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)

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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. ☐

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.

AtAs apreviously ~~meeting~~announced ~~held~~and disclosed on January 26, 2026, the Board of Directors of ~~the~~Crane Company (the “~~Board~~Company”) elected Alejandro (Alex) Alcala, ~~51,~~who tois ~~the~~currently ~~position~~serving ~~of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective April 27, 2026. Mr. Alcala has served~~ as Executive Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer, ~~since December 2024. Prior~~ to ~~that,~~the heposition ~~served~~of ~~as Executive Vice~~ President, ~~Aerospace~~ and ~~Electronics,~~Chief ~~Engineered Materials, Process Flow Technologies and Regional Presidents since from April 2023 to December 2024