Crane Company

Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products

CRMixed9 of 11 basics passed

$204.75

+1.30%

Market cap $11.8B

$204.75

+1.30%

Market cap $11.8B

Crane is a diversified industrial firm that manufactures a broad range of products, including valves, pumps, aerospace components, and fiberglass-reinforced plastic panels. Its business is organized into two segments: aerospace and advanced technologies, and process flow technologies.

It is a $11.8B industrial company. Revenue grew 22.3% over the last year, it keeps 13¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~1.7 years of free cash flow. It trades at 35.2× earnings — in the most expensive third of its own history.

Website: craneco.com
Location: Stamford, CT
Employees: 7 100
Sector: Industrials

Share price · 3 years

$89.61 → $204.75+128.5%

price only — dividends excluded

Key facts · TTM

Revenue: total sales; $2.59B
Profit: keeps 13¢ of every $1 sold; $336M
Free cash flow: cash left after running the business; $380M
Net debt: debt minus cash on hand; $642M
P/E: years of profit in the price; 35.2
EPS: earnings per share, TTM; $5.74
Dividend: pays out 17% of profit · 15% of FCF; 0.47%
Shares: shares outstanding; 58.6M
Volatility: beta vs the market — under 1 swings less; 1.01

Revenue, last 10 years

52-week range

Low $160.86$204.75High $226.44

Today's price is 67% of the way from the year's low to its high.

P/E vs its history5y

35.2×median 27.3×

Higher than 86% of past days — in the most expensive third of its own history.

Valuation vs own history

P/E

35.2×

14%

P/S

4.6×

25%

EV/EBITDA

19.4×

67%

P/B

5.4×

40%

FCF yield

3.2%

72%

Share of the last ~5 years that was pricier than today (in line with its own history). Based on the daily valuation record.

Insider activity · 90 days

-$220Knet selling

Purchases$0

Sales$220K

Insiders trading, last 14d0 buy · 0 sell

Standing in Industrials

Size$11.8Btop 74%
Revenue growth+4%top 45%
Net margin13%top 29%
Return on equity16%top 60%
P/E35.2×top 75%
Dividend yield0.47%top 83%

Ranked against 130 Industrials companies with a full CV — for P/E, lower ranks higher.

Skills

Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.

Strong quality; Valuation and Growth lag behind.

Valuation44

P/E vs own history86th pct · 0/25
FCF yield3.2% · 12/25
P/S4.6x · 20/25
EV/EBITDA23.1x · 12/25

Growth45

Revenue CAGR-7.7% · 0/25
Net income CAGR-4.2% · 0/25
EPS CAGR ~5Y15.2% · 20/25
Fwd implied growth32.3% · 25/25

Profitability72

ROIC13.6% · 12/25
ROE16.2% · 20/25
Net margin13.0% · 20/25
Operating margin17.9% · 20/25

Health62

Altman Zn/a · 0/25
Current ratio2.80 · 25/25
Interest coverage4329.0x · 25/25
Net cash / debtD/A 17% · 12/25

Quality90

Piotroski F6/9 · 15/25
Beneish M-2.65 · 25/25
FCF conversion113% · 25/25
Margin stabilityσ 3.1% · 25/25

Moat56

ROIC >12% years5/10 yrs · 13/25
Median gross margin37.5% · 13/25
FCF-positive years9/10 yrs · 18/25
Worst-year net marginworst 4.1% · 12/25

How the scores work →

Experience

The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.

FY2023Financial
Became debt-free
cash now exceeds total debt
2023Milestone
Crane Co spun off its Crane Currency and Crane Payment Innovations subsidiaries, forming a new company,…
FY2021Financial
Best year on record
$435M net income
FY2016Financial
Profitable every year on record
10 consecutive profitable years in our data
FY2016Financial
Revenue already above $1B
$2.75B in first reported year
1890Milestone
When it had sales branches in Omaha, Kansas City, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, the company changed its…
1855Milestone
Founded by Richard Teller Crane in 1855, it became one of the leading manufacturers of bathroom fixtures in the…

Achievements

Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.

$10 000 invested in 2021 would be worth ~$21 571 today — price return only

$2.3B revenue in FY2025

Revenue up 22.3% year over year

Profitable 10 years in a row

Positive free cash flow 3 years in a row

7 100 employees

Strengths & watch-outs

What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.

