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    CRA International Inc (CRAI)

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    INDUSTRIALS • CONSULTING SERVICES • NASDAQ

    $177.35
    +1.78 (+1.01%)

    Market Cap: $1.12B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    79%(31/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +20.65%
    Streak
    1 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$2.07
    Range$1.99 - $2.22
    3 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    0
    3
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$2.19-5.5%
    60d ago$2.19-5.5%
    30d ago$2.070.0%
    7d ago$2.070.0%
    Current$2.07
    Revenue Consensus
    $199M
    Range$198M - $201M
    3 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$2.23
    Range$1.97 - $2.53
    3 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $223M
    Range$220M - $224M
    3 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$2.23---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$2.07---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 6
    		$2.16$2.12+1.89%Beat+14.9%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 7
    		$1.99$2.02-1.49%Miss-10.4%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 26
    		$2.06$2.05+0.49%Beat+1.5%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 30
    		$2.06$1.80+14.44%Beat+16.4%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 31
    		$1.88$1.84+2.17%Beat+2.7%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 1
    		$2.22$1.95+13.85%Beat+13.3%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 20
    		$2.03$1.62+25.56%Beat+24.5%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 31
    		$1.77$1.58+12.03%Beat+56.6%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 1
    		$1.83$1.50+22.00%Beat+28.9%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 2
    		$1.96$1.40+40.00%Beat+51.9%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 29
    		$1.63$1.10+48.18%Beat+37.0%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 2
    		$1.13$1.39-18.70%Miss-31.1%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 3
    		$1.42$1.36+4.41%Beat-10.1%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 4
    		$1.29$1.33-3.01%Miss-15.7%
    Dec 22
    Reported Mar 2
    		$1.19$1.40-15.00%Miss+4.4%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 3
    		$1.64$1.23+33.33%Beat+13.9%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 4
    		$1.58$1.28+23.44%Beat+3.3%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 5
    		$1.53$1.13+35.40%Beat+11.7%
    Dec 21
    Reported Mar 3
    		$1.14$1.05+8.57%Beat+20.0%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 4
    		$1.44$1.07+34.58%Beat+89.5%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 5
    		$1.53$0.93+64.52%Beat+91.3%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 6
    		$1.37$0.83+65.06%Beat+63.1%
    Dec 20
    Reported Mar 4
    		$0.95$0.77+23.38%Beat+23.4%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 29
    		$0.76$0.54+40.74%Beat-22.4%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 30
    		$0.80$0.54+48.15%Beat+9.6%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 30
    		$0.84$0.66+27.27%Beat+55.6%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 27
    		$0.77$0.78-1.28%Miss-8.3%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 31
    		$0.98$0.67+46.27%Beat+50.8%
    Jun 19
    Reported Aug 1
    		$0.73$0.71+2.82%Beat+9.0%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 2
    		$0.54$0.61-11.48%Miss-25.0%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 28
    		$0.84$0.63+33.33%Beat+20.0%
    Sep 18
    Reported Nov 1
    		$0.65$0.56+16.07%Beat+58.5%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 2
    		$0.67$0.54+24.07%Beat+39.6%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 8
    		$0.72$0.47+53.19%Beat+118.2%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 15
    		$0.70$0.37+89.19%Beat+191.7%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 26
    		$0.41$0.38+7.89%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.48$0.41+17.07%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 4
    		$0.33$0.34-2.94%Miss-
    Dec 16
    Reported Mar 1
    		$0.24$0.30-20.00%Miss-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield1.29%
    Forward Annual Dividend$2.28
    Payout Ratio29.63%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+16.51%
    5Y CAGR+16.51%
    CRAI dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun CRAI in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio21.44EV/EBITDA12.58x
    Price/FCF-40.95xFCF Yield-2.44%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin6.20%Operating Margin11.20%
    ROE26.00%ROIC13.13%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity1.20xInterest Coverage10.91x
    Current Ratio1.06xQuick Ratio1.06x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.69Avg Volume129.78K
    52-Week High$224.9252-Week Low$131.22

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$175.25
    SMA 20$169.82
    SMA 50$169.69
    SMA 200$166.41
    EMA 10$175.02
    EMA 20$172.36
    EMA 50$169.30
    EMA 200$167.80

    MACD

    Line: 2.82Signal: 1.80Hist: 1.01

    ADX

    ADX: 18.8+DI: 20.4-DI: 13.9

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up100.0
    Aroon Down36.0
    PSAR$167.55

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$183.32
    Lower Band$156.32
    %B Position1590%(Upper)
    Band Width0.78

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    59.7

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K80.2
    Stoch %D85.5
    Williams %R-23.2
    ROC (10d)0.9%
    Momentum1.58
    CCI (20d)101.0
    MFI (14d)63.7

