Crane Company (CR) Stock

Crane Company (CR) is a Materials stock trading at $206.59 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $11.94B and a trailing P/E of 37.1. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Crane Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells engineered industrial products in multiple regions including the Americas and Europe. Its segments include Aerospace & Electronics, Process Flow Technologies, Payment & Merchandising Technologies, and Engineered Materials, serving commercial and military aerospace and defense, space, and other industrial markets through components, fluid handling equipment, payment-related technology, and engineered materials.

Understand Crane Company: how it makes money

Crane Company manufactures and sells engineered industrial products, including aerospace and electronics components, process flow technologies, payment and merchandising technologies, and engineered materials, generating revenue from sales to customers in aerospace and other industrial markets (primarily commercial and military aerospace, defense, and space for its Aerospace & Electronics segment).

The profit model is centered on selling engineered components and systems into demanding industrial end markets through both original equipment and aftermarket demand, supported by a multi-segment portfolio (Aerospace & Electronics, Process Flow Technologies, Payment & Merchandising Technologies, and Engineered Materials).

Business quality (Mixed): Strength comes from diversified engineered-product segments and Aerospace & Electronics exposure to critical OEM and aftermarket aerospace and defense needs, but investors should watch whether business pipelines and customer bases convert into sales, since operating performance can be sensitive to execution and end-market cycles.

Valuation: At 37× earnings, CR trades 54% above the Construction Materials average (24×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Aerospace & Electronics targets critical aerospace and defense needs: This segment supplies critical components and systems, including original equipment and aftermarket parts, primarily for the commercial aerospace and the military aerospace, defense, and space markets.
  • Multiple engineered-product segments: Crane reports four business segments spanning aerospace and electronics, process flow technologies, payment and merchandising technologies, and engineered materials.

Bear case

  • Conversion risk in growth initiatives tied to pipelines: The company tracks opportunity funnels, including the Customized Self-Checkout Opportunities Funnel and the PayPal Opportunities Funnel, which implies revenue depends on converting opportunities into sales.
  • End-market concentration within Aerospace & Electronics: Aerospace & Electronics is primarily exposed to commercial aerospace and military aerospace, defense, and space markets, which can be cyclical and policy sensitive.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$206.59
Market Cap$11.94B
P/E Ratio37.1
EV / EBITDA22.7
Price / Book5.48
Price / Sales4.41
DCF Value (model)$84.84
DCF Upside vs Price-58.9%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$2.31B
Net Margin15.9%
Revenue Growth (YoY)8.2%
EPS Growth (YoY)23.9%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score6.17 (safe)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E37.1
Sector P/E (Materials)25.1
Industry P/E (Construction Materials)22.6
vs Sector48.1%
vs Industry64.6%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($844.83M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)2
Company
SectorMaterials
IndustryConstruction Materials
CEOMax H. Mitchell
Employees7,500
CountryUS
IPO Date2023-03-29

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.