Recent News
On December 16, 2025 Crane NXT completed the first phase of its Antares Vision acquisition, acquiring ~32% on a fully diluted basis for roughly €117 million; a mandatory tender offer and delisting are expected to follow.
On January 7, 2026 CEO Aaron Saak and CFO Christina Cristiano will participate in the CJS Securities conference with a live webcast scheduled for January 14, 2026.
On January 8, 2026 Zacks Research downgraded the stock to a “strong sell,” while other brokers recently issued mixed analyst targets and opinions.
Technical Analysis
ADX reads 17.05, indicating no established directional trend; near-term directional cues therefore carry greater weight for price action.
DI+ stands at 21.94 with a dip-and-reversal pattern, while DI- declines at 19.60; that combination signals a short-term bullish directional tilt relative to recent price activity.
MACD sits at 0.02 and has turned upward, crossing above its signal line (-0.34), which constitutes a bullish momentum signal for near-term price movement.
MRO registers 21.87 and is increasing; the positive MRO indicates the market price sits above the model target, implying potential mean reversion pressure that could check gains.
RSI at 46.54 and rising describes constructive momentum without overbought conditions, supporting limited upside while leaving room for further appreciation.
Price sits at $52.95, above the 20-day ($51.28) and 50-day ($51.52) averages but below the 200-day average ($56.54); short-term averages support current strength while the 200-day average acts as a resistance reference.
Bollinger bands show the close above the 1× upper band ($52.38) but below the 2× band ($53.49), indicating a short-term extension that may be subject to consolidation near current levels.
Ichimoku components place short-term conversion and base lines near $51.55 and $50.20 respectively, with Senkou span A ($52.69) below the longer-term span B ($57.51), which aligns with the mixed short- versus long-term bias.
Volume at 513,168 slightly exceeds the 10-day average (489,598) and falls below the 50-day average (558,830), suggesting above-average near-term participation without a volume breakout confirmation; 42- and 52-week betas near 1.2 signal above-market sensitivity to moves.
Fundamental Analysis
Profitability: EBIT equals $82.8M and EBIT margin stands at 18.60%, below the industry peer mean of 22.71% and below the industry peer median of 22.44%, but comfortably above the industry peer low. QoQ the EBIT margin expanded by 52.91%, while YoY it declined by 2.14%.
Revenue and earnings growth: Total revenue reached $445.1M with YoY revenue growth of 13.37% and a reported revenue growth metric of 10.06%; QoQ revenue growth shows a sharp negative swing of -55.14%, indicating seasonality or timing effects within the period. Reported EPS came in at $1.28 versus an estimate of $1.26, a positive surprise of ~1.59%.
Cash flow and liquidity: Operating cash flow totaled $92.0M and free cash flow reached $78.7M, producing a free cash flow yield of 2.18%, above the industry peer mean free cash flow yield of 1.32%. Cash and short-term investments equal $182.4M and the cash conversion ratio sits at 2.77, reflecting strong cash conversion relative to reported earnings.
Leverage and coverage: Net debt reads $899.5M and debt-to-EBITDA stands at ~9.80x; debt-to-assets measures 37.54%, slightly above the industry peer mean of 32.67%. Interest coverage equals 5.11x, indicating the company covers interest obligations but carries elevated leverage versus earnings.
Returns: Return on equity equals 4.16% (below the industry peer mean of 4.80%), while return on assets equals 1.73% (below the industry peer mean of 2.85%). Operating margin equals 19.19%, modestly below the industry peer mean of 21.37%.
Valuation: Trailing P/E sits at 49.21 with forward P/E near 52.61; price-to-book equals 2.98 versus an industry peer mean P/B of 4.75, and price-to-sales equals 8.13 versus an industry peer mean of 15.89. WMDST values the stock as under-valued, supported by a below-peer P/B and P/S context alongside positive free cash flow yield and recent EPS beat, while leverage metrics and a high debt-to-EBITDA ratio temper the near-term fundamental case.
MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
| REPORT PERIOD ENDING: | 2025-09-30 |
| REPORT DATE: | 2025-11-05 |
| NEXT REPORT DATE: | 2026-02-04 |
| CASH FLOW | Begin Period Cash Flow | $ 164.5 M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $ 92.0 M | |
| Capital Expenditures | $ -13.30 M | |
| Change In Working Capital | $ 6.2 M | |
| Dividends Paid | $ -9.70 M | |
| Cash Flow Delta | $ 30.3 M | |
| End Period Cash Flow | $ 194.8 M | |
| INCOME STATEMENT | REVENUE | |
| Total Revenue | $ 445.1 M | |
| Forward Revenue | $ 142.3 M | |
| COSTS | ||
| Cost Of Revenue | $ 252.5 M | |
| Depreciation | $ 29.0 M | |
| Depreciation and Amortization | $ 29.0 M | |
| Research and Development | — | |
| Total Operating Expenses | $ 359.7 M | |
| PROFITABILITY | ||
| Gross Profit | $ 192.6 M | |
| EBITDA | $ 111.8 M | |
| EBIT | $ 82.8 M | |
| Operating Income | $ 85.4 M | |
| Interest Income | $ 300.0 K | |
| Interest Expense | $ 16.2 M | |
| Net Interest Income | $ -15.90 M | |
| Income Before Tax | $ 66.6 M | |
| Tax Provision | $ 15.7 M | |
| Tax Rate | 23.6 % | |
| Net Income | $ 50.5 M | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | $ 50.9 M | |
| EARNINGS | ||
| EPS Estimate | $ 1.26 | |
| EPS Actual | $ 1.28 | |
| EPS Difference | $ 0.02 | |
| EPS Surprise | 1.587 % | |
| Forward EPS | $ 1.12 | |
| BALANCE SHEET | ASSETS | |
| Total Assets | $ 2.9 B | |
| Intangible Assets | $ 1.7 B | |
| Net Tangible Assets | $ -520.20 M | |
| Total Current Assets | $ 770.6 M | |
| Cash and Short-Term Investments | $ 182.4 M | |
| Cash | $ 182.4 M | |
| Net Receivables | $ 300.7 M | |
| Inventory | $ 195.9 M | |
| Long-Term Investments | $ 103.7 M | |
| LIABILITIES | ||
| Accounts Payable | $ 114.7 M | |
| Short-Term Debt | $ 247.6 M | |
| Total Current Liabilities | $ 609.9 M | |
| Net Debt | $ 899.5 M | |
| Total Debt | $ 1.1 B | |
| Total Liabilities | $ 1.7 B | |
| EQUITY | ||
| Total Equity | $ 1.2 B | |
| Retained Earnings | $ 336.3 M | |
| VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS | EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS | |
| Book Value Per-Share | $ 21.14 | |
| Shares Outstanding | 57.422 M | |
| Revenue Per-Share | $ 7.75 | |
| VALUATION | Market Capitalization | $ 3.6 B |
| Enterprise Value | $ 4.5 B | |
| Enterprise Multiple | 40.517 | |
| Enterprise Multiple QoQ | -28.123 % | |
| Enterprise Multiple YoY | 28.48 % | |
| Enterprise Multiple IPRWA | high: 150.977 median: 67.118 mean: 63.65 CXT: 40.517 low: -38.456 |
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| EV/R | 10.177 | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | ||
| Asset To Equity | 2.403 | |
| Asset To Liability | 1.711 | |
| Debt To Capital | 0.474 | |
| Debt To Assets | 0.375 | |
| Debt To Assets QoQ | -4.122 % | |
| Debt To Assets YoY | 483.826 % | |
| Debt To Assets IPRWA | high: 0.722 CXT: 0.375 median: 0.337 mean: 0.327 low: 0.005 |
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| Debt To Equity | 0.902 | |
| Debt To Equity QoQ | -7.219 % | |
| Debt To Equity YoY | 523.161 % | |
| Debt To Equity IPRWA | high: 2.787 mean: 1.035 CXT: 0.902 median: 0.75 low: 0.007 |
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| PRICE-BASED VALUATION | ||
| Price To Book (P/B) | 2.979 | |
| Price To Book QoQ | 5.708 % | |
| Price To Book YoY | -0.565 % | |
| Price To Book IPRWA | high: 10.413 mean: 4.754 median: 4.086 CXT: 2.979 low: -4.458 |
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| Price To Earnings (P/E) | 49.209 | |
| Price To Earnings QoQ | -14.467 % | |
| Price To Earnings YoY | 1.748 % | |
| Price To Earnings IPRWA | high: 179.822 median: 93.28 mean: 92.447 CXT: 49.209 low: -26.477 |
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| PE/G Ratio | 1.54 | |
| Price To Sales (P/S) | 8.126 | |
| Price To Sales QoQ | -0.753 % | |
| Price To Sales YoY | 2.214 % | |
| Price To Sales IPRWA | high: 40.54 median: 18.264 mean: 15.888 CXT: 8.126 low: 0.443 |
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| FORWARD MULTIPLES | ||
| Forward P/E | 52.614 | |
| Forward PE/G | 1.646 | |
| Forward P/S | 25.413 | |
| EFFICIENCY | OPERATIONAL | |
| Operating Leverage | 6.786 | |
| ASSET & SALES | ||
| Asset Turnover Ratio | 0.153 | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ | 0.84 % | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio YoY | -9.299 % | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 0.337 mean: 0.184 median: 0.169 CXT: 0.153 low: 0.047 |
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| Receivables Turnover | 1.461 | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ | 5.243 % | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY | -20.258 % | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 2.214 mean: 1.502 median: 1.461 CXT: 1.461 low: 0.835 |
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| Inventory Turnover | 1.308 | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ | -3.261 % | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY | -4.041 % | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 2.264 CXT: 1.308 median: 1.073 mean: 1.021 low: 0.25 |
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| Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) | 62.477 | |
| CASH CYCLE | ||
