CXT vs FTV vs HOLO Stock Comparison

Crane NXT, Fortive and MicroCloud Hologram Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CXT Crane NXT, Co.
$58.30 +22.7% 1M -10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.45B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
FTV Fortive Corp
$64.13 +15.0% 1M +30.5% 1Y
Market cap
$19.59B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.40B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fortive leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Fortive 7, Crane NXT 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXTFTVHOLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.45B $19.59B $15.68M FTV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.6x 30.1x — CXT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 20.0x — CXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.3% +7.0% — CXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 14.8% — FTV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% 8.1% — FTV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 2.4x — FTV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.4% +30.5% -72.0% FTV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr -3.3%/yr -89.1%/yr CXT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.9% 27.0% 67.0% FTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 49/100 — FTV

Percentile Scorecard

CXTFTVHOLO

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

AxisCXTFTVHOLO
Valuation 70 #62 of 203 49 #105 of 203 –
Growth 50 #94 of 188 25 #141 of 188 –
Profitability 60 #74 of 184 75 #46 of 184 –
Financial Health 18 #178 of 217 38 #135 of 217 99 #2 of 127
Shareholder Returns 30 #107 of 153 58 #65 of 153 –
Overall 46 49 –
  • CXT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • 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

PeriodCXTFTVHOLOSPY
1 month +22.7%+15.0%-24.7% +0.9%
3 months +12.1%+7.7%-21.3% +5.9%
6 months +33.7%+3.9%-21.3% +8.5%
Year to date +23.9%+16.2%-53.8% +13.3%
1 year -10.4%+30.5%-72.0% +12.4%
3 years +14.6%-1.4%-100.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +4.6%-0.5%-93.5% +23.5%
5 years +62.5%-15.3%-100.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.2%-3.3%-89.1% +11.0%
10 years +146.1%+27.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.4%+2.5%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCXTFTVHOLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.9%27.0%67.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.1%26.1%74.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.220.612.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.271.13-1.07 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.6%-46.1%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.4%0.0%-73.0% -0.9%
52-week high $65.04$64.16$4.52 $779.14
52-week low $36.13$49.16$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.

MultipleCXTFTVHOLO
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 25.4x 29.6xmedian 25.4x —median 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x —median 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 14.3x 16.9xmedian 14.3x —median 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 21.8x 17.6xmedian 21.8x —median 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x 0.0xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median -2.28median 1.41 -11.18median 1.41 —median 1.24

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 monthsCXTFTVHOLO
Revenue $1.80B $4.40B –
Gross profit $759.30M $2.79B –
Operating income $252.60M $863.00M –
Net income $141.40M $651.90M –
Free cash flow $224.00M $1.09B –
R&D – $268.20M –
EPS (diluted) $2.42 $2.15 –
Cash & equivalents $231.40M $377.30M $110.42M
Total debt $1.45B $3.51B $1.87M
Shares (diluted) 58.00M 303.90M 13.18M
Enterprise value $2.57B $18.11B -$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
MetricCXTFTVHOLO
P/E 23.9x 29.6x –
P/FCF 15.0x 17.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x 15.9x –
P/S 1.9x 4.3x –
P/B 2.6x 3.2x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 4.7x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x 16.9x –
EV/EBIT 18.1x 25.8x –
EV/Revenue 2.5x 5.1x –
EV/FCF 20.4x 20.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.9x 18.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.28 -11.18 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXTFTVHOLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.3% 7.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -9.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 6.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -7.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% 22.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% -8.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -6.6% 8.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -7.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -7.4% 18.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -2.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.3% -1.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -4.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% -3.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.6% -4.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXTFTVHOLO
Gross margin 42.1% 63.5% –
EBITDA margin 21.0% 29.9% –
Operating margin 14.0% 19.6% –
Pretax margin 9.8% 16.8% –
Net margin 7.8% 14.8% –
FCF margin 12.4% 24.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.0% 27.3% –
Return on equity 11.3% 10.8% –
Return on assets 3.9% 5.6% –
Return on invested capital 7.4% 8.1% –
Return on capital employed 8.6% 8.4% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 2.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXTFTVHOLO
Debt / assets 40.4% 30.6% 0.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF 6.5x 3.2x –
Liabilities / assets 64.8% 48.2% 2.9%
Equity / assets 35.2% 51.8% 97.1%
Interest coverage 3.5x 4.9x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.2x 34.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.9x 107.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 107.0x
Altman Z-score 1.85 3.44 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXTFTVHOLO
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.4% –
Net buyback yield -0.7% 6.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.5% 7.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 7.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -24.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -8.3% –

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.

ConsensusCXTFTVHOLO
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 $3.20FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% -3.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2026 $4.63BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% -6.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXTFTVHOLO
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 3.0%
Institutions holding 359 803 16
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.7% +2.8% +135.7%
Institutions buying 182 350 11
Institutions selling 111 301 0
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.16 –

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.

CXTFTVHOLO
CXT 1.00 0.28 0.24
FTV 0.28 1.00 0.06
HOLO 0.24 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXT, FTV and HOLO?

Fortive (FTV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crane NXT (CXT) $3.45B, Fortive (FTV) $19.59B, MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) $15.68M.

Which stock is cheaper, CXT, FTV and HOLO?

Crane NXT (CXT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crane NXT (CXT) 24.6x, Fortive (FTV) 30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crane NXT (CXT) is cheapest (Crane NXT (CXT) 12.7x, Fortive (FTV) 20.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Crane NXT (CXT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crane NXT (CXT) +17.3%, Fortive (FTV) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortive (FTV) has the highest net margin (Crane NXT (CXT) 7.8%, Fortive (FTV) 14.8%). On return on invested capital, Fortive (FTV) leads (Crane NXT (CXT) 7.4%, Fortive (FTV) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortive (FTV) returned the most: Crane NXT (CXT) -10.4%, Fortive (FTV) +30.5%, MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) -72.0%. Over five years, Crane NXT (CXT) compounded fastest (Crane NXT (CXT) +10.2%/yr, Fortive (FTV) -3.3%/yr, MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) -89.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Crane NXT (CXT) 0.00%, Fortive (FTV) 0.00%, MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) 0.00%. Crane NXT (CXT) and MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fortive (FTV) has been the steadiest (Crane NXT (CXT) 38.9%, Fortive (FTV) 27.0%, MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) 67.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CXT, FTV 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, Fortive (FTV) 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.