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CXT vs XE // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Crane NXT Co. (NYSE) VS. X-Energy Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CXT 7
— XE 5
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: CXT
LAST: $58.60 (-2.69%) • MKT CAP: $3.47B
valuation
11.4x
LAST: $10.93 (-6.58%) • MKT CAP: $4.75B
valuation
18.8x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CXT VS. XE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CXT | XE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 42.50% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 19.10% | 38.50% | -19.40 | XE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 11.4x | 18.8x | -7.40 | CXT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.72% | 2.21% | +3.51 | CXT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 14.90% | 13.90% | +1.00 | CXT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.80% | 10.90% | -2.10 | XE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 11.40% | 4.40% | +7.00 | CXT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.13% | 0.00% | +1.13 | CXT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.19 | 8.69 | -6.50 | XE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | XE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 70.1 | 43.1 | +27.00 | CXT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.05 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 22.2x | 30.5x | -8.30 | CXT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.47B | $4.75B | -$1.29B | XE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CXT REV | XE REV | CXT GROSS % | XE GROSS % | CXT FCF | XE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.66B | $0 | 42.5% | — | $198.3M | $0 |
| FY 2024 | $1.49B | — | 44.7% | — | $168.7M | — |
| FY 2023 | $1.39B | — | — | — | $276.3M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CXT // BETA —
XE // BETA 1.05