Crane Company
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Quarterly Report for Quarter Ending September 30, 2025 (Form 10-Q)
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains information about Crane Company some of which includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical information or statements about our current condition. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of terms such as "believes," "contemplates," "expects," "may," "could," "should," "would," or "anticipates," other similar phrases, or the negatives of these terms.
Reference herein to "Crane," "the Company," "we," "us" and "our" refer to Crane Company and its subsidiaries unless the context specifically states or implies otherwise. References to changes in "core sales" or "core sales growth" in this report include the change in sales excluding the impact of foreign currency translation and acquisitions and divestitures from closing up to the first anniversary, of such acquisitions or divestitures. Amounts in the following discussion are presented in millions, except employee, share and per share data, or unless otherwise stated.
We have based the forward-looking statements relating to our operations on our current expectations, estimates and projections about us and the markets we serve. We caution you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. These statements should be considered in conjunction with the discussion in Part I, the information set forth under Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. We have based many of these forward-looking statements on assumptions about future events that may prove to be inaccurate. Accordingly, our actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what we have expressed or forecast in the forward-looking statements. Any differences could result from a variety of factors, including the following:
•The effect of changes in economic conditions in the markets in which we operate, including the impact of U.S. tariff policy and retaliatory tariffs on our business, financial market conditions, end markets for our products, fluctuations in raw material prices, inflationary pressures, supply chain disruptions and access to key raw materials, higher interest rates and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers;
•Our ability to successfully identify, value and integrate acquisitions and to realize synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation;
•Economic, social and political instability, currency fluctuation and other risks of doing business outside of the United States;
•Competitive pressures, including the need for technology improvement, successful new product development and introduction, impact from pricing strategies and/or any inability to pass increased costs of raw materials, including tariffs, to customers;
•The impact of commercial air traffic levels which are affected by a different array of factors including pandemic health concerns, general economic conditions and global corporate travel spending, or terrorism;
•A reduction in congressional appropriations that affect defense spending;
•The ability of the U.S. government to terminate our government contracts;
•Information systems and technology networks failures and breaches in data security, personally identifiable and other information, non-compliance with our contractual or other legal obligations regarding such information;
•The impact of governmental regulations and failure to comply with those regulations;
•Our ongoing need to attract and retain highly qualified personnel and key management;
•Adverse effects of changes in tax, environmental and other laws and regulations in the United States and other countries in which we operate;
•The outcomes of legal proceedings, claims and contract disputes;
•Investment performance of our pension plan assets and fluctuations in interest rates, which may affect the amount and timing of future pension plan contributions; and
•Adverse effects as a result of further increases in environmental remediation activities, costs and related claims.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Recent Transactions and Events
Entry into a Definitive Agreement to Acquire Precision Sensors & Instrumentation
On June 6, 2025, the Company entered into a definitive Purchase Agreement with the Baker Hughes Company for the acquisition of Precision Sensors & Instrumentation ("PSI"). PSI is a leading provider of sensor-based technologies for aerospace, nuclear and process industries. The purchase price of the transaction is $1,150.0 million, subject to post-closing adjustments. The transaction is expected to close at the end of 2025 or early 2026, contingent upon regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. PSI is expected to have 2025 sales of approximately $390 million.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act
On July 4, 2025, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" was signed into law. This legislation did not have a material impact on our income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. The Company is continuing to evaluate the financial statement impact of these new provisions on future reporting periods.
Divestiture of Engineered Materials
Effective on January 1, 2025, the Company completed the sale of the Engineered Materials segment for approximately $208.0 million, on a cash-free and debt-free basis. During the second quarter of 2025, the Company received $7.8 million related to a final working capital adjustment. In connection with the divestiture, the Company recognized a pre-tax gain of $43.5 million, which was recorded in income from discontinued operations. We determined that the Engineered Materials segment met the criteria of being reported as a discontinued operation as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. As a result, the related assets, liabilities and operating results of Engineered Materials are presented as discontinued operations and, as such, have been excluded from both continuing operations and segment results for all periods presented. See Item 1 under Note 3, "Discontinued Operations," in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail.
Marion Site Hurricane and Recovery
In September 2024, our manufacturing site in Marion, North Carolina was directly affected by flooding from Hurricane Helene. Our insurance generally covers the repair or replacement of assets that suffered damage or loss and also provides business interruption coverage, including lost profits, and reimbursement for other expenses and costs that have been incurred relating to the damages and losses suffered. The recovery related to business interruption is recognized when realized and received. We are working with our insurance carrier to ascertain the amount of insurance recoveries due to us as a result of the damage and loss we incurred, as such the timing of insurance proceeds will lag behind actual losses incurred.
