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CRA International, Inc.

CRAI

Industrials · 162.40 -1.3% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:50 GMT-4

Market read

CRA International, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 0 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company-1.3% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 1 activeConsulting Services · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 0 confirmingRelationship data unavailable
What would change this read
  • CRAI's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if CRAI's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Consulting Services

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 0 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • CRAI's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations320
Usable filing statements47
Verified relationships0
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +9.3% year over year.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating cash flow was only 0.41x net income in the latest annual period.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 20% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

162.40
6m-9.9%12m-17.1%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2022-01-01$565.9M+11.3%$5.45-4.1%
2022-12-31$590.9M+4.4%$5.91-3.5%
2023-12-30$624.0M+5.6%$5.39-3.2%
2024-12-28$687.4M+10.2%$6.74-3.0%
2026-01-03$751.6M+9.3%$8.14-2.8%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratespositive · 3 filings
During the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2026, net cash provided by financing activities was $131.3 million, primarily as a result of net borrowings under the revolving credit facility of $158.0 million.
10-Q · May 7, 2026
Legal and regulatory exposuremixed · 1 filings
In addition, we believe our significant name recognition, developed as a result of our work on many high-profile litigation and regulatory engagements, has enhanced the development of our management consulting practice.
10-K · Feb 26, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 1.5× · EV/sales 1.4×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

162.40-1.3% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:50 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for CRAI. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for CRAI. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind CRAI

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

CRAI is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Consulting Services. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. No verified filing-linked names are available yet.

This group is retained as the last observed read for CRAI; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.