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Crane NXT, Co.

CXT

NYSEIndustrialsIndustrial - Machinery

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$50.20

+$0.74 · +1.50%

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$50.20

$0.00 · 0.00%

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CXT company overview

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Hold

Wait — insufficient conviction to act

Valuation

81

Deep Value

Momentum

46

Neutral

Sentiment

61

Bullish

Risk resilience

50

Elevated Risk

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Company profile

Company website

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. Crane NXT is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Industry
Industrial - Machinery
Sector
Industrials
Headquarters
US
CEO
Aaron W. Saak
Listed since
Mar 17, 1980
Employees
4,800

Market position

Day range

Current $50.20

52-week range

Current $50.20

Open
$49.65
Previous close
$49.46
Volume
301.05K
0.36× average
Average volume
847.16K
Average daily volume
Market cap
2.89B USD
Beta
1.09
Market reference 1
50-day average
$50.0544
+0.29% above average
200-day average
$48.5266
+3.45% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
3.61B USD
P/E (TTM)
20.57×
P/B (TTM)
2.28×
P/S (TTM)
1.6×
EV / EBITDA
10.37×
Earnings yield
5.37%
Free cash flow yield
7.34%
Dividend yield
1.39%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
42.12%
Operating margin
15.09%
Net margin
7.78%
Return on equity
11.55%
Return on assets
4.66%
Return on invested capital
7.87%

Financial health

Debt / equity
1.16×
Current ratio
1.5×
Altman Z-score
1.7
Piotroski F-score
6 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends51%36%20%5%Gross margin, FY2021: 44.52%Gross margin, FY2022: 46.73%Gross margin, FY2023: 47.01%Gross margin, FY2024: 44.73%Gross margin, FY2025: 42.48%Operating margin, FY2021: 20.76%Operating margin, FY2022: 22.49%Operating margin, FY2023: 20.61%Operating margin, FY2024: 18.08%Operating margin, FY2025: 15.91%Net margin, FY2021: 13.23%Net margin, FY2022: 15.29%Net margin, FY2023: 13.53%Net margin, FY2024: 12.38%Net margin, FY2025: 8.76%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 44.52%. Gross margin FY2022 46.73%. Gross margin FY2023 47.01%. Gross margin FY2024 44.73%. Gross margin FY2025 42.48%. Operating margin FY2021 20.76%. Operating margin FY2022 22.49%. Operating margin FY2023 20.61%. Operating margin FY2024 18.08%. Operating margin FY2025 15.91%. Net margin FY2021 13.23%. Net margin FY2022 15.29%. Net margin FY2023 13.53%. Net margin FY2024 12.38%. Net margin FY2025 8.76%.

Income trends

Revenue

1.66B USD+11.43%

Operating income

263.5M USD-1.97%

Net income

145.1M USD-21.18%
Income trends across reported periods1.81B USD1.2B USD598.58M USD−6.06M USDRevenue, FY2021: 1.35B USDRevenue, FY2022: 1.34B USDRevenue, FY2023: 1.39B USDRevenue, FY2024: 1.49B USDRevenue, FY2025: 1.66B USDOperating income, FY2021: 279.2M USDOperating income, FY2022: 301.3M USDOperating income, FY2023: 286.8M USDOperating income, FY2024: 268.8M USDOperating income, FY2025: 263.5M USDNet income, FY2021: 178M USDNet income, FY2022: 204.9M USDNet income, FY2023: 188.3M USDNet income, FY2024: 184.1M USDNet income, FY2025: 145.1M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 1.35B USD. Revenue FY2022 1.34B USD. Revenue FY2023 1.39B USD. Revenue FY2024 1.49B USD. Revenue FY2025 1.66B USD. Operating income FY2021 279.2M USD. Operating income FY2022 301.3M USD. Operating income FY2023 286.8M USD. Operating income FY2024 268.8M USD. Operating income FY2025 263.5M USD. Net income FY2021 178M USD. Net income FY2022 204.9M USD. Net income FY2023 188.3M USD. Net income FY2024 184.1M USD. Net income FY2025 145.1M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue1.66B USD1.49B USD1.39B USD1.34B USD1.35B USD
Cost of goods sold952.9M USD821.7M USD737.2M USD713.7M USD746.2M USD
Gross profit703.8M USD665.1M USD654.1M USD626.2M USD598.9M USD
Research and development—39.5M USD———
Selling, general, and administrative440.3M USD386.2M USD366.8M USD318.7M USD323.4M USD
Operating expenses440.3M USD396.3M USD367.3M USD324.9M USD319.7M USD
Interest income1M USD1.6M USD1.1M USD200K USD100K USD
Interest expense60.3M USD47.8M USD50.6M USD56.3M USD57.9M USD
Depreciation and amortization106.6M USD86.8M USD77.6M USD78.7M USD81.8M USD
Operating income263.5M USD268.8M USD286.8M USD301.3M USD279.2M USD
Net income145.1M USD184.1M USD188.3M USD204.9M USD178M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
91%
10 beats, 0 misses, 1 met estimate
Average EPS surprise
+3.45%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
1.1
Estimate 1.04 · Beat by 5.77%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates1.341.040.750.45Q1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 12, 2025: actual 1.2, estimate 1.19, surprise +0.84%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 7, 2025: actual 0.54, estimate 0.51, surprise +5.88%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 6, 2025: actual 0.97, estimate 0.92, surprise +5.43%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 5, 2025: actual 1.28, estimate 1.25, surprise +2.40%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 11, 2026: actual 1.27, estimate 1.25, surprise +1.60%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 6, 2026: actual 0.6, estimate 0.56, surprise +7.14%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 5, 2026: actual 1.1, estimate 1.04, surprise +5.77%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 4, 2026: actual —, estimate 1.19, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates516.63M443.95M371.27M298.59MQ1 '25MissQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25MissQ4 '25MissQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 12, 2025: actual 399.1M USD, estimate 405.46M USD, surprise -1.57%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 7, 2025: actual 330.3M USD, estimate 318.46M USD, surprise +3.72%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 6, 2025: actual 404.4M USD, estimate 434.43M USD, surprise -6.91%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Nov 5, 2025: actual 445.1M USD, estimate 450.53M USD, surprise -1.21%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Feb 11, 2026: actual 476.9M USD, estimate 450.64M USD, surprise +5.83%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 6, 2026: actual 387.7M USD, estimate 378.63M USD, surprise +2.39%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 5, 2026: actual 493.2M USD, estimate 475.62M USD, surprise +3.70%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 4, 2026: actual —, estimate 496.76M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$66.00

