# CRA International Inc. (CRAI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Professional Services. Price $195.26, market value $1.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 26.0×** (5-yr avg 21.1×, 3-yr avg 23.2×). CRA International Inc. trades at 26.0× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 21.1×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 20.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.98**. A PEG of 0.98 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.5×.
- **Price / book: 6.7×**. The shares trade at 6.7× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -2.3%** (5-yr avg 5.2%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 3.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 10.0%**. 10.0% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 7.3%**. 7.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 25.6%**. 25.6% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on assets: 7.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 9.3%** (3-yr 8.3%/yr, 5-yr 8.1%/yr). Revenue grew 9.3% over the last year, against 8.1% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 20.8%** (3-yr 11.3%/yr, 5-yr 21.5%/yr). Earnings per share rose 20.8%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -4.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -4.5% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Current ratio: 0.92** (quick 0.92). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.17%** ($2.20 per share, trailing). CRA International Inc. yields 1.17%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 25%**. 25% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 10**. 10 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 16.5%/yr** (1-yr 16.6%). The dividend has compounded at 16.5% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 4 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (2 analysts). 2 analysts cover CRA International Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $250.50 (+28% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 4.6%** (YTD -1.1%, 3-mo 9.4%). The shares are up 4.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -14.1%** (47.7% above the low). Trading 14% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 67**. An RSI of 67 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.04** (volatility 39%). Beta of 0.04 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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