BKR vs CR vs GGG Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Crane and Graco Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$59.00 +2.0% 1M +26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$54.38B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.74B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
4 wins
CR Crane Co
$192.88 -6.7% 1M +0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$11.37B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.76B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
1 win
GGG Graco Inc
$66.48 -14.6% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.80B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Baker Hughes leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Baker Hughes 4, Graco 3, Crane 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKRCRGGGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.38B $11.37B $10.80B BKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x 33.3x 20.9x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.2x 29.0x 19.8x GGG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +21.5% +5.4% CR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 22.4% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 19.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.6% +0.9% -18.9% BKR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.4%/yr — -2.3%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 33.3% 26.3% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 60/100 72/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

BKRCRGGG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBKRCRGGG
Valuation 24 #36 of 47 46 #55 of 100 48 #106 of 203
Growth 64 #16 of 43 70 #30 of 97 34 #124 of 188
Profitability 62 #16 of 40 77 #23 of 96 99 #3 of 183
Financial Health – 59 #44 of 105 85 #33 of 217
Shareholder Returns 36 #21 of 32 48 #34 of 65 93 #12 of 153
Overall 46 60 72
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • CR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBKRCRGGGSPY
1 month +2.0%-6.7%-14.6% -0.2%
3 months +0.9%-14.8%-19.2% +3.9%
6 months -12.8%+8.4%-17.3% +8.2%
Year to date +29.6%+4.6%-18.9% +12.9%
1 year +26.6%+0.9%-18.9% +12.3%
3 years +69.5%+111.4%-9.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.2%+28.4%-3.3% +23.3%
5 years +132.6%—-11.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.4%—-2.3% +10.9%
10 years ——+166.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBKRCRGGGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%33.3%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%36.9%31.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.701.440.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.790.03-0.72 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-28.2%-30.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-14.8%-29.9% -1.2%
52-week high $69.67$226.38$94.82 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$160.86$66.08 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBKRCRGGG
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 26.1x 32.5xmedian 26.5x 20.7xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.3x 4.0xmedian 3.0x 4.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x —median 14.6x 14.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 14.9x 31.7xmedian 26.4x 17.8xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.7x 4.9xmedian 2.5x 4.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 0.49 9.79median 0.90 12.83median 1.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBKRCRGGG
Revenue $28.74B $2.76B $2.31B
Gross profit – – $1.20B
Operating income – $486.80M $619.56M
Net income $2.93B $342.00M $517.48M
Free cash flow – – $600.10M
R&D $573.00M – $82.33M
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $5.83 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $4.07B $315.70M $139.82M
Total debt – – $215.70M
Shares (diluted) 997.00M 58.70M 163.02M
Enterprise value $54.38B $11.37B $8.81B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBKRCRGGG
P/E 20.2x 32.5x 20.7x
P/FCF 17.7x 31.7x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 26.1x 16.2x
P/S 2.0x 4.0x 4.6x
P/B 2.8x 4.9x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 4.9x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 14.6x
EV/EBIT – – 17.2x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 4.0x 4.6x
EV/FCF – – 17.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x 26.1x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 9.79 12.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRCRGGG
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 21.5% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 19.7% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 19.1% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 33.6% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.0% -6.5% 3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 9.6% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.3% -6.7% 7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 3.3% 1.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% 9.2% -1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 43.8% 3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRCRGGG
Gross margin – – 52.0%
EBITDA margin – – 31.6%
Operating margin – – 26.8%
Pretax margin – – 27.6%
Net margin – – 22.4%
FCF margin – – 26.0%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 15.5% 28.6%
Return on equity 14.4% 15.4% 20.7%
Return on assets 5.2% 8.5% 16.2%
Return on invested capital – – 19.5%
Return on capital employed – – 23.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.7% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRCRGGG
Debt / assets – – 4.1%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.0x
Debt / FCF – – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets – 43.2% 24.3%
Equity / assets 34.8% 56.8% 75.7%
Interest coverage – – 189.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.6x 2.1x
Quick ratio – – 1.2x
Cash ratio – – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 10.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRCRGGG
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.5% 1.8%
Net buyback yield – – 4.4%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 0.5% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBKRCRGGG
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2026 29.0xFY2026 19.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $6.66FY2026 $3.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +21.8% +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $2.96BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% -2.8% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRCRGGG
Held by institutions 97.3% 78.3% 91.0%
Institutions holding 1,148 598 730
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +5.6% +0.8%
Institutions buying 576 314 337
Institutions selling 429 187 280
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.68 1.20

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BKRCRGGG
BKR 1.00 0.24 0.17
CR 0.24 1.00 0.45
GGG 0.17 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, CR and GGG?

Baker Hughes (BKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $54.38B, Crane (CR) $11.37B, Graco (GGG) $10.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, CR and GGG?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.8x, Crane (CR) 33.3x, Graco (GGG) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graco (GGG) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 23.2x, Crane (CR) 29.0x, Graco (GGG) 19.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Crane (CR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%, Crane (CR) +21.5%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baker Hughes (BKR) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +26.6%, Crane (CR) +0.9%, Graco (GGG) -18.9%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%/yr, Graco (GGG) -2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.6%, Crane (CR) 33.3%, Graco (GGG) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKR, CR and GGG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Baker Hughes (BKR) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.