Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL) debt

What Charles River Laboratories International owes, when it comes due, and what it costs to carry, from the balances and cash flows the company reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

At a glance

MetricJun 2026Jun 2025Change
Total debt$2.63B$2.33B+$293M
Due within a year$5M$98,000+$5M
Long-term debt$2.62B$2.33B+$288M
Cash and equivalents$192M$183M+$9M
Net debt$2.43B$2.15B+$284M

Total debt is the sum of the debt lines the company reports at that date (long-term, current and short-term borrowings), not a figure the company reports as a total.

Debt over time

Total debt by quarter
$2.5BSep 2023$2.7BDec 2023$2.7BMar 2024$2.4BJun 2024$2.3BSep 2024$2.2BDec 2024$2.5BMar 2025$2.3BJun 2025$2.2BSep 2025$2.1BDec 2025$2.7BMar 2026$2.6BJun 2026
Balance dateTotal debtDue within a yearLong-term debtCash
Jun 2026$2.63B†$5M$2.62B$192M
Mar 2026$2.67B†$7M$2.66B$192M
Dec 2025$2.14B†$166,000$2.14B$214M
Sep 2025$2.19B†$54,000$2.19B$207M
Jun 2025$2.33B†$98,000$2.33B$183M
Mar 2025$2.51B†$121,000$2.51B$229M
Dec 2024$2.24B†$155,000$2.24B$195M
Sep 2024$2.33B†$157,000$2.33B$210M
Jun 2024$2.41B†$435,000$2.41B$179M
Mar 2024$2.66B†$459,000$2.66B$327M
Dec 2023$2.65B†$3M$2.65B$277M
Sep 2023$2.52B†$797,000$2.51B$157M

† Sum of the debt lines the company reports at that date, not a reported total.

When it comes due

Principal due by year as of December 27, 2025.

Principal due
Within 1 yearWithin 1 year$1MYear 2Year 2$2MYear 3Year 3$501MYear 4Year 4$1.1BYear 5Year 5$501MAfter year 5After year 5$1M
DuePrincipalShare of total
Within 1 year$1M0.1%
Year 2$2M0.1%
Year 3$501M23.6%
Year 4$1.12B52.6%
Year 5$501M23.6%
After year 5$1M0.1%
Total$2.12B100%

Interest cost and borrowing

Interest expense by quarter
$34MSep 2023$34MDec 2023*$35MMar 2024$33MJun 2024$30MSep 2024$28MDec 2024*$28MMar 2025$30MJun 2025$25MSep 2025$24MDec 2025*$27MMar 2026$30MJun 2026
Fiscal yearInterest expenseBorrowedRepaid
FY Dec 2025$107M$1.23B—
FY Dec 2024$126M$1.08B—
FY Dec 2023$137M$776M—
FY Dec 2022$59M$2.95B—
FY Dec 2021$74M$6.95B—

* Fiscal fourth quarter computed from the annual filing minus the three reported quarters.

About these figures

These are the balances Charles River Laboratories International reports in its SEC filings as of each balance-sheet date, and the interest, borrowing and repayments it reports for each period. This page does not show market prices or yields of the company's bonds. "Long-term debt" is the line as the company tags it in its filings and may or may not include the portion due within a year.

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All figures from company filings with the SEC.

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