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Crane Company
(NYSE:CR)
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Rating:70Outperform
Price Target:
$236.00
▲(22.40% Upside)
Action:Upgraded
Date:04/28/26
The score is driven primarily by strong profitability and a clearly positive earnings call (guidance raise, acquisition accretion, and backlog strength). Offsetting factors are higher leverage and weaker recent free cash flow, plus mixed technicals and a relatively high P/E with a low dividend yield.
Positive Factors
High profitability and margin expansion
Crane exhibits durable, above-industry margins driven by engineered products and aftermarket exposure. Multi-year margin expansion (2023–2025 into TTM) underpins earnings quality and supports strong ROE, giving the company structural cash-earning ability across cycles.
Negative Factors
Stepped-up leverage
Leverage increased materially versus recent years, reducing balance-sheet flexibility and raising sensitivity to rate moves or demand shocks. While returns remain healthy, higher debt elevates refinancing and interest-risk and narrows tolerance for prolonged cash-flow weakness.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
High profitability and margin expansion
Crane exhibits durable, above-industry margins driven by engineered products and aftermarket exposure. Multi-year margin expansion (2023–2025 into TTM) underpins earnings quality and supports strong ROE, giving the company structural cash-earning ability across cycles.
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Crane Company Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Net Sales By Segment
Reveals the revenue generated from each business segment, highlighting which areas are driving growth and which may need strategic adjustments.
Reveals the revenue generated from each business segment, highlighting which areas are driving growth and which may need strategic adjustments.
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Market Cap
$12.37B
Dividend Yield0.49%
Average Volume (3M)480.42K
Price to Earnings (P/E)39.1
Beta (1Y)1.19
Revenue Growth7.18%
EPS Growth5.22%
CountryUS
Employees7,500
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryIndustrial - Machinery
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)5.55
Shares Outstanding57,745,686
10 Day Avg. Volume397,406
30 Day Avg. Volume480,417
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.21
Price to Book (P/B)5.15
Price to Sales (P/S)4.60
P/FCF Ratio31.07
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.05
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.29
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit12.73
Enterprise Value/Ebitda25.44
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$225.00Price Target Upside16.70% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)6.83
Revenue Forecast (FY)$2.87B
Crane Company Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Established in 1855 in Stamford, Connecticut, Crane Company, formerly known as Crane Holdings, Co., is a global industrial manufacturer and distributor of specialized engineered products. Operating across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asi...
How the Company Makes Money
Crane Company generates revenue primarily by manufacturing and selling engineered components and fluid-handling products through its operating segments. In Aerospace & Electronics, the company earns sales from aerospace/defense-focused products su...
Crane Company Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 27, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 28, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call communicated strong execution and financial results with multiple positive datapoints: significant top-line growth driven by acquisitions, double-digit increases in operating profit, record AAT backlog, early and better-than-expected integration of acquisitions, and a modest guidance raise. Offsetting risks include a planned full-year assumption of weaker commercial aftermarket, modest core order declines (driven by lumpy prior-year comparables), regional project timing risk from Middle East disruption, and ongoing inflation/freight pressures. On balance the highlights (strong revenue, margins, acquisition accretion, backlog, and balance sheet strength) materially outweigh the lowlights, though management is appropriately conservative on macro and regional risks.Positive Updates
Strong EPS and Guidance Raise
Adjusted EPS of $1.65 in Q1, up 15% year-over-year; company raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance by $0.10 to a range of $6.65–$6.85, reflecting confidence in execution and line-of-sight to results.
Negative Updates
Commercial Aftermarket Weakness
Commercial aftermarket revenue declined 13% year-over-year in Q1 and total aftermarket was down 2%; management is conservatively factoring a potential full-year decline in commercial aftermarket into guidance.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong EPS and Guidance Raise
Adjusted EPS of $1.65 in Q1, up 15% year-over-year; company raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance by $0.10 to a range of $6.65–$6.85, reflecting confidence in execution and line-of-sight to results.
