Crane vs Graco
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The short version
- Crane is the larger business, with $2.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.2B for Graco.
- Crane grew revenue faster (8.2%, against 5.8%).
- Graco kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (27.9% operating margin, against 18.4%).
- Graco turned more of its sales into free cash flow (28.5% FCF margin, against 14.8%).
- Graco earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (25.8%, against 15.2%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Crane’s earnings: a P/E of 32.0x against 21.6x for Graco.
| Latest fiscal year | CR · FY25 | GGG · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $10.7B | $10.9B |
| Revenue | $2.3B | $2.2B |
| Free cash flow | $341M | $638M |
| Net income | $367M | $522M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 8.2% | 5.8% |
| 5-year growth | — | 6.3% |
| Share count change | 0.5% | −1.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 42.2% | 52.5% |
| Operating margin | 18.4% | 27.9% |
| Net margin | 15.9% | 23.3% |
| FCF margin | 14.8% | 28.5% |
| Return on capital | 15.2% | 25.8% |
| Return on equity | 19.8% | 19.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $642M | −$623M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.4x | −0.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $52.9M | $607M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 32.0x | 21.6x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 4 |
FY16
CR —
GGG $1.3B
FY17
CR —
GGG $1.5B
FY18
CR —
GGG $1.7B
FY19
CR —
GGG $1.6B
FY20
CR —
GGG $1.7B
FY21
CR $2.1B
GGG $2.0B
FY22
CR $1.8B
GGG $2.1B
FY23
CR $1.9B
GGG $2.2B
FY24
CR $2.1B
GGG $2.1B
FY25
CR $2.3B
GGG $2.2B
CR
GGG
FY16
CR —
GGG 9.1%
FY17
CR —
GGG 25.7%
FY18
CR —
GGG 26.4%
FY19
CR —
GGG 25.8%
FY20
CR —
GGG 23.7%
FY21
CR 10.8%
GGG 26.7%
FY22
CR 0.3%
GGG 26.7%
FY23
CR 13.5%
GGG 29.5%
FY24
CR 16.7%
GGG 27.0%
FY25
CR 18.4%
GGG 27.9%
CR
GGG
FY16
CR —
GGG $234M
FY17
CR —
GGG $298M
FY18
CR —
GGG $314M
FY19
CR —
GGG $291M
FY20
CR —
GGG $323M
FY21
CR $150M
GGG $323M
FY22
CR −$532M
GGG $176M
FY23
CR $123M
GGG $466M
FY24
CR $221M
GGG $515M
FY25
CR $341M
GGG $638M
CR
GGG
FY16
CR —
GGG 6.7%
FY17
CR —
GGG 32.9%
FY18
CR —
GGG 41.9%
FY19
CR —
GGG 38.8%
FY20
CR —
GGG 34.2%
FY21
CR —
GGG 40.1%
FY22
CR —
GGG 33.0%
FY23
CR 12.0%
GGG 32.8%
FY24
CR 19.7%
GGG 26.2%
FY25
CR 15.2%
GGG 25.8%
CR
GGG
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.