31.47% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $68.00Average $66.00Low $65.00

Rating distribution

7 ratings
Strong buy00%
Buy686%
Hold114%
Sell00%
Strong sell00%

Recent analyst actions

5 institutions
UBSmaintainNeutral
Northland Capital MarketsmaintainOutperform

CXT news

globenewswire.com

Crane NXT Announces Appointment of Jason Lund as President of Crane Payment Innovations and Group President of the Detection and Traceability Technologies Segment

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE: CXT) ("Crane NXT" or the "Company"), a premier industrial technology company, today announced it has appointed Jason Lund as President of Crane…

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defenseworld.net

Crane NXT, Co. $CXT Shares Purchased by Bank of America Corp DE

Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE: CXT) by 38.7% in the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned…

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zacks.com

Wall Street Analysts Think Crane NXT (CXT) Could Surge 25.63%: Read This Before Placing a Bet

The consensus price target hints at a 25.6% upside potential for Crane NXT (CXT). While empirical research shows that this sought-after metric is hardly effective, an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions could…

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marketbeat.com

Crane NXT Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Crane NXT NYSE: CXT reported second-quarter 2026 sales of $493 million, up 22% from a year earlier, as organic growth in its Security and Authentication Technologies business and contributions from Antares Vision…

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seekingalpha.com

Crane NXT, Co. (CXT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Crane NXT, Co. (CXT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

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defenseworld.net

Crane $CR Shares Acquired by Amundi

Amundi raised its holdings in Crane (NYSE: CR) by 43.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 40,624 shares of the conglomerate's stock after…

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Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$0.68

2025 complete year+13.8% since 2021

2026 partial: $0.36

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Aug 31, 2026

$0.18

Quarterly

Record Aug 31, 2026 · Payment Sep 9, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 29, 2026

$0.18

Quarterly

Record May 31, 2026 · Payment Jun 10, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Feb 27, 2026

$0.18

Quarterly

Record Feb 28, 2026 · Payment Mar 11, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Nov 28, 2025

$0.17

Quarterly

Record Nov 28, 2025 · Payment Dec 10, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 29, 2025

$0.17

Quarterly

Record Aug 29, 2025 · Payment Sep 10, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 30, 2025

$0.17

Quarterly

Record May 30, 2025 · Payment Jun 11, 2025

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ETFs holding CXT

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF logoiShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETFIJH
Market value
86.15M
Weight
0.07%
AUM
125.92B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$76.77+0.52%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI
Market value
81.17M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
2.3T USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$378.24+0.44%
Vanguard Information Technology ETF logoVanguard Information Technology ETFVGT
Market value
66.23M
Weight
0.04%
AUM
160.2B USD
Expense ratio
0.09%
Price / 1D
$118.42+0.05%
iShares Russell 2000 ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM
Market value
63.05M
Weight
0.08%
AUM
81.62B USD
Expense ratio
0.19%
Price / 1D
$299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB
Market value
58.4M
Weight
0.03%
AUM
183.4B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETFVBR
Market value
37.1M
Weight
0.05%
AUM
68.3B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$249.18+0.68%
Vanguard Extended Market ETF logoVanguard Extended Market ETFVXF
Market value
29.64M
Weight
0.03%
AUM
93.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$245.53+0.82%
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 Value ETFIWN
Market value
23.33M
Weight
0.16%
AUM
14.66B USD
Expense ratio
0.24%
Price / 1D
$224.81+0.45%

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