CRA International, Inc. CRAI R2K

Industrials · Consulting Services · United States

https://www.crai.com

CRA International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides economic, financial, and management consulting services worldwide. It advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings; and guide corporations through business strategy and performance-related issues. The company also offers consulting services, including research and analysis, expert testimony, and comprehensive support in litigation and regulatory proceedings in the areas of finance, accounting, economics, insurance, and forensic accounting and investigations to corporate clients and attorneys. In addition, it provides management consulting services, such as strategy development, performance improvement, corporate strategy and portfolio analysis, estimation of market demand, environmental, social and corporate governance and sustainability strategy and analysis, design and implementation of auction and bidding, new product pricing strategies, survey and market research, valuation of intellectual property and other assets, assessment of competitors' actions, and analysis of new sources of supply. The company serves various industries comprising blockchain and cryptocurrency; communications and media; consumer, health, and wellness products; energy; entertainment and leisure; financial services; healthcare; life sciences; manufacturing and industries; natural resources; retail and distribution; technology; and transportation. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Market & Price

Market Cap

$896.75M

Current Price

$138.75

High / Low (52W)

$221.74 / $137.22

Beta

0.74

Valuation

Stock P/E

19.22

Industry PE

28.38

Forward P/E

14.40

PEG Ratio

1.02

Book Value

$30.79

Price to Book

4.51

P/S

1.16

EV/EBITDA

12.75

Dividend Yield

1.64%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE

27.42%

ROE

22.51%

ROA

7.54%

Profit Margin

6.22%

Op Margin

8.97%

EPS (Latest Qtr)

$1.69

EPS (TTM)

$7.22

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity

1.41

Quick Ratio

0.70

Current Ratio

0.83

Debt

$280.13M

Total Assets

$628.87M

Current Assets

$303.13M

Working Capital

$-26.90M

Ownership

Promoter Holding

3.81%

Chg in Prom Hold

FII / Inst Holding

88.16%

Chg in FII Hold

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value

$1.14B

Total Revenue (TTM)

$770.71M

EBITDA

$89.73M

Free Cash Flow

$46.82M

Operating Cash Flow

$-11.47M

Shares Outstanding

6.46M

Gross Margin

29.42%

Payout Ratio

29.40%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y

8.35%

Profit 5Y

7.89%

Revenue (YoY)

10.50%

Earnings (YoY)

-35.50%

PROS

Strong return on equity of 22.5%.
Healthy ROCE of 27.4%.
Generates positive free cash flow.

CONS

Trading 37.4% below its 52-week high.
In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Fundamental Growth

Period: Metric:

Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Industrials).

#	Name	CMP $	P/E	Mkt Cap	Div Yld %	ROCE %	ROE %	Rev CAGR 5Y %	Profit CAGR 5Y %
1	CRAI CRA International, Inc. R2K	138.75	19.22	$896.75M	1.64%	27.42%	22.51%	8.35%	7.89%
2	CAT Caterpillar Inc. SPX	875.87	43.66	$403.42B	0.69%	19.42%	51.33%	4.38%	9.83%
3	GE GE Aerospace SPX	323.76	40.17	$338.27B	0.58%	11.89%	45.43%	16.32%	195.89%
4	GEV GE Vernova Inc. SPXAI	968.32	28.33	$260.21B	0.21%	6.30%	75.71%	8.68%	92.84%
5	RTX RTX Corporation SPX	179.66	33.64	$241.95B	1.54%	9.41%	11.57%	9.72%	9.01%
6	UNP Union Pacific Corporation SPX	262.64	21.60	$155.93B	2.10%	16.19%	40.69%	-0.49%	0.66%
7	ETN Eaton Corporation plc SPXAI	400.60	39.20	$155.55B	1.10%	16.23%	20.84%	9.77%	18.41%
8	HON Honeywell International Inc. NDXSPX	237.86	38.00	$150.72B	2.00%	13.57%	24.26%	1.82%	-1.62%
9	DE Deere & Company SPX	542.18	30.67	$146.45B	1.20%	12.82%	18.35%	-4.50%	-11.00%

