Stocks · Industrials · Industrial - Machinery
Crane NXT, Co. CXT
$48.78 +1.50% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $2.81B
Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026
Scroll or pinch to zoom, drag to move. Daily prices adjusted for splits. Markers: E = earnings (green beat, red miss), S = split, D = dividend.
Three things to know
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 8 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +4.2%).
- Net debt is 4.2× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $1.80B, up 17.3% from a year earlier, accelerating from 14.0% a quarter earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth73Positive
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 26%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 34%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 32%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 38%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 31%
Quality66Positive
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 43%
- Gross marginTop 21%
- Operating marginTop 22%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 37%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 41%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 20%
- Interest coverTop 30%
Value68Positive
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 20%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 19%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 38%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 48%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 30%
Momentum41Weak
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 17%
- 6-month returnTop 28%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 20%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 41%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 27%
Revisions90Exceptional
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 46%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 14%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 12%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 38%
Stability46Neutral
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 34%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 44%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 47%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 20%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 14.0% | 17.3% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -23.0% | -7.6% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 43.0% | 42.1% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 15.0% | 15.1% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 9.6% | 11.1% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 17.3% | 14.0% | ↑ | Top 26% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -7.6% | -23.0% | ↑ | Bottom 34% |
| Gross margin | 42.1% | 43.0% | ↓ | Top 21% |
| Operating margin | 15.1% | 15.0% | ↑ | Top 22% |
| Net margin | 7.8% | 9.8% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 11.1% | 9.6% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 7.0% | — | Top 43% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 7.3% | — | Top 38% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.83×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -3.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.4%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +7.9 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 4.24×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 7.6×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.80%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -0.82%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.98%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.2%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +0.3%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 8
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 8 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +4.2%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $68.60
- Target vs current price
- +40.6%
- Analysts with a rating
- 7
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 86%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | +5.8% | -4.2% | -6.4% | -10.1% | — |
| May 6, 2026 | +7.1% | +3.0% | -3.8% | -18.4% | +17.2% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | +1.6% | -5.2% | -3.1% | -19.0% | -19.6% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | +2.4% | +1.7% | -2.9% | -9.2% | -19.9% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | +5.4% | -1.7% | +5.1% | +6.0% | +13.4% |
| May 7, 2025 | +5.9% | +0.1% | +16.1% | +12.2% | +19.9% |
| Feb 12, 2025 | +0.8% | -1.7% | -0.9% | -11.3% | -14.5% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | +1.8% | +5.6% | +4.7% | +15.6% | +18.3% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $1.10 | $1.04 | +5.8% | $493.2M |
| May 6, 2026 | $0.60 | $0.56 | +7.1% | $387.7M |
| Feb 11, 2026 | $1.27 | $1.25 | +1.6% | $476.9M |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $1.28 | $1.25 | +2.4% | $445.1M |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $0.97 | $0.92 | +5.4% | $404.4M |
| May 7, 2025 | $0.54 | $0.51 | +5.9% | $330.3M |
| Feb 12, 2025 | $1.20 | $1.19 | +0.8% | $399.1M |
| Nov 6, 2024 | $1.16 | $1.14 | +1.8% | $403.5M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 20.2× | 16.4× | 79th | Top 20% |
| P/E (forward) | 11.3× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.9× | — | — | Top 38% |
| EV / Sales | 2.24× | — | — | Bottom 48% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 7.12% | — | — | Top 19% |
| Earnings yield | 4.96% | — | — | Top 20% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 4.7× – 24.0× since Dec 31, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -26.1%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -7.6%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +0.6%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 2
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -2.0%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -1.5%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -2.5%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +3.2%
- RSI (14)
- 51.5
- Relative volume
- 0.79×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 35.2%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 75th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.08
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.41
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -29.2%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -47.6%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2025 | Jun 5, 2026 | -47.6% | 165 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | -36.3% | 54 days | 120 days (Sep 30, 2025) |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Jun 17, 2022 | -23.9% | 41 days | 150 days (Jan 24, 2023) |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Nov 8, 2023 | -20.8% | 65 days | 113 days (Apr 23, 2024) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Nov 4, 2024 | -17.4% | 94 days | 51 days (Jan 21, 2025) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $2.81B
- P/E (TTM)
- 20.2
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $2.42
- Revenue (TTM)
- $1.80B
- Dividend yield
- 1.46%
- 52-week range
- $35.71 – $69.00
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.35B | $1.34B | $1.39B | $1.49B | $1.66B |
| Gross profit | $598.9M | $626.2M | $654.1M | $665.1M | $703.8M |
| Operating income | $279.2M | $301.3M | $286.8M | $268.8M | $263.5M |
| Net income | $178.0M | $204.9M | $188.3M | $184.1M | $145.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.14 | $3.61 | $3.27 | $3.19 | $2.50 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $403.5M | $399.1M | $330.3M | $404.4M | $445.1M | $476.9M | $387.7M | $493.2M |
| Net income | $47.1M | $57.6M | $21.7M | $24.9M | $50.5M | $48.0M | $6.4M | $35.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.81 | $1.00 | $0.38 | $0.43 | $0.87 | $0.83 | $0.11 | $0.61 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $498.5M | $306.0M | $276.3M | $214.1M | $241.5M |
| Capital expenditure | -$53.9M | -$21.3M | -$31.1M | -$45.4M | -$43.2M |
| Free cash flow | $444.6M | $284.7M | $245.2M | $168.7M | $198.3M |
| Dividends paid | -$100.6M | $0 | -$23.7M | -$36.6M | -$39.0M |
| Net share buybacks | -$82.1M | -$203.7M | $4.4M | $3.3M | $24.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $231.4M
- Total assets
- $3.60B
- Total liabilities
- $2.31B
- Total debt
- $1.47B
- Net debt
- $1.24B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.27B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | $0.18 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| May 29, 2026 | $0.18 | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $0.18 | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | $0.17 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | $0.17 | Sep 10, 2025 |
| May 30, 2025 | $0.17 | Jun 11, 2025 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | $0.17 | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | $0.16 | Dec 11, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 7,989,917
- Days to cover
- 14.92
- Change vs previous report
- -0.2%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Apr 4, 2023
- 2,879-for-1,000
- Sep 15, 1998
- 3-for-2
- Dec 13, 1996
- 3-for-2
- Oct 2, 1989
- 3-for-2
- Oct 11, 1988
- 3-for-2