Charles River (CRL) Earnings Call Transcript

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Wed, February 18, 2026 astatine 9:32 AM CST 64 min read

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Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 astatine 8:30 a.m. ET

• Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer — James C. Foster

• Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer — Birgit H. Gershick

• Senior Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Accounting Officer — Michael “Mike” Nau

• Corporate Vice President — Todd Spencer

Todd Spencer: Good morning, and invited to Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Earnings and 2026 Guidance Conference Call and Webcast. This morning, I americium joined by James C. Foster, Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer; Birgit H. Gershick, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; and Michael “Mike” Nau, Senior Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Accounting Officer. They volition remark connected our results for 2025, arsenic good arsenic our fiscal guidance for 2026. Following the presentation, they volition respond to questions. There is simply a descent presumption associated with today's remarks we posted connected the Investor Relations conception of our website astatine ir.criver.com.

A webcast replay of this telephone volition beryllium disposable opening astir 2 hours aft the telephone contiguous and tin besides beryllium accessed connected our Investor Relations website. The replay volition beryllium disposable done adjacent quarter's league call. I would similar to punctual you of our harmless harbor. All remarks that we marque astir aboriginal expectations, plans, and prospects for the institution represent forward-looking statements nether the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results whitethorn disagree materially from those indicated. During the call, we volition chiefly sermon non-GAAP fiscal measures which we judge assistance investors summation a meaningful knowing of our halfway operating results and guidance.

The non-GAAP fiscal measures are not meant to beryllium considered superior to oregon a substitute for results of operations prepared successful accordance with GAAP. In accordance with Regulation G, you tin find the comparable GAAP measures and reconciliations connected our Investor Relations conception of our website. I volition present crook the telephone implicit to James C. Foster. Thank you, and bully morning. As Todd mentioned, I americium pleased to beryllium joined contiguous by Birgit H. Gershick, who volition go our adjacent CEO erstwhile I discontinue successful May, arsenic good arsenic our Interim CFO, Mike Nau. Birgit volition supply an overview of our 2026 guidance and the cardinal drivers down our outlook.

But earlier I manus the telephone implicit to her, I volition supply details connected 4th fourth and afloat twelvemonth 2025 fiscal results, arsenic good arsenic an update connected our latest developments and marketplace trends.