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$5.52(3.1%)
    StdDev (20d)6.75
    Hist Vol34.2%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$179.12
    OBV-1.1M
    AD Line-14.2M
    CMF (20d)0.043

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)128.1K
    Vol Ratio1.0x
    VWMA (20d)$169.72

    Pivot Points

    R3$186.44
    R2$184.09
    R1$179.83
    Pivot Point$177.48
    S1$173.22
    S2$170.87
    S3$166.61

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI16.17
    Ultimate Osc49.4
    KST38.95

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$210.81M$200.97M$196.96M$185.89M$186.88M$181.85M$176.44M$167.75M$171.44M$171.79M$161.61M$147.55M
    Cost of Revenue$148.73M$148.42M$149.58M$134.96M$128.54M$120.35M$120.54M$115.19M$128.14M$121.67M$115.49M$105.89M
    Gross Profit$62.08M$52.55M$47.39M$50.94M$58.34M$61.50M$55.89M$52.56M$43.30M$50.12M$46.12M$41.66M
    Operating Expenses$38.54M$34.52M$26.75M$33.73M$38.61M$35.95M$34.44M$34.17M$32.02M$30.50M$28.98M$30.87M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$35.26M$34.52M$33.69M$33.73M$35.08M$32.54M$31.27M$31.27M$32.02M$30.50M$28.98M$27.92M
    Operating Income$23.54M$18.03M$20.64M$17.21M$19.73M$25.55M$21.45M$18.39M$11.29M$19.62M$17.14M$10.79M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$2.95M$1.01M$1.38M$1.75M$1.80M$429,000$1.01M$1.46M$1.48M$464,000$600,000$1.02M
    Income Before Tax$20.12M$17.40M$18.59M$16.22M$17.12M$24.64M$21.59M$16.03M$9.61M$19.01M$15.56M$10.52M
    Income Tax Expense$6.61M$6.27M$5.40M$4.75M$4.99M$6.64M$6.60M$4.59M$3.08M$5.32M$4.10M$1.93M
    Net Income$13.51M$11.13M$13.19M$11.47M$12.12M$18.00M$14.99M$11.44M$6.54M$13.69M$11.46M$8.60M
    EBITDA$30.06M$23.49M$27.41M$25.36M$26.34M$32.34M$29.61M$24.23M$17.80M$25.83M$22.63M$17.90M
    EBIT$23.07M$16.39M$19.97M$17.97M$18.91M$25.07M$22.60M$17.49M$11.10M$19.48M$16.16M$11.55M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $1.48M
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.2%
    Obligations YoY
    19.1%
    Active Awards
    41
    New Awards (TTM)
    7
    Avg Remaining Term
    15.1 mo

    Top agency: Securities and Exchange Commission at 64.9% of trailing twelve month obligations across 2 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    2023H225C00109Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service$1.85MAug 15, 2025
    50310226C0006Securities and Exchange CommissionSecurities and Exchange Commission$680460Feb 27, 2026
    2023H225C00114Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service$658850Aug 15, 2025
    50310226C0008Securities and Exchange CommissionSecurities and Exchange Commission$435538Mar 20, 2026
    50310225C0040Securities and Exchange CommissionSecurities and Exchange Commission$150500Sep 4, 2025
    29FTC126C0017Federal Trade CommissionFederal Trade Commission$50000Jul 2, 2026
    15JA5425P00000197Department of JusticeOffices, Boards and Divisions$0Aug 6, 2025

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

    CRAI Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    21.4x
    Forward P/E
    17.0x
    EV/EBITDA
    12.6x
    P/FCF
    -41.0x
    PEG
    1.1x
    P/B
    6.2x
    See GNG's fair value

    CRAI Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    26.8%
    Operating margin
    11.2%
    Net margin
    6.2%
    ROIC
    13.1%
    ROE
    26.0%
    FCF margin
    -3.5%
    FCF yield
    -2.4%

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    Sector: Industrials

    CRAI Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • CRAI beat EPS estimates in 87.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • CRAI grew quarterly revenue 12.8% year over year.

    CRAI Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    7 of 8 quarters (87.5%)
    Average surprise
    8.6%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $2.07
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    0 up, 3 down

    CRAI Dividend

    Forward yield
    1.3%
    Payout ratio
    29.6%
    3Y DPS growth
    16.5%
    5Y DPS growth
    16.5%
    Pay months
    Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
    CRAI dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About CRAI

    What is CRAI's current dividend yield?

    CRA International Inc (CRAI) has a forward dividend yield of 1.29%.

    Does CRAI pay dividends?

    Yes, CRA International Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 1.29%.

    What is CRAI's P/E ratio?

    CRA International Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.44.

    What is CRAI's market cap?

    CRA International Inc (CRAI) has a market capitalization of $1.12B with a current stock price of $177.35.

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