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Crane Company (CR)

Industrials | Specialty Industrial Machinery | Stamford, United States | NYSE
205.73 USD +1.76 (0.863%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. EDT

Crane Company presents a compelling long-term investment case driven by exceptional growth metrics and a resilient balance sheet, though short-term technicals suggest a brief consolidation period ahead. The business is firing on all cylinders with revenue surging 25.6% and operating margins holding strong at 35.5%, supported by a fortress-like liquidity position and a current ratio of 2.8. While the 16.5% return on equity falls short of the elite tier, the sustained double-digit earnings growth and record aerospace backlog justify a premium valuation. The stock is currently trading below its 50-day moving average, creating a temporary headwind, but the 200-day support remains intact and analyst consensus targets a 16% upside. The dividend yield is modest at 0.5%, serving primarily as a floor rather than a primary income driver. Options flow confirms a bullish outlook for the coming year despite near-term hedging activity, making this a solid core holding for patient capital seeking industrial exposure.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.050378
AutoARIMA0.050457
AutoETS0.050457
AutoTheta0.055350

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 11.13
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.192
Excess Kurtosis -1.19
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 51.181
Revenue per Share 44.949
Market Cap 11,891,266,560
Trailing P/E 35.90
Forward P/E 26.25
Beta 1.07
Profit Margins 12.97%
Previous Name Crane Co.
Website https://www.craneco.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for medium-to-long-term upside with heavy open interest in call strikes ranging from 230 to 270 for expirations through March 2027, indicating a bullish bias for the next 12-18 months. However, there is significant defensive put volume at the 195 strike for the October expiration, suggesting traders are hedging against a near-term pullback or expecting volatility around the current price level. Implied volatility is notably elevated for December 2026 contracts, reflecting uncertainty surrounding upcoming earnings or sector events.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.12% 0.52% 0.54% —
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-31 0.255 0.124348
2026-05-29 0.255 0.139344
2026-02-27 0.255 0.127163
2025-11-28 0.230 0.125512
2025-08-29 0.230 0.124123
2025-05-30 0.230 0.134189
2025-02-28 0.230 0.141113
2024-11-29 0.205 0.112588
2024-08-30 0.205 0.129436
2024-05-31 0.205 0.137510
2024-02-28 0.205 0.166100
2023-11-29 0.180 0.172994
2023-08-30 0.180 0.199005
2023-05-30 0.180 0.237749
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.5
exDividendDate 2026-08-31
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.97
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0047556013
lastDividendValue 0.255
lastDividendDate 2026-08-31
dividendDate 2026-09-09

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.11967993
Address1 100 First Stamford Place
All Time High 230.5
All Time Low 67.28
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.3 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 307,780
Average Daily Volume3 Month 412,242
Average Volume 412,242
Average Volume10Days 307,780
Beta 1.073
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 3
Book Value 37.676
City Stamford
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 205.73
Current Ratio 2.804
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 206.045
Day Low 200.51
Debt To Equity 51.181
Display Name Crane
Dividend Date 1,788,912,000
Dividend Yield 0.5
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,217,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,217,600
Earnings Growth 0.106
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.11
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,131,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,131,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,131,200
Ebitda 746,800,000
Ebitda Margins 0.2882
Enterprise To Ebitda 16.951
Enterprise To Revenue 4.885
Enterprise Value 12,658,867,200
Eps Current Year 7.0206
Eps Forward 7.83729
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.73
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,134,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 206.6904
Fifty Day Average Change -0.96040344
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0046465797
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 11.967993
Fifty Two Week High 230.5
Fifty Two Week High Change -24.770004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.107462056
Fifty Two Week Low 159.58
Fifty Two Week Low Change 46.149994
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2891966
Fifty Two Week Range 159.58 - 230.5
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,680,096,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.74
Float Shares 57,153,570
Forward Eps 7.83729
Forward P E 26.250145
Free Cashflow 363,750,016
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 8,300
Fullday Change 1.7599945
Fullday Change Percent 0.8628693
Fullday Price 205.73
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.46965
Gross Profits 1,216,999,936
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.1446
Held Percent Institutions 0.79939
Implied Shares Outstanding 57,800,356
Industry Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Disp Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Key specialty-industrial-machinery
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,788,134,400
Last Dividend Value 0.255
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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. 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.
Long Name Crane Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 11,891,266,560
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_173927
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-10-16
Net Income To Common 336,100,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 11,810,346,741
Number Of Analyst Opinions 10
Open 203.54
Operating Cashflow 428,800,000
Operating Margins 0.35463002
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.1693
Peg Ratio 2.31
Phone 203 363 7300
Prev Name Crane Co.
Previous Close 203.97
Price Eps Current Year 29.303762
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.4605055
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.588919
Profit Margins 0.1297
Quick Ratio 1.756
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.3
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.75999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.862869
Regular Market Day High 206.045
Regular Market Day Low 200.51
Regular Market Day Range 200.51 - 206.045
Regular Market Open 203.54
Regular Market Previous Close 203.97
Regular Market Price 205.73
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,402
Regular Market Volume 272,886
Return On Assets 0.12728
Return On Equity 0.16521999
Revenue Growth 0.256
Revenue Per Share 44.949
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 57,800,356
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0218
Shares Short 1,259,856
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,133,928
Short Name Crane Company
Short Percent Of Float 0.0255
Short Ratio 3.15
Source Interval 15
State CT
Symbol CR
Target High Price 253.0
Target Low Price 192.0
Target Mean Price 236.6
Target Median Price 241.0
Total Cash 350,400,000
Total Cash Per Share 6.062
Total Debt 1,115,699,968
Total Revenue 2,591,300,096
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.97
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0047556013
Trailing Eps 5.73
Trailing P E 35.904015
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.3153
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 197.8494
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.8806
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.039831307
Type Disp Equity
Volume 272,886
Website https://www.craneco.com
Zip 6,902