Crawford & Company (CRD-A) Key Metrics
CRD-A valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $596.3M
- Enterprise value
- $779.7M
- P/E (TTM)
- 26.7 10-yr median 17.8
- Forward P/E
- 11.4
- PEG ratio
- 0.91
- Price / sales
- 0.5 10-yr median 0.4
- Price / book
- 3.3 10-yr median 3.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.3 10-yr median 7.7
- Dividend yield
- 1.54% $0.32 a year
- Beta
- 0.62
CRD-A key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsCRD-A valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
CRD-A returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
CRD-A per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
CRD-A financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
CRD-A efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
CRD-A valuation history
CRD-A returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
CRD-A debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
CRD-A cash returned to shareholders
CRD-A price vs earnings per share
CRD-A key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $563.3M | $574.9M | $653.7M | $275.1M | $404.3M | $394.5M | $620.1M | $462.4M | $452.2M | $508.4M |
| Enterprise value | $769.4M | $829.0M | $906.8M | $575.5M | $639.7M | $589.4M | $863.1M | $599.7M | $623.9M | $614.8M |
| P/E ratio | 28.7 | 21.6 | 21.4 | — | 13.2 | 13.9 | 49.7 | 17.8 | 16.3 | 14.1 |
| Price / sales | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Price / book | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| Price / free cash flow | 5.9 | 57.7 | 9.7 | — | 17.3 | 7.1 | 11.5 | 20.6 | — | 7.3 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 5.5 | 11.1 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 5.1 |
| EV / sales | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 11.4 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 5.4 |
| EV / free cash flow | 8.1 | 83.1 | 13.5 | — | 27.4 | 10.6 | 16.0 | 26.8 | — | 8.8 |
| Earnings yield | 3.5% | 4.6% | 4.7% | −6.7% | 7.6% | 7.2% | 2.0% | 5.6% | 6.1% | 7.1% |
| Free cash flow yield | 16.8% | 1.7% | 10.3% | −2.5% | 5.8% | 14.1% | 8.7% | 4.8% | −0.9% | 13.7% |
| Dividend yield | 2.5% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 4.4% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 14.0% | 7.9% | 3.1% | 6.4% | 5.4% | 4.7% | 2.9% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $11.25 | $11.56 | $13.18 | $5.56 | $7.49 | $7.39 | $11.47 | $8.90 | $8.50 | $9.47 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $26.25 | $26.96 | $26.55 | $24.89 | $21.10 | $19.04 | $19.38 | $21.61 | $21.87 | $21.94 |
| Earnings per share | $0.39 | $0.53 | $0.62 | −$0.37 | $0.57 | $0.53 | $0.23 | $0.50 | $0.52 | $0.67 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $2.03 | $1.04 | $2.09 | $0.56 | $1.01 | $1.75 | $1.39 | $1.01 | $0.77 | $1.84 |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.89 | $0.20 | $1.35 | −$0.14 | $0.43 | $1.05 | $1.00 | $0.43 | −$0.08 | $1.30 |
| Cash per share | $1.28 | $1.11 | $1.18 | $0.93 | $0.99 | $0.84 | $0.96 | $1.02 | $1.02 | $1.52 |
| Book value per share | $3.46 | $3.16 | $2.86 | $2.52 | $3.93 | $3.50 | $2.95 | $3.30 | $3.43 | $2.87 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$1.65 | −$2.12 | −$2.29 | −$2.49 | −$1.44 | −$0.41 | −$1.16 | −$1.59 | −$1.91 | −$1.97 |
| Dividends per share | $0.29 | $0.28 | $0.26 | $0.24 | $0.23 | $0.18 | $0.24 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.25 |
| Capex per share | $0.14 | $0.84 | $0.74 | $0.70 | $0.57 | $0.70 | $0.39 | $0.58 | $0.84 | $0.54 |
| Debt per share | $5.40 | $6.22 | $6.28 | $7.00 | $5.35 | $4.49 | $5.45 | $3.66 | $4.24 | $3.50 |
