Brady vs Crane NXT
BRC and CXT side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BRC and CXT compare
Brady is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Crane NXT ($3.9B against $3.3B).
On earnings, Brady is cheaper: it trades at 19.1× trailing earnings, against 26.2× for Crane NXT.
Crane NXT grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.5% versus 9.8% for Brady).
Brady keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.4% compared with 6.9% at Crane NXT.
Both pay dividends: Brady yields 1.2% and Crane NXT 1.2%.
Brady scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 11 for Crane NXT), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BRC | CXT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.9B | $3.3B |
| Share price | $82.40 | $57.97 |
| Change, 1 year | 8.8% | −7.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 63.8% | −44.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.66 | 0.97 |
| Employees | 6,325 | 2,200 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.1× (better) | 26.2× |
| P/S | 2.3× | 1.8× (better) |
| P/B | 2.8× | 2.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.9× | 8.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 20.1× | – |
| FCF yield | 5.0% | – |
| Fair value | $72.47 | $55.63 |
| Margin of safety | −13.7% | −4.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.8% | 17.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.7% (better) | −10.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 8.5% (better) | −17.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 9.7% (better) | −17.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −4.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 51.7% (better) | 41.2% |
| Operating margin | 15.9% (better) | 12.7% |
| Net margin | 12.4% (better) | 6.9% |
| FCF margin | 11.6% | – |
| Return on equity | 16.1% (better) | 10.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 19.1% (better) | 15.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.18 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −0.05 |
| Interest coverage | 27.2× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.94 (better) | 1.31 |
| Altman Z-score | 7.39 (better) | 1.87 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.2% | 1.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 22.5% | 31.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 2 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | −16.9% |
| Buyback yield | 1.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.3% (better) | 1.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 79.5% | 107% |
| Held by insiders | 3.2% | 0.23% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$695K | $1.2M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.9% | 15.7% |
Go deeper
- BRC stock overview
- BRC income statement
- BRC valuation and score
- CXT stock overview
- CXT income statement
- CXT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.