Crane NXT (CXT Quick QuoteCXT - Free Report) reported $445.1 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 10.3%. EPS of $1.28 for the same period compares to $1.16 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.78% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $428.9 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.25, the EPS surprise was +2.4%.

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.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

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: $228.8 million versus $206.25 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +28.1% change.
• Net Sales- Crane Payment Innovations: $216.3 million compared to the $222.65 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.8% year over year.
• Operating profit- Security and Authentication Technologies: $39.3 million compared to the $39.59 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Operating profit- Crane Payment Innovations: $60.7 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $63.01 million.

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Shares of Crane NXT have returned -6.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.