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) | 94.895 | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ | -8.298 % | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY | 21.126 % | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA | high: 204.825 mean: 108.333 median: 100.01 CXT: 94.895 low: -29.788 |
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| CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT | ||
| Cash Conversion Ratio | 2.77 | |
| CapEx To Revenue | -0.03 | |
| CapEx To Depreciation | -0.459 | |
| CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE | CAPITAL STRUCTURE | |
| Total Capital | $ 2.0 B | |
| Net Invested Capital | $ 2.3 B | |
| Invested Capital | $ 2.3 B | |
| Net Tangible Assets | $ -520.20 M | |
| Net Working Capital | $ 160.7 M | |
| LIQUIDITY | ||
| Cash Ratio | 0.299 | |
| Current Ratio | 1.263 | |
| Current Ratio QoQ | 5.251 % | |
| Current Ratio YoY | -8.554 % | |
| Current Ratio IPRWA | high: 5.975 mean: 1.922 median: 1.694 CXT: 1.263 low: 0.206 |
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| Quick Ratio | 0.942 | |
| Quick Ratio QoQ | 5.511 % | |
| Quick Ratio YoY | -6.671 % | |
| Quick Ratio IPRWA | high: 3.401 mean: 1.309 median: 1.112 CXT: 0.942 low: 0.187 |
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| COVERAGE & LEVERAGE | ||
| Debt To EBITDA | 9.797 | |
| Cost Of Debt | 1.106 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 5.111 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ | 70.37 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio YoY | -10.706 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA | high: 29.169 mean: 11.903 median: 11.297 CXT: 5.111 low: -22.023 |
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| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.152 | |
| TIMING / LIQUIDITY | ||
| Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) | 42.372 | |
| DIVIDENDS | ||
| Dividend Coverage Ratio | 5.206 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.192 | |
| Dividend Rate | $ 0.17 | |
| Dividend Yield | 0.003 | |
| PERFORMANCE | GROWTH | |
| Asset Growth Rate | 0.0 % | |
| Revenue Growth | 10.064 % | |
| Revenue Growth QoQ | -55.14 % | |
| Revenue Growth YoY | 13.372 % | |
| Revenue Growth IPRWA | high: 23.133 % CXT: 10.064 % median: 0.148 % mean: 0.096 % low: -23.202 % |
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| Earnings Growth | 31.959 % | |
| Earnings Growth QoQ | -59.866 % | |
| Earnings Growth YoY | 238.764 % | |
| Earnings Growth IPRWA | high: 71.429 % CXT: 31.959 % median: 4.04 % mean: 1.157 % low: -88.608 % |
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| MARGINS | ||
| Gross Margin | 43.271 % | |
| Gross Margin QoQ | 3.665 % | |
| Gross Margin YoY | 1.924 % | |
| Gross Margin IPRWA | high: 64.244 % CXT: 43.271 % median: 42.651 % mean: 41.78 % low: -20.124 % |
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| EBIT Margin | 18.603 % | |
| EBIT Margin QoQ | 52.91 % | |
| EBIT Margin YoY | -2.136 % | |
| EBIT Margin IPRWA | high: 31.134 % mean: 22.712 % median: 22.443 % CXT: 18.603 % low: -34.411 % |
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| Return On Sales (ROS) | 19.187 % | |
| Return On Sales QoQ | 40.564 % | |
| Return On Sales YoY | 0.936 % | |
| Return On Sales IPRWA | high: 27.728 % mean: 21.373 % median: 20.338 % CXT: 19.187 % low: -3.602 % |
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| CASH FLOW | ||
| Free Cash Flow (FCF) | $ 78.7 M | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.176 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ | 29.139 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield YoY | 30.456 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA | high: 7.426 % CXT: 2.176 % mean: 1.319 % median: 1.219 % low: -4.226 % |
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| Free Cash Growth | 41.039 % | |
| Free Cash Growth QoQ | -115.017 % | |
| Free Cash Growth YoY | 251.031 % | |
| Free Cash Growth IPRWA | high: 251.423 % median: 54.401 % CXT: 41.039 % mean: 37.235 % low: -623.214 % |
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| Free Cash To Net Income | 1.558 | |
| Cash Flow Margin | 20.804 % | |
| Cash Flow To Earnings | 1.834 | |
| VALUE & RETURNS | ||
| Economic Value Added | $ 0.03 | |
| Return On Assets (ROA) | 1.731 % | |
| Return On Assets QoQ | 85.929 % | |
| Return On Assets YoY | -11.819 % | |
| Return On Assets IPRWA | high: 5.102 % mean: 2.85 % median: 2.686 % CXT: 1.731 % low: -7.494 % |
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| Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) | 3.588 % | |
| Return On Equity (ROE) | 0.042 | |
| Return On Equity QoQ | 96.272 % | |
| Return On Equity YoY | -5.456 % | |
| Return On Equity IPRWA | high: 0.163 mean: 0.048 median: 0.046 CXT: 0.042 low: -0.135 |
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| DuPont ROE | 4.228 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.755 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital QoQ | 69.226 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital YoY | -100.487 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital IPRWA | high: 7.234 % mean: 4.248 % median: 3.677 % CXT: 2.755 % low: -1.211 % |
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