Crane Company (CR)
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Crane Company
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Rating:65Neutral
Price Target:
$173.00
▼(-10.64% Downside)
Action:DowngradedDate:01/30/26
The score is supported by strong financial performance (high profitability, improved leverage profile, and solid cash conversion) and a generally positive earnings outlook with accretive M&A. These are meaningfully offset by weak technicals (price below key moving averages with soft momentum) and a relatively expensive valuation with a low dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Strong Balance Sheet & ROE
Minimal leverage and ~20% TTM ROE provide durable financial flexibility. Low net debt relative to equity reduces refinancing risk, supports capital allocation (dividends, buybacks, M&A), and improves resilience through industry cycles, enabling sustained strategic investments over coming quarters.
Negative Factors
Process Flow Cyclicality & Backlog Weakness
PFT exposure to chemical and regional troughs creates durable revenue volatility. A multi-quarter backlog decline reduces near-term topline visibility and may impede margin recovery if volume-sensitive fixed costs persist, making segment results more dependent on end-market cyclical recovery timelines.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong Balance Sheet & ROE
Minimal leverage and ~20% TTM ROE provide durable financial flexibility. Low net debt relative to equity reduces refinancing risk, supports capital allocation (dividends, buybacks, M&A), and improves resilience through industry cycles, enabling sustained strategic investments over coming quarters.
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Crane Company (CR) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$11.19B
Dividend Yield0.49%
Average Volume (3M)431.17K
Price to Earnings (P/E)28.9
Beta (1Y)1.27
Revenue Growth-0.37%
EPS Growth21.77%
CountryUS
Employees7,500
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryIndustrial - Machinery
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.53
Shares Outstanding57,743,866
10 Day Avg. Volume445,723
30 Day Avg. Volume431,173
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 Cap0.95
Enterprise Value/Revenue4.63
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit10.96
Enterprise Value/Ebitda21.85
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$224.50Price Target Upside15.97% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering4
EPS Forecast (FY)6.69
Revenue Forecast (FY)$2.87B
Crane Company Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Crane Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells engineered industrial products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. The company has four business segments: Aerospace & Electronics, Process Flow Techn...
How the Company Makes Money
Crane makes money primarily by manufacturing and selling engineered components and systems through its operating segments. In Aerospace & Electronics, revenue is generated from the sale of proprietary, highly engineered components and electronics ...
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.
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The FlyCrane Company Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jan 26, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Apr 27, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed strong operational and financial performance with notable wins: double-digit AAT growth, expanded backlog, margin expansion, very strong free cash conversion and multiple strategic acquisitions that are already tracking to be accretive. Offsetting risks include softness in PFT orders and backlog driven by chemical markets, near-term margin dilution and integration costs from recent acquisitions, a non-repeat of a $0.16 insurance benefit, and higher interest expense. Overall, the positive operational momentum, healthy backlog and cash generation outweigh the near-term headwinds tied to cyclicality and integration.Positive Updates
Strong EPS Growth
Adjusted EPS of $1.53 in Q4, up 21% year-over-year; full-year adjusted EPS increased 24% driven by productivity, pricing and volume.
Negative Updates
Process Flow Technologies Order and Backlog Weakness
PFT core FX-neutral backlog decreased 7% year-over-year and core FX-neutral orders were down ~3%; PFT core sales down 1.5% in Q4, reflecting a trough in chemical end markets.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong EPS Growth
Adjusted EPS of $1.53 in Q4, up 21% year-over-year; full-year adjusted EPS increased 24% driven by productivity, pricing and volume.
