanding
| 4.45B | |
| 2.51B | |
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