CXT vs MMM vs RBC Stock Comparison

Crane NXT, 3M and RBC Bearings Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CXT Crane NXT, Co.
$60.57 +24.2% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.49B
P/E
24.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
1.17%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
MMM 3M Co
$178.37 +10.2% 1M +7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$92.17B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
1.72%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
RBC RBC Bearings INC
$473.38 -8.2% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$15.51B
P/E
42.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.02B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

RBC Bearings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (RBC Bearings 6, 3M 4, Crane NXT 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXTMMMRBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.49B $92.17B $15.51B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.8x 26.2x 42.2x CXT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 20.1x 33.9x CXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.3% +1.7% +17.4% RBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 14.0% 17.5% RBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% 22.0% 9.1% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 1.6x 1.0x RBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.17% 1.72% 0.00% MMM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.2% +7.1% +10.5% RBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.7%/yr +3.2%/yr +15.8%/yr RBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.2% 25.7% 29.0% MMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 49/100 54/100 RBC

Percentile Scorecard

CXTMMMRBC

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

AxisCXTMMMRBC
Valuation 70 #61 of 203 35 #132 of 203 15 #173 of 203
Growth 51 #94 of 189 62 #73 of 189 90 #20 of 189
Profitability 61 #74 of 187 87 #25 of 187 77 #43 of 187
Financial Health 18 #181 of 221 19 #180 of 221 74 #59 of 221
Shareholder Returns 24 #116 of 152 40 #91 of 152 15 #129 of 152
Overall 45 49 54
  • CXT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • RBC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXTMMMRBCSPY
1 month +24.2%+10.2%-8.2% -2.3%
3 months +12.9%+0.6%-17.0% -0.7%
6 months +36.1%+26.0%-20.2% +4.8%
Year to date +28.7%+11.4%+5.6% +10.3%
1 year -4.2%+7.1%+10.5% +10.3%
3 years +11.7%+127.3%+114.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +3.8%+31.5%+29.0% +20.1%
5 years +66.4%+17.1%+107.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +10.7%+3.2%+15.8% +10.1%
10 years +160.0%+28.7%+593.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +10.0%+2.6%+21.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCXTMMMRBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.2%25.7%29.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.5%24.5%31.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.200.701.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.110.280.36 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.6%-53.4%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.7%-3.0%-27.0% -3.5%
52-week high $64.20$183.81$648.89 $779.14
52-week low $36.13$141.20$423.39 $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.

MultipleCXTMMMRBC
P/E now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 25.6x 26.2xmedian 25.6x 42.2xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x 7.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 14.4x 16.6xmedian 14.4x 25.5xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 22.5x 34.4xmedian 22.5x 38.9xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.2x 22.1xmedian 2.2x 4.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.37median 1.36 0.73median 1.36 1.64median 1.36

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 monthsCXTMMMRBC
Revenue $1.80B $25.25B $2.02B
Gross profit $759.30M $9.98B $921.20M
Operating income $252.60M $4.74B $494.50M
Net income $141.40M $3.58B $354.40M
Free cash flow $224.00M $2.68B $399.20M
R&D – $1.21B –
EPS (diluted) $2.42 $6.77 $11.17
Cash & equivalents $231.40M $4.84B $89.30M
Total debt $1.45B $15.00B $710.50M
Shares (diluted) 58.00M 522.60M 31.71M
Enterprise value $2.63B $74.58B $15.13B

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
MetricCXTMMMRBC
P/E 24.8x 26.2x 42.2x
P/FCF 15.6x 34.4x 38.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x 25.4x 31.9x
P/S 1.9x 3.7x 7.7x
P/B 2.8x 22.1x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 43.5x 7.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.4x 16.6x 25.5x
EV/EBIT 18.6x 21.5x 32.6x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 4.0x 8.0x
EV/FCF 21.0x 38.1x 40.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x 28.1x 33.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.37 0.73 1.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXTMMMRBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.3% 1.7% 17.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 10.7% 10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% -1.8% 20.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 17.0% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% -3.7% 28.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 33.4% 14.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.6% 4.8% 36.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 35.4% 23.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.4% 7.1% 36.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 35.8% 25.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.3% 42.8% 34.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -18.1% 25.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% 68.6% 31.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.6% -18.0% 23.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXTMMMRBC
Gross margin 42.1% 39.5% 45.5%
EBITDA margin 21.0% 24.4% 31.2%
Operating margin 14.0% 18.8% 24.4%
Pretax margin 9.8% 17.5% 22.3%
Net margin 7.8% 14.0% 17.5%
FCF margin 12.4% 10.6% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 15.0% 14.4% 24.0%
Return on equity 11.3% 101.3% 10.1%
Return on assets 3.9% 9.8% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 7.4% 22.0% 9.1%
Return on capital employed 8.6% 18.7% 10.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXTMMMRBC
Debt / assets 40.4% 37.9% 13.7%
Debt / equity 1.1x 3.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 1.6x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 6.5x 5.6x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 64.8% 89.5% 31.4%
Equity / assets 35.2% 10.5% 68.6%
Interest coverage 3.5x – 4.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.88 4.15 7.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXTMMMRBC
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield -0.7% 3.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 4.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 44.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -21.4% –

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.

ConsensusCXTMMMRBC
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 20.1xFY2026 33.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 $8.88FY2026 $13.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +16.7% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026 $2.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +17.6% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXTMMMRBC
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.5% 95.3%
Institutions holding 361 2,212 687
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.7% +0.8% +1.5%
Institutions buying 184 916 362
Institutions selling 111 839 240
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.09 1.51

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.

CXTMMMRBC
CXT 1.00 0.32 0.38
MMM 0.32 1.00 0.30
RBC 0.38 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXT, MMM and RBC?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crane NXT (CXT) $3.49B, 3M (MMM) $92.17B, RBC Bearings (RBC) $15.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXT, MMM and RBC?

Crane NXT (CXT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crane NXT (CXT) 24.8x, 3M (MMM) 26.2x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 42.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crane NXT (CXT) is cheapest (Crane NXT (CXT) 13.2x, 3M (MMM) 20.1x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 33.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

RBC Bearings (RBC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crane NXT (CXT) +17.3%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

RBC Bearings (RBC) has the highest net margin (Crane NXT (CXT) 7.8%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 17.5%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (Crane NXT (CXT) 7.4%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year RBC Bearings (RBC) returned the most: Crane NXT (CXT) -4.2%, 3M (MMM) +7.1%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +10.5%. Over five years, RBC Bearings (RBC) compounded fastest (Crane NXT (CXT) +10.7%/yr, 3M (MMM) +3.2%/yr, RBC Bearings (RBC) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

3M (MMM) has the highest dividend yield: Crane NXT (CXT) 1.17%, 3M (MMM) 1.72%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 0.00%. RBC Bearings (RBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, 3M (MMM) has been the steadiest (Crane NXT (CXT) 39.2%, 3M (MMM) 25.7%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CXT, MMM and RBC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, RBC Bearings (RBC) leads on 6. 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.