CRA International, Inc. (CRAI)
NASDAQIndustrialsConsulting ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
$170.91-0.98%
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NASDAQIndustrialsConsulting ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
QuarterlyIQ Insights · CRAI
Price, fair value, and the multiples that frame it on the same time axis. Scroll over the price chart to zoom.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots inline.
A consensus fair price across 9 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-06. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $171 CRAI trades at 21× p/e, below its 24× p/e peer median, but our blended $144 fair value sits below the price. It's a high-confidence read. Even valued only for durable growth at sustainable margins, it's worth about $193 — above today's price, so the premium reflects that growth case, not pure multiple expansion. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
Score 100 = cheapest in the cohort, 0 = richest. Bars are filled left-to-right based on the peer-relative score (or PEG/self-history where shown).
Each method's implied share price per horizon. Provisional rows use a projected (historical-CAGR) growth input rather than analyst or management guidance.
| Method | Horizon | Est. price | Multiple | Per-share input | EPS source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ddm gordon | 12M | $57.82 | — | — | TTM | high |
| graham number | 12M | $75.28 | — | — | TTM | high |
| Peer EV/EBITDA | 12M | $210.83 | 15.4 | 13.54 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/E | 12M | $178.24 | 19.3 | 9.22 | ntm analyst | high |
| Peer P/S | 12M |
A “consensus-then vs. actual-now” overlay is on the way — what our valuation estimate said on a past date versus where the price actually landed.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Only weak execution quality — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack. Regime (Mania) does not concentrate fragility.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Around its own typical valuation.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
| $192.41 |
| 1.6 |
| 118.35 |
| TTM |
| high |
| PEG | 12M | $219.11 | 26.5 | 8.27 | TTM | high |
| residual income | 12M | $57.18 | — | — | TTM | high |
| Own P/E history | 12M | $168.73 | 20.4 | 8.27 | TTM | high |
| triangulated | 12M | $207.05 | 24.0 | 8.64 | Triangulated | high |
| Peer P/E | 3Y | $197.07 | 19.3 | 10.19 | Analyst | medium |
| Peer P/S | 3Y | $221.60 | 1.6 | 136.31 | guidance | medium |
| PEG | 3Y | $269.97 | 26.5 | 10.19 | Analyst | medium |
| Own P/E history | 3Y | $207.90 | 20.4 | 10.19 | Analyst | medium |
| Peer P/E | 5Y | $211.89 | 19.3 | 10.96 | Analyst | high |
| Peer P/S | 5Y | $238.27 | 1.6 | 146.56 | guidance | high |
| PEG | 5Y | $290.27 | 26.5 | 10.96 | Analyst | high |
| Own P/E history | 5Y | $223.53 | 20.4 | 10.96 | Analyst | high |