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Crane Company

CR

Industrials · 197.75 -2.0% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Crane Company's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 26 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company-2.0% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 26 activeIndustrial Cyclicals · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 4 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Crane reported aggregate cash paid of $1,355.4M for four acquisitions, a large near-term use of cash.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if CR's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 26 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Crane reported aggregate cash paid of $1,355.4M for four acquisitions, a large near-term use of cash.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods5
Price observations327
Usable filing statements168
Verified relationships6
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +8.2% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +1.7 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +2.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Demand and volume has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Foreign exchange has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Pricing and mix has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Capital investment and capacity has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 54% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

197.75
6m+5.2%12m+8.4%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$2.1B$7.36
2022-12-31$1.8B-13.9%$7.01-3.4%
2023-12-31$1.9B+4.8%$4.45+0.5%
2024-12-31$2.1B+14.5%$5.05+1.4%
2025-12-31$2.3B+8.2%$6.26+0.5%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitynegative · 5 filings
The increase in cash used for investing activities was primarily attributable to the aggregate cash paid of $1,355.4 million for the acquisitions of Druck, Panametrics, Reuter-Stokes and Optek, offset by a $5.0 million decrease in capital expenditures.
10-Q · Jul 31, 2026
Credit and interest ratesmixed · 5 filings
The decrease in cash used for financing activities was primarily attributable to a $100.0 million decrease in repayments of long-term debt and $50.0 million of borrowings under the Company’s Revolving Facility in the first quarter of 2026.
10-Q · Jul 31, 2026
Demand and volumepositive · 5 filings
Sales of Commercial Valves increased by $1.6 million, or 2.1%, to $76.1 million in 2026, primarily due to favorable foreign currency translation of $3.1 million or 4.2%.
10-Q · Jul 31, 2026
Foreign exchangepositive · 5 filings
Process Flow Technologies In 2026, we expect Process Flow Technologies sales to increase in the mid 20%s driven by flat-to-low single digit core sales growth, a low-20% contribution from the Panametrics, Reuter-Stokes, and Optek acquisitions, as well as a 1%…
10-Q · Jul 31, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 5.0× · EV/sales 5.3×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

197.75-2.0% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for CR. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for CR. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind CR

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

BKRBaker Hughes CompanyinvesteeJul 31, 2025

28 Table of Contents MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Recent Transactions and Events Entry into a Definitive Agreement to Acquire Precision Sensors & Instrumentation On June 6, 2025, the Company entered int…

Depended on by

BKRBaker Hughes CompanycustomerOct 24, 2025

The sale of Precision Sensors & Instrumentation to Crane Company and the creation of the Surface Pressure Control joint venture with Cactus, Inc.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

CR is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Industrial Cyclicals. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.