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Company Guidance
Crane raised its 2026 adjusted EPS outlook by $0.10 to $6.65–$6.85 after a strong Q1 (adjusted EPS $1.65, +15% YoY; total sales +25% with 4% core growth and acquisitions contributing 18%; adjusted operating profit +29%), and now expects at least $0.15 of full‑year EPS accretion from recent acquisitions (about double the prior ~$0.08 view) with acquisition contributions more evenly weighted across the year; management sees total core FX‑neutral backlog +9% YoY (core orders -5% YoY but PFT core orders +5%), AAT sales of $318M (+28%, core +9.4%) and backlog ~ $1.2B (AAT backlog +14% core, +24% incl. Druck), PFT sales $378M (+23%, core -0.6%) with PFT core backlog +7% sequentially, segment margins of 24.6% for AAT and 22.1% for PFT, consolidated Q1 margin ~23.2%, guidance assumptions including elevated energy prices and inflation, an assumed potential decline in commercial aftermarket (commercial aftermarket orders +11% Q1 but revenue -13%), tax rate ~23%, net non‑operating expense ~ $58M FY, corporate expense $80–85M, pro‑forma net leverage 1.4x, and segment core growth/operating‑leverage targets of AAT at the high end of 7–9% growth leveraging 35–40% and PFT flat to low‑single‑digit core growth leveraging 30–35%, with the company expecting a more balanced H1/H2 earnings split (~49/51).Crane Company Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
82
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
66
Positive
Cash Flow
60
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 2.44B | 2.31B | 2.13B | 1.86B | 1.78B | 2.06B |
| Gross Profit | 1.02B | 972.80M | 867.80M | 751.00M | 661.20M | 688.80M |
| EBITDA | 508.50M | 494.30M | 391.90M | 312.90M | 187.40M | 237.90M |
| Net Income | 326.60M | 366.60M | 294.70M | 255.90M | 401.10M | 435.40M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 4.05B | 3.85B | 2.64B | 2.35B | 4.39B | 4.49B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 355.40M | 1.73B | 306.70M | 329.60M | 427.00M | 478.60M |
| Total Debt | 1.21B | 1.22B | 319.30M | 314.80M | 1.00B | 944.20M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.95B | 1.79B | 1.00B | 991.10M | 2.49B | 2.65B |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.10B | 2.06B | 1.64B | 1.36B | 1.90B | 1.83B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 261.60M | 341.30M | 236.20M | 189.20M | -509.30M | 463.20M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 311.60M | 394.80M | 272.80M | 228.20M | -472.20M | 498.50M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.39B | 165.50M | -233.20M | -136.60M | 285.30M | -300.00K |
| Financing Cash Flow | 886.80M | 838.80M | -49.70M | -423.20M | 106.00M | -557.90M |
Crane Company Technical Analysis
Positive
192.81
Price Trends
193.60
Positive
189.67
Positive
188.82
Positive
Market Momentum
7.13
Positive
60.80
Neutral
33.50
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CR, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 192.81 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 213.94, below the 50-day MA of 193.60, and above the 200-day MA of 188.82, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 7.13 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 60.80 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 33.50 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for CR.
Crane Company Risk Analysis
Crane Company disclosed 22 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Crane Company reported the most risks in the "Tech & Innovation" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Crane Company Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
81 Outperform | $11.62B | 31.81 | 18.38% | 0.70% | 14.22% | 25.22% | |
74 Outperform | $8.20B | 15.70 | 28.42% | 2.04% | 0.23% | 4.76% | |
71 Outperform | $10.16B | 23.42 | 28.13% | 1.28% | 4.44% | 25.08% | |
70 Outperform | $12.37B | 39.10 | 16.30% | 0.49% | 7.18% | 5.22% | |
68 Neutral | $13.93B | 72.80 | 7.18% | ― | -0.51% | -44.42% | |
68 Neutral | $13.88B | 48.16 | 4.23% | 0.97% | 1.54% | 22.59% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% |
* Industrials Sector Average
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Crane Company Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Crane Company Shareholders Back Board, Pay and Auditor
Positive
Apr 27, 2026
Crane Company reported the results of its April 27, 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, where shareholders elected nine directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting. The slate, including Martin R. Benante, Sanjay Kapoor, Ronald C. Lindsay, Su...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Crane Company Completes Planned CEO Succession and Transition
Positive
Apr 27, 2026
Crane Company announced that, effective April 27, 2026, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Alejandro (Alex) Alcala has become President and Chief Executive Officer, while former Chairman, President and CEO Max Mitchell has moved ...
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