# Crane NXT Co. (CXT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $50.06, market value $2.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 20.7×** (5-yr avg 14.6×, 3-yr avg 17.8×). Crane NXT Co. trades at 20.7× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 14.6×: 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 10.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.6×.
- **Price / book: 2.3×**. The shares trade at 2.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 10.0×**. Enterprise value is 10.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 4.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 14.0%**. 14.0% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 8.8%**. 8.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.6%**. 11.6% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 9.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 9.2%.
- **Return on assets: 4.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 11.4%** (3-yr 7.3%/yr, 5-yr -10.8%/yr). Revenue grew 11.4% over the last year, against -10.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -21.6%** (3-yr -11.5%/yr, 5-yr -4.1%/yr). Earnings per share fell 21.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -11.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -11.4% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.91**. Debt is 0.91 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.4×**. It would take 2.4 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.29**. A Z-score of 2.29 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.44%** ($0.70 per share, trailing). Crane NXT Co. yields 1.44%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 27%**. 27% 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): 2.6%/yr** (1-yr 6.3%). The dividend has grown 2.6% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -18.0%** (YTD 7.2%, 3-mo 38.6%). The shares are down 18.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -27.4%** (40.2% above the low). Trading 27% 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): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.28** (volatility 39%). Beta of 1.28 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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