For the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, we incurred expenses of $0.5 million and $3.7 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, we incurred expenses of $6.3 million and $3.7 million, respectively, related to damages caused by the hurricane, which included professional fees to restore and maintain the site. For the period ended September 30, 2025, we received insurance recovery proceeds of $9.1 million. These costs and insurance recoveries are included in Engineering, selling and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. On a cumulative basis, we incurred expenses of $29.6 million related to damages caused by the hurricane and received corresponding insurance recoveries of $29.1 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, we also received insurance proceeds for lost profits of $2.7 million and $6.7 million, respectively, included in Miscellaneous income, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Outlook
Our sales depend heavily on industries that are cyclical in nature or are subject to market conditions, which may cause customer demand for our products to be volatile and unpredictable. Demand in these industries is affected by fluctuations in domestic and international economic conditions, as well as currency fluctuations, commodity costs, tariff impacts, and a variety of other factors.
In 2025, we expect a total year-over-year sales increase of approximately 7% to 8%, driven by approximately 4% to 6% core sales growth, an acquisition benefit of approximately 1% to 2%, and a 1% contribution from foreign exchange. We expect an improvement in operating profit driven primarily by productivity benefits, operating leverage on higher volumes, lower transaction related expenses and higher pricing net of inflation, inclusive of the recent enactment of tariffs and contributions from the Technifab Products, Inc. ("Technifab") and CryoWorks, Inc. ("CryoWorks") acquisitions.
Aerospace & Electronics
In 2025, we expect Aerospace & Electronics sales to increase in the low double-digit percent range compared to 2024. We expect a substantial improvement in our OEM business driven by higher commercial aircraft build rates. We expect growth in our commercial and military aftermarket businesses driven by continued high utilization of aircraft, but at decelerating rates compared to 2023 and 2024 due to increasingly challenging year-over-year comparisons. We expect segment operating profit and operating margin to increase compared to 2024 driven primarily by productivity benefits and the impact of operating leverage on higher volumes and higher pricing.
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Process Flow Technologies
In 2025, we expect Process Flow Technologies sales to increase in the low single-digit percent range driven by slight core sales growth, a 2% to 3% contribution from the Technifab and CryoWorks acquisitions, and an approximately 1.5% benefit from favorable foreign exchange. The core sales increase is primarily due to demand in the Water, Pharmaceutical, Industrial and Cryogenic markets, offset by a generally softer chemical end market, globally.
We expect an improvement in segment operating profit and operating margin compared to 2024, driven primarily by strong productivity and higher pricing.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results from Continuing Operations - Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
The following information should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes. All comparisons below refer to the thirdquarter 2025 versus the thirdquarter 2024, unless otherwise specified.
| Third Quarter | Favorable/(Unfavorable) Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 589.2 | $ | 548.3 | $ | 40.9 | 7.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 337.9 | 321.3 | (16.6) | (5.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| as a percentage of sales | 57.3 | % | 58.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Engineering, selling and administrative | 132.9 | 128.0 | (4.9) | (3.8) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| as a percentage of sales | 22.6 | % | 23.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit | 118.4 | 99.0 | 19.4 | 19.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating margin | 20.1 | % | 18.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 46.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (1.0) | (7.3) | 6.3 | 86.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous income, net | 0.8 | 0.8 | - | - | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense) net | 2.0 | (5.0) | 7.0 | 140.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 120.4 | 94.0 | 26.4 | 28.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 29.0 | 21.2 | (7.8) | (36.8) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders | $ | 91.4 | $ | 72.8 | $ | 18.6 | 25.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
Sales increased by $40.9 million, or 7.5%, to $589.2 million in 2025. The period-over-period change in sales included:
•an increase in core sales of $30.5 million, or 5.6%, which was driven primarily by higher pricing;
•an increase in sales related to the Technifab acquisition of $5.1 million, or 0.9%; and
•favorable foreign currency translation of $5.3 million, or 1.0%.