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric	Oct 2015	Jan 2016	Apr 2016	Jul 2016	Oct 2016	Dec 2016	Apr 2017	Jul 2017	Sep 2017	Dec 2017	Mar 2018	Jun 2018	Sep 2018	Dec 2018	Mar 2019	Jun 2019	Sep 2019	Dec 2019	Mar 2020	Jun 2020	Sep 2020	Apr 2021	Jul 2021	Oct 2021	Apr 2022	Jul 2022	Oct 2022	Apr 2023	Jul 2023	Sep 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Apr 2026
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	88.17M	93.56M	91.33M	97.02M	99.48M	105.54M	103.87M	108.76M	105.85M	110.57M	115.69M	119.26M	126.16M	123.03M	121.76M	146.52M	148.24M	136.41M	148.38M	149.10M	148.44M	152.84M	161.97M	147.55M	171.79M	171.44M	167.75M	-	181.85M	186.88M	185.89M	196.96M	200.97M	200.97M
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	120.35M	128.54M	131.47M	138.92M	145.03M	-
Gross Profit	24.50M	21.33M	25.40M	24.66M	23.86M	23.49M	25.59M	28.34M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	61.50M	58.34M	54.42M	58.04M	55.95M	-
Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	35.95M	38.61M	37.21M	37.40M	37.91M	-
Operating Income	4.58M	-2.31M	4.33M	5.68M	5.30M	3.62M	4.91M	5.85M	5.65M	-642.00K	6.20M	9.66M	5.22M	7.84M	6.86M	8.31M	6.91M	7.28M	8.10M	8.34M	8.02M	14.64M	15.94M	12.80M	15.53M	15.01M	14.89M	13.69M	15.91M	10.79M	19.62M	11.29M	18.39M	-	25.55M	19.73M	17.21M	20.64M	18.03M	18.03M
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	32.34M	26.34M	25.36M	27.41M	25.51M	-
Interest Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	429.00K	1.80M	1.75M	1.38M	1.01M	-
Pretax Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24.64M	17.12M	16.22M	18.59M	17.40M	-
Tax Provision	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6.64M	4.99M	4.75M	5.40M	6.27M	-
Net Income	-	-	2.42M	5.21M	3.19M	2.06M	2.85M	3.81M	3.21M	-2.26M	4.89M	6.84M	3.91M	6.86M	4.67M	5.58M	5.74M	-	6.47M	5.93M	5.40M	10.50M	11.57M	10.95M	11.43M	11.64M	11.88M	8.92M	9.51M	8.60M	13.69M	6.54M	11.44M	-	18.00M	12.12M	11.47M	13.19M	11.13M	11.13M
Diluted EPS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.62	1.79	1.73	1.99	1.69	-

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Nov 2009	Nov 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Jan 2015	Jan 2016	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Jan 2021	Jan 2022	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025	Jan 2026
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	324.78M	370.07M	417.65M	451.37M	508.37M	565.93M	590.90M	623.98M	687.41M	751.58M	751.58M
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	410.08M	439.75M	479.94M	519.29M	-
Gross Profit	101.78M	90.28M	105.84M	88.01M	89.17M	99.56M	95.91M	97.40M	-	-	-	-	-	180.82M	184.22M	207.48M	232.29M	-
Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	122.08M	126.68M	136.73M	149.17M	-
Operating Income	17.13M	10.40M	29.06M	-57.81M	18.52M	24.04M	12.39M	18.92M	15.76M	28.93M	29.35M	34.80M	55.74M	58.74M	57.55M	70.75M	83.12M	83.12M
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	86.38M	81.94M	97.48M	111.44M	-
Interest Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.83M	3.81M	4.42M	5.36M	-
Pretax Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	58.80M	52.29M	66.24M	76.57M	-
Tax Provision	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15.18M	13.81M	19.59M	21.79M	-
Net Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	7.66M	12.89M	7.62M	22.49M	20.75M	24.51M	41.68M	43.62M	38.48M	46.65M	54.78M	54.78M
Diluted EPS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.07	5.45	5.91	5.39	6.74	8.14	8.14

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:	8.35%
1 Year:	10.50%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:	7.89%
1 Year:	-35.50%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:	-26.04%
6 Months:	-21.24%
3 Months:	-19.06%
1 Month:	-9.88%

