CXT vs ITW vs SSGC Stock Comparison

Crane NXT, Illinois Tool Works and SafeSpace Global 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
5 wins
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$275.93 +0.7% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.58B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.37%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
SSGC SafeSpace Global Corp
$0.06 -25.0% 1M -82.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.39M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$53.72K
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

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Illinois Tool Works leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Illinois Tool Works 5, Crane NXT 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXTITWSSGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.36B $78.58B $11.39M ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.9x 24.0x -1.5x CXT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 25.9x — CXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.3% — -73.3% CXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% — -14,125.2% CXT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.22% 2.37% — ITW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.0% +11.3% -82.4% ITW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.6%/yr +4.0%/yr -19.7%/yr CXT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.9% 21.3% 143.0% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 49/100 19/100 ITW

Percentile Scorecard

CXTITWSSGC

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

AxisCXTITWSSGC
Valuation 68 #65 of 203 24 #154 of 203 1 #123 of 124
Growth 49 #97 of 188 35 #123 of 188 5 #108 of 113
Profitability 61 #72 of 183 – 3 #106 of 109
Financial Health 18 #179 of 217 – 69 #40 of 127
Shareholder Returns 26 #113 of 153 87 #21 of 153 –
Overall 44 49 19
  • CXT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SSGC ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXTITWSSGCSPY
1 month +22.4%+0.7%-25.0% -0.2%
3 months +7.2%-6.5%-40.0% +3.9%
6 months +31.9%+2.8%-45.5% +8.2%
Year to date +24.1%+12.0%-72.7% +12.9%
1 year -11.0%+11.3%-82.4% +12.3%
3 years +14.8%+23.6%-40.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.7%+7.3%-15.7% +23.3%
5 years +65.7%+21.8%-66.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.6%+4.0%-19.7% +10.9%
10 years +147.8%+143.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.5%+9.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCXTITWSSGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.9%21.3%143.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.1%20.7%175.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.220.47-0.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.280.53-0.58 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.6%-28.9%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.0%-7.9%-82.4% -1.2%
52-week high $65.65$299.60$0.34 $779.14
52-week low $36.13$241.07$0.06 $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.

MultipleCXTITWSSGC
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 25.2x 24.0xmedian 25.2x -1.5xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x 212.1xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x -1.9xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 21.7x 26.0xmedian 21.7x -2.5xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.3x 25.0xmedian 2.3x 5.8xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.29median 1.32 —median 1.32 0.12median 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 monthsCXTITWSSGC
Revenue $1.80B – $53.72K
Gross profit $759.30M – $25.36K
Operating income $252.60M – -$7.80M
Net income $141.40M $3.23B -$7.59M
Free cash flow $224.00M – -$4.52M
EPS (diluted) $2.42 – $-0.04
Cash & equivalents $231.40M $809.00M $1.74M
Total debt $1.45B – –
Shares (diluted) 58.00M 287.00M 189.55M
Enterprise value $2.51B $78.59B -$7.72M

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
MetricCXTITWSSGC
P/E 23.9x 24.0x -1.5x
P/FCF 15.0x 26.0x -2.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x 24.1x -2.1x
P/S 1.9x 4.6x 212.1x
P/B 2.7x 25.0x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 30.2x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x – -1.9x
EV/EBIT 18.2x – -1.2x
EV/Revenue 2.5x – 179.7x
EV/FCF 20.5x – -2.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.0x 24.1x -1.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.29 – 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXTITWSSGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.3% – -73.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% – -107.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% – -100.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.6% 6.7% -125.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 0.9% -82.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.4% – -96.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.5% – -12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.3% -0.5% -203.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -0.5% -260.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% – -148.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.6% – -236.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXTITWSSGC
Gross margin 42.1% – 47.2%
EBITDA margin 21.0% – -9,232%
Operating margin 14.0% – -14,518%
Pretax margin 9.8% – -14,283%
Net margin 7.8% – -14,125%
FCF margin 12.4% – -8,418%
Operating cash flow margin 15.0% – -10,294%
Return on equity 11.3% 106.9% -210.5%
Return on assets 3.9% – -177.3%
Return on invested capital 7.4% – –
Return on capital employed 8.6% – -198.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.0x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% – 1,842%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXTITWSSGC
Debt / assets 40.4% – –
Debt / equity 1.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – –
Debt / FCF 6.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 64.8% – 34.8%
Equity / assets 35.2% – 65.2%
Interest coverage 3.5x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 5.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 4.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 4.4x
Altman Z-score 1.85 – -13.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXTITWSSGC
Dividend yield 1.2% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield -0.7% – –
Shareholder yield 0.5% 2.4% –
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.

ConsensusCXTITWSSGC
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 25.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 $10.67FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +19.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +11.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXTITWSSGC
Held by institutions 100.0% 84.9% –
Institutions holding 359 1,969 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.7% +0.8% –
Institutions buying 182 846 –
Institutions selling 111 750 –
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.13 –

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.

CXTITWSSGC
CXT 1.00 0.40 -0.01
ITW 0.40 1.00 -0.01
SSGC -0.01 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXT, ITW and SSGC?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crane NXT (CXT) $3.36B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.58B, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) $11.39M.

Which stock is cheaper, CXT, ITW and SSGC?

Crane NXT (CXT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crane NXT (CXT) 23.9x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.0x, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) -1.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crane NXT (CXT) is cheapest (Crane NXT (CXT) 12.7x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x). 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%, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) -73.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crane NXT (CXT) has the highest net margin (Crane NXT (CXT) 7.8%, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) -14,125.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Illinois Tool Works (ITW) returned the most: Crane NXT (CXT) -11.0%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +11.3%, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) -82.4%. Over five years, Crane NXT (CXT) compounded fastest (Crane NXT (CXT) +10.6%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.0%/yr, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) -19.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest dividend yield: Crane NXT (CXT) 1.22%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 2.37%. SafeSpace Global (SSGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Crane NXT (CXT) 38.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) 143.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CXT, ITW and SSGC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads on 5. 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.