Cost of sales increased by $16.6 million, or 5.2%, to $337.9 million in 2025. The increase is primarily related to higher material, labor and other manufacturing costs of $34.1 million, or 10.6%, the impact from the Technifab acquisition of $3.5 million, or 1.1%, unfavorable foreign currency translation of $3.0 million, or 0.9%, partially offset by strong productivity gains $13.9 million, or 4.3%, lower volumes of $6.6 million, or 2.1%, cost savings of $2.2 million, or 0.7% and favorable mix of $1.5 million, or 0.5%.
Engineering, selling and administrative expenses increased by $4.9 million, or 3.8%, to $132.9 million in 2025, reflecting a $4.5 million, or 3.5%, increase in administrative expenses. The increase was primarily driven by investments in core businesses and the acquisition of Technifab.
Operating profit increased by $19.4 million, or 19.6%, to $118.4 million in 2025. The increase primarily reflected strong productivity gains of $15.0 million, or 15.2%, higher net pricing of $4.1 million, or 4.1%, cost savings of $3.0 million, or 3.0%, favorable mix of $1.5 million, or 1.5%, partially offset by lower volumes of $4.9 million, or 4.9%.
Our effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2025 is higher than the prior year's comparable period primarily due to higher statutorily non-deductible costs, partially offset by greater benefit related to share-based compensation and lower non-U.S. taxes.
Our effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2025 is higher than the statutory U.S. federal tax rate of 21%, primarily due to earnings in jurisdictions with statutory tax rates higher than the United States, expenses that are statutorily non-deductible for income tax purposes and the impact of U.S. state taxes, partially offset by excess share-based compensation benefits, tax credit utilization, and the statutory U.S. deduction related to our non-U.S. subsidiaries' income.
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Comprehensive Income
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| September 30, | |||||||||||
| (in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
| Net income before allocation to noncontrolling interests | $ | 91.4 | $ | 77.3 | |||||||
| Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | |||||||||||
| Currency translation adjustment | (8.2) | 25.3 | |||||||||
| Changes in pension and postretirement plan assets and benefit obligation, net of tax | 2.7 | 3.0 | |||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | (5.5) | 28.3 | |||||||||
| Comprehensive income before allocation to noncontrolling interests | 85.9 | 105.6 | |||||||||
| Less: Noncontrolling interests in comprehensive income | - | 0.1 | |||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to common shareholders | $ | 85.9 | $ | 105.5 | |||||||
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, comprehensive income before allocation to noncontrolling interests was $85.9 million compared to $105.6 million in the same period of 2024. The $19.7 million decrease was primarily driven by $33.5 million year-over-year unfavorable impact of foreign currency translation, primarily related to the euro and British pound, offset by higher net income before allocation to noncontrolling interests of $14.1 million.
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Segment Results of Operations - Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
Aerospace & Electronics
| Third Quarter | Favorable/(Unfavorable) Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales by product line: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial Original Equipment | $ | 99.5 | $ | 90.5 | $ | 9.0 | 9.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Military Original Equipment | 76.8 | 70.0 | 6.8 | 9.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial Aftermarket Products | 67.0 | 54.4 | 12.6 | 23.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Military Aftermarket Products | 26.9 | 24.2 | 2.7 | 11.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total net sales | $ | 270.2 | $ | 239.1 | $ | 31.1 | 13.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | $ | 162.7 | $ | 144.8 | $ | (17.9) | (12.4) | % | |||||||||||||||
| as a percentage of sales | 60.2 | % | 60.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Engineering, selling and administrative | $ | 39.8 | $ | 39.4 | $ | (0.4) | (1.0) | % | |||||||||||||||
| as a percentage of sales | 14.7 | % | 16.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit | $ | 67.7 | $ | 54.9 | $ | 12.8 | 23.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating margin | 25.1 | % | 23.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Backlog | $ | 1,054.1 | $ | 833.3 | $ | 220.8 | 26.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
Sales increased $31.1 million, or 13.0%, to $270.2 million in 2025, primarily due to higher pricing and volumes of $30.6 million, or 12.8%, and to a lesser extent favorable foreign currency translation of $0.5 million, or 0.2%.
•Sales of Commercial Original Equipment increased $9.0 million, or 9.9%, to $99.5 million in 2025, reflecting strong demand from aircraft manufacturers.
•Sales of Military Original Equipment increased $6.8 million, or 9.7%, to $76.8 million in 2025, primarily reflecting strong demand from defense and space customers.
•Sales of Commercial Aftermarket Products increased $12.6 million, or 23.2%, to $67.0 million in 2025, reflecting continued strong demand from the airlines due to improving air traffic.
