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CR vs WTS // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Crane Company (NYSE) VS. Watts Water Technologies Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CR 5
— WTS 7
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: WTS
LAST: $205.81 (+3.72%) • MKT CAP: $11.90B
valuation
24.5x
LAST: $350.89 (+2.34%) • MKT CAP: $11.71B
valuation
23.6x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CR VS. WTS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CR | WTS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 42.20% | 49.50% | -7.30 | WTS | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.40% | 19.50% | -7.10 | WTS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 24.5x | 23.6x | +0.90 | WTS | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.64% | 3.04% | -0.40 | WTS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 18.40% | 18.40% | 0.00 | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 15.90% | 14.00% | +1.90 | CR | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.20% | 8.30% | -0.10 | WTS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.44% | 0.00% | +0.44 | CR | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.16 | 7.46 | -1.30 | WTS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 9/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.1 | 46.4 | +7.70 | CR | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.09 | 1.16 | -0.07 | WTS | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 30.1x | 32.0x | -1.90 | CR | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $11.90B | $11.71B | $182.1M | CR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CR REV | WTS REV | CR GROSS % | WTS GROSS % | CR FCF | WTS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.31B | $2.44B | 42.2% | 49.5% | — | $356.3M |
| FY 2024 | $2.13B | $2.25B | 40.7% | 47.2% | — | $325.8M |
| FY 2023 | $1.86B | $2.06B | — | — | — | $218.3M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CR // BETA 1.09
WTS // BETA 1.16