Crane NXT (CXT) reported $476.9 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 19.5%. EPS of $1.27 for the same period compares to $1.20 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $452.1 million, representing a surprise of +5.49%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +1.6%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.25.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Crane NXT performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Security and Authentication Technologies: $260.9 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $236.41 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +41.6%.
- Net Sales- Crane Payment Innovations: $216 million compared to the $215.65 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.5% year over year.
- Operating profit- Security and Authentication Technologies: $37.7 million versus $44.53 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Operating profit- Crane Payment Innovations: $62.2 million compared to the $62.42 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Crane NXT have returned +9.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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