Crane Company (CR) Releases Q4 2025 Earnings: Revenue and EPS Rise; Operating Profit Surges

Crane Company (CR) reported Q4 2025 results with total revenues of $581 million, up 6.78% year-over-year.

Total revenues: $581 million (+6.78% YoY).

Gross profit: $241.6 million (+8.58% YoY).

Operating profit: $154.8 million (+79.58% YoY), indicating strong operating leverage versus revenue growth.

Net income attributable to common shareholders: $81.7 million (+0.86% YoY).

Diluted earnings per share: $1.39 (+15.83% YoY).

Cost structure and margins:

Cost of sales: $339.4 million (+5.53% YoY).

Balance sheet highlights:

Cash and cash equivalents: $506.5 million (+65.15% YoY).

Total liabilities: $1.79 billion (+78.84% YoY), reflecting a sizable year-over-year increase.

Cash flow and capital spending:

Cash from operating activities: $205.8 million (-1.53% YoY).

Purchases of property, plant and equipment: $9.8 million (down 28.99% YoY).

Note: This financials data is sourced from a third-party provider and has not been independently verified by Quiver.

Crane Company Insider Trading Activity

Crane Company insiders have traded $CR stock on the open market 6 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 5 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CR stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

JASON D. FELDMAN (SVP, IR, Treasury & Tax) sold 2,693 shares for an estimated $543,851
SANJAY KAPOOR purchased 2,814 shares for an estimated $499,991
JENNIFER POLLINO purchased 1,500 shares for an estimated $276,435
MAX H MITCHELL (Chairman, President and CEO) purchased 1,000 shares for an estimated $183,710
SUSAN D LYNCH has made 2 purchases buying 150 shares for an estimated $27,333 and 0 sales.

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.

Crane Company Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 259 institutional investors add shares of Crane Company stock to their portfolio, and 258 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO added 7,852,692 shares (+289020.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,448,271,985
BAIN CAPITAL PUBLIC EQUITY MANAGEMENT II, LLC removed 621,250 shares (-84.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $114,577,137
CARTENNA CAPITAL, LP removed 465,000 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $85,759,950
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS removed 453,014 shares (-51.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $83,549,372
T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. removed 442,212 shares (-81.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $81,557,159
FREESTONE GROVE PARTNERS LP added 413,005 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $76,170,512
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 368,816 shares (+85.6%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $68,020,734

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

Crane Company Government Contracts

We have seen $206,995,392 of award payments to $CR over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

CURRENCY PAPER: $12,579,664
CURRENCY PAPER: $10,509,928
CURRENCY PAPER: $10,142,682
ECF OCTOBER 2025 $1, $20 & $100 CURRENCY PAPER ORDER: $9,271,640
CURRENCY PAPER: $9,043,587

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Crane Company Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $CR in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

DA Davidson issued a "Buy" rating on 01/29/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for Crane Company, check out Quiver Quantitative's $CR forecast page.

Crane Company Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $CR recently. We have seen 2 analysts offer price targets for $CR in the last 6 months, with a median target of $218.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Matt Summerville from DA Davidson set a target price of $235.0 on 01/29/2026
Nathan Jones from Stifel set a target price of $201.0 on 01/23/2026