•Sales of Military Aftermarket Products increased $2.7 million, or 11.2%, to $26.9 million in 2025, reflecting stronger demand for military products, partly in response to heightened geopolitical tensions globally.
Cost of sales increased by $17.9 million, or 12.4%, to $162.7 million in 2025, primarily reflecting increased material, labor and other manufacturing costs of $19.6 million, or 13.5%, higher volumes of $4.0 million, or 2.8%, unfavorable mix of $3.0 million, or 2.1%, partially offset by strong productivity gains of $7.5 million, or 5.2%, and cost savings of $1.4 million, or 1.0%.
Engineering, selling and administrative expenses increased by $0.4 million, or 1.0%, to $39.8 million in 2025, primarily related to higher selling and administrative costs of $1.6 million, or 4.1%, offset by lower engineering costs of $1.2 million, or 3.0%.
Operating profit increased by $12.8 million, or 23.3%, to $67.7 million in 2025. The increase primarily reflected strong productivity gains of $7.8 million, or 14.2%, the impact from higher volumes of $5.6 million, or 10.2%, and cost savings of $1.8 million, or 3.3%, partially offset by unfavorable mix of $3.0 million, or 5.5%.
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Process Flow Technologies
| Third Quarter | Favorable/(Unfavorable) Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales by product line: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Process Valves and Related Products | $ | 238.2 | $ | 234.9 | $ | 3.3 | 1.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Commercial Valves | 38.2 | 36.8 | 1.4 | 3.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pumps and Systems | 42.6 | 37.5 | 5.1 | 13.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total net sales | $ | 319.0 | $ | 309.2 | $ | 9.8 | 3.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | $ | 175.2 | $ | 176.5 | $ | 1.3 | 0.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
| as a percentage of sales | 54.9 | % | 57.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Engineering, selling and administrative | $ | 73.0 | $ | 67.2 | $ | (5.8) | (8.6) | % | |||||||||||||||
| as a percentage of sales | 22.9 | % | 21.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit | $ | 70.8 | $ | 65.5 | $ | 5.3 | 8.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating margin | 22.2 | % | 21.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
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Backlog (a)
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$ | 383.0 | $ | 392.0 | $ | (9.0) | (2.3) | % | |||||||||||||||
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Sales increased by $9.8 million, or 3.2%, to $319.0 million in 2025, primarily driven by the impact of Technifab acquisition of $5.1 million, or 1.6% and favorable foreign currency translation of $4.7 million, or 1.6%.
•Sales of Process Valves and Related Products increased by $3.3 million, or 1.4%, to $238.2 million in 2025, primarily driven by the impact of the Technifab acquisition.
•Sales of Commercial Valves increased by $1.4 million, or 3.8%, to $38.2 million in 2025, primarily driven by the impact of favorable foreign currency translation.
•Sales of Pumps and Systems increased by $5.1 million, or 13.6%, to $42.6 million in 2025, reflecting an increase in core sales driven by higher pricing and volumes.
Cost of sales decreased by $1.3 million, or 0.7%, to $175.2 million, primarily related to lower volumes of $10.7 million, or 6.1%, higher productivity gains of $6.4 million, or 3.6%, favorable mix of $4.4 million, or 2.5%, and to a lesser extent cost savings of $0.7 million, or 0.4%, offset by higher material, labor and other manufacturing costs of $14.8 million, or 8.4%, the impact of the Technifab acquisition of $3.5 million, or 2.0% and unfavorable foreign currency translation of $2.8 million, or 1.6%.
Engineering, selling and administrative expenses increased by $5.8 million, or 8.6%, to $73.0 million, reflecting an increase in administrative costs of $4.9 million, or 7.3%, primarily from investments in core businesses and the impact of the Technifab acquisition.
Operating profit increased by $5.3 million, or 8.1%, to $70.8 million in 2025. The increase is primarily due to higher productivity gains of $7.2 million, or 11.0%, coupled with favorable mix of $4.4 million, or 6.7%, higher net pricing of $2.5 million, or 3.8%, cost savings of $1.2 million, or 1.8%, partially offset by lower volumes of $10.5 million, or 16.0%.
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Results from Continuing Operations - Nine Months Ended September 30,
The following information should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes. All comparisons below refer to the first nine months of 2025 versus the first nine months of 2024, unless otherwise specified.