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Nov 2008	Nov 2009	Jan 2010	Nov 2010	Jan 2011	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Jan 2015	Jan 2016	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Jan 2021	Dec 2021	Jan 2022	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025	Jan 2026
Total Assets	-	-	408.36M	373.70M	367.37M	372.11M	292.01M	320.30M	313.47M	313.72M	323.64M	361.76M	370.85M	533.24M	558.51M	-	555.36M	550.92M	553.21M	571.44M	628.87M	628.87M
Current Assets	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	248.86M	265.48M	269.36M	303.13M	-
Cash & Equivalents	119.31M	82.81M	-	74.22M	87.50M	61.59M	55.45M	51.25M	48.20M	53.53M	53.53M	54.03M	38.03M	25.64M	45.68M	-	66.13M	31.45M	45.59M	26.71M	18.21M	18.21M
Inventory	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Receivables	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	143.64M	142.73M	162.29M	183.26M	-
Total Liabilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	339.76M	341.11M	359.37M	415.27M	-
Current Liabilities	-	-	-	98.25M	91.50M	82.27M	69.21M	87.96M	88.27M	86.46M	94.10M	121.98M	142.50M	171.41M	200.13M	-	213.09M	217.12M	236.09M	251.31M	330.03M	330.03M
Long Term Debt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Debt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	121.98M	108.75M	103.24M	127.23M	-
Total Equity	-	-	-	255.73M	254.75M	267.60M	211.28M	223.80M	214.09M	211.76M	207.22M	206.91M	196.47M	197.75M	209.02M	-	205.83M	211.15M	212.10M	212.07M	213.60M	213.60M
Shares Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7.15M	6.93M	6.77M	6.55M	-

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Nov 2009	Nov 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Jan 2015	Jan 2016	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Jan 2021	Dec 2021	Jan 2022	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025	Jan 2026
Operating Cash Flow	-	-	-	-	-	-	20.42M	48.16M	45.86M	36.19M	27.83M	54.66M	-	75.70M	25.12M	60.07M	49.73M	22.42M	22.42M
Investing Cash Flow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-16.50M	-11.92M	-25.67M	-15.45M	-16.69M	-17.09M	-	-2.62M	-18.16M	-2.94M	-18.12M	-3.87M	-3.87M
Financing Cash Flow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-13.04M	-19.19M	-21.85M	-35.75M	-23.82M	-19.50M	-	-51.99M	-38.95M	-44.48M	-48.86M	-29.84M	-29.84M
Capital Expenditure	-2.23M	-4.14M	-8.25M	-2.73M	-2.82M	-4.19M	-17.98M	-13.02M	-9.76M	-15.45M	-16.69M	-17.09M	-	-2.62M	-3.81M	-2.37M	-16.62M	-3.87M	-3.87M
Free Cash Flow	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.45M	35.14M	36.10M	20.74M	11.14M	37.57M	-	73.08M	21.31M	57.71M	33.11M	18.56M	18.56M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-32.00M	12.65M	-17.25M	-11.29M	-
Share Buybacks	93.00K	4.47M	9.05M	9.06M	2.19M	25.49M	12.81M	19.32M	19.53M	27.88M	18.07M	13.37M	-	44.98M	27.63M	31.42M	33.35M	-	47.15M
Dividends Paid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.94M	5.78M	6.79M	7.50M	-	8.29M	9.58M	10.81M	12.30M	-	13.83M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric	Nov 2009	Nov 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Jan 2015	Jan 2016	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Jan 2021	Jan 2022	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025	Jan 2026
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30.0%	-	-	-	-	-	30.6%	29.5%	30.2%	30.9%	-
Operating Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.8%	4.3%	6.9%	6.5%	6.8%	9.8%	9.9%	9.2%	10.3%	11.1%	11.1%
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.0%	2.1%	5.4%	4.6%	4.8%	7.4%	7.4%	6.2%	6.8%	7.3%	7.3%
ROE %	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.6%	6.2%	3.7%	11.4%	10.5%	11.7%	20.2%	20.7%	18.1%	22.0%	25.6%	25.6%
ROCE %	-	3.8%	10.0%	-25.9%	8.0%	10.7%	5.5%	8.2%	6.6%	12.7%	8.1%	9.7%	16.3%	17.6%	18.1%	22.1%	27.8%	27.8%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders

3.81%

Institutions

88.16%

Public Float

91.64%

Top Institutional Holders

#	Holder	% Held	Shares	Value
1	Blackrock Inc.	9.19%	593.71K	$82.38M
2	FMR, LLC	8.82%	570.18K	$79.11M
3	Neuberger Berman Group, LLC	5.83%	376.74K	$52.27M
4	Two Sigma Investments, LP	4.36%	282.01K	$39.13M
5	Vanguard Capital Management LLC	4.29%	277.04K	$38.44M
6	Renaissance Technologies, LLC	3.47%	224.47K	$31.15M
7	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	2.98%	192.88K	$26.76M
8	Thrivent Financial For Lutherans	2.79%	180.26K	$25.01M
9	Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.47%	159.60K	$22.14M
10	Jane Street Group, LLC	2.23%	144.43K	$20.04M

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