What is CRL's five-year median EV/Sales?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 3.2× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

Charles River Laboratories (CRL) valuation history

Historically high

As of Oct 22, 2026

CRL's EV/Sales of 4.8x is higher than 91% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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EV/Sales at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

CRL year-end valuation history
Reading date	EV/Sales	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	3.0×	26%
Dec 30, 2024	2.9×	3%
Dec 25, 2023	3.5×	27%
Dec 26, 2022	3.7×	39%
Dec 27, 2021	6.5×	90%
Dec 28, 2020	5.1×	99%
Dec 30, 2019	3.7×	86%
Dec 31, 2018	3.2×	31%
Dec 25, 2017	3.4×	76%
Dec 26, 2016	3.1×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	EV/Sales	5-year rank
AAgilent Technologies	7.1×	94%
DHRDanaher Corporation	7.5×	68%
IQVIQVIA	3.7×	69%
MTDMettler Toledo	8.7×	76%

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What is CRL's current EV/Sales?: CRL's EV/Sales of 4.8x is higher than 91% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is CRL's five-year median EV/Sales?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 3.2× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.