New CEO named as Crane Company (NYSE: CR) posts Q4 2025 results

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Crane Company announced its results of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 and furnished an earnings press release and quarterly financial data supplement as an exhibit.

The Board of Directors elected Alejandro (Alex) Alcala, age 51, as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 27, 2026. Alcala is currently Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and has held senior roles across the company’s Aerospace and Electronics, Engineered Materials, Process Flow Technologies and regional operations since 2020.

Max Mitchell, currently Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will transition to the role of Executive Chairman on April 27, 2026 and will continue to serve on the Board. The CEO transition is structured as an internal succession with continuity of leadership at the Board level.

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Corporate governance and succession planning analyst

Crane Company discloses an internal CEO succession with continuity at the board level.

Crane Company is combining a routine quarterly results disclosure with a leadership transition. The company furnished, rather than filed, an earnings press release and quarterly financial data supplement for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 as an exhibit, indicating that detailed financial metrics are contained in those accompanying materials.

The Board elected Alejandro (Alex) Alcala as President and Chief Executive Officer effective April 27, 2026, drawing from an existing Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer who has led multiple operating segments and regions since 2020. This suggests a planned, inside succession rather than an abrupt leadership change, with institutional knowledge retained.

Max Mitchell will shift from his combined Chairman, President and CEO role to serve as Executive Chairman while remaining on the Board. This structure maintains leadership continuity and keeps prior CEO experience available at the board level, while day-to-day executive leadership passes to Alcala as of April 27, 2026.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 FORM 8-K

 CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 26, 2026

CRANE COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

Delaware			1-41570						88-2846451
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(Commission File Number)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
100 First Stamford Place			Stamford			CT			06902
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)									(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 203-363-7300

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class			Trading Symbol			Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00			CR			New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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SECTION 2 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 26, 2026, Crane Company (the “Company”) announced its results of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. The related press release and quarterly financial data supplement is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information furnished under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At a meeting held on January 26, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) elected Alejandro (Alex) Alcala, 51, to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective April 27, 2026. Mr. Alcala has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer since December 2024. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President, Aerospace and Electronics, Engineered Materials, Process Flow Technologies and Regional Presidents since from April 2023 to December 2024, Executive Vice President, Aerospace and Electronics, Engineered Materials, Process Flow Technologies and Regional Presidents of Crane Holdings, Co. from February 2023 until April 2023, and Senior Vice President, Process Flow Technologies and operations in China, India and the Middle East & Africa from March 2020 to January 2023. Mr. Alcala is also expected to join the Board and the Executive Committee of the Board on April 27, 2026.

Max Mitchell, who is currently serving as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, will continue his service on the Board as Executive Chairman, effective April 27, 2026. Mr. Mitchell has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Director since April 2023 and Chairman of the Board since April 2024. Mr. Mitchell served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Crane Holdings, Co. from 2014 until April 2023.

SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)						None
(b)						None
(c)						None
(d)						Exhibits
99.1						Earnings Press Release dated January 26, 2026 and Crane Company Quarterly Financial Data Supplement for the quarter ended December 31, 2025
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

CRANE COMPANY

January 26, 2026

By:

/s/ Richard A. Maue

Richard A. Maue

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

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