Crane Co
CR · Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products · 57.7M shares · -1%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: $178M (gross $204M, SBC $26M)
Grade
B80Diversified aerospace/defense and process-flow franchise with strong, expanding margins and returns.
Strengths
- Top-decile-ish profitability: operating margin 18.4% (85th), net margin 15.9% (83rd), ROA 9.5% (88th)
- Strong ROE (17.8%, 76th) with 24% earnings growth and a fortress balance sheet (current 5.5x)
- Pricing power evidenced by net price gains absorbing tariffs
Risks
- Cyclical exposure to air travel, defense budgets and industrial capex
- Acquisition-integration and tariff/FX risk across a global footprint
Notable findings
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- Customer concentration~14% of revenue from one customer/distributor — 1 14
- Strong balance sheetStrong balance sheet — $506M cash & investments
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
42.2%
Operating margin
18.4%
Net margin
15.9%
Return on equity
17.8%
Return on assets
9.5%
ROIC
10.4%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
19.9%
Net-income growth
24.4%
Debt / equity
0.6×
Net debt / EBITDA
1.4×
Current ratio
5.5×
EBITDA
$474M
Tangible book value
$1.2B
Cash & investments
$506M
Stock comp / revenue
1.2%
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | Exec/director changeExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-27 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-27 | Shareholder vote | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-10 | Exhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-29 | Exec/director change | filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-26 | ResultsExec/director changeExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-05 | Acquisition/dispositionOtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-10-27 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | 2026-04-30 | 2026-03-31 | 0001944013-26-000161 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-27 | 2026-04-27 | 0001944013-26-000133 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-27 | 2026-04-27 | 0001944013-26-000125 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-27 | 2026-04-27 | 0001944013-26-000130 ↗ |
| 8-K/A | 2026-03-10 | 2026-01-01 | 0001944013-26-000114 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-02-26 | 2025-12-31 | 0001944013-26-000095 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-01-29 | 2026-01-26 | 0001944013-26-000026 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-01-26 | 2026-01-26 | 0001944013-26-000009 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-01-05 | 2026-01-01 | 0001193125-26-002601 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-10-29 | 2025-09-30 | 0001944013-25-000116 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-10-27 | 2025-10-27 | 0001944013-25-000110 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | 0001193125-25-225160 ↗ |