Crane (CR) Return on Capital Employed (2023 - 2026)

Crane (CR) reported Return on Capital Employed of 12.33% for Q1 2026, down 671.0% year-over-year from 2.16% in Q1 2025, and down 20.48% quarter-over-quarter from 15.5% in Q4 2025.

Crane (CR) Return on Capital Employed (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Crane (CR) has 4 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 12.33% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 12.33%, down 671.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.33% (down 671.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 15.25%, down 297.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed fell to 12.33% in Q1 2026 per CR's latest filing, from 15.5% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 19.09% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 0.29% in Q1 2023.
  • A 4-year average of 13.37% and a median of 15.5% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed jumped 1452 bps in 2024, then tumbled 671 bps in 2026.
  • A 4-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 13.88% in 2023, then gained by 22 bps to 16.91% in 2024, then slipped by 8 bps to 15.5% in 2025, then decreased by 20 bps to 12.33% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CR's Return on Capital Employed at 12.33% in Q1 2026, 15.5% in Q4 2025, and 19.09% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 299.46 Bn 290.43 Bn 1.78 Bn 7.18%
2 Eaton 164.06 Bn 163.35 Bn 2.65 Bn 14.09%
3 Parker-Hannifin 120.65 Bn 120.18 Bn 2.02 Bn 18.36%
4 Cummins 98.98 Bn 96.25 Bn 2.24 Bn 15.97%
5 Emerson Electric 84.75 Bn 82.97 Bn 2.42 Bn 14.32%
6 Illinois Tool Works 76.17 Bn 75.34 Bn 1.76 Bn 39.40%
7 Ametek 54.28 Bn 53.79 Bn 717.56 Mn 14.67%
8 Rockwell Automation 53.18 Bn 52.81 Bn 1.13 Bn 31.32%
9 Ingersoll Rand 30.53 Bn 29.32 Bn 792.40 Mn 6.93%
10 Crane 12.41 Bn 12.06 Bn 281.30 Mn 12.33%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.33%
Dec 31, 2025 15.50%
Sep 30, 2025 19.09%
Jun 30, 2025 18.15%
Mar 31, 2025 19.04%
Dec 31, 2024 16.91%
Sep 30, 2024 16.54%
Jun 30, 2024 15.53%
Mar 31, 2024 14.04%
Dec 31, 2023 13.88%
Sep 30, 2023 11.53%
Jun 30, 2023 1.01%
Mar 31, 2023 0.29%