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Crane Company (CR) — Rank #282 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.24) · ROE 16.8% · Piotroski F-Score 5 / 9.

As-of 2026-10-30 · CIK 0001944013 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

Crane Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of engineered industrial products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and internationally.

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The company operates in two segments, Aerospace & Advanced Technologies and Process Flow Technologies. The Aerospace & Electronics segment supplies critical components and systems, including original equipment and aftermarket parts for commercial aerospace, as well as the military aerospace, defense, and space markets. This segment also offers pressure sensors for aircraft engine control, aircraft braking systems for commercial aircraft and fighter jets, power conversion solutions for defense, and space applications and lubrication systems. The Process Flow Technologies segment provides process valves and related products, pumps and systems, and commercial valves; valve positioning and control systems, vacuum insulated pipe systems, and valve diagnostic and calibration systems; pumps and systems; and commercial valves. The company was formerly known as Crane Holdings, Co.

Crane Company was founded in 1855 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

Industry
Specialty Industrial Machinery
Sector
Industrials
State
DE
Filer Category
Large accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
December 31

Company Snapshot

P/E and reverse DCF are the primary valuation lenses at this stage.

Market Cap

—

P/E (annual)

—

P/S (annual)

—

P/B

—

P/OCF (annual)

—

Shareholder Yield

—

Employees

8,300

Industry

Specialty Industrial Machinery

Exchange

NYSE

9/10

Flags passed

CR passes 9/10 quality flags

1 caution to review

  • CAUTION
    Disclosure regression

    A previously-disclosed line item is no longer reported — worth checking the filing for why

  • PASS
    Gross margin holding
  • PASS
    Dilution within 2%
  • PASS
    Revenue not declining
  • PASS
    Operating margin holding
  • PASS
    Passes safety gate
  • PASS
    Balance sheet stable
  • PASS
    No competitive retreat
  • PASS
    SBC not compressing margin
  • PASS
    No valuation convergence

Strengths Operating leverage expanding · Deferred revenue growing · RPO outpacing revenue · Sequential beat (rev + EPS)

No data FCF vs investment · Free cash flow — not counted as a pass.

A count of the 12 warning flags that could be evaluated. Unweighted: colour follows the worst flag.

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.24
Return on equity
16.8%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
0.85
Current ratio
2.80×
Net cash
-$795.20M

Cash Flow

1/1 pass
Positive FCF
N/A
Cash-backed earnings
N/A
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
1.2%

Growth

2/2 pass
Revenue growth
8.2%
Piotroski F-Score
5 / 9
Share dilution
0.5%

FCF yield, shareholder yield, and buyback activity are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Does it make money well?

No warning flags · GP/assets 0.24

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.24

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

4th of 5 SIC 3490 peers

Return on equity

16.8%

Gross margin

42.2%

2nd of 5 SIC 3490 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

8.2%

RPO growth (YoY)

15.7%

Remaining performance obligations growth — RPO > revenue = forward demand building.

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

2022202320242025
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Growth

Revenue CAGR (3Y)

9.1%

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

—

Earnings CAGR (3Y)

-3.0%

FCF CAGR (3Y)

—

Cash Flow Health

Is the cash real?

No data

Free cash flow

—

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

N/A

FCF vs net income

—

(FCF − net income) ÷ |net income|. Positive: cash above earnings. Negative: below.

FCF not below net income

Fails when free cash flow is below net income (yellow flag).

N/A

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

1.2%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Balance Sheet Strength

Can it survive a storm?

No warning flags · net debt $795.20M, F-Score 5/9

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

0.85

4th of 5 SIC 3490 peers (best = lowest)

Current ratio

2.80×

2nd of 5 SIC 3490 peers

Quick ratio

1.59×

Net cash

-$795.20M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9

Fundamental-strength score (0-9).

Valuation

Is the price reasonable?

No warning flags

Dividend safety

Composite score

2.0 / 5

Fair
Payout ratio
14.4%5/5 Strong
FCF coverage
N/A0/5 Weak
Dividend growth streak
1 yr1/5 Weak
Balance-sheet health
D/E 0.85 · IC N/A2/5 Fair

Capital allocation quality

Composite score

1.0 / 5

Weak
Share count trend
0.5%2/5 Fair
Buyback timing
N/AN/A
Dividend growth consistency
1 yr1/5 Weak
Net debt trajectory
-19.4%0/5 Weak

Lifecycle Phase History

20212025
Value
Capital Return

Price History

CR+180.2% · +34.5% CAGRSPY+98.2% · +21.8% CAGR

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Source filings on SEC EDGAR: 10-K annual reports · 10-Q quarterly reports