CRA International,Inc. (CRAI) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $2.19
- Estimate
- $2.07
- Surprise
- +5.6%
- Revenue (period 2026-10-03)
- $214.9M
- Score today
- 5.3/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
CRA International,Inc. (CRAI) beat the $2.07 estimate with adjusted EPS of $2.19 — a clear 5.6% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CRAI Sell at 5.3/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +5.6% surprise compares with a +1.1% four-quarter average.
What argues against it
- Thin upside margin: 5.9%
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5)
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
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
- $201.11
- Price target
- $212.92
- Stop
- $187.03
- Upside to target
- +5.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.5:1
The stock trades at 27.1× trailing but 21.2× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 72 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-06 — 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
- $1.27B
- P/E (fwd)
- 21.2
- P/E (ttm)
- 27.1
- 52-week range
- $132.17–$227.29
- Off 52-week high
- 11.5%
- RSI (14)
- 72
- Volume vs avg
- 0.48×
- Score today
- 5.3/10