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# Crane NXT Third-Quarter Sales Rise 11.7% On Acquisitions, But Organic Growth Is Just 1.1%
- URL: https://www.bullished.co/crane-nxt-third-quarter-sales-rise-11-7-on-acquisitions-but-organic-growth-is-just-1-1-533c4033/
- Published: 2026-11-05T00:06:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-05T00:06:00.000Z
- Description: Profit fell 24.0% and the company trimmed its full-year sales growth forecast, while narrowing adjusted EPS guidance upward.
- Author: Matteo Parrino
- Tags: Deals, CXT, Industry: Industrials

Crane NXT, which makes technology that secures, detects and authenticates products and payments, said third-quarter sales climbed 11.7% to [$497.1 million](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/11/04/3395864/0/en/crane-nxt-reports-third-quarter-2026-results.html?ref=bullished.co), but organic sales, which exclude acquisitions and currency swings, grew only 1.1%. Net income fell 24.0% to $38.4 million, and the company cut its full-year sales growth outlook while lifting the low end of its adjusted earnings range, according to an [8-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000025445/000002544526000047/cxt-20261104.htm?ref=bullished.co) filed Wednesday.

## Acquisitions carried the quarter

Sales were [$445.1 million a year earlier](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/11/04/3395864/0/en/crane-nxt-reports-third-quarter-2026-results.html?ref=bullished.co). Acquisitions added $50.0 million, all of it in the Detection and Traceability unit, while currency subtracted $2.9 million.

That unit's organic sales fell 5.3%, and its operating profit dropped 41.2% to $35.7 million. The Security and Authentication unit did better: sales rose 6.4% to $243.5 million, with organic growth of 7.2%, and operating profit climbed 17.3% to $46.1 million.

Net income was $0.66 per diluted share, against $0.87 a year earlier. Adjusted earnings per share, which exclude items such as acquired-intangible amortization and restructuring costs, were $1.28, the same as last year.

Adjusted EBITDA, the company's adjusted measure of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, rose 3.9% to $127.2 million. Its margin slipped to 25.6% from 27.5%.

## Guidance: sales down, EPS floor up

The company now expects full-year sales growth of about 14%, from a prior range of 15% to 17%. It sees Detection and Traceability growth in the high teens, from the low 20s, and Security and Authentication growth of about 11%.

Adjusted EPS guidance narrowed to $4.32 to $4.42, from $4.22 to $4.42\. CEO Aaron W. Saak said the company is "raising the midpoint of our full-year adjusted EPS guidance."

Cash from operations was $111.8 million in the quarter. Order backlog stood at $715.5 million at September 30, down from $755.5 million at June 30, and includes about $125 million tied to Antares Vision, the business acquired in March 2026.

## Dividend and call

Crane NXT declared a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share, payable December 9 to holders of record on November 30\. Management discusses the results on a conference call Thursday at 10:00 a.m. ET.

Net debt was $1,161.5 million at September 30, a net leverage ratio of 2.5, and Saak said free cash flow keeps the company on track for its year-end deleveraging target.

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### Sources

- [8-K Filing — Crane NXT, Co. (CXT)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000025445/000002544526000047/cxt-20261104.htm?ref=bullished.co) — SEC EDGAR
- [Exhibit exhibit991-pressreleasexq3.htm — Crane NXT, Co. 8-K exhibit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000025445/000002544526000047/exhibit991-pressreleasexq3.htm?ref=bullished.co) — SEC EDGAR
- [Crane NXT Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/11/04/3395864/0/en/crane-nxt-reports-third-quarter-2026-results.html?ref=bullished.co) — globenewswire.com