# Crane Company (CR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $206.70, market value $12.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 35.5×** (5-yr avg 28.5×, 3-yr avg 28.5×). Crane Company trades at 35.5× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 28.5×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 25.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.06**. A PEG of 1.06 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 4.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.3×.
- **Price / book: 5.3×**. The shares trade at 5.3× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 21.7×**. Enterprise value is 21.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Earnings yield: 2.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 17.7%**. 17.7% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 15.9%**. 15.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 17.8%**. 17.8% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 14.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 14.2%.
- **Return on assets: 8.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 8.2%** (3-yr 9.1%/yr). Revenue grew 8.2% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 24.0%** (3-yr -3.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 24.0%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.56**. Debt is 0.56 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.1×**. It would take 1.1 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 5.53** (quick 5.53). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 5.53 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 6.37**. A Z-score of 6.37 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.49%** ($0.99 per share, trailing). Crane Company yields 0.49%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 14%**. 14% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -11.8%/yr** (1-yr 12.2%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (10 analysts). 10 analysts cover Crane Company; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $240.90 (+17% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 7.7%** (YTD 12.4%, 3-mo -7.8%). The shares are up 7.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -10.3%** (29.5% above the low). Trading 10% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 55**. An RSI of 55 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.40** (volatility 34%). Beta of 1.40 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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