CR vs GGG vs HUHU Stock Comparison

Crane, Graco and HUHUTECH International Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CR Crane Co
$204.11 -2.0% 1M +7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.80B
P/E
34.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.76B
Div. yield
0.49%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins
GGG Graco Inc
$69.02 -11.5% 1M -15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$11.07B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
1.69%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Graco leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Graco 8, Crane 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRGGGHUHULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.80B $11.07B $9.40M CR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.5x 21.5x — GGG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.6x 20.5x — GGG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.5% +5.4% — CR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% 22.4% — GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.5% 19.5% — GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.0x — GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.49% 1.69% — GGG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.4% -15.6% -93.9% CR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -2.1%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.0% 26.6% 126.1% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 72/100 — GGG

Percentile Scorecard

CRGGGHUHU

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

AxisCRGGGHUHU
Valuation 49 #52 of 101 49 #105 of 203 –
Growth 71 #29 of 98 34 #125 of 189 –
Profitability 88 #13 of 97 98 #4 of 187 –
Financial Health 67 #36 of 107 85 #34 of 221 31 #152 of 221
Shareholder Returns 51 #32 of 64 93 #11 of 152 –
Overall 65 72 –
  • CR ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GGG ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • HUHU ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRGGGHUHUSPY
1 month -2.0%-11.5%-91.8% -2.3%
3 months -6.9%-14.1%-92.8% -0.7%
6 months +19.5%-11.4%-96.0% +4.8%
Year to date +10.7%-15.8%-96.1% +10.3%
1 year +7.4%-15.6%-93.9% +10.3%
3 years +104.2%-10.4%— +73.0%
3 years, per year +26.9%-3.6%— +20.1%
5 years —-10.2%— +61.9%
5 years, per year —-2.1%— +10.1%
10 years —+177.9%— +258.6%
10 years, per year —+10.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRGGGHUHUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.0%26.6%126.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%31.9%143.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.450.630.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.22-0.59-0.74 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.2%-30.3%-96.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.8%-27.2%-96.7% -3.5%
52-week high $226.38$94.82$11.70 $779.14
52-week low $160.86$66.08$0.39 $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.

MultipleCRGGGHUHU
P/E now vs peer median 34.5xmedian 26.9x 21.5xmedian 25.6x —median 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x —median 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 14.7x 15.2xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 27.6x 18.4xmedian 22.5x —median 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.5x 4.5xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 10.56median 0.91 13.32median 1.36 —median 1.36

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 monthsCRGGGHUHU
Revenue $2.76B $2.31B –
Gross profit $1.15B $1.20B –
Operating income $486.80M $619.56M –
Net income $342.00M $517.48M –
Free cash flow $379.80M $600.10M –
R&D – $82.33M –
EPS (diluted) $5.82 $3.17 –
Cash & equivalents $315.70M $139.82M $3.58M
Total debt $928.50M $134.46M $4.50M
Shares (diluted) 58.80M 163.02M 23.23M
Enterprise value $10.28B $9.09B -$4.96M

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
MetricCRGGGHUHU
P/E 34.5x 21.5x –
P/FCF 31.1x 18.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 27.6x 16.8x –
P/S 4.3x 4.8x –
P/B 5.2x 4.5x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 5.4x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x 15.2x –
EV/EBIT 25.5x 17.9x –
EV/Revenue 4.5x 4.8x –
EV/FCF 32.7x 18.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 29.1x 16.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.56 13.32 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRGGGHUHU
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.5% 5.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 1.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.1% 4.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 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% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.6% -0.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -6.8% 7.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 1.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.2% -1.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.8% 3.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% -4.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.5% 14.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRGGGHUHU
Gross margin 41.5% 52.0% –
EBITDA margin 21.1% 31.6% –
Operating margin 17.7% 26.8% –
Pretax margin 16.3% 27.6% –
Net margin 12.4% 22.4% –
FCF margin 13.8% 26.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.5% 28.6% –
Return on equity 15.4% 20.7% –
Return on assets 8.5% 16.2% –
Return on invested capital 11.5% 19.5% –
Return on capital employed 14.1% 23.2% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRGGGHUHU
Debt / assets 23.2% 4.1% 20.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF 2.4x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 43.2% 24.3% 66.6%
Equity / assets 56.8% 75.7% 33.4%
Interest coverage 10.0x 189.0x –
Current ratio 2.6x 2.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 6.08 10.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRGGGHUHU
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 4.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.5% 5.9% –
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.

ConsensusCRGGGHUHU
Forward P/E 30.6xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.66FY2026 $3.36FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% +7.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.96BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +28.1%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% +12.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRGGGHUHU
Held by institutions 78.3% 91.0% –
Institutions holding 600 732 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +0.8% –
Institutions buying 314 337 –
Institutions selling 187 281 –
Buyers to sellers 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.

CRGGGHUHU
CR 1.00 0.48 0.01
GGG 0.48 1.00 0.11
HUHU 0.01 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CR, GGG and HUHU?

Crane (CR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crane (CR) $11.80B, Graco (GGG) $11.07B, HUHUTECH International (HUHU) $9.40M.

Which stock is cheaper, CR, GGG and HUHU?

Graco (GGG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crane (CR) 34.5x, Graco (GGG) 21.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graco (GGG) is cheapest (Crane (CR) 30.6x, Graco (GGG) 20.5x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Crane (CR) 12.4%, Graco (GGG) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Crane (CR) 11.5%, Graco (GGG) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crane (CR) returned the most: Crane (CR) +7.4%, Graco (GGG) -15.6%, HUHUTECH International (HUHU) -93.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Graco (GGG) has the highest dividend yield: Crane (CR) 0.49%, Graco (GGG) 1.69%. HUHUTECH International (HUHU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Crane (CR) 34.0%, Graco (GGG) 26.6%, HUHUTECH International (HUHU) 126.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Graco (GGG) leads on 8. 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.