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CRA International, Inc.

CRAI · Industrials

Last earnings Aug 6, 2026

Key results

Revenuequarter

$186.9 million

Continued momentum in the business and demand for our services drove CRA s quarterly revenue to $186.9 million, representing 9.0% year-over-year growth and the highest quarterly revenue in the company s history, said Paul Maleh, CRA s President and Chief Executive Officer.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

Highlights for Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Revenue grew 9.0% year over year to $186.9 million.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

Net incomequarter

85.4%

Net income increased 85.4% year over year to $12.1 million, or 6.5% of revenue, compared with $6.5 million, or 3.8% of revenue, in the second quarter of fiscal 2024 non-GAAP

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

net income increased 0.2% year over year to $12.7 million, or 6.8% of revenue, compared with $12.7 million, or 7.4% of revenue, in the second quarter of fiscal 2024.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

revenue of $367.6 million, the highest first-half revenue in CRA s history, and non-GAAP EBITDA of $47.7 million, achieving a margin of 13.0%, continued Maleh.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

Revenueytd

$1.1 million

On a constant currency basis for the fiscal year-to-date period ended June 28, 2025 relative to the fiscal year-to-date period ended June 29, 2024, revenue and non-GAAP EBITDA would have been lower by $1.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

RevenueQ2 2025

$0.3 million

On a constant currency basis for the fiscal year-to-date period ended June 28, 2025 relative to the fiscal year-to-date period ended June 29, 2024, revenue and non-GAAP EBITDA would have been lower by $1.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

revenue was $186.9 million, compared with

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

revenue of $171.4 million for Q2 of fiscal 2024.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

AI analysis

Q2 2025 · reported Jul 31, 2025

Based on: Earnings release + parent 8-K + 10-Q — transcript not held

Revenue · Q2 2025
$186.9M
EX-99 · Jul 31, 2025

Headline figures

MetricQ2 2025Prior qtrYear ago
Revenue$186.9 million——
Net income85.4%——

EX-99 · Jul 31, 2025

Guidance · company-stated

Direction: Raised

Revenue — Raised

“com 312-377-2322 617-542-5300 CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES (CRA) REPORTS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2025 Broad-based Contributions Drive Record Quarterly Revenue Company Increases Revenue Guidance and Raises Lower End of Profit Guidance for Full-Year Fiscal 2025 BOSTON, July 31, 2025 Charles River Associates (NASDAQ CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing economic, financial and management consulting services , today announced financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended June 28, 2025.”

Revenue — Raised

“Reflecting the strong start to the year, we are raising our revenue guidance and increasing the lower end of our profit guidance.”

Classified from the release's primary full-year outlook statement.

Next earningsNo verified date on fileNo date is estimated or imported

Capital allocation

Dividend$3.4M

CRA returned $46.6 million of capital to its shareholders, consisting of $3.4 million of dividend payments and $43.2 million for share repurchases of approximately 231,000 shares.

General educational research only — not investment advice.Every figure is as stated in the held documents; values marked “computed from stated figures” are arithmetic on those stated figures. Guidance shown is the company’s own stated guidance. No price targets, no recommendations, no consensus estimates.

Event summary

Earnings per diluted share increased 90.4% year over year to $1.79 from $0.94 in the second quarter of fiscal 2024 non-GAAP earnings per diluted share increased 2.7% year over year to $1.88 from $1.83 in the second quarter of fiscal 2024

Based on: Earnings release + parent 8-K + 10-Q — transcript not held

Guidance & outlook

Direction: Raised

Revenue — Raised (“Increases”)
“com 312-377-2322 617-542-5300 CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES (CRA) REPORTS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2025 Broad-based Contributions Drive Record Quarterly Revenue Company Increases Revenue Guidance and Raises Lower End of Profit Guidance for Full-Year Fiscal 2025 BOSTON, July 31, 2025 Charles River Associates (NASDAQ CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing economic, financial and management consulting services , today announced financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended June 28, 2025.”

Revenue — Raised (“raising”)
“Reflecting the strong start to the year, we are raising our revenue guidance and increasing the lower end of our profit guidance.”

Classified from the release's primary full-year outlook statement.

Capital allocation

CRA returned $46.6 million of capital to its shareholders, consisting of $3.4 million of dividend payments and $43.2 million for share repurchases of approximately 231,000 shares.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

Quarterly Dividend On July 31, 2025, CRA announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.49 per common share, payable on September 12, 2025 to shareholders of record as of August 26, 2025.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

CRA expects to continue paying quarterly dividends, the declaration, timing and amounts of which remain subject to the discretion of CRA s Board of Directors.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

2 SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT Statements in this press release concerning our future business, operating results and financial condition, including those concerning guidance on future revenue and non-GAAP EBITDA margin, the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on our financial results, our expectations regarding continued growth, our expectations regarding the payment of any future quarterly dividends and the level and extent of any purchases under our expanded share repurchase program, and statements using the terms outlook, expect, or similar expressions, are forward-looking statements as defined in Section 21 of the Exchange Act.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

As of June 28, 2025, outstanding borrowings under CRA s revolving credit facility amounte d to $120.0 million .

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

At June 29, 2024, outstanding borrowings under CRA s revolving credit facility amounted to $87.0 million.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

Strategy & priorities

CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings, and guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

Risks & headwinds

CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings, and guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

Although we believe there is a reasonable basis for these statements and assumptions, and these statements are expressed in good faith, these statements are subject to a number of additional factors and uncertainties.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

Additional risks and uncertainties are discussed in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the heading Risk Factors.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Jul 31, 2025

Legal Proceedings 24 ITEM 1A.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QAug 6, 2026

CRA offers services in two broad areas: litigation, regulatory, and financial consulting and management consulting.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QAug 6, 2026

Time-and-materials contracts are typically used for litigation, regulatory, and financial consulting projects while fixed-price contracts are principally used for management consulting projects.

SEC original ↗CRA International, Inc. — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QAug 6, 2026

Competitors

Competitors & peers

Same GICS sector — classification peers, not declared competitors

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Documents

Filings

31 documents

Earnings releases

26 documents

Presentations

0 documents

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Transcripts

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