Crane Company (CR) is a publicly traded company in the Industrials — Industrial - Machinery industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Established in 1855 in Stamford, Connecticut, Crane Company, formerly known as Crane Holdings, Co., is a global industrial manufacturer and distributor of specialized engineered products. Operating across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia, the company is structured into four main business divisions.
Is Crane Company stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Crane Company (CR) trades at 34.0× earnings (P/E), above the median of the 297 industrials companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (30.7×) $179 (-10 %); at its sector median (25.8×) $150 (-24 %).
Kaplio overview: Crane Company
Market cap $11B · 52 weeks $161 – $226 (12 % below the high) · P/E 34.0× · 2027 expected P/E 25.3× · Dividend 0.50 % · Next earnings January 25, 2027 · expected EPS $1.75 · Closing price, Oct 28 · accounts published Oct 27.
- Valuation: P/E 34.0× (fairly priced).
- Business: ROIC 11 % (fair).
- Balance sheet: Net cash/EBITDA 1.0× (solid).
- Earnings: 8 of 8 (on track).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (30.7×) $179 (-10 %); at its sector median (25.8×) $150 (-24 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in industrials: 6 of 10 pass
- 5y revenue growth −4.5 %, fails.
- ROIC 10.8 %, fails.
- Capex / Revenue 2.3 %, fails.
- P/E vs own 10y history 34.0×, fails.
- Operating margin 18.4 %, passes.
- FCF conversion 93.1 %, passes, near the threshold.
- Net debt / EBITDA −1.0×, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 5.7, passes.
- Piotroski F-Score 6 de 9, passes.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 20.4×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Crane Company: P/E 34.0×; EV/EBITDA 20.4×; ROIC 10.8 %; $11.5B. ITT Inc. (P/E 38.4×; EV/EBITDA 22.4×; ROIC 5.5 %; $17.5B), Textron Inc. (P/E 14.8×; EV/EBITDA 9.3×; ROIC 7.4 %; $13.5B), Curtiss-Wright Corporation (P/E 32.8×; EV/EBITDA 21.4×; ROIC 12.7 %; $17.6B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 34.0× · median 30.7× · minimum 10.1× · maximum 46.3× · cheap below 21.3× · expensive above 36.5×. It has been cheaper than today 64% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
tight (only raised recently) · Yield 0.50 % ($0.92 per share in 2025) · Years raising it 1 · 5-year growth -12 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 4.9× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $5.00 a year ($0.42 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 15.90% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 10.78% |
| Return on Assets | 8.56% |
| Gross Margin | 41.54% |
| Operating Margin | 17.66% |
| Net Margin | 12.41% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.41 |
| Current Ratio | 2.61 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 6 |
| Altman Z-Score | 5.73 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -4.78% |
| 3 months | -7.05% |
| Year-to-date | +7.59% |
| 1 year | +2.71% |
| 3 years | +111.17% |
| 5 years | +92.12% |
| 10 years | +191.75% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $0.9950 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | $0.2550 |
| 2026-05-29 | $0.2550 |
| 2026-02-27 | $0.2550 |
| 2025-11-28 | $0.2300 |
| 2025-08-29 | $0.2300 |
| 2025-05-30 | $0.2300 |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.2300 |
| 2024-11-29 | $0.2050 |
| 2024-08-30 | $0.2050 |
| 2024-05-31 | $0.2050 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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