Crane NXT/$CXT
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About Crane NXT
Crane NXT Co is a industrial technology company that provides proprietary and trusted technology solutions to secure, detect, and authenticate what matters to its customers. It is a pioneer in proprietary micro-optics technology for securing physical products, and its sophisticated electronic equipment and associated software leverages proprietary core capabilities with detection and sensing technologies. The company operates in two segments which are Crane Payment Innovations (CPI) and Security and Authentication Technologies.
- Ticker
- $CXT
- Sector
- Digital Hardware
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- -
- Headquarters
- Waltham, United States
- Website
- www.cranenxt.com
Crane NXT Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$2.7B
19.63
$2.42
1.07
$0.71
1.52%
Price and volume
Market cap
$2.7B
Beta
1.07
52-week high
$69.00
52-week low
$35.71
Average daily volume
529K
Dividend rate
$0.71
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.415
Quick ratio
1.028
Long term debt to equity
0.98
Total debt to equity
1.141
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
28.65%
Interest coverage (TTM)
4.26%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
429.9
Gross margin (TTM)
42.12%
Net profit margin (TTM)
7.78%
Operating margin (TTM)
16.83%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
20.20%
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
5.83%
Return on equity (TTM)
11.48%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
19.634
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.515
Price to book
2.16
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-2.99
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
12.193
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
8.20%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
3.896
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.49%
Forward dividend yield
1.52%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
17.28%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-7.28%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
9.99%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-10.62%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
71.00%
Bulls say / Bears say
Crane NXT beat expectations in Q2, with sales up 22%, adjusted EPS up 13% and strong cash generation. It also raised 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $4.22-$4.42 while keeping its 15%-17% sales-growth target. (GlobeNewswire)
Jefferies argues that Crane NXT’s proprietary authentication technology, manufacturing capability and long-standing customer relationships create underappreciated barriers to entry. It sees a path to durable mid-single-digit organic growth as the company expands beyond banknote security. (CNBC)
The Antares Vision acquisition adds inspection, detection and traceability capabilities in life sciences and food and beverage, broadening Crane NXT’s addressable markets. Management expects DTT sales to grow in the low-20% range in 2026, giving the group a sizable new growth engine. (Nasdaq, GlobeNewswire)
Q2 sales growth was mainly acquisition-led: organic growth was only about 3%, while DTT organic sales declined and its margin came under pressure. This leaves the growth story exposed if acquired businesses do not deliver. (TradingKey, GlobeNewswire)
CPI remains a weak spot, with management expecting a mid-single-digit hardware decline for 2026 and low-single-digit sales declines in the third quarter. That points to continuing pressure in a core payment-technology business. (The Motley Fool)
The Antares Vision deal left Crane NXT with net leverage of about 2.7 times and net debt of roughly $1.25 billion. Debt reduction depends on strong cash generation and successful integration, while full-year free-cash-flow conversion is guided at 90% to 110%, below the unusually strong second-quarter level. (TradingKey)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 22 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Crane NXT
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Fund name | Fund size | $CXT weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.08% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | £4.1B | 0.08% |
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap£SPX4 | £4.7B | 0.07% |
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap$SPY4 | $6.3B | 0.07% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.02% |
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