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Crane NXT (CXT) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Crane NXT (CXT - Free Report) reported $330.3 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 5.3%. EPS of $0.54 for the same period compares to $0.85 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +4.40% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $316.38 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.51, the EPS surprise was +5.88%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Crane NXT performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Net Sales- Security and Authentication Technologies: $127.40 million versus $119.10 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +21.8% change.
  • Net Sales- Crane Payment Innovations: $202.90 million compared to the $197.53 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.9% year over year.
  • Operating profit- Security and Authentication Technologies: $2.40 million compared to the $14.33 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Operating profit- Crane Payment Innovations: $49.70 million versus $46.37 million estimated by two analysts on average.
View all Key Company Metrics for Crane NXT here>>>

Shares of Crane NXT have returned +12.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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