CRAI PEER ANALYSIS

CRA International Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

CRAICRA International Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Industrials · Consulting Services

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Consulting Services

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

CRAIIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	CRAI	EXPN	ALQ	BVI	SKYLP	Ind. Median
P/E	21.37	22.38	37.00	20.63●	—	21.00
P/B	5.16●	5.96	6.94	7.09	7.75	4.64
EV/EBITDA	12.86	12.46	16.74	11.16●	5,613.99	12.86
P/S	1.33●	3.94	3.55	1.88	8.84	1.33

Financial Health
Metric	CRAI	EXPN	ALQ	BVI	SKYLP	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.83	0.85	1.47	1.50	1.99●	1.48
Debt/Equity	141.2%	100.4%	92.5%	180.3%	22.6%●	92.5%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.50	1.69	1.80	1.38	-156.46●	2.50

Profitability
Metric	CRAI	EXPN	ALQ	BVI	SKYLP	Ind. Median
Net Margin	6.2%	17.6%●	9.6%	9.1%	-11.1%	6.9%
ROE	22.5%	27.9%	21.4%	31.9%●	-10.7%	18.0%
ROA	7.6%	10.9%●	7.9%	8.2%	-7.8%	7.6%
EBITDA Margin	12.8%	36.6%●	23.8%	19.2%	0.2%	12.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CRAI	EXPN	ALQ	BVI	SKYLP	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	10.5%	8.2%	10.7%	2.1%	15.2%●	5.9%
NI Growth	-6.0%	23.0%	24.4%●	3.3%	—	-2.1%
Div. Yield	1.5%	2.6%	1.9%	3.4%●	0.0%	1.7%
Payout	29.5%	40.0%	60.7%	73.1%	0.0%	31.0%

Valuation
Metric	CRAI	ICFI	HURN	FCN	FORR	RGP	Ind. Median
P/E	21.37	16.56●	17.77	18.93	—	—	21.00
P/B	5.16	1.37	4.64	3.04	1.74	0.84●	4.64
EV/EBITDA	12.86	10.25●	12.19	13.11	—	—	12.86
P/S	1.33	0.77	1.06	1.30	0.47	0.32●	1.33

Financial Health
Metric	CRAI	ICFI	HURN	FCN	FORR	RGP	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.83	1.48	2.22	2.30	0.92	2.74●	1.48
Debt/Equity	141.2%	58.4%	223.3%	60.6%	58.8%	13.0%●	92.5%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.50	3.05	3.88	1.81●	3.44	11.08	2.50

Profitability
Metric	CRAI	ICFI	HURN	FCN	FORR	RGP	Ind. Median
Net Margin	6.2%	4.7%	6.0%	6.9%●	-13.7%	-20.2%	6.9%
ROE	22.5%	8.5%	23.3%●	14.0%	-42.5%	-42.1%	18.0%
ROA	7.6%	4.1%	7.0%	7.8%●	-12.7%	-30.1%	7.6%
EBITDA Margin	12.8%●	10.8%	12.8%	11.5%	-6.2%	-1.1%	12.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CRAI	ICFI	HURN	FCN	FORR	RGP	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	10.5%	-9.5%	13.9%●	5.6%	-7.1%	-13.4%	5.9%
NI Growth	-6.0%	-22.3%	-15.8%	1.8%●	—	—	-2.1%
Div. Yield	1.5%	0.8%	—	—	—	6.2%●	1.7%
Payout	29.5%	12.1%	—	—	—	-11.9%	31.0%

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