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CRA International, Inc. (CRAI)

Industrials | Consulting Services | Boston, United States | NasdaqGS
175.57 USD -3.42 (-1.911%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:59 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is cautiously constructive, driven by a sharp technical rebound where the stock surged nearly 10% in a single session to reclaim key moving averages, suggesting a short-term bounce is underway despite the recent earnings miss. However, the longer-term picture is significantly more compelling, supported by exceptional profitability metrics including a 26% return on equity and double-digit revenue growth, which validates the business quality despite the single year of price weakness. The valuation remains attractive relative to these fundamentals, trading at a forward P/E under 19x while maintaining a robust balance sheet with manageable debt levels. On the income side, the yield is modest and recently increased, but the payout ratio sits comfortably at roughly 29%, indicating sustainability rather than a desperate reliance on dividends to attract buyers.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.031159
AutoETS0.032066
AutoTheta0.046537
AutoARIMA0.143889

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 1.42
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.033
Excess Kurtosis 0.97
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-24
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-24
Debt to Equity Ratio 166.981
Revenue per Share 122.46
Market Cap 1,102,028,416
Trailing P/E 23.92
Forward P/E 18.36
Beta 0.69
Profit Margins 6.20%
Website https://www.crai.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.33% 1.38% 1.21% 1.27%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-25 0.57 0.331627
2026-05-26 0.57 0.391753
2026-03-10 0.57 0.331878
2025-11-25 0.57 0.321235
2025-08-26 0.49 0.249847
2025-05-27 0.49 0.257312
2025-03-04 0.49 0.253781
2024-11-26 0.49 0.245861
2024-08-27 0.42 0.256849
2024-05-24 0.42 0.244413
2024-03-11 0.42 0.299529
2023-11-27 0.42 0.441548
2023-08-28 0.36 0.332902
2023-05-26 0.36 0.380148
2023-03-13 0.36 0.334479
2022-11-28 0.36 0.295009
2022-08-29 0.31 0.336445
2022-05-27 0.31 0.363764
2022-03-14 0.31 0.364149
2021-11-29 0.31 0.323997
2021-08-30 0.26 0.279240
2021-05-24 0.26 0.311154
2021-03-15 0.26 0.358028
2020-11-23 0.26 0.587040
2020-08-24 0.23 0.489154
2020-05-22 0.23 0.598024
2020-03-09 0.23 0.499240
2019-11-25 0.23 0.448430
2019-08-26 0.20 0.487092
2019-05-24 0.20 0.515198
2019-03-11 0.20 0.389257
2018-11-26 0.20 0.423012
2018-08-27 0.17 0.294372
2018-05-25 0.17 0.307804
2018-02-26 0.17 0.327616
2017-11-27 0.17 0.372480
2017-08-25 0.14 0.392487
2017-05-24 0.14 0.410317
2017-02-23 0.14 0.376851
2016-11-16 0.14 0.451613
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.27
exDividendDate 2026-08-25
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.2
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.012291189
lastDividendValue 0.57
lastDividendDate 2026-08-25
dividendDate 2026-09-14

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.03426844
Address1 200 Clarendon Street
All Time High 227.29
All Time Low 7.25
Ask 226.98
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 2.5 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 124,390
Average Daily Volume3 Month 131,481
Average Volume 131,481
Average Volume10Days 124,390
Beta 0.694
Bid 130.54
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 4
Book Value 29.066
City Boston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 175.57
Current Ratio 0.816
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 181.59
Day Low 175.13
Debt To Equity 166.981
Display Name CRA
Dividend Date 1,789,344,000
Dividend Yield 1.27
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,024,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,024,800
Earnings Growth 0.175
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.114
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,881,800
Ebitda 93,292,000
Ebitda Margins 0.1174
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.838
Enterprise To Revenue 1.742
Enterprise Value 1,384,237,312
Eps Current Year 8.47
Eps Forward 9.56333
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.34
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,616,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 617 425 3132
Fifty Day Average 169.8202
Fifty Day Average Change 5.7498016
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.033858173
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -3.426844
Fifty Two Week High 227.29
Fifty Two Week High Change -51.719986
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.22755066
Fifty Two Week Low 132.17
Fifty Two Week Low Change 43.40001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.32836506
Fifty Two Week Range 132.17 - 227.29
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 893,424,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.15
Float Shares 6,041,980
Forward Eps 9.56333
Forward P E 18.35867
Free Cashflow 31,433,876
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 968
Fullday Change -3.4199982
Fullday Change Percent -1.9107202
Fullday Price 175.57
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.29005
Gross Profits 230,490,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.03742
Held Percent Institutions 0.95519996
Implied Shares Outstanding 6,276,860
Industry Consulting Services
Industry Disp Consulting Services
Industry Key consulting-services
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97435&p=irol-IRHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,616,000
Last Dividend Value 0.57
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,398,400
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name CRA International, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,102,028,416
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_383501
Most Recent Quarter 1,783,123,200
Net Income To Common 49,197,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,934,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,019,048,221
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 181.35
Operating Cashflow -21,747,000
Operating Margins 0.111669995
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.2933
Peg Ratio 1.17
Phone 617 425 3000
Previous Close 178.99
Price Eps Current Year 20.728453
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 6.040391
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.3868203
Profit Margins 0.06204
Quick Ratio 0.706
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.5
Region US
Regular Market Change -3.42
Regular Market Change Percent -1.91072
Regular Market Day High 181.59
Regular Market Day Low 175.13
Regular Market Day Range 175.13 - 181.59
Regular Market Open 181.35
Regular Market Previous Close 178.99
Regular Market Price 175.57
Regular Market Time 1,792,008,001
Regular Market Volume 132,165
Return On Assets 0.07724
Return On Equity 0.26025
Revenue Growth 0.128
Revenue Per Share 122.46
Sand P52 Week Change 0.1570785
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 9
Shares Outstanding 6,276,860
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.045900002
Shares Short 288,290
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 298,927
Short Name CRA International,Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0477
Short Ratio 2.21
Source Interval 15
State MA
Symbol CRAI
Target High Price 256.0
Target Low Price 245.0
Target Mean Price 250.5
Target Median Price 250.5
Total Cash 21,442,000
Total Cash Per Share 3.416
Total Debt 303,651,008
Total Revenue 794,643,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.2
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.012291189
Trailing Eps 7.34
Trailing P E 23.919619
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.0631
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 167.29265
Two Hundred Day Average Change 8.277359
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.04947832
Type Disp Equity
Volume 132,165
Website https://www.crai.com
Zip 02,116-5092