---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001053706-26-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CRAI"
cik: "0001053706"
company_name: "CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:21:59.758208+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CRAI reports record Q1 revenue $201M (+10.5% YoY); net income down 38%

## Summary
- Revenue $201.0M, highest quarterly revenue ever; up 10.5% YoY.
- GAAP net income $11.1M ($1.69 EPS) vs $18.0M ($2.62 EPS) YoY; non-GAAP EPS $1.99.
- Non-GAAP EBITDA $23.2M (11.5% of revenue); FY2026 revenue guidance reaffirmed $785M-$805M.
- Board declared $0.57/share quarterly dividend, payable June 12, 2026; record date May 26, 2026.
- Returned $25.3M to shareholders: $3.8M dividends and $21.5M share repurchases (~116k shares).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001053706-26-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CRAI
- cik: 0001053706
- company_name: CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1053706/000105370626000013/0001053706-26-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1053706/000105370626000013/crai-20260507.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 6339c0255aa84f77624aa5681fb48bd78a2cc152
  claim: CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC. reported first quarter ended April 4, 2026 results: revenue $201.0 million, net income $11.1 million, EPS $1.69. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: “Maintaining the momentum of a record fiscal 2025, CRA continued its strong performance into the first quarter of fiscal 2026 as revenue increased by 10.5% year over year to $201.0 million,” said Paul Maleh, CRA’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “This represents the highest quarterly revenue in the company’s history, besting the previous record set by the
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1053706/000105370626000013/0001053706-26-000013-index.htm

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