CRA International,Inc. (CRAI) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $2.16
- Estimate
- $2.15
- Surprise
- +0.6%
- Revenue (period 2026-07-04)
- $210.8M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 4.8 → 4.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
CRA International,Inc. (CRAI) beat the $2.15 estimate with diluted EPS of $2.16 — a modest 0.6% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Sell (4.8/10) to Hold at 4.8/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CRAI Sell at 5.2/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +0.6% surprise compares with a +3.3% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.
What supports the rating
- Analyst upside: 28%
What argues against it
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5)
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
- Leverage penalty (D/E 1.7): -1.0
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $165.98
- Price target
- $212.92
- Stop
- $156.56
- Upside to target
- +28.3%
- Reward-to-risk
- 5.0:1
The stock trades at 21.5× trailing but 16.9× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-14 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CRAI at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Consulting Services
- Market cap
- $1.02B
- P/E (fwd)
- 16.9
- P/E (ttm)
- 21.5
- 52-week range
- $132.17–$227.29
- Off 52-week high
- 27.0%
- RSI (14)
- 34
- Volume vs avg
- 0.87×
- Score today
- 5.2/10