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Crane Co key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Crane Co had return on equity of 19.8%, an operating margin of 18.4%, debt equal to 55.7% of equity and a current ratio of 5.53. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Gross margin33.4%37.2%40.3%40.7%42.2%41.5%
Operating margin10.7%0.3%13.4%16.7%18.4%17.7%
Net margin21.1%22.6%13.7%13.8%15.9%12.4%
Free-cash-flow margin7.3%−29.9%6.6%10.4%14.8%13.8%
Return on equity23.7%21.5%15.7%19.7%19.8%15.8%
Return on assets—9.1%7.6%11.8%11.3%8.7%
Asset turnover—0.400.550.850.710.70
Current ratio—1.182.342.585.532.61
Debt to equity0.0%21.0%18.3%15.1%55.7%41.0%
Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest)45.2x0.5x11.0x13.1x37.5x10.0x
Effective tax rate15.5%29.6%24.5%20.8%23.4%23.7%
R&D as % of revenue2.4%2.7%2.9%2.2%2.1%—
SG&A as % of revenue22.6%27.8%26.9%24.0%——
Capital spending as % of revenue1.7%1.9%2.1%1.7%2.3%1.7%
Free cash flow ÷ net income34.4%−132.7%48.1%75.1%93.1%111.1%
Dividends ÷ net income23.1%26.4%22.4%15.9%14.4%16.8%
Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow131.4%—46.5%21.2%15.5%15.1%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

4 of 6 checks passed · September 30, 2026
What it owns · $4.0bn
Short-term assets $1.5bnLonger-term assets $2.5bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $4.0bn
Short-term liabilities $568mLonger-term liabilities $1.2bnShareholders' equity $2.3bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $1.5bn of assets due within a year against $568m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $1.5bn short-term assets against $1.2bn of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $316m of cash against $928m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 41% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $427m of operating cash flow against $928m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $487m against $49m of interest.

From Crane Co's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Low.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Crane Co's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 30, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Crane Co.