CXT Stock Analysis: Crane NXT | NYSE
Business Equipment & Supplies | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 3.278m USD | 12M Return: -7.4% | US2244411052 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 31.6M
EPS Trend: -42.5%
Qual. Beats: 2
Rev. Trend: -15.0%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE: CXT) is a U.S.-based industrial technology company headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, that develops solutions to secure, detect, and authenticate physical and digital assets for commercial and government customers. The company operates two reportable segments: Crane Payment Innovations, which supplies cash processing equipment, automation systems, software, and field services used by banks, retailers, and gaming operators; and Security and Authentication Technologies, which provides proprietary anti-counterfeiting and brand-protection features embedded in banknotes, consumer goods, and industrial products, as well as digital authentication tools for online marketplaces and social media platforms.
The business model centers on proprietary technology and recurring service revenue, with customers including central banks, financial institutions, consumer brands, and government agencies. Crane NXT was incorporated in 2021 and trades on the NYSE as a mid-cap industrial stock within the Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components sub-industry.
- Cash-in-circulation trends drive Payment Innovations segment growth
- Central bank demand strengthens banknote authentication order pipeline
- Buybacks and margin expansion accelerate from portfolio optimization
| Net Income: 140.3m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.06 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.51 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 15.96% < 20% (prev 8.07%; Δ 7.89% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.07 > 3% & CFO 256.5m > Net Income 140.3m |
| Net Debt (1.25b) to EBITDA (339.2m): 3.68 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.42 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (58.0m) vs 12m ago 0.17% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 42.12% > 18% (prev 42.98%; Δ -0.87% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 55.36% > 50% (prev 52.69%; Δ 2.68% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.99 > 6 (EBIT TTM 212.8m / Interest Expense TTM 71.2m) |
| A: 0.08 (Total Current Assets 980.5m - Total Current Liabilities 692.8m) / Total Assets 3.60b |
| B: 0.11 (Retained Earnings 395.6m / Total Assets 3.60b) |
| C: 0.07 (EBIT TTM 212.8m / Avg Total Assets 3.26b) |
| D: 0.55 (Book Value of Equity 1.27b / Total Liabilities 2.31b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.90 = BBB |
| DSRI: 1.07 (Receivables 406.9m/325.0m, Revenue 1.80b/1.54b) |
| GMI: 1.02 (GM 42.98% / 42.12%) |
| AQI: 1.00 (AQ_t 0.64 / AQ_t-1 0.64) |
| SGI: 1.17 (Revenue 1.80b / 1.54b) |
| TATA: -0.03 (NI 140.3m - CFO 256.5m) / TA 3.60b) |
| Beneish M = -2.83 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of October 31, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 58.60 with a total of 745,074 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.02%, over one month by +24.68%, over three months by +13.98% and over the past year by -7.38%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 55.80 (which is 4.8% or 1.4 ATR below the current price).
Crane NXT has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.57. Therefore, it is recommended to buy CXT.
- StrongBuy: 5
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 1
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 68.7 | 17.3% |
P/E Trailing = 23.6266
P/E Forward = 12.0192
P/S = 1.8179
P/B = 2.5856
Revenue TTM = 1.80b USD
EBIT TTM = 212.8m USD
EBITDA TTM = 339.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.26b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 207.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.48b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 13.2m
Net Debt = 1.25b USD (calculated: Debt 1.48b - CCE 231.4m)
Enterprise Value = 4.53b USD (3.28b + Debt 1.48b - CCE 231.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.99 (Ebit TTM 212.8m / Interest Expense TTM 71.2m)
EV/FCF = 22.64x (Enterprise Value 4.53b / FCF TTM 199.9m)
FCF Yield = 4.42% (FCF TTM 199.9m / Enterprise Value 4.53b)
FCF Margin = 11.09% (FCF TTM 199.9m / Revenue TTM 1.80b)
Net Margin = 7.78% (Net Income TTM 140.3m / Revenue TTM 1.80b)
Gross Margin = 42.12% ((Revenue TTM 1.80b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.04b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 42.30% (prev 40.21%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.26 (Enterprise Value 4.53b / Total Assets 3.60b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.81% (Interest Expense 71.2m / Debt 1.48b)
Taxrate = 20.20% (35.8m / 177.2m)
NOPAT = 169.8m (EBIT 212.8m * (1 - 20.20%))
Current Ratio = 1.42 (Total Current Assets 980.5m / Total Current Liabilities 692.8m)
Debt / Equity = 1.17 (Debt 1.48b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.27b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.68 (Net Debt 1.25b / EBITDA 339.2m)
Debt / FCF = 6.25 (Net Debt 1.25b / FCF TTM 199.9m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.24b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.31% (Net Income 140.3m / Total Assets 3.60b)
RoE = 11.28% (Net Income TTM 140.3m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.24b)
RoCE = 8.50% (EBIT 212.8m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.24b + L.T.Debt 1.26b))
RoIC = 5.62% (NOPAT 169.8m / Invested Capital 3.02b)
WACC = 8.41% (E(3.28b)/V(4.76b) * Re(10.47%) + D(1.48b)/V(4.76b) * Rd(4.81%) * (1-Tc(0.20)))
Discount Rate = 10.47% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 90.43 | Cagr: 0.23%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.79% ; FCFF base≈178.9m ; Y1≈205.1m ; Y5≈301.8m
[DCF] Fair Price = 56.43 (EV 4.50b - Net Debt 1.25b = Equity 3.25b / Shares 57.6m; r=8.41% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -42.47 | EPS CAGR: -3.79% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 2
Revenue Correlation: -15.01 | Revenue CAGR: -2.55% | SUE: 0.38 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.21 | Chg30d=+0.05% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=7
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=4.32 | Chg30d=+0.43% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+6.4% | GrowthRev=+16.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=4.73 | Chg30d=+0.55% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+9.4% | GrowthRev=+6.1%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +50% (up=3, down=0)