Crane (CR)
NYSEIndustrialsIndustrial - MachinerySnapshot 2026-09-04
$204.69+0.87%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NYSEIndustrialsIndustrial - MachinerySnapshot 2026-09-04
QuarterlyIQ Insights · CR
Price, fair value, and the multiples that frame it on the same time axis. Scroll over the price chart to zoom.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots inline.
A consensus fair price across 9 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $205 CR trades at 31× p/e, in line with its 26× p/e peer median, and our $188 fair value agrees. We hold it with low confidence: our number sits well below the analyst range. Analysts target $240–$253. Note: our $188 fair value sits below the entire analyst range ($240–$253). Even valued only for durable growth at sustainable margins, it's worth about $228 — above today's price, so the premium reflects that growth case, not pure multiple expansion. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
Score 100 = cheapest in the cohort, 0 = richest. Bars are filled left-to-right based on the peer-relative score (or PEG/self-history where shown).
Each method's implied share price per horizon. Provisional rows use a projected (historical-CAGR) growth input rather than analyst or management guidance.
| Method | Horizon | Est. price | Multiple | Per-share input | EPS source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| analyst target | 12M | $243.50 | — | — | Analyst | high |
| graham number | 12M | $74.32 | — | — | TTM | high |
| Peer EV/EBITDA | 12M | $163.59 | 16.9 | 9.31 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/E | 12M | $154.36 | 20.4 | 7.56 | ntm analyst | high |
| Peer P/S |
A “consensus-then vs. actual-now” overlay is on the way — what our valuation estimate said on a past date versus where the price actually landed.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
$240.00 – $253.00 (median $243.50) · 4 analysts · as of 2026-09-01
Only weak execution quality — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack. Regime (Mania) does not concentrate fragility.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
At today's price you pay about 125% over what the business is worth with no growth; closing that gap needs roughly 11.0 years of the forecast growth to come through. These describe the expectations embedded in the price, not a forecast of the move. Reverse-DCF base: $6.54/sh owner earnings.
Looks more expensive than peers.
Around its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1, 2026-Q2
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
| 12M |
| $126.19 |
| 2.9 |
| 44.14 |
| TTM |
| high |
| PEG | 12M | $273.82 | 41.4 | 6.61 | TTM | high |
| residual income | 12M | $48.05 | — | — | TTM | high |
| Own P/E history | 12M | $219.35 | 33.2 | 6.61 | TTM | high |
| triangulated | 12M | $179.74 | 25.6 | 7.02 | Triangulated | high |
| Peer P/E | 3Y | $198.01 | 20.4 | 9.69 | Analyst | medium |
| Peer P/S | 3Y | $184.17 | 2.9 | 64.43 | Analyst | medium |
| PEG | 3Y | $401.60 | 41.4 | 9.69 | Analyst | medium |
| Own P/E history | 3Y | $321.71 | 33.2 | 9.69 | Analyst | medium |
| Peer P/E | 5Y | $253.24 | 20.4 | 12.40 | Analyst | high |
| Peer P/S | 5Y | $235.53 | 2.9 | 82.39 | Analyst | high |
| PEG | 5Y | $513.62 | 41.4 | 12.40 | Analyst | high |
| Own P/E history | 5Y | $411.44 | 33.2 | 12.40 | Analyst | high |