CXT Stock — Crane NXT, Co.

Crane NXT, Co. (CXT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CXT is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.32%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.30%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 65/100 (Generally safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 45.8%.

Crane NXT is an industrial technology company providing solutions for securing, detecting, and authenticating valuable assets through two main business segments: Crane Payment Innovations, which offers electronic payment equipment, automation systems, and software solutions; and Security and Authentication Technologies, which develops security solutions for banknotes, consumer goods, and industrial products, along with brand protection and digital content protection services for government agencies and financial institutions. The company distributes a modest current dividend on a quarterly basis. This stock may appeal to investors seeking exposure to industrial technology and security solutions with some income component.

CXT performance

Returns are updating. CXT's total return appears here after the next nightly update.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 45.8%.

CXT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

65 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.86%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/17/1980

Distribution rate

1.32%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.30%

Last close

$54.72 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$3,149,754,555

Average volume

730028.0

Dividend

$0.18

Ex-dividend date

08/31/2026

Payment date

09/09/2026

Beta

1.081

Payout ratio

16.7%

P/E ratio

22.71

Forward P/E

10.4167

EPS

$2.41

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.32%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.30%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CXT risks and drawbacks

CXT's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 45.8%.

Who may consider CXT — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CXT pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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