CXT vs EVLV vs HOLO Stock Comparison

Crane NXT, Evolv Technologies Holdings and MicroCloud Hologram Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CXT Crane NXT, Co.
$58.43 +22.4% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.36B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
1.22%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Crane NXT leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Crane NXT 7, Evolv Technologies Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXTEVLVHOLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.36B $828.24M $15.81M CXT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.9x -158.0x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.3% +41.7% — EVLV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% -3.0% — CXT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% -23.8% — CXT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 4.1x — CXT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.22% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.0% -43.2% -73.7% CXT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.6%/yr -3.5%/yr -89.2%/yr CXT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.9% 51.2% 67.1% CXT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 54/100 — EVLV

Percentile Scorecard

CXTEVLVHOLO

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

AxisCXTEVLVHOLO
Valuation 68 #65 of 203 56 #55 of 124 –
Growth 49 #97 of 188 99 #2 of 113 –
Profitability 61 #72 of 183 51 #54 of 109 –
Financial Health 18 #179 of 217 31 #88 of 127 99 #2 of 127
Shareholder Returns 26 #113 of 153 33 #44 of 65 –
Overall 44 54 –
  • CXT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EVLV ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • HOLO ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXTEVLVHOLOSPY
1 month +22.4%-4.4%-28.1% -0.2%
3 months +7.2%-18.2%-25.9% +3.9%
6 months +31.9%-32.5%-28.1% +8.2%
Year to date +24.1%-36.0%-54.5% +12.9%
1 year -11.0%-43.2%-73.7% +12.3%
3 years +14.8%+19.0%-100.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.7%+6.0%-93.6% +23.3%
5 years +65.7%-16.4%-100.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.6%-3.5%-89.2% +10.9%
10 years +147.8%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCXTEVLVHOLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.9%51.2%67.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.1%54.9%74.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.221.332.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.28-0.84-1.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.6%-77.9%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.0%-43.8%-73.7% -1.2%
52-week high $65.65$8.15$4.57 $779.14
52-week low $36.13$4.05$1.16 $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.

MultipleCXTEVLVHOLO
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 25.2x -158.0xmedian 38.6x —median 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 4.4x —median 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 14.0x -97.0xmedian 34.5x —median 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 21.7x -2,327xmedian 29.4x —median 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.3x 7.0xmedian 3.3x 0.0xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.29median 1.32 -2.30median 1.28 —median 1.28

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 monthsCXTEVLVHOLO
Revenue $1.80B $171.44M –
Gross profit $759.30M $85.49M –
Operating income $252.60M -$35.60M –
Net income $141.40M -$5.22M –
Free cash flow $224.00M -$356.00K –
R&D – $22.69M –
EPS (diluted) $2.42 $-0.03 –
Cash & equivalents $231.40M $52.70M $110.42M
Total debt $1.45B $28.74M $1.87M
Shares (diluted) 58.00M 180.10M 13.18M
Enterprise value $2.51B $579.28M -$2.17B

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
MetricCXTEVLVHOLO
P/E 23.9x -158.0x –
P/FCF 15.0x -2,327x –
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x 29.7x –
P/S 1.9x 4.8x –
P/B 2.7x 7.0x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 7.0x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x -97.0x –
EV/EBIT 18.2x -22.3x –
EV/Revenue 2.5x 4.6x –
EV/FCF 20.5x -2,231x –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.0x 28.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.29 -2.30 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXTEVLVHOLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.3% 41.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 31.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 25.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 95.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% 49.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 29.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -6.6% 94.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 66.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -7.4% 94.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 68.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.3% 334.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 42.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% 98.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 83.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXTEVLVHOLO
Gross margin 42.1% 49.9% –
EBITDA margin 21.0% -4.8% –
Operating margin 14.0% -20.8% –
Pretax margin 9.8% -3.1% –
Net margin 7.8% -3.0% –
FCF margin 12.4% -0.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.0% 16.2% –
Return on equity 11.3% -4.4% –
Return on assets 3.9% -1.7% –
Return on invested capital 7.4% -23.8% –
Return on capital employed 8.6% -20.2% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x -5.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 13.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXTEVLVHOLO
Debt / assets 40.4% 9.5% 0.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 4.1x –
Debt / FCF 6.5x -80.7x –
Liabilities / assets 64.8% 60.6% 2.9%
Equity / assets 35.2% 39.4% 97.1%
Interest coverage 3.5x -9.7x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.2x 34.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 107.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x 107.0x
Altman Z-score 1.85 1.12 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXTEVLVHOLO
Dividend yield 1.2% – –
Net buyback yield -0.7% -0.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.5% -0.7% –
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.

ConsensusCXTEVLVHOLO
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 $-0.09FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2026 $193.69MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +19.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXTEVLVHOLO
Held by institutions 100.0% 67.2% 3.0%
Institutions holding 359 256 16
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.7% +2.2% +135.7%
Institutions buying 182 132 11
Institutions selling 111 68 0
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.94 –

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.

CXTEVLVHOLO
CXT 1.00 0.18 0.24
EVLV 0.18 1.00 0.40
HOLO 0.24 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXT, EVLV and HOLO?

Crane NXT (CXT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crane NXT (CXT) $3.36B, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) $828.24M, MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) $15.81M.

Which company is growing faster?

Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crane NXT (CXT) +17.3%, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) +41.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crane NXT (CXT) has the highest net margin (Crane NXT (CXT) 7.8%, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -3.0%). On return on invested capital, Crane NXT (CXT) leads (Crane NXT (CXT) 7.4%, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -23.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crane NXT (CXT) returned the most: Crane NXT (CXT) -11.0%, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -43.2%, MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) -73.7%. Over five years, Crane NXT (CXT) compounded fastest (Crane NXT (CXT) +10.6%/yr, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -3.5%/yr, MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) -89.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Crane NXT (CXT) 1.22%. Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) and MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crane NXT (CXT) has been the steadiest (Crane NXT (CXT) 38.9%, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) 51.2%, MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) 67.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CXT, EVLV and HOLO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Crane NXT (CXT) 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.