Crane vs Franklin Electric
Crane reported revenue of $2.3 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Franklin Electric's $2.1 billion in fiscal 2025. Crane's revenue grew 8.2% in its latest year, and Franklin Electric's grew 5.4%. Crane had an operating margin of 18.4%, against 12.6% at Franklin Electric. Free cash flow was $341 million at Crane and $194 million at Franklin Electric.
Side by side
| Crane | Franklin Electric | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.3B | $2.1B |
| Revenue growth | 8.2% | 5.4% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | — | 11.3% |
| Gross margin | 42.2% | 35.5% |
| Operating margin | 18.4% | 12.6% |
| Net margin | 15.9% | 6.9% |
| Free cash flow | $341M | $194M |
| Free cash flow margin | 14.8% | 9.1% |
| Return on capital | 15.2% | 16.0% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.4x | 0.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $53M | $216M |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.5% | −2.1% |
| Last close | $201.06 | $94.17 |
| P/E at the last close | 34.5× | 21.2× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $1.0 million, sold $764,153 | bought $46,670, sold $3.1 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Crane and Franklin Electric pages.