Charles River Associates Raises Fiscal 2026 Revenue Outlook to $805-$820 Million

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Charles River Associates raised its fiscal 2026 constant-currency revenue outlook to $805-$820 million from $785-$805 million, citing a healthy project pipeline. The guidance came alongside second-quarter fiscal 2026 results in which operating income rose 19.3% year over year to $23.5 million and operating margin expanded to 11.2% from 10.6%. Adjusted EBITDA increased 15.3% to $26.8 million, with margin improving to 12.7% from 12.4%, while adjusted net income rose 9% to $13.9 million. Revenue growth was broad-based: Legal & Regulatory services rose 10.1% and Management Consulting grew 25.5%, with Energy, Finance, Forensic Services, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences and Risk, Investigations & Analytics each posting double-digit growth, and the Antitrust & Competition Economics practice delivering its sixth consecutive record quarter. North American revenues rose 8.7% while international operations advanced 32.9%. On capital returns, the company repurchased 309,000 shares for $49.3 million at an average price of $160 per share in the first half of fiscal 2026 and paid $7.4 million in dividends and dividend equivalents, and its board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.57 per share in August 2026.

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