CXT vs KRNT vs ITW Stock Comparison

Crane NXT, Kornit Digital and Illinois Tool Works Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CXT Crane NXT, Co.
$58.43 +22.4% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.32B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
KRNT Kornit Digital Ltd.
$18.20 +17.0% 1M +19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$816.44M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$215.85M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$275.93 +0.7% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.75B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Crane NXT leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Crane NXT 5, Illinois Tool Works 3, Kornit Digital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXTKRNTITWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.32B $816.44M $78.75B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.6x -40.2x 24.0x CXT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 91.0x 25.9x CXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.3% +4.0% — CXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% -9.4% — CXT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.0% +19.9% +11.3% KRNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.6%/yr -35.7%/yr +4.0%/yr CXT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.9% 43.8% 21.3% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 44/100 49/100 ITW

Percentile Scorecard

CXTKRNTITW

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

AxisCXTKRNTITW
Valuation 68 #65 of 203 47 #108 of 203 24 #154 of 203
Growth 49 #97 of 188 41 #112 of 188 35 #123 of 188
Profitability 61 #72 of 183 23 #142 of 183 –
Financial Health 18 #179 of 217 99 #3 of 217 –
Shareholder Returns 26 #113 of 153 11 #137 of 153 87 #21 of 153
Overall 44 44 49
  • CXT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • KRNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXTKRNTITWSPY
1 month +22.4%+17.0%+0.7% -0.2%
3 months +7.2%+19.1%-6.5% +3.9%
6 months +31.9%+18.2%+2.8% +8.2%
Year to date +24.1%+26.6%+12.0% +12.9%
1 year -11.0%+19.9%+11.3% +12.3%
3 years +14.8%+32.8%+23.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.7%+9.9%+7.3% +23.3%
5 years +65.7%-89.0%+21.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.6%-35.7%+4.0% +10.9%
10 years +147.8%+74.2%+143.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.5%+5.7%+9.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCXTKRNTITWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.9%43.8%21.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.1%40.5%20.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.221.520.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.280.450.53 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.6%-93.0%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.0%-0.6%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $65.65$18.31$299.60 $779.14
52-week low $36.13$12.31$241.07 $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.

MultipleCXTKRNTITW
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 25.2x -40.5xmedian 25.2x 24.0xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 14.0x -17.1xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 21.7x 31.6xmedian 21.7x 26.0xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 2.3x 25.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.29median 1.32 -1.11median 1.32 —median 1.32

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 monthsCXTKRNTITW
Revenue $1.80B $215.85M –
Gross profit $759.30M $97.83M –
Operating income $252.60M -$40.02M –
Net income $141.40M -$20.32M $3.23B
Free cash flow $224.00M $26.70M –
R&D – $20.41M –
EPS (diluted) $2.42 $-0.45 –
Cash & equivalents $231.40M $33.81M $809.00M
Total debt $1.45B – –
Shares (diluted) 58.00M 45.24M 287.00M
Enterprise value $2.44B -$726.40M $78.75B

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
MetricCXTKRNTITW
P/E 23.9x -40.5x 24.0x
P/FCF 15.0x 31.6x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x 28.3x 24.1x
P/S 1.9x 3.9x 4.6x
P/B 2.7x 1.3x 25.0x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 1.3x 30.2x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x -17.1x –
EV/EBIT 18.2x -11.7x –
EV/Revenue 2.5x 2.2x –
EV/FCF 20.5x 17.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.0x 15.8x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.29 -1.11 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXTKRNTITW
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.3% 4.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -2.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% -1.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 9.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% -28.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 21.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -6.6% -80.4% 6.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 38.6% 0.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.4% -89.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 36.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.3% -40.1% -0.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 33.9% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% -41.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 34.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXTKRNTITW
Gross margin 42.1% 45.3% –
EBITDA margin 21.0% -12.7% –
Operating margin 14.0% -18.5% –
Pretax margin 9.8% -9.0% –
Net margin 7.8% -9.4% –
FCF margin 12.4% 12.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.0% 13.8% –
Return on equity 11.3% -3.0% 106.9%
Return on assets 3.9% -2.7% –
Return on invested capital 7.4% – –
Return on capital employed 8.6% -5.9% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x -1.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 9.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXTKRNTITW
Debt / assets 40.4% – –
Debt / equity 1.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – –
Debt / FCF 6.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 64.8% 11.4% –
Equity / assets 35.2% 88.6% –
Interest coverage 3.5x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 8.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 6.6x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 5.7x –
Altman Z-score 1.85 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXTKRNTITW
Dividend yield 1.2% – 2.4%
Net buyback yield -0.7% -4.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.5% -4.6% 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.

ConsensusCXTKRNTITW
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 91.0xFY2026 25.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 $0.20FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 -35.5%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +50.0% +19.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2026 $229.31MFY2026 $16.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +0.8% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXTKRNTITW
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.9% 84.9%
Institutions holding 359 118 1,969
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.7% -3.9% +0.8%
Institutions buying 182 65 846
Institutions selling 111 35 750
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.86 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.

CXTKRNTITW
CXT 1.00 0.20 0.41
KRNT 0.20 1.00 0.18
ITW 0.41 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXT, KRNT and ITW?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crane NXT (CXT) $3.32B, Kornit Digital (KRNT) $816.44M, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXT, KRNT and ITW?

Crane NXT (CXT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crane NXT (CXT) 23.6x, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -40.2x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crane NXT (CXT) is cheapest (Crane NXT (CXT) 12.7x, Kornit Digital (KRNT) 91.0x, 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%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crane NXT (CXT) has the highest net margin (Crane NXT (CXT) 7.8%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kornit Digital (KRNT) returned the most: Crane NXT (CXT) -11.0%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) +19.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +11.3%. Over five years, Crane NXT (CXT) compounded fastest (Crane NXT (CXT) +10.6%/yr, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -35.7%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Crane NXT (CXT) 38.9%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) 43.8%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.