| Shares outstanding | 50.1M | 49.7M | 49.6M | 49.5M | 54.0M | 53.4M | 54.1M | 52.0M | 53.2M | 53.7M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +0.7% | +0.3% | +0.2% | −8.3% | +1.1% | −1.3% | +4.1% | −2.3% | −0.9% | −6.8% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 11.9% | 17.8% | 23.0% | −10.9% | 15.4% | 16.3% | 7.6% | 14.7% | 16.5% | 26.9% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 11.0% | 10.9% | 11.3% | 5.8% | 7.9% | 10.6% | 9.5% | 12.7% | 14.6% | 17.7% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 2.5% | 3.3% | 3.8% | −2.2% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4.7% |
| Return on tangible assets | 3.9% | 4.9% | 5.6% | −3.4% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 2.3% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 7.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 7.2% | 0.7% | 5.1% | −0.6% | 2.1% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 2.0% | −0.4% | 5.9% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 5.19 | 1.94 | 3.39 | — | 1.77 | 3.29 | 6.02 | 2.02 | 1.47 | 2.75 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $270.3M | $309.5M | $311.5M | $346.4M | $288.7M | $239.6M | $294.8M | $190.4M | $225.7M | $188.0M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $64.1M | $55.4M | $58.4M | $46.0M | $53.2M | $44.7M | $51.8M | $53.1M | $54.0M | $81.6M |
| Net debt | $206.2M | $254.1M | $253.2M | $300.4M | $235.4M | $194.9M | $243.0M | $137.3M | $171.7M | $106.4M |
| Debt / equity | 1.56 | 1.97 | 2.20 | 2.78 | 1.36 | 1.28 | 1.85 | 1.11 | 1.24 | 1.22 |
| Debt / assets | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.39 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.26 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.23 | 2.60 | 2.46 | 5.76 | 2.59 | 1.95 | 3.21 | 1.38 | 1.83 | 0.93 |
| Current ratio | 1.14 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.14 | 1.24 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 1.58 |
| Quick ratio | 1.14 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.71 | 1.14 | 1.24 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 1.58 |
| Interest coverage | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 8.2 |
| Working capital | $42.8M | $74.5M | $70.1M | $71.8M | $42.1M | $59.2M | $78.9M | $95.5M | $113.8M | $134.4M |
| Invested capital | $379.3M | $411.3M | $394.8M | $424.9M | $447.4M | $381.9M | $402.3M | $308.6M | $354.0M | $260.3M |
| Tangible asset value | −$84.3M | −$107.2M | −$115.4M | −$124.3M | −$78.5M | −$21.8M | −$57.3M | −$73.2M | −$90.1M | −$100.4M |
| Net current asset value | −$240.5M | −$274.0M | −$290.0M | −$316.9M | −$295.3M | −$264.1M | −$279.9M | −$199.6M | −$223.8M | −$211.9M |
| Graham number | $5.52 | $6.17 | $6.30 | — | $7.09 | $6.46 | $3.91 | $6.09 | $6.33 | $6.57 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$6.86 | −$7.72 | −$8.42 | −$9.66 | −$7.31 | −$6.57 | −$6.72 | −$5.54 | −$6.17 | −$5.65 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $14.3M | $13.8M | $12.7M | $11.8M | $12.7M | $9.6M | $13.2M | $13.5M | $13.7M | $13.6M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $10.5M | $3.9M | $2.7M | $26.7M | $19.1M | $2.7M | $26.2M | $11.5M | $7.4M | $1.3M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 73.0% | 51.7% | 41.5% | — | 41.3% | 34.1% | 105.5% | 52.1% | 49.5% | 37.7% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 26.2% | 176.7% | 23.0% | — | 136.1% | 22.1% | 72.8% | 111.8% | — | 21.4% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.5% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 2.5% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 6.9% | 80.7% | 35.3% | 125.2% | 57.0% | 40.1% | 28.1% | 57.3% | 110.2% | 29.5% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.18 | 1.15 | 1.02 | 0.96 | 0.77 | 0.93 | 0.52 | 0.68 | 1.08 | 0.72 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| R&D / revenue | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| SG&A / revenue | 22.4% | 22.3% | 21.8% | 20.8% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.7% | 21.6% | 20.6% | 20.4% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 73.0 | 71.6 | 72.7 | 79.2 | 77.9 | 84.0 | 83.5 | 84.9 | 84.4 | 80.4 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | -25.0 | -49.8 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Days payables outstanding | 16.6 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 18.8 | 17.5 | 19.7 | 22.0 | 20.7 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 56.4 | 53.7 | 29.4 | 9.8 | 58.5 | 65.2 | 66.0 | 65.2 | 62.5 | 59.6 |
| Receivables turnover | 5.00 | 5.09 | 5.02 | 4.61 | 4.69 | 4.34 | 4.37 | 4.30 | 4.32 | 4.54 |
| Payables turnover | 21.96 | 20.34 | 19.96 | 18.62 | 18.83 | 19.42 | 20.85 | 18.55 | 16.63 | 17.60 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | — | — | 737,320,000.00 | 752,773,000.00 | — | — | 850,112,000.00 |
| Asset turnover | 1.68 | 1.67 | 1.66 | 1.50 | 1.42 | 1.34 | 1.43 | 1.51 | 1.53 | 1.55 |
| Average receivables | $262.7M | $263.2M | $262.2M | $267.3M | $243.0M | $233.9M | $239.7M | $261.2M | $269.1M | $259.3M |
| Average payables | $45.2M | $47.9M | $48.0M | $49.7M | $45.0M | $38.0M | $36.1M | $43.6M | $50.6M | $48.3M |
| Average inventory | — | — | −$65.6M | −$126.3M | — | $1 | $1 | — | — | $1 |
| Intangibles / total assets | 33.5% | 32.7% | 31.9% | 31.3% | 34.0% | 27.7% | 29.2% | 36.2% | 36.0% | 35.3% |
Computed from CRD-A's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 2, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
CRD-A valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Crawford & Company traded at 28.7 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 17.8. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 26.7 and the forward P/E is 11.4. Crawford & Company earned a return on equity of 11.9% and a return on invested capital of 11.0% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $270.3 million of debt and $64.1 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $206.2 million. It returned $24.8 million to shareholders: $14.3 million in dividends and $10.5 million in share buybacks, 26% of free cash flow. The share count fell 6.7% from 53.7M to 50.1M over 9 years.
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CRD-A key metrics FAQ
What is Crawford & Company's P/E ratio?
Crawford & Company's trailing P/E ratio is 26.7 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 11.4. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 28.7, compared with a 10-year median of 17.8.
What is Crawford & Company's EV/EBITDA?
Crawford & Company's enterprise value was 8.3 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $769.4 million, EBITDA $92.6 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 8.3.
What is Crawford & Company's return on equity?
Crawford & Company's return on equity (ROE) was 11.9% in fiscal 2025: net income of $19.6 million on average shareholders' equity of $165.2 million.
What is Crawford & Company's ROIC?
Crawford & Company's return on invested capital was 11.0% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Crawford & Company have?
Crawford & Company had total debt of $270.3 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.56 and $206.2 million of net debt (2.23 times EBITDA).
What is Crawford & Company's dividend yield?
Crawford & Company's forward dividend yield is 1.54%. Crawford & Company paid $14.3 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.29 per share), a payout ratio of 73.0%.
Does Crawford & Company buy back its shares?
Yes. Crawford & Company spent $10.5 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +0.7% over the year, to 50.1M..
What is Crawford & Company's free cash flow yield?
Crawford & Company generated $94.8 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 16.8% on its market value at year-end ($563.3 million).
What is Crawford & Company's current ratio?
Crawford & Company's current ratio was 1.14 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.14 times current liabilities.