CXT
Crane NXT, Co.
CXT has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RDW
Redwire Corporation
RDW has the edge over CXT overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
CXT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
CXT's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
RDW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
RDW's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
CXT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 12x | $56.99 | — |
| Cheap | 15x | $32.96 | -42% |
| Fair | 19x | $41.21 | -28% |
| Current | 26x | $56.99 | — |
| Expensive | 27x | $60.07 | +5.4% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CXT's PE is in its expensive range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
RDW PE Valuation
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CXT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CXT, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
RDW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
RDW has the edge over CXT on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
CXT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.58 | +108% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.20 | -18% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.41 | -8% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.23 | -23% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.50 | -22% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.68 | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.62 | -17% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.91 | -8.2% |
| Q4 2022 | $2.43 | -4.7% |
CXT has the edge over RDW on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RDW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.17 | +$2.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.37 | +$1.89 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.59 | -$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.28 | +$0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.18 | -$1.97 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.26 | -$2.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.27 | -$1.55 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.35 | -$1.62 |
RDW is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.17 per share over the past year, against $3.26 at its worst in mid-2025.
CXT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $497.1M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $493.2M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $387.7M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $476.9M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $445.1M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $404.4M | +9.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $330.3M | +5.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $399.1M | +12% |
CXT's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $497M last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | -5.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +2.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.7% | -5.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | -1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 18% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | -6.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | -6.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | -2.6 points |
CXT has the edge over RDW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $117.1M | +90% |
| Q1 2026 | $97M | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $108.8M | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $103.4M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.8M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $61.4M | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6M | +9.6% |
RDW's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $109M last quarter, up 5.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -24% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | -19% | +130 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -49 points |
| Q4 2025 | -75% | -48 points |
| Q3 2025 | -40% | -22 points |
| Q2 2025 | -149% | -140 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | -19 points |
| Q4 2024 | -27% | -17 points |
RDW's operating margin was −24% last quarter, up 16 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CXT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $90.2M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $73.4M | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | -$24.1M | +$8.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $96M | +37% |
| Q3 2025 | $78.7M | +47% |
| Q2 2025 | $55.8M | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | -$32.2M | -$29.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $70.3M | +11% |
CXT has the edge over RDW on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RDW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$65.3M | -$38.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$33.5M | +$57.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.4M | +$35.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$26.5M | -659% |
| Q3 2025 | -$26.9M | -$7.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$90.6M | -$80.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$46.9M | -3996% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M | -65% |
RDW has burned cash in most quarters: −$137M over the past year, against −$160M the year before.
CXT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +100K shares |
| 3 years | +1% | +600K shares |
| 5 years | -66% | -113M shares |
| Available history | -67% | -116M shares |
CXT has the edge over RDW on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | $27.9M |
| Q1 2022 | $175.8M |
| Q4 2021 | $96.3M |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
RDW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +29.6M shares |
| 1 year | +179% | +160M shares |
| 3 years | +289% | +186M shares |
| 5 years | +319% | +190M shares |
RDW has 250M diluted shares, up 179% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
CXT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
CXT's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.6 years a year ago.
RDW Net Leverage
RDW's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
CXT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 73.0 | Neutral |
CXT's weekly RSI is 61 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 73 (neutral).
RDW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.1 | Oversold |
RDW's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
CXT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CXT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 24x | 7.6% above |
| PE % | 82 | 58 | 24 pts above |
CXT is trading at 26x earnings, in line with the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RDW PE vs Industrials Sector
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CXT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $54.0 | 5.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $52.2 | 9.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $48.8 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $53.1 | 7.3% above |
| 200 week MA | $54.1 | 5.4% above |
CXT has the edge over RDW on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RDW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.06 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.6 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.07 | 0.5% below |
RDW is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.5% below its 200-week average.
CXT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $30.0 | $26.7 | -11% |
| 2021 | $26.7 | $34.6 | +30% |
| 2022 | $34.6 | $34.6 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | $34.6 | $56.9 | +65% |
| 2024 | $56.9 | $58.0 | +2% |
| 2025 | $58.0 | $48.4 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $48.4 | $57.0 | +18% |
CXT has the edge over RDW on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RDW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.2 | $7.34 | -28% |
| 2022 | $7.34 | $1.92 | -74% |
| 2023 | $1.92 | $2.85 | +48% |
| 2024 | $2.85 | $17.1 | +501% |
| 2025 | $17.1 | $7.15 | -58% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.15 | $8.03 | +12% |
RDW's yearly returns have swung widely, from +501% in 2024 to −74% in 2022. It's up 12% so far in 2026.