Earnings To Watch: CRA (CRAI) Reports Q4 Results Tomorrow

Earnings To Watch: CRA (CRAI) Reports Q4 Results Tomorrow

Anthony Lee

Wed, February 25, 2026 at 12:21 PM GMT+9 2 min read

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Economic consulting firm CRA International (NASDAQ:CRAI) will be reporting earnings this Thursday before market hours. Here’s what to expect.

CRA beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $185.9 million, up 10.8% year on year. It was an exceptional quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ revenue estimates.

Is CRA a buy or sell going into earnings? Read our full analysis here, it’s free for active Edge members.

This quarter, the market is expecting CRA’s revenue to grow 8% year on year, slowing from the 9.2% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.

CRA Total Revenue

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. CRA has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.

Looking at CRA’s peers in the business process outsourcing & consulting segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Huron delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 10.7%, missing analysts’ expectations by 0.9%, and Exponent reported revenues up 4.5%, topping estimates by 1%. Exponent traded up 12.7% following the results.

Read our full analysis of Huron’s results here and Exponent’s results here.

Questions about potential tariffs and corporate tax changes have caused much volatility in 2025. While some of the business process outsourcing & consulting stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 8.3% on average over the last month. CRA is down 24.3% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $252.50 (compared to the current share price of $156.77).

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