CXT vs GTX vs FTV Stock Comparison

Crane NXT, Garrett Motion and Fortive Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CXT Crane NXT, Co.
$57.00 +19.4% 1M -13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.35B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
GTX Garrett Motion Inc.
$21.69 -15.7% 1M +27.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.12B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.75B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
7 wins
FTV Fortive Corp
$60.78 +8.3% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.71B
P/E
35.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.32B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Garrett Motion leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Garrett Motion 7, Fortive 3, Crane NXT 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXTGTXFTVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.35B $4.12B $18.71B FTV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.9x 11.5x 35.0x GTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 11.9x 19.0x GTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.3% +8.5% +5.6% CXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 9.5% 12.4% FTV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% 64.2% 7.4% GTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 1.9x 2.5x GTX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.7% +27.7% +22.9% GTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.3%/yr +26.4%/yr -3.9%/yr GTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.9% 44.4% 26.8% FTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 66/100 48/100 GTX

Percentile Scorecard

CXTGTXFTV

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

AxisCXTGTXFTV
Valuation 70 #61 of 203 98 #5 of 203 45 #112 of 203
Growth 50 #95 of 187 48 #98 of 187 19 #151 of 187
Profitability 62 #71 of 185 77 #43 of 185 73 #50 of 185
Financial Health 17 #181 of 219 15 #186 of 219 39 #133 of 219
Shareholder Returns 26 #113 of 153 91 #14 of 153 61 #61 of 153
Overall 45 66 48
  • CXT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GTX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXTGTXFTVSPY
1 month +19.4%-15.7%+8.3% -0.8%
3 months +5.1%-29.6%-3.4% +3.5%
6 months +28.6%+3.8%-2.0% +7.0%
Year to date +21.1%+24.4%+10.1% +12.2%
1 year -13.7%+27.7%+22.9% +13.0%
3 years +12.0%+204.6%-6.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.9%+45.0%-2.2% +23.1%
5 years +63.5%+222.8%-17.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.3%+26.4%-3.9% +11.0%
10 years +143.4%—+27.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.3%—+2.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCXTGTXFTVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.9%44.4%26.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.1%37.3%26.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.660.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.350.620.85 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.6%-40.5%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.2%-40.1%-5.3% -1.8%
52-week high $65.65$36.23$64.16 $779.14
52-week low $36.13$15.64$49.16 $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.

MultipleCXTGTXFTV
P/E now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 26.0x 11.4xmedian 26.0x 34.6xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 14.0x 8.1xmedian 14.0x 17.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 21.4x 11.1xmedian 21.4x 19.6xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.2x -6.0xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.23median 1.26 0.09median 1.26 -4.19median 1.26

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 monthsCXTGTXFTV
Revenue $1.80B $3.75B $4.32B
Gross profit $759.30M $779.00M $2.73B
Operating income $252.60M $536.00M $786.70M
Net income $141.40M $357.00M $534.40M
Free cash flow $224.00M $365.00M $937.60M
R&D – – $262.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.42 $1.87 $1.74
Cash & equivalents $231.40M $158.00M $374.20M
Total debt $1.45B $1.37B $3.51B
Shares (diluted) 58.00M 190.59M 307.60M
Enterprise value $2.48B $3.41B $17.17B

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
MetricCXTGTXFTV
P/E 23.4x 11.4x 34.6x
P/FCF 14.6x 11.1x 19.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 9.2x 17.5x
P/S 1.8x 1.1x 4.3x
P/B 2.6x -6.0x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 6.3x -6.0x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 8.1x 17.4x
EV/EBIT 17.8x 9.8x 27.4x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.4x 5.0x
EV/FCF 20.1x 14.4x 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.6x 11.9x 20.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.23 0.09 -4.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXTGTXFTV
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.3% 8.5% 5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -0.6% -10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 10.0% 4.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 2.2% -7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% 12.8% 9.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 2.2% -9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.6% 18.6% -30.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -1.1% -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.4% 27.7% -22.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 120.7% -8.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.3% 7.3% -30.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -0.9% -6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% 10.9% -34.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.6% -1.5% -7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXTGTXFTV
Gross margin 42.1% 20.8% 63.2%
EBITDA margin 21.0% 17.2% 28.6%
Operating margin 14.0% 14.3% 18.2%
Pretax margin 9.8% 12.0% 15.6%
Net margin 7.8% 9.5% 12.4%
FCF margin 12.4% 9.7% 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin 15.0% 11.8% 24.4%
Return on equity 11.3% – 8.8%
Return on assets 3.9% 14.7% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 7.4% 64.2% 7.4%
Return on capital employed 8.6% 56.1% 7.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.2x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.7% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXTGTXFTV
Debt / assets 40.4% 55.3% 30.2%
Debt / equity 1.1x -2.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 1.9x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 6.5x 3.7x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 64.8% 127.3% 47.7%
Equity / assets 35.2% -27.3% 52.3%
Interest coverage 3.5x 5.1x 12.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.83 2.32 3.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXTGTXFTV
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.5% 0.4%
Net buyback yield -0.7% 6.7% 10.7%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 8.2% 11.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 10.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 6.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -48.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -17.0%

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.

ConsensusCXTGTXFTV
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 11.9xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 $1.82FY2026 $3.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +13.2% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2026 $3.58BFY2026 $4.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +16.2% -6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXTGTXFTV
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 359 458 803
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.7% +0.8% +2.8%
Institutions buying 182 239 350
Institutions selling 111 139 301
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.72 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.

CXTGTXFTV
CXT 1.00 0.25 0.28
GTX 0.25 1.00 0.06
FTV 0.28 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXT, GTX and FTV?

Fortive (FTV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crane NXT (CXT) $3.35B, Garrett Motion (GTX) $4.12B, Fortive (FTV) $18.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXT, GTX and FTV?

Garrett Motion (GTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crane NXT (CXT) 23.9x, Garrett Motion (GTX) 11.5x, Fortive (FTV) 35.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Garrett Motion (GTX) is cheapest (Crane NXT (CXT) 12.4x, Garrett Motion (GTX) 11.9x, Fortive (FTV) 19.0x). 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%, Garrett Motion (GTX) +8.5%, Fortive (FTV) +5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortive (FTV) has the highest net margin (Crane NXT (CXT) 7.8%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 9.5%, Fortive (FTV) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Garrett Motion (GTX) leads (Crane NXT (CXT) 7.4%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 64.2%, Fortive (FTV) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Garrett Motion (GTX) returned the most: Crane NXT (CXT) -13.7%, Garrett Motion (GTX) +27.7%, Fortive (FTV) +22.9%. Over five years, Garrett Motion (GTX) compounded fastest (Crane NXT (CXT) +10.3%/yr, Garrett Motion (GTX) +26.4%/yr, Fortive (FTV) -3.9%/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%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 0.00%, Fortive (FTV) 0.00%. Crane NXT (CXT) and Garrett Motion (GTX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fortive (FTV) has been the steadiest (Crane NXT (CXT) 38.9%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 44.4%, Fortive (FTV) 26.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CXT, GTX and FTV?

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