CXT vs SSGC vs ZBRA Stock Comparison

Crane NXT, SafeSpace Global and Zebra Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CXT Crane NXT, Co.
$58.43 +22.4% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.34B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
SSGC SafeSpace Global Corp
$0.06 -25.0% 1M -82.4% 1Y
Market cap
$12.32M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$53.72K
Div. yield
–
Computer Vision Technology
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$381.67 +3.1% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.31B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Zebra Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Zebra Technologies 6, Crane NXT 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXTSSGCZBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.34B $12.32M $18.31B ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.8x -1.6x 34.0x CXT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x — 16.9x CXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.3% -73.3% +12.7% CXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% -14,125.2% 9.2% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% — 10.6% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — 2.4x ZBRA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.0% -82.4% +22.9% ZBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.6%/yr -19.7%/yr -6.4%/yr CXT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.9% 143.0% 47.2% CXT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 19/100 62/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

CXTSSGCZBRA

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

AxisCXTSSGCZBRA
Valuation 68 #65 of 203 1 #123 of 124 68 #37 of 112
Growth 49 #97 of 188 5 #108 of 113 49 #56 of 109
Profitability 61 #72 of 183 3 #106 of 109 85 #17 of 104
Financial Health 18 #179 of 217 69 #40 of 127 17 #97 of 116
Shareholder Returns 26 #113 of 153 – 94 #6 of 81
Overall 44 19 62
  • CXT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SSGC ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ZBRA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXTSSGCZBRASPY
1 month +22.4%-25.0%+3.1% -0.2%
3 months +7.2%-40.0%+34.2% +3.9%
6 months +31.9%-45.5%+74.1% +8.2%
Year to date +24.1%-72.7%+57.2% +12.9%
1 year -11.0%-82.4%+22.9% +12.3%
3 years +14.8%-40.0%+84.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.7%-15.7%+22.6% +23.3%
5 years +65.7%-66.7%-28.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.6%-19.7%-6.4% +10.9%
10 years +147.8%—+475.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.5%—+19.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCXTSSGCZBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.9%143.0%47.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.1%175.4%41.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.22-0.361.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.28-0.580.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.6%-95.8%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.0%-82.4%-2.4% -1.2%
52-week high $65.65$0.34$391.00 $779.14
52-week low $36.13$0.06$199.30 $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.

MultipleCXTSSGCZBRA
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 25.2x -1.5xmedian 38.6x 33.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 212.1xmedian 4.4x 3.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 14.0x -1.9xmedian 34.5x 19.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 21.7x -2.5xmedian 29.4x 20.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.3x 5.8xmedian 3.3x 5.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -2.29median 1.32 0.12median 1.28 -8.94median 1.17

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 monthsCXTSSGCZBRA
Revenue $1.80B $53.72K $5.85B
Gross profit $759.30M $25.36K $2.90B
Operating income $252.60M -$7.80M $858.00M
Net income $141.40M -$7.59M $539.00M
Free cash flow $224.00M -$4.52M $904.00M
R&D – – $622.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.42 $-0.04 $11.20
Cash & equivalents $231.40M $1.74M $157.00M
Total debt $1.45B – $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 58.00M 189.55M 48.13M
Enterprise value $2.46B -$6.79M $16.86B

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
MetricCXTSSGCZBRA
P/E 23.9x -1.5x 33.8x
P/FCF 15.0x -2.5x 20.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x -2.1x 18.4x
P/S 1.9x 212.1x 3.1x
P/B 2.7x 5.8x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 5.9x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x -1.9x 19.3x
EV/EBIT 18.2x -1.2x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 179.7x 3.5x
EV/FCF 20.5x -2.1x 22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.0x -1.7x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.29 0.12 -8.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXTSSGCZBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.3% -73.3% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% – 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% – 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% -107.0% 8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% -100.2% -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.6% -125.5% -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -82.7% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.4% -96.6% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -12.0% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.3% -203.2% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -260.2% 63.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% -148.0% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.6% -236.9% 83.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXTSSGCZBRA
Gross margin 42.1% 47.2% 49.6%
EBITDA margin 21.0% -9,232% 18.3%
Operating margin 14.0% -14,518% 14.7%
Pretax margin 9.8% -14,283% 12.1%
Net margin 7.8% -14,125% 9.2%
FCF margin 12.4% -8,418% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 15.0% -10,294% 16.7%
Return on equity 11.3% -210.5% 15.6%
Return on assets 3.9% -177.3% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 7.4% – 10.6%
Return on capital employed 8.6% -198.3% 19.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 1,842% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXTSSGCZBRA
Debt / assets 40.4% – 32.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – 2.4x
Debt / FCF 6.5x – 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 64.8% 34.8% 60.2%
Equity / assets 35.2% 65.2% 39.8%
Interest coverage 3.5x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 5.4x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 4.4x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 4.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.85 -13.96 3.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXTSSGCZBRA
Dividend yield 1.2% – –
Net buyback yield -0.7% – 5.0%
Shareholder yield 0.5% – 5.0%
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.

ConsensusCXTSSGCZBRA
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 – 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 – $22.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 – +42.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% – -4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2026 – $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 – +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% – +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXTSSGCZBRA
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 359 – 644
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.7% – +4.5%
Institutions buying 182 – 309
Institutions selling 111 – 242
Buyers to sellers 1.64 – 1.28

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.

CXTSSGCZBRA
CXT 1.00 -0.01 0.28
SSGC -0.01 1.00 0.08
ZBRA 0.28 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXT, SSGC and ZBRA?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crane NXT (CXT) $3.34B, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) $12.32M, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXT, SSGC and ZBRA?

Crane NXT (CXT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crane NXT (CXT) 23.8x, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) -1.6x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 34.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crane NXT (CXT) is cheapest (Crane NXT (CXT) 12.7x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 16.9x). 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%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Crane NXT (CXT) 7.8%, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) -14,125.2%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads (Crane NXT (CXT) 7.4%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) returned the most: Crane NXT (CXT) -11.0%, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) -82.4%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +22.9%. Over five years, Crane NXT (CXT) compounded fastest (Crane NXT (CXT) +10.6%/yr, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) -19.7%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crane NXT (CXT) has been the steadiest (Crane NXT (CXT) 38.9%, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) 143.0%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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