GGG vs CR vs SPXC Stock Comparison

Graco, Crane and SPX Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GGG Graco Inc
$67.19 -14.1% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.05B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins
CR Crane Co
$198.03 -4.3% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.86B
P/E
34.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.76B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGGGCRSPXCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.05B $11.86B $8.34B CR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.4x 34.7x 29.9x GGG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 29.7x 19.3x SPXC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +21.5% +20.6% CR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.4% — 11.3% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.5% — 10.5% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — 0.8x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.4% +3.5% -16.2% CR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.2%/yr — +23.3%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 33.4% 41.5% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 60/100 71/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

GGGCRSPXC

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

AxisGGGCRSPXC
Valuation 50 #102 of 203 44 #56 of 100 41 #33 of 55
Growth 35 #123 of 188 71 #29 of 97 100 #1 of 51
Profitability 98 #4 of 184 77 #23 of 96 72 #14 of 48
Financial Health 86 #32 of 217 60 #43 of 105 70 #17 of 54
Shareholder Returns 93 #12 of 153 50 #33 of 65 –
Overall 72 60 71
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • SPXC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGGGCRSPXCSPY
1 month -14.1%-4.3%-2.8% +0.9%
3 months -17.3%-4.3%-12.0% +5.9%
6 months -15.6%+12.3%-21.8% +8.5%
Year to date -18.0%+7.4%-17.4% +13.3%
1 year -17.4%+3.5%-16.2% +12.4%
3 years -8.6%+117.0%+110.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year -3.0%+29.5%+28.1% +23.5%
5 years -10.6%—+184.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.2%—+23.3% +11.0%
10 years +170.2%—+772.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.5%—+24.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGGGCRSPXCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%33.4%41.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.5%36.9%41.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.641.451.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.660.11-0.39 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.3%-28.2%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.1%-12.5%-32.9% -0.9%
52-week high $94.82$226.38$246.41 $779.14
52-week low $66.08$160.86$160.01 $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.

MultipleGGGCRSPXC
P/E now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 25.4x 33.4xmedian 26.4x 29.7xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.9x 4.2xmedian 3.0x 3.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 14.3x —median 14.5x 16.4xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 21.8x 31.7xmedian 26.1x 27.2xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.2x 5.0xmedian 2.5x 3.5xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 12.96median 1.41 10.05median 0.90 0.44median 0.99

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 monthsGGGCRSPXC
Revenue $2.31B $2.76B $2.48B
Gross profit $1.20B – $996.30M
Operating income $619.56M $486.80M $399.90M
Net income $517.48M $342.00M $278.90M
Free cash flow $600.10M – $304.30M
R&D $82.33M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $5.83 $5.50
Cash & equivalents $139.82M $315.70M $166.40M
Total debt $215.70M – $2.29B
Shares (diluted) 163.02M 58.70M 50.68M
Enterprise value $9.07B $11.86B $7.43B

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
MetricGGGCRSPXC
P/E 20.9x 33.4x 29.7x
P/FCF 18.0x 31.7x 27.2x
P/Operating cash flow 16.3x 26.8x 19.6x
P/S 4.7x 4.2x 3.3x
P/B 4.4x 5.0x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 5.0x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x – 16.4x
EV/EBIT 17.4x – 21.8x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 4.2x 3.5x
EV/FCF 17.9x – 28.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x 26.8x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.96 10.05 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGGGCRSPXC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 21.5% 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 19.7% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% – 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – 17.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.9% 19.1% 24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 33.6% 52.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.9% -6.5% 32.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 9.6% 72.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% -6.7% 23.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 3.3% 67.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 9.2% 52.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 43.8% 131.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% – 23.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – 168.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGGGCRSPXC
Gross margin 52.0% – 40.2%
EBITDA margin 31.6% – 21.4%
Operating margin 26.8% – 16.2%
Pretax margin 27.6% – 14.8%
Net margin 22.4% – 11.3%
FCF margin 26.0% – 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 28.6% 15.5% 17.1%
Return on equity 20.7% 15.4% 12.0%
Return on assets 16.2% 8.5% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 19.5% – 10.5%
Return on capital employed 23.2% – 12.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGGGCRSPXC
Debt / assets 4.1% – 15.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 43.2% 40.4%
Equity / assets 75.7% 56.8% 59.6%
Interest coverage 189.0x – 10.7x
Current ratio 2.1x 2.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 10.25 – 4.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGGGCRSPXC
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 4.3% – –
Shareholder yield 6.0% 0.5% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusGGGCRSPXC
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 29.7xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.36FY2026 $6.66FY2026 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +21.8% +20.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.20BFY2026 $2.96BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% -2.8% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGGGCRSPXC
Held by institutions 91.0% 78.3% 93.8%
Institutions holding 730 598 510
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +5.6% +10.8%
Institutions buying 337 314 275
Institutions selling 280 187 162
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.68 1.70

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.

GGGCRSPXC
GGG 1.00 0.45 0.31
CR 0.45 1.00 0.53
SPXC 0.31 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GGG, CR and SPXC?

Crane (CR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graco (GGG) $11.05B, Crane (CR) $11.86B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, GGG, CR and SPXC?

Graco (GGG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graco (GGG) 21.4x, Crane (CR) 34.7x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 29.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, SPX Technologies (SPXC) is cheapest (Graco (GGG) 20.0x, Crane (CR) 29.7x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Crane (CR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Graco (GGG) +5.4%, Crane (CR) +21.5%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Graco (GGG) 22.4%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Graco (GGG) 19.5%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crane (CR) returned the most: Graco (GGG) -17.4%, Crane (CR) +3.5%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -16.2%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Graco (GGG) -2.2%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +23.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Graco (GGG) 26.3%, Crane (CR) 33.4%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GGG, CR and SPXC?

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