Crane Co (CR)

Crane Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of engineered industrial products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Aerospace & Advanced Technologies and Process Flow Technologies. The Aerospace & Electronics segment supplies critical components and systems, including original equipment and aftermarket parts for commercial aerospace, as well as the military aerospace, defense, and space markets. This segment also offers pressure sensors for aircraft engine control, aircraft braking systems for commercial aircraft and fighter jets, power conversion solutions for defense, and space applications and lubrication systems. The Process Flow Technologies segment provides process valves and related products, pumps and systems, and commercial valves; valve positioning and control systems, vacuum insulated pipe systems, and valve diagnostic and calibration systems; pumps and systems; and commercial valves. The company was formerly known as Crane Holdings, Co. Crane Company was founded in 1855 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

Ticker: CR
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery
Market cap: $11.63B
52-week range: $159.58 - $230.50

Valuation

Share price: $201.06 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM): 33.96x
Price to book: 5.13x
Price to free cash flow: 30.62x
Enterprise value: $12.26B
Book value per share: $39.22

Price performance

Period	Change
1 day	+1.65%
5 days	+1.54%
1 month	-3.76%
3 months	-8.00%
6 months	+10.71%
Year to date	+9.02%
1 year	+6.38%
3 years	+101.34%
All time	+179.25%

Short interest

As of: Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float: 2.45%
Shares short: 1.21M
Days to cover: 4.02
Change since prior report: -3.75%
Source: FINRA consolidated short interest

Members of Congress who disclosed CR trades

Kevin Hern

Super investors holding CR

Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates) · Dennis Hong (ShawSpring Partners LLC) · Thomas Russo (Gardner Russo & Quinn LLC)

Profitability and growth

Return on equity: 17.77%
Return on invested capital: 9.85%
Return on assets: 9.51%
Return on capital employed: 12.52%
Gross margin: 42.20%
Net margin: 15.90%
EBITDA margin: 20.58%
Revenue growth: 8.16%
Net income growth: 24.40%
Free cash flow growth: 54.29%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM): 3.27%
Current ratio: 2.61x
Net debt to EBITDA: 1.07x

Latest reported year

Period end: Dec 31, 2025
Fiscal year: 2025
Revenue: $2.31B
Cost of revenue: $1.33B
Gross profit: $972.80M
EBITDA: $474.40M
Net income: $366.60M
Earnings per share: $6.38
Research and development: $47.80M
Interest expense: $11.30M
Shares outstanding: 57.50M

Income statement by year

Period end	Revenue	Gross profit	Net income	EPS
2025-12-31	$2.31B	$972.80M	$366.60M	$6.38
2024-12-31	$2.13B	$867.80M	$294.70M	$5.15
2023-12-31	$1.86B	$751.00M	$255.90M	$4.51
2022-12-31	$1.78B	$661.20M	$401.10M	$7.11
2021-12-31	$2.06B	$688.80M	$435.40M	$7.46
2020-12-31	$2.94B	$1.01B	$181.00M	$3.10
2019-12-31	$3.28B	$1.18B	$133.30M	$2.23
2018-12-31	$3.35B	$1.19B	$335.60M	$5.63
2017-12-31	$2.79B	$1.02B	$171.80M	$2.89
2016-12-31	$2.75B	$989.70M	$122.80M	$2.10

Margins and returns by year

Period end	Gross margin	Net margin	Return on equity	Return on capital
2025-12-31	42.20%	15.90%	17.77%	9.85%
2024-12-31	40.72%	13.83%	17.96%	14.56%
2023-12-31	40.33%	13.74%	18.81%	11.53%
2022-12-31	37.22%	22.58%	21.07%	0.11%
2021-12-31	33.39%	21.11%	23.73%	-
2020-12-31	34.26%	6.16%	11.82%	-
2019-12-31	35.91%	4.06%	-	-
2018-12-31	35.55%	10.03%	21.93%	-
2017-12-31	36.44%	6.17%	12.71%	-
2016-12-31	36.02%	4.47%	10.61%	-

Cash and debt by year

Period end	Cash	Debt
2025-12-31	$506.50M	$1.15B
2024-12-31	$306.70M	$247.00M
2023-12-31	$329.60M	$248.50M
2022-12-31	$427.00M	$543.70M
2021-12-31	$478.60M	$842.40M
2020-12-31	$551.00M	$842.90M
2018-12-31	$343.40M	$942.30M
2017-12-31	$706.20M	$494.10M
2016-12-31	$509.70M	$745.30M
2015-12-31	$363.50M	$744.60M

Free cash flow by year

Period end	Free cash flow	Stock-based compensation
2025-12-31	$341.30M	$27.20M
2024-12-31	$221.20M	$25.60M
2023-12-31	$123.10M	$25.80M
2022-12-31	-$532.10M	$20.90M
2021-12-31	$149.80M	$21.70M

Dividend history

Most recent payment: Aug 31, 2026
Paid in the last twelve months: $0.99

Payment date	Dividend per share
2026-08-31	$0.26
2026-05-29	$0.26
2026-02-27	$0.26
2025-11-28	$0.23
2025-08-29	$0.23
2025-05-30	$0.23
2025-02-28	$0.23
2024-11-29	$0.20

Investor relations

Past earnings dates

Reported	Fiscal period	EPS estimate
2026-10-27	Sep 2026	$1.81
2026-07-28	Jun 2026	$1.66
2026-04-27	Mar 2026	$1.44
2026-01-26	Dec 2025	$1.43
2025-10-27	Sep 2025	$1.46
2025-07-28	Jun 2025	$1.34
2025-04-28	Mar 2025	$1.29
2025-01-27	Dec 2024	$1.19

Filings and sources

Company website: craneco.com
SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar: All upcoming reports

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