All three tenses have at least two readings, so the archetype blend applies as printed.
All nine metrics read as filed from the record.
What did they actually do?
Has it survived what it has been through?
1 warning event since 2017; the latest 2020-03-09.
From the record
CRA International, Inc.'s filings since 2017 show 1 warning event: an auditor change (8-K item 4.01, the latest 2020-03-09) (its current reports).
A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.
What has it actually done, year after year?
+9.8% a year over 10 filed years; profitable in 10 of 10.
From the record
CRA International, Inc.'s 10 filed years say what it did: revenue went from $325 million in fiscal 2016 to $752 million in fiscal 2026, up 9.8% a year; it rose in 9 of 9 years; it never fell from a peak; net income was positive in 10 of 10 of those years (its annual reports).
What it rests on
A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.
How has it treated the people who own it?
Share count shrank 3.0% a year. 100% of cash flow returned. Insiders: 38 sales, 0 purchases.
From the record
Over the 3 fiscal years to 2026-01-03, CRA International, Inc.'s diluted share count shrank about 3.0% a year, and dividends and buybacks returned about 100% of its operating cash flow over 3 years (its filed statements). Its officers and directors filed 38 sales (37 under scheduled 10b5-1 plans) and 0 purchases of their own stock on the open market in the year to 2026-09-30 (their Form 4 filings).
What it rests on
A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.
What are they doing right now?
Is it financially healthy right now?
ROE 26%: 26¢ of profit per shareholder dollar. Leverage 66%: owes 66¢ per asset dollar.
From the record
Return on equity: in the fiscal year ended 2026-01-03, CRA International, Inc. earned about 26 cents of profit for every dollar of shareholders' money. Leverage: it owed about 66 cents per dollar of assets, and net share issuance: its share count shrank 2.8% over the year (the filed statements).
What it rests on
A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.
How strong is its position in its industry?
top 50% of 1 in its family; net margin 7.3%.
From the record
CRA International, Inc.'s standing among 1 graded names in its industry family: revenue of $752 million in fiscal 2026 ranks in the top 50% by size; a net margin of 7.3% ranks in the top 50%; revenue growth of 8.3% a year over the last 3 filed years ranks in the top 50% (its annual reports).
What it rests on
A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.
What are the people in charge doing?
top 50% of 1 in its family for leadership; chief executive since 2010.
From the record
CRA International, Inc.'s leadership, from its insiders' filings and its current reports: the chief executive on the record is Maleh, Paul A (PRESIDENT AND CEO, as filed), filing under that title since 2010-02-16, 16.7 years (top 50% of its family); the 12 officers and directors filing in the last fifteen months have been on the record a median of 6.6 years (top 50%); 4 officer or director changes were reported on Form 8-K since 2023-11-13, against the 12 people in charge now (top 50%; fewer changes for each person reads higher) (the Form 4 record, its Form 8-K reports). Years count from a person's first filing in the SEC's data sets, which begin in 2006, so each is a floor.
What it rests on
A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.
What are they set up to do next?
How much room does it have to grow?
top 50% of 1 in its family for room to expand.
From the record
CRA International, Inc.'s room to grow, from the newest filed statements (fiscal 2026): cash of $18 million against no long-term debt tagged leaves 2.9% of its assets as net cash, top 50% of its family; cash from operations less capital spending is 2.5% of revenue (top 50%) (its annual report).
What it rests on
A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.
What could actually drive growth from here?
top 50% of 1 in its family for growth drivers.
From the record
CRA International, Inc.'s growth drivers, from the filed years to fiscal 2026: revenue grew 8.3% a year over the last three filed years against 9.8% over all 10, slowing (top 50% of its family); the newest year grew 9.2% (top 50%); capital spending grew 0.5% a year (top 50%) (its annual reports). CRA International, Inc. tags no split of its revenue by line in the annual report on file, so growth by line cannot be read here; research and capital spending are on the trend.
What it rests on
A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.
Did its newest year beat what its own record pointed to?
top 50% of 1 in its family for expectations against reality.
From the record
CRA International, Inc.'s newest year against its own record: revenue of $752 million in fiscal 2026 came in 1.3% above the $742 million its prior three years' pace pointed to (top 50% of its family); net income of $55 million against a prior three-year average of $43 million (top 50%); a net margin of 7.3% against 6.8% before (top 50%) (its annual reports).
What it rests on
A production reading, recomputed from the filings on every data build, read from EDGAR Nov 13, 2026.
The grade is the company against its own industry, from its filings. It is not a view on the share price. How the grade is made