v3.26.1
Revenues and Allowances (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2026
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Schedule of disaggregate CRA's revenue by type of contract and geographic location
The following tables disaggregate CRA’s revenue by type of contract and geographic location (in thousands):
Fiscal Quarter Ended
Type of ContractApril 4,
2026
March 29,
2025
Consulting services revenues:
Fixed-price$35,820 $30,329 
Time-and-materials165,155 151,522 
Total$200,975 $181,851 
Revenues have been attributed to locations based on the location of the legal entity generating the revenues.
Fiscal Quarter Ended
Geographic BreakdownApril 4,
2026
March 29,
2025
Consulting services revenues:
United States$160,013 $149,714 
United Kingdom28,025 23,124 
Other12,937 9,013 
Total$200,975 $181,851 
Schedule of bad debt expense, net of recoveries
The following table presents CRA's bad debt expense, net of recoveries of previously written-off allowances (in thousands):
Fiscal Quarter Ended
April 4,
2026
March 29,
2025
Bad debt expense (recovery), net$(107)$433 
Schedule of expenses are subject to reimbursement The following expenses are subject to reimbursement (in thousands):
Fiscal Quarter Ended
April 4,
2026
March 29,
2025
Reimbursable expenses$19,057 $16,506 
Schedule of opening and closing balances and result of changes in contract liability balance (in thousands) The following table presents the open and closing balances of CRA's accounts receivable, net and unbilled services, net (in thousands):
April 4,
2026
January 3,
2026
December 28,
2024
Accounts receivable, net$141,024 $183,264 $162,293 
Unbilled services, net$92,238 $65,598 $57,255 
The following table presents the closing balances of CRA's contract liabilities (in thousands):
April 4,
2026
January 3,
2026
December 28,
2024
Contract liabilities$6,048 $9,008 $7,340 
CRA recognized the following revenue that was included in the contract liabilities balance as of the opening of the respective period or for performance obligations satisfied in previous periods (in thousands):
Fiscal Quarter Ended
April 4,
2026
March 29,
2025
Amounts included in contract liabilities at the beginning of the period$6,586 $6,290 
Performance obligations satisfied in previous periods$3,375 $2,325