Charles River Laboratories (CRL) — Cash Flow Quality Index
Charles River Laboratories (CRL) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 3.85x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of $213.83 Million exceeds net income of $55.56 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore CRL operating cash flow to total debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Charles River Laboratories Cash Flow Quality Index (1998–2024)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Charles River Laboratories across 24 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Charles River Laboratories cash conversion from operations.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Charles River Laboratories (1998–2024)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Charles River Laboratories.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29.04x | $734.58 Million | $25.29 Million | ▲ +1940.1% |
| 2023 | 1.42x | $683.90 Million | $480.37 Million | ▲ +13.2% |
| 2022 | 1.26x | $619.64 Million | $492.61 Million | ▼ -34.1% |
| 2021 | 1.91x | $760.80 Million | $398.84 Million | ▲ +27.5% |
| 2020 | 1.50x | $546.58 Million | $365.31 Million | ▼ -21.0% |
| 2019 | 1.89x | $480.94 Million | $254.06 Million | ▼ -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.94x | $441.14 Million | $227.22 Million | ▼ -22.9% |
| 2017 | 2.52x | $316.26 Million | $125.59 Million | ▲ +31.8% |
| 2016 | 1.91x | $298.32 Million | $156.09 Million | ▲ +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.88x | $286.36 Million | $152.04 Million | ▼ -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.93x | $251.05 Million | $129.92 Million | ▼ -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.96x | $207.14 Million | $105.42 Million | ▼ -3.5% |
| 2012 | 2.04x | $207.90 Million | $102.12 Million | ▲ +14.6% |
| 2011 | 1.78x | $205.28 Million | $115.52 Million | ▼ -13.6% |
| 2009 | 2.06x | $225.04 Million | $109.38 Million | ▲ +11.8% |
| 2007 | 1.84x | $284.25 Million | $154.41 Million | ▲ +10.4% |
| 2005 | 1.67x | $236.70 Million | $142.00 Million | ▼ -19.0% |
| 2004 | 2.06x | $184.83 Million | $89.79 Million | ▲ +33.3% |
| 2003 | 1.54x | $123.77 Million | $80.15 Million | ▼ -42.1% |
| 2002 | 2.67x | $133.66 Million | $50.13 Million | ▲ +32.4% |
| 2001 | 2.01x | $71.30 Million | $35.41 Million | ▲ +6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.89x | $33.77 Million | $17.88 Million | ▼ -13.9% |
| 1999 | 2.19x | $37.57 Million | $17.12 Million | ▲ +37.2% |
| 1998 | 1.60x | $37.38 Million | $23.38 Million | — |