Crane Company (CR) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

-52.1%

$98.35

vs $205.47 price

Levered DCF

$53.73

After debt service

Piotroski score

3 / 9

Weak

Altman Z-score

5.96

Safe zone

Rating

B+

Overall 3 / 5

Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
P/E	28.91×	29.47×	26.2×	14.13×	13.64×	25.05×	38.74×	12.82×
P/B	5.15×	5.3×	4.93×	2.98×	3.24×	2.96×	0×	2.82×
P/S	4.6×	4.07×	3.6×	3.19×	2.88×	1.54×	1.57×	1.29×
EV / EBITDA	20.41×	22.18×	21.36×	32.2×	26.93×	12.69×	9.19×	7.93×
Gross margin	42.2%	40.7%	40.3%	37.2%	33.4%	34.3%	35.9%	35.5%
Operating margin	18.4%	16.7%	13.4%	0.3%	10.7%	9.0%	6.4%	13.2%
Net margin	15.9%	13.8%	13.7%	22.6%	21.1%	6.2%	4.1%	10.0%
Current ratio	5.53×	2.58×	2.34×	1.18×	2.19×	1.49×	0×	1.84×
Debt / equity	0.59×	0.19×	0.23×	0.53×	0.52×	0.87×	0×	0.62×
Interest coverage	37.54×	13.08×	11.03×	0.52×	4.73×	4.75×	4.5×	8.67×
Dividend yield	0.5%	0.5%	0.9%	1.9%	1.7%	2.2%	1.8%	1.9%
Payout ratio	14.4%	15.9%	22.4%	26.4%	23.1%	55.5%	69.9%	24.9%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
Return on equity	17.8%	18.0%	18.8%	21.1%	23.8%	11.8%	0.0%	22.0%
Return on invested capital	9.6%	13.4%	10.0%	0.1%	5.0%	5.4%	0.0%	10.9%
Return on assets	9.5%	11.2%	10.9%	9.1%	9.7%	3.9%	0.0%	8.3%
Free cash flow yield	3.2%	2.7%	2.8%	-9.0%	7.8%	6.1%	6.3%	7.1%
Earnings yield	3.5%	3.4%	3.8%	7.1%	7.3%	4.0%	2.6%	7.8%
Enterprise value	$10.1B	$8.7B	$6.7B	$6.2B	$6.4B	$5.3B	$5.2B	$4.9B
Net debt / EBITDA	-1.04×	0.03×	-0.05×	2.98×	1.96×	1.86×	0×	0.98×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	108	125	132	105	151	106	0	76