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Company Guidance
Crane's 2026 guidance calls for adjusted EPS of $6.55–$6.75 (≈10% growth at the midpoint), using a new non‑GAAP convention that excludes noncash, tax‑effected acquisition‑related intangible amortization (recast for 2025), and management expects the recent acquisitions (Druck, Panametrics, Reuter‑Stokes, optek‑Danulat) to be slightly accretive to 2026 (vs. prior expectation of no accretion) while the $0.16 per‑share hurricane insurance benefit in 2025 will not repeat. The company reiterated a 4%–6% core sales growth baseline (expecting Aerospace & Advanced Technologies at the high end and Process Flow Technologies flat to low single‑digit), targeted core operating leverage of roughly 35%–40% in AAT and 30%–35% in PFT, and a Q1 that is seasonally soft (roughly flat vs. Q1 2025) with ~45% of full‑year earnings in H1 and ~55% in H2; additional 2026 financial assumptions include interest expense of ~ $58M, an effective tax rate of ~23%, corporate expense of $80–85M, and balance‑sheet flexibility after net leverage moved from ~1.1x to ~1.4x post‑optek (following 102% adjusted free cash conversion in 2025).Crane Company Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
84
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
90
Very Positive
Cash Flow
78
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 2.31B | 2.13B | 1.86B | 1.78B | 2.06B |
| Gross Profit | 972.80M | 867.80M | 751.00M | 661.20M | 688.80M |
| EBITDA | 494.30M | 391.90M | 312.90M | 187.40M | 237.90M |
| Net Income | 366.60M | 294.70M | 255.90M | 401.10M | 435.40M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 3.85B | 2.64B | 2.35B | 4.39B | 4.49B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.73B | 306.70M | 329.60M | 427.00M | 478.60M |
| Total Debt | 1.22B | 319.30M | 314.80M | 460.90M | 944.20M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.79B | 1.00B | 991.10M | 2.49B | 2.65B |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.06B | 1.64B | 1.36B | 1.90B | 1.83B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 341.30M | 236.20M | 189.20M | -509.30M | 463.20M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 394.80M | 272.80M | 228.20M | -472.20M | 498.50M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 165.50M | -233.20M | -136.60M | 285.30M | -300.00K |
| Financing Cash Flow | 838.80M | -49.70M | -423.20M | 106.00M | -557.90M |
Crane Company Technical Analysis
Positive
193.59
Price Trends
187.51
Positive
188.90
Positive
187.98
Positive
Market Momentum
0.86
Negative
62.04
Neutral
94.60
Negative
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 193.59 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 175.73, above the 50-day MA of 187.51, and above the 200-day MA of 187.98, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.86 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 62.04 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 94.60 is Negative, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 Outperform | $10.32B | 27.54 | 17.82% | 0.70% | 4.18% | 16.05% | |
77 Outperform | $9.29B | 17.13 | 29.51% | 2.04% | -1.64% | -2.50% | |
70 Outperform | $10.30B | 31.85 | 25.19% | 1.28% | 2.37% | -6.93% | |
65 Neutral | $11.19B | 28.93 | 19.12% | 0.49% | -0.37% | 21.77% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
61 Neutral | $13.98B | 33.29 | 4.18% | 0.97% | -4.99% | 22.16% | |
60 Neutral | $12.04B | 50.02 | 6.19% | ― | 5.52% | 9.03% |
* Industrials Sector Average
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Crane Company Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Crane Company Announces CEO Succession and Leadership Transition
Positive
Jan 29, 2026
On January 26, 2026, Crane Company’s board approved a leadership transition effective April 27, 2026, appointing Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Alejandro (Alex) Alcala as President and Chief Executive Officer, while cur...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesDividendsFinancial DisclosuresM&A Transactions
Crane Company Posts Record 2025 Results, Boosts Outlook
Positive
Jan 26, 2026
On January 26, 2026, Crane Company reported strong fourth-quarter 2025 results, with EPS from continuing operations up 16% year over year and adjusted EPS up 21%, capping a record 2025 in which reported and adjusted EPS rose 23% and 24%, respectiv...
Business Operations and StrategyM&A Transactions
Crane Company Completes Precision Sensors Acquisition Deal
Positive
Jan 5, 2026
On January 1, 2026, Crane Company completed its previously announced acquisition of Precision Sensors Instrumentation, which it purchased from Baker Hughes via the acquisition of all interests in Panametrics, LLC, for a purchase price of $1.06 bi...
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