Strengths

High gross margin (41.7%)
Revenue growing 22.3% year over year
Interest covered 4329.0× by operating earnings

Watch-outs

Nothing stands out as a concern in the available data.

Qualifications

The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.

9 of 11 checks passed

Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+22.3% YoY
Profitable — makes more than it spends$336M TTM
Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-3.7% YoY
Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$380M TTM
Debt under control — could handle its obligations~1.7y of cash flow to repay
Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$11.8B market cap
Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-0.3% shares over ~5y
Proven track record — years of profitability behind it10/10 profitable years
Financially stable — balance sheet not near distresshealth score 50/100
Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 0.47%
Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 35.2

Peer comparisonCrane Company vs 6 largest industrials peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾

Company	Market cap	P/E	Revenue growth	Net margin	Profile
CR this company	$11.8B	35.2	+22.3%	13.0%	Mixed
LRCX Lam Research Corp	$399.2B	54.9	+26.0%	31.3%	Strong
CAT Caterpillar Inc.	$368.0B	33.9	+18.4%	14.5%	Solid
RTX RTX Corporation	$251.3B	32.4	+11.8%	8.3%	Strained
DE Deere & Company	$167.7B	34.4	+8.3%	10.2%	Solid
ETN Eaton Corporation, plc	$167.2B	43.6	+15.5%	12.8%	Mixed
UNP Union Pacific Corp.	$166.8B	22.6	+4.2%	28.8%	Strained

Head-to-head: CR vs LRCX · CR vs CAT · CR vs RTX

References

What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.

Strong buy 6Buy 12Hold 1

Appendix · Financial records

The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.

Profit & lossRevenue $2.59B · net income $336M (TTM)Open ▾

Profit & loss

Revenue and profit over the company's career — the income statement, visualised.

How FY2025 revenue flows to profit

RevenueNet income

Revenue (TTM)

$2.59B

YoY 22.3%

Net income (TTM)

$336M

Margin 13.0%

Gross margin

41.7%

Operating margin

17.9%

P/E ratio

35.2

Dividend yield

0.47%

Income statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions · EPS in USD

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenue	2.9	3.2	3.4	2.1	2.1	2.3
Gross profit	1.0	1.2	1.3	0.8	0.9	1.0
Operating income (EBIT)	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.4
Net income	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4
EPS (diluted)	3.08	7.35	7.01	4.45	5.05	6.26

Cash flowFree cash flow $380M · operating cash flow $429M (TTM)Open ▾

Cash flow statement

Cash generated by the business and what is left after investment — year by year.

Operating cash flowFree cash flow

Free cash flow (TTM)

$380M

Margin 14.7%

Operating cash flow (TTM)

$429M

FCF margin

14.7%

Cash flow statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Operating cash flow	0.3	0.5	-0.2	0.2	0.3	0.4
Capital expenditure	-0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0	-0.0	-0.1
Free cash flow	0.3	0.4	-0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3
FCF margin	9.4%	13.1%	-6.2%	7.2%	10.4%	14.8%

Balance sheetAssets $3.85B · net debt $642M (FY2025)Open ▾

Balance sheet

How the balance sheet is built — what it owns versus how it is financed.

How $3.85B of assets is financed

47%

53%

Liabilities $1.79B — borrowed moneyEquity $2.06B — owners' stake

Cash vs debt

Total debt $1.15B − cash $507M = net debt $642M

Cash on hand covers 44% of debt.

Debt repayment

0.0 yrs

Years of free cash flow to clear net debt

Interest coverage

4329.0x

EBIT ÷ interest expense

ROE

16.2%

Profit per $1 of equity

Balance sheet — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Cash & equivalents	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.5
Total assets	4.6	4.5	4.4	2.3	2.6	3.9
Total liabilities	3.1	2.7	2.5	1.0	1.0	1.8
Total debt	1.2	0.8	1.2	0.2	0.2	1.1
Equity	1.5	1.8	1.9	1.4	1.6	2.1
Net debt	0.7	0.4	0.6	-0.1	-0.1	0.6

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Figures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $204.75 · market cap $11.8B.