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| (dollars in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | $ |
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| Net sales | $ | 1,724.0 | $ | 1,587.1 | $ | 136.9 | 8.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 992.8 | 941.8 | (51.0) | (5.4) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| as a percentage of sales | 57.6 | % | 59.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Engineering, selling and administrative | 408.8 | 375.7 | (33.1) | (8.8) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| as a percentage of sales | 23.7 | % | 23.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit | 322.4 | 269.6 | 52.8 | 19.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating margin | 18.7 | % | 17.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 8.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 107.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (9.8) | (21.9) | 12.1 | 55.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous income, net | 2.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total other expense, net | 1.4 | (17.0) | 18.4 | 108.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 323.8 | 252.6 | 71.2 | 28.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 73.8 | 54.7 | (19.1) | (34.9) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders | $ | 250.0 | $ | 197.9 | $ | 52.1 | 26.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
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Sales increased by $136.9 million, or 8.6%, to $1,724.0 million in 2025. The year-over-year change in sales included:
•an increase in core sales of $103.4 million, or 6.5%, which was driven primarily by higher pricing;
•an increase in sales related to the CryoWorks and Technifab acquisitions of $27.2 million, or 1.7%; and
•favorable foreign currency translation of $6.3 million, or 0.4%.
Cost of sales increased by $51.0 million, or 5.4%, to $992.8 million in 2025. The increase is primarily related to higher material, labor and other manufacturing costs $82.7 million, or 8.8%, the impact from the CryoWorks and Technifab acquisitions of $18.4 million, or 2.0%, unfavorable foreign currency translation of $3.8 million, or 0.4%, partially offset by strong productivity gains $38.8 million, or 4.1%, favorable mix of $9.1 million, or 1.0%, cost savings of $3.3 million, or 0.4% and lower volumes of $2.7 million, or 0.3%.
Engineering, selling and administrativeexpenses increased by $33.1 million, or 8.8%, to $408.8 million in 2025, primarily driven by the increase in administrative expenses of $27.8 million, or 7.4%, coupled with higher selling expenses of $4.4 million, or 1.2%. The increase in administrative expenses was primarily driven by investments in core businesses and the acquisitions of CryoWorks and Technifab.
Operating profit increased by $52.8 million, or 19.6%, to $322.4 million in 2025. The increase primarily reflected strong productivity gains of $42.4 million, or 15.7%, favorable mix of $9.1 million, or 3.4%, cost savings of $3.9 million, or 1.4%, partially offset by higher material, labor and other manufacturing costs and investments in core businesses, net of higher pricing of $3.1 million, or 1.1%.
Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, is higher than the prior year's comparable period primarily due to higher statutorily non-deductible costs, partially offset by greater benefit related to share-based compensation and lower non-U.S. taxes.
Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 is higher than the statutory U.S. federal tax rate of 21%, primarily due to earnings in jurisdictions with statutory tax rates higher than the United States, expenses that are statutorily
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non-deductible for income tax purposes and the impact of U.S. state taxes, partially offset by excess share-based compensation benefits, tax credit utilization, and the statutory U.S. deduction related to our non-U.S. subsidiaries' income.
Comprehensive Income
| Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||
| September 30, | |||||||||||
| (in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
| Net income before allocation to noncontrolling interests | $ | 284.9 | $ | 213.7 | |||||||
| Components of other comprehensive income, net of tax | |||||||||||
| Currency translation adjustment | 51.8 | 9.6 | |||||||||
| Changes in pension and postretirement plan assets and benefit obligation, net of tax | 8.1 | 9.0 | |||||||||
| Other comprehensive income, net of tax | 59.9 | 18.6 | |||||||||
| Comprehensive income before allocation to noncontrolling interests | 344.8 | 232.3 | |||||||||
| Less: Noncontrolling interests in comprehensive income | - | - | |||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to common shareholders | $ | 344.8 | $ | 232.3 | |||||||
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, comprehensive income before allocations to noncontrolling interests was $344.8 million compared to $232.3 million in the same period of 2024. The $112.5 million increase was primarily driven by a $42.2 million favorable impact of foreign currency translation, primarily related to the euro and British pound, and higher net income before allocation to noncontrolling interests of $71.2 million.
