CRL

Charles River Laboratories
Life Sciences Tools & Services · Health Care · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$290.00
+3.9% on the session
1-year return
+84.7%
+83.5% over six months
Volatility
46.0%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-33.9%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Charles River Laboratories is a life sciences tools & services name in the health care sector. Over the past year it returned +84.7%, against +90.3% over three months and +32.2% over one. It trades 50.3% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 46.0% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -33.9%, and it has traded a median $189M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.35 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Health Care#3 of 59
Stronger than 97% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#6 of 500

How CRL scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 7 others in Life Sciences Tools & Services.

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Full metrics
1 day+3.9%
1 week+2.0%
1 month+32.2%
3 months+90.3%
6 months+83.5%
1 year+84.7%
12-1 momentum+39.8%
Volatility (1y, annualized)46.0%
Max drawdown (1y)-33.9%
Distance vs 200-day average+50.3%
Return per unit of risk1.84
Median daily dollar volume$189M
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