Crane NXT, Co. (CXT) 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.
Crane NXT, Co. focuses its efforts on developing technologies for payment processing and merchandising. The company supplies integrated electronic hardware and accompanying software solutions. These offerings are underpinned by its deep and proprietary core capabilities, which include secure payment verification and authentication, as well as sophisticated tools for automation, field service management, remote diagnostics, and software designed to boost efficiency.
Is Crane NXT, Co. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Crane NXT, Co. (CXT) trades at 23.5× earnings (P/E), below the median of the 297 industrials companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (12.5×) $30 (-47 %); at its sector median (25.8×) $62 (+10 %).
Kaplio overview: Crane NXT, Co.
Market cap $3B · 52 weeks $36 – $65 (9 % below the high) · P/E 23.5× · 2027 expected P/E 12.1× · Dividend 1.2 % · Next earnings November 4, 2026 · expected EPS $1.21 · Closing price, Oct 28 · accounts published Aug 5.
- Valuation: P/E 23.5× (expensive).
- Business: ROIC 7 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 2.6× (solid).
- Earnings: 8 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (12.5×) $30 (-47 %); at its sector median (25.8×) $62 (+10 %). 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: 4 of 10 pass
- 5y revenue growth −11.0 %, fails.
- ROIC 7.0 %, fails.
- Capex / Revenue 2.6 %, fails.
- Altman Z-Score 1.8, fails.
- P/E vs own 10y history 23.5×, fails.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 13.5×, fails.
- Operating margin 15.9 %, passes.
- FCF conversion 136.7 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA 2.6×, passes.
- Piotroski F-Score 4 de 9, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Crane NXT, Co.: P/E 23.5×; EV/EBITDA 13.5×; ROIC 7.0 %; $3.3B. Kadant Inc. (P/E 28.6×; EV/EBITDA 13.1×; ROIC 7.4 %; $3.1B), Mueller Water Products, Inc. (P/E 15.7×; EV/EBITDA 10.0×; ROIC 13.3 %; $3.5B), Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (P/E 27.9×; EV/EBITDA 15.9×; ROIC 11.8 %; $4.3B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 23.5× · median 12.5× · minimum 5.9× · maximum 24.1× · cheap below 10.7× · expensive above 17.0×. It has been cheaper than today 100% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
tight (only raised recently) · Yield 1.2 % ($0.68 per share in 2025) · Years raising it 2 · 5-year growth -17 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 6.2× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $12.20 a year ($1.02 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 11.28% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 6.98% |
| Return on Assets | 3.90% |
| Gross Margin | 42.12% |
| Operating Margin | 15.09% |
| Net Margin | 7.78% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 1.16 |
| Current Ratio | 1.42 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 4 |
| Altman Z-Score | 1.79 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +24.02% |
| 3 months | +12.20% |
| Year-to-date | +23.84% |
| 1 year | -10.30% |
| 3 years | +14.52% |
| 5 years | +62.50% |
| 10 years | +146.78% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $0.7100 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | $0.1800 |
| 2026-05-29 | $0.1800 |
| 2026-02-27 | $0.1800 |
| 2025-11-28 | $0.1700 |
| 2025-08-29 | $0.1700 |
| 2025-05-30 | $0.1700 |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.1700 |
| 2024-11-29 | $0.1600 |
| 2024-08-30 | $0.1600 |
| 2024-05-31 | $0.1600 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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