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Segment Results of Operations - Nine Months Ended September 30,
Aerospace & Electronics
| Year-to-Date | Favorable/(Unfavorable) Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales by product line: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial Original Equipment | $ | 290.1 | $ | 264.6 | $ | 25.5 | 9.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Military Original Equipment | 221.3 | 208.3 | 13.0 | 6.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial Aftermarket Products | 184.6 | 157.4 | 27.2 | 17.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Military Aftermarket Products | 81.3 | 65.6 | 15.7 | 23.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total net sales | $ | 777.3 | $ | 695.9 | $ | 81.4 | 11.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | $ | 462.8 | $ | 430.4 | $ | (32.4) | (7.5) | % | |||||||||||||||
| as a percentage of sales | 59.5 | % | 61.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Engineering, selling and administrative | $ | 114.3 | $ | 109.6 | $ | (4.7) | (4.3) | % | |||||||||||||||
| as a percentage of sales | 14.7 | % | 15.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit | $ | 200.2 | $ | 155.9 | $ | 44.3 | 28.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating margin | 25.8 | % | 22.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Sales increased $81.4 million, or 11.7%, to $777.3 million in 2025, primarily due to higher pricing and volumes of $80.7 million, or 11.6%.
•Sales of Commercial Original Equipment increased $25.5 million, or 9.6%, to $290.1 million in 2025, reflecting strong demand from aircraft manufacturers.
•Sales of Military Original Equipment increased $13.0 million, or 6.2%, to $221.3 million in 2025, primarily reflecting strong demand from defense and space customers.
•Sales of Commercial Aftermarket Products increased $27.2 million, or 17.3%, to $184.6 million in 2025, reflecting continued strong demand from the airlines due to improving air traffic.
•Sales of Military Aftermarket Products increased $15.7 million, or 23.9%, to $81.3 million in 2025, reflecting stronger demand for military products, partly in response to heightened geopolitical tensions globally.
Cost of sales increased by $32.4 million, or 7.5%, to $462.8 million in 2025, primarily reflecting higher material, labor and other manufacturing costs of $42.2 million, or 9.8%, increased volumes of $11.9 million, or 2.8%, partially offset by strong productivity gains of $20.3 million, or 4.7%, and to a lesser extent cost savings of $1.8 million, or 0.4%.
Engineering, selling and administrative expenses increased by $4.7 million, or 4.3%, to $114.3 million in 2025, primarily related to higher selling costs and administrative costs of $7.7 million, or 7.0%, offset by lower engineering costs of $3.0 million, or 2.7%.
Operating profit increased by $44.3 million, or 28.4%, to $200.2 million in 2025, the increase primarily reflected strong productivity gains of $21.6 million, or 13.9%, higher volumes and net pricing of $19.8 million, or 12.7%, coupled with cost savings of $2.7 million, or 1.7%.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Process Flow Technologies
| Year-to-Date | Favorable/(Unfavorable) Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales by product line: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Process Valves and Related Products | $ | 712.9 | $ | 675.6 | $ | 37.3 | 5.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Commercial Valves | 112.7 | 103.4 | 9.3 | 9.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pumps and Systems | 121.1 | 112.2 | 8.9 | 7.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total net sales | $ | 946.7 | $ | 891.2 | $ | 55.5 | 6.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | $ | 530.0 | $ | 511.4 | $ | (18.6) | (3.6) | % | |||||||||||||||
| as a percentage of sales | 56.0 | % | 57.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Engineering, selling and administrative | $ | 219.2 | $ | 197.9 | $ | (21.3) | (10.8) | % | |||||||||||||||
| as a percentage of sales | 23.2 | % | 22.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit | $ | 197.5 | $ | 181.9 | $ | 15.6 | 8.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating margin | 20.9 | % | 20.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Sales increased by $55.5 million, or 6.2%, to $946.7 million in 2025, primarily driven by the impact of the CryoWorks and Technifab acquisitions of $27.2 million, or 3.1%, higher core sales of $22.7 million, or 2.5%, primarily driven by higher pricing, coupled with favorable foreign currency translation of $5.6 million, or 0.6%.
•Sales of Process Valves and Related Products increased by $37.3 million, or 5.5%, to $712.9 million in 2025, primarily driven by the impact of the CryoWorks and Technifab acquisitions of $27.2 million, or 4.0%, and higher core sales of $7.3 million, or 1.1%, driven by higher pricing and favorable foreign currency translation of $2.8 million, or 0.4%.
•Sales of Commercial Valves increased by $9.3 million, or 9.0%, to $112.7 million in 2025, primarily driven by increase in core sales of $6.2 million, or 6.0%, driven by higher pricing and volumes, and favorable foreign currency translation of $3.1 million, or 3.0%, as the British pound strengthened against the U.S. dollar.
