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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Crane (CR)

Crane Q4 EPS rises 58% to $1.20; sets 2025 adjusted EPS outlook of $5.30-$5.60

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Crane Company reported fourth quarter 2024 results on January 27, 2025. GAAP earnings per diluted share from continuing operations rose 58% to $1.20, and sales rose 12% to $544 million. The company also initiated 2025 adjusted EPS guidance of $5.30-$5.60, which it says reflects 12% growth at the midpoint, and raised its annual dividend by 12% to $0.92 per share.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 GAAP EPS from continuing operations was $1.20, versus $0.76 a year earlier; adjusted EPS was $1.26, versus $0.80.
  • Q4 sales were $544 million, up 12%, with 8% core sales growth; operating profit was $86 million, up 38%.
  • 2025 adjusted EPS outlook is $5.30-$5.60; the first quarter 2025 dividend is $0.23 per share, payable March 12, 2025.
  • The Engineered Materials divestiture was completed January 2, 2025, with net proceeds of $208 million received.

The filing

CompanyCrane (CR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 27, 2025, 4:31 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-25-002642

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:56 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 27, 2025.

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