CR vs RTX vs WWD Stock Comparison

Crane, Rtx and Woodward Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CR Crane Co
$190.45 -7.9% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.14B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.59B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
RTX RTX Corp
$197.48 +4.3% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$262.99B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
WWD Woodward, Inc.
$305.66 -7.5% 1M +15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$18.06B
P/E
32.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Woodward leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Woodward 7, Rtx 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRRTXWWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.14B $262.99B $18.06B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.1x 31.3x 32.7x RTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.6x 27.7x 31.4x RTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.3% +11.6% +22.3% WWD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% 8.8% 13.2% WWD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 8.6% 14.1% WWD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.8x 1.1x WWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% RTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.7% +10.5% +15.0% WWD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +17.3%/yr +22.5%/yr WWD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.4% 25.1% 38.4% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 57/100 72/100 WWD

Percentile Scorecard

CRRTXWWD

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

AxisCRRTXWWD
Valuation 53 #48 of 100 64 #37 of 100 49 #52 of 100
Growth 74 #26 of 97 77 #23 of 97 89 #12 of 97
Profitability 87 #13 of 96 72 #28 of 96 86 #14 of 96
Financial Health 64 #38 of 105 30 #74 of 105 57 #46 of 105
Shareholder Returns 54 #30 of 64 43 #37 of 64 81 #13 of 64
Overall 66 57 72
  • CR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • WWD 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

PeriodCRRTXWWDSPY
1 month -7.9%+4.3%-7.5% -0.8%
3 months -15.9%-9.6%-27.2% +3.5%
6 months +4.1%+13.9%-16.6% +7.0%
Year to date +3.3%+7.7%+1.1% +12.2%
1 year -0.7%+10.5%+15.0% +13.0%
3 years +108.7%+149.5%+155.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.8%+35.7%+36.8% +23.1%
5 years —+121.5%+176.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+17.3%+22.5% +11.0%
10 years —+210.6%+418.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+12.0%+17.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRRTXWWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.4%25.1%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.9%23.9%34.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.440.281.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.020.420.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.2%-33.9%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-12.4%-30.0% -1.8%
52-week high $226.38$225.49$436.44 $779.14
52-week low $160.86$168.02$257.64 $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.

MultipleCRRTXWWD
P/E now vs peer median 32.7xmedian 26.8x 31.8xmedian 26.8x 32.9xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.9x 2.8xmedian 2.9x 4.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 15.2x 18.8xmedian 15.2x 24.4xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 25.5x 28.0xmedian 25.5x 47.9xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.5x 3.8xmedian 2.5x 7.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.62median 0.94 0.78median 0.94 0.83median 0.94

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 monthsCRRTXWWD
Revenue $2.59B $95.99B $4.19B
Gross profit $1.08B $20.25B $1.24B
Operating income $464.60M $11.30B $655.75M
Net income $336.10M $8.83B $552.03M
Free cash flow $380.30M $9.50B $376.53M
R&D – $2.85B $172.23M
EPS (diluted) $5.73 $6.14 $9.05
Cash & equivalents $350.40M $9.17B $474.85M
Total debt $1.10B $150.08B $1.34B
Shares (diluted) 58.70M 1.37B 61.02M
Enterprise value $9.53B $231.26B $16.31B

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
MetricCRRTXWWD
P/E 32.7x 31.8x 32.9x
P/FCF 28.9x 28.0x 47.9x
P/Operating cash flow 25.7x 21.4x 30.8x
P/S 4.2x 2.8x 4.3x
P/B 5.0x 3.8x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 6.6x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA 21.6x 18.8x 24.4x
EV/EBIT 25.3x 26.1x 28.8x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 3.1x 4.5x
EV/FCF 30.9x 31.0x 50.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.4x 23.7x 32.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.62 0.78 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRRTXWWD
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.3% 11.6% 22.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 12.7% 14.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.4% 17.0% 39.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 20.2% 25.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.4% 28.2% 54.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 194.4% 51.1% 40.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.5% 27.6% 42.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 39.1% 39.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.8% 26.6% 43.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 40.7% 39.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.5% 56.2% 54.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 16.8% 30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.9% 81.4% 35.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.9% 21.2% 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRRTXWWD
Gross margin 41.7% 21.1% 29.5%
EBITDA margin 21.0% 16.3% 18.5%
Operating margin 17.9% 11.8% 15.6%
Pretax margin 17.1% 11.3% 16.5%
Net margin 13.0% 8.8% 13.2%
FCF margin 14.7% 9.9% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin 16.5% 13.0% 14.0%
Return on equity 15.7% 12.7% 22.1%
Return on assets 8.3% 5.0% 10.9%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 8.6% 14.1%
Return on capital employed 13.2% 10.1% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.7% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRRTXWWD
Debt / assets 27.3% 21.2% 25.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.8x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 2.9x 3.9x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 45.9% 59.8% 52.4%
Equity / assets 54.1% 40.2% 47.6%
Interest coverage 12.9x – 13.8x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.45 2.77 6.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRRTXWWD
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.4% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 3.0%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 1.4% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 43.0% 13.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.0% 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.6% 13.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% 13.4%

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.

ConsensusCRRTXWWD
Forward P/E 28.6xFY2026 27.7xFY2026 31.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.66FY2026 $7.14FY2026 $9.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% +6.7% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.96BFY2026 $99.89BFY2026 $4.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.1%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% +2.4% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRRTXWWD
Held by institutions 78.3% 79.9% 90.3%
Institutions holding 598 3,413 758
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +15.9% +3.3%
Institutions buying 314 1,717 386
Institutions selling 187 1,266 256
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.36 1.51

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.

CRRTXWWD
CR 1.00 0.23 0.59
RTX 0.23 1.00 0.38
WWD 0.59 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CR, RTX and WWD?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crane (CR) $11.14B, Rtx (RTX) $262.99B, Woodward (WWD) $18.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, CR, RTX and WWD?

Rtx (RTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crane (CR) 33.1x, Rtx (RTX) 31.3x, Woodward (WWD) 32.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rtx (RTX) is cheapest (Crane (CR) 28.6x, Rtx (RTX) 27.7x, Woodward (WWD) 31.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Woodward (WWD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crane (CR) +16.3%, Rtx (RTX) +11.6%, Woodward (WWD) +22.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Woodward (WWD) has the highest net margin (Crane (CR) 13.0%, Rtx (RTX) 8.8%, Woodward (WWD) 13.2%). On return on invested capital, Woodward (WWD) leads (Crane (CR) 10.7%, Rtx (RTX) 8.6%, Woodward (WWD) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Woodward (WWD) returned the most: Crane (CR) -0.7%, Rtx (RTX) +10.5%, Woodward (WWD) +15.0%. Over five years, Woodward (WWD) compounded fastest (Rtx (RTX) +17.3%/yr, Woodward (WWD) +22.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest dividend yield: Crane (CR) 0.00%, Rtx (RTX) 0.01%, Woodward (WWD) 0.00%. Crane (CR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (Crane (CR) 33.4%, Rtx (RTX) 25.1%, Woodward (WWD) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CR, RTX and WWD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Woodward (WWD) leads on 7. 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.