Crane NXT (CXT) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) is anticipated to issue its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, August 5th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $1.05 per share and revenue of $475.6170 million for the quarter. Crane NXT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.400 EPS. Parties can check the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $387.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $378.63 million. Crane NXT had a return on equity of 19.59% and a net margin of 7.57%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.54 EPS. On average, analysts expect Crane NXT to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Crane NXT Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CXT opened at $54.59 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $45.82 and its 200 day moving average is $46.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.33. The company has a market capitalization of $3.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.37 and a beta of 1.10. Crane NXT has a fifty-two week low of $35.71 and a fifty-two week high of $69.00.

Crane NXT Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Sunday, May 31st were issued a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 29th. Crane NXT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.14%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on CXT shares. Robert W. Baird set a $67.00 target price on shares of Crane NXT in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Northland Securities upgraded shares of Crane NXT from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $52.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Crane NXT from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Oppenheimer dropped their price objective on Crane NXT from $80.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Crane NXT from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $65.40.

Institutional Trading of Crane NXT

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CXT. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Crane NXT by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,381,816 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,042,000 after buying an additional 15,516 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Crane NXT by 102.3% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,632 shares of the company’s stock valued at $971,000 after buying an additional 10,435 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in Crane NXT in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $3,408,000. Voloridge Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Crane NXT by 495.7% during the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 109,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,134,000 after acquiring an additional 90,764 shares during the period. Finally, SummitTX Capital L.P. lifted its position in shares of Crane NXT by 140.8% during the fourth quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. now owns 40,682 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,915,000 after acquiring an additional 23,790 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 77.49% of the company’s stock.

About Crane NXT

Crane NXT, Co operates as an industrial technology company that provides technology solutions to secure, detect, and authenticate customers’ important assets. The company operates through Crane Payment Innovations and Crane Currency segments. The Crane Payment Innovations segment offers electronic equipment and associated software, as well as advanced automation solutions, processing systems, field service solutions, remote diagnostics, and productivity software solutions. The Crane Currency segment provides advanced security solutions based on proprietary technology for securing physical products, including banknotes, consumer goods, and industrial products.