CR vs GGG vs AER Stock Comparison

Crane, Graco and AerCap Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CR Crane Co
$198.03 -4.3% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.86B
P/E
34.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.76B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
1 win
GGG Graco Inc
$67.19 -14.1% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.05B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
AER AerCap Holdings N.V.
$155.44 +6.1% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$27.48B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.07B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AerCap Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AerCap Holdings 6, Graco 4, Crane 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRGGGAERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.86B $11.05B $27.48B AER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.7x 21.4x 8.8x AER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.7x 20.0x 8.7x AER
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.5% +5.4% +8.7% CR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 22.4% 34.5% AER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 19.5% 7.0% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.0x 5.8x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.5% -17.4% +28.5% AER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -2.2%/yr +21.4%/yr AER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.4% 26.3% 27.1% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 72/100 65/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

CRGGGAER

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

AxisCRGGGAER
Valuation 44 #56 of 100 50 #102 of 203 96 #5 of 100
Growth 71 #29 of 97 35 #123 of 188 42 #57 of 97
Profitability 77 #23 of 96 98 #4 of 184 88 #12 of 96
Financial Health 60 #43 of 105 86 #32 of 217 6 #99 of 105
Shareholder Returns 50 #33 of 65 93 #12 of 153 92 #6 of 65
Overall 60 72 65
  • CR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AER ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRGGGAERSPY
1 month -4.3%-14.1%+6.1% +0.9%
3 months -4.3%-17.3%+4.6% +5.9%
6 months +12.3%-15.6%+12.5% +8.5%
Year to date +7.4%-18.0%+8.1% +13.3%
1 year +3.5%-17.4%+28.5% +12.4%
3 years +117.0%-8.6%+161.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +29.5%-3.0%+37.8% +23.5%
5 years —-10.6%+163.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-2.2%+21.4% +11.0%
10 years —+170.2%+279.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+10.5%+14.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCRGGGAERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.4%26.3%27.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.9%31.5%25.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.450.640.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.11-0.661.05 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.2%-30.3%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.5%-29.1%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $226.38$94.82$155.44 $779.14
52-week low $160.86$66.08$121.00 $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.

MultipleCRGGGAER
P/E now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 26.4x 20.9xmedian 25.4x 8.6xmedian 26.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 3.0x 4.7xmedian 1.9x 2.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 14.8xmedian 14.3x 9.5xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.7xmedian 26.1x 18.0xmedian 21.8x 8.6xmedian 26.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.5x 4.4xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 10.05median 0.90 12.96median 1.41 0.45median 0.90

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 monthsCRGGGAER
Revenue $2.76B $2.31B $9.07B
Gross profit – $1.20B –
Operating income $486.80M $619.56M –
Net income $342.00M $517.48M $3.13B
Free cash flow – $600.10M $3.00B
R&D – $82.33M –
EPS (diluted) $5.83 $3.17 $17.75
Cash & equivalents $315.70M $139.82M $2.53B
Total debt – $215.70M $43.27B
Shares (diluted) 58.70M 163.02M 176.12M
Enterprise value $11.86B $9.07B $20.40B

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
MetricCRGGGAER
P/E 33.4x 20.9x 8.6x
P/FCF 31.7x 18.0x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 26.8x 16.3x 4.4x
P/S 4.2x 4.7x 2.9x
P/B 5.0x 4.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 5.3x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 14.8x 9.5x
EV/EBIT – 17.4x 15.6x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 4.7x 7.4x
EV/FCF – 17.9x 22.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.8x 16.3x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.05 12.96 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRGGGAER
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.5% 5.4% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 1.9% 6.5%
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) -6.5% 3.9% -17.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.6% -0.3% 7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.7% 7.5% -8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 1.6% 19.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.2% -1.9% 8.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.8% 3.4% 3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -4.0% 417.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.7% 3.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRGGGAER
Gross margin – 52.0% –
EBITDA margin – 31.6% 77.4%
Operating margin – 26.8% –
Pretax margin – 27.6% 26.4%
Net margin – 22.4% 34.5%
FCF margin – 26.0% 33.1%
Operating cash flow margin 15.5% 28.6% 65.5%
Return on equity 15.4% 20.7% 16.9%
Return on assets 8.5% 16.2% 4.4%
Return on invested capital – 19.5% 7.0%
Return on capital employed – 23.2% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.4% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRGGGAER
Debt / assets – 4.1% 60.0%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.0x 5.8x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x 14.4x
Liabilities / assets 43.2% 24.3% 74.2%
Equity / assets 56.8% 75.7% 25.8%
Interest coverage – 189.0x 2.3x
Current ratio 2.6x 2.1x –
Quick ratio – 1.2x –
Cash ratio – 0.3x –
Altman Z-score – 10.25 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRGGGAER
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.7% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 4.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.5% 6.0% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 4.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 68.0%
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.

ConsensusCRGGGAER
Forward P/E 29.7xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.66FY2026 $3.36FY2026 $17.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% +7.4% +4.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.96BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026 $9.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.1%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% +12.6% -1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRGGGAER
Held by institutions 78.3% 91.0% 78.7%
Institutions holding 598 730 689
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +0.8% -5.5%
Institutions buying 314 337 360
Institutions selling 187 280 237
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.20 1.52

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.

CRGGGAER
CR 1.00 0.45 0.52
GGG 0.45 1.00 0.32
AER 0.52 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CR, GGG and AER?

AerCap Holdings (AER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crane (CR) $11.86B, Graco (GGG) $11.05B, AerCap Holdings (AER) $27.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, CR, GGG and AER?

AerCap Holdings (AER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crane (CR) 34.7x, Graco (GGG) 21.4x, AerCap Holdings (AER) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, AerCap Holdings (AER) is cheapest (Crane (CR) 29.7x, Graco (GGG) 20.0x, AerCap Holdings (AER) 8.7x). 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: Crane (CR) +21.5%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%, AerCap Holdings (AER) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

AerCap Holdings (AER) has the highest net margin (Graco (GGG) 22.4%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 34.5%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Graco (GGG) 19.5%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AerCap Holdings (AER) returned the most: Crane (CR) +3.5%, Graco (GGG) -17.4%, AerCap Holdings (AER) +28.5%. Over five years, AerCap Holdings (AER) compounded fastest (Graco (GGG) -2.2%/yr, AerCap Holdings (AER) +21.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Crane (CR) 0.00%, Graco (GGG) 0.00%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 0.01%. Crane (CR) and Graco (GGG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Crane (CR) 33.4%, Graco (GGG) 26.3%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AerCap Holdings (AER) leads on 6. 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.