•Sales of Pumps and Systems increased by 8.9 million, or 7.9%, to $121.1 million in 2025, reflecting an increase in core sales driven by higher pricing and volumes.
Cost of sales increased by $18.6 million, or 3.6%, to $530.0 million, primarily related to the higher material, labor and other manufacturing costs of $40.7 million, or 8.0%, the impact of the CryoWorks and Technifab acquisitions of $18.4 million, or 3.6%, unfavorable foreign currency translation of $3.5 million, or 0.7%, partially offset by strong productivity gains of $18.5 million, or 3.6%, lower volumes of $14.6 million, or 2.9%, favorable mix of $9.2 million, or 1.8%, and to a lesser extent cost savings of $1.7 million, or 0.3%.
Engineering, selling and administrative expenses increased by $21.3 million, or 10.8%, to $219.2 million, reflecting an increase in administrative costs of $17.5 million, or 8.8%, primarily from investments in core businesses and the impact of the CryoWorks and Technifab acquisitions.
Operating profit increased by $15.6 million, or 8.6%, to $197.5 million in 2025. The increase is primarily due to strong productivity gains of $20.8 million, or 11.4%, favorable mix of $9.2 million, or 5.1%, partially offset by the impact of lower volumes of $14.6 million, or 8.0%.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Liquidity and Capital Resources
| Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used for): | ||||||||||||||
| Operating activities from continuing operations | $ | 189.0 | $ | 55.8 | ||||||||||
| Investing activities from continuing operations | (43.4) | (178.9) | ||||||||||||
| Financing activities | (296.9) | 44.5 | ||||||||||||
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Discontinued operations(a)
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213.6 | 5.3 | ||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | 19.2 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 81.5 | $ | (71.4) | ||||||||||
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(a) For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the cash provided by discontinued operations is from the sale of the Engineered Materials business. See Note 3, "Discontinued Operations" for additional information.
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Our operating philosophy is to deploy cash provided from operating activities, when appropriate, to provide value to shareholders by reinvesting in existing businesses, by making acquisitions that will strengthen and complement our portfolio, by divesting businesses that are no longer strategic or aligned with our portfolio and where such divestitures can generate capacity for strategic investments and initiatives that further optimize our portfolio, and by paying dividends and/or repurchasing shares. At any given time, and from time to time, we may be evaluating one or more of these opportunities, although we cannot assure you if or when we will consummate any such transactions.
Our current cash balance, together with cash we expect to generate from future operations and borrowing capacity available under our revolving credit facility, is expected to be sufficient to finance our short- and long-term capital requirements, as well as to fund expected pension contributions.
In September 2025, we entered into a new senior unsecured credit agreement, which provides for a $900 million, 5-year revolving credit facility and a $900 million, 5-year delayed draw term loan facility. The term facility will be used to fund (together with cash on hand) the consummation of the Company's previously announced acquisition of PSI. See Note 13, "Financing," in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Operating Activities
Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations was $189.0 million in the first nine months of 2025, as compared to $55.8 million during the same period last year. The increase in cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations was primarily driven by the $66.3 million increase in net income from continuing operations adjusted for the exclusion of non-cash items and improved working capital of $68.2 million.
Investing Activities
Cash flows relating to investing activities from continuing operations consist primarily of cash used for capital expenditures and acquisitions of businesses. Cash used for investing activities from continuing operations was $43.4 million in the first nine months of 2025, as compared to $178.9 million in the comparable period of 2024. The decrease in cash used for investing activities was primarily driven by the net cash paid of $158.6 million in the prior period for the acquisitions of Vian Enterprises, Inc. and CryoWorks, Inc., partially offset by a $20.9 million increase in capital expenditures. Capital expenditures are made primarily for increasing capacity, replacing equipment, supporting new product development, and improving information systems.
Financing Activities
Financing cash flows consist primarily of dividend payments to shareholders, repayments of indebtedness, proceeds from our Credit Facilities and proceeds from the issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans.
Cash used for financing activities was $296.9 million during the first nine months of 2025 compared to cash provided by financing activities of $44.5 million in the comparable period of 2024. The increase in cash used for financing activities was driven by a $140.6 million increase in debt repayments, $190.0 million of borrowings under our revolving facility in 2024 and payment of debt refinancing costs of $3.8 million related to our new 5-year revolving credit facility in 2025.
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