Crane NXT, Co. (CXT) Stock

Crane NXT, Co. (CXT) is a Materials stock trading at $49.44 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $2.85B and a trailing P/E of 28.7. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Crane NXT, Co. develops payment and merchandising technologies, offering electronic equipment and related software. Its offerings include payment verification and authentication, along with automation, field service solutions, remote diagnostics, and productivity-focused software for customers in payment and merchandising use cases.

Understand Crane NXT, Co.: how it makes money

Crane NXT makes electronic payment and merchandising technologies, including payment verification and authentication, automation solutions, field service solutions, remote diagnostics, and productivity software, and it earns money by selling those security and payment-related solutions to customers.

Crane NXT’s operating profit is driven by how its segment operating profit develops, with the largest reported segment profit coming from its Crane Payment Innovations (CPI) business rather than currency.

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
CPI	$0.2B
SecAuth	$0.2B

Business quality (Weak): The company has positive segment operating profit contributions, with CPI showing higher segment profit than Security and Authentication Technologies, but the overall operating margin is modest, so cost and segment mix matter.

Valuation: At 19× earnings, CXT trades 21% below the Construction Materials average (24×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

CPI is the biggest profit contributor among the segment profit figures provided: Crane NXT CPI Segment Profit (Adjusted) is 0.07 USD_B versus Security and Authentication Technologies Segment Operating Profit (Adjusted) at 0.04 USD_B.
Strong gross profitability supports the profit engine: Gross margin pct is 40.2, indicating meaningful gross profitability before operating costs.

Bear case

Operating profitability is limited at the company level: Operating margin pct is 5.7, meaning profitability at the operating line is relatively thin versus gross margin.
Adjusted versus reported segment profit can differ: The provided CPI segment profit numbers include both adjusted and GAAP variants (for example, Crane Payment Innovations Segment Operating Profit (GAAP) at 0.07 USD_B versus related CPI profit figures at 0.06 USD_B), which can complicate year to year comparisons.

Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price	$49.44
Market Cap	$2.85B
P/E Ratio	28.7
EV / EBITDA	12.6
Price / Book	2.25
Price / Sales	1.66
DCF Value (model)	$22.37
DCF Upside vs Price	-54.8%

Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)	$1.66B
Net Margin	8.8%
Revenue Growth (YoY)	11.4%
EPS Growth (YoY)	-21.4%
FCF Growth (YoY)	17.5%

Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score	1.98 (grey)
Piotroski F-Score	4/9 (moderate)

Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E	28.7
Sector P/E (Materials)	25.1
Industry P/E (Construction Materials)	22.6
vs Sector	14.5%
vs Industry	27.3%

Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional Holder	FMR LLC ($287.44M)
Institutional Holders Tracked	10

Company
Sector	Materials
Industry	Construction Materials
CEO	Aaron W. Saak
Employees	4,500
Country	US
IPO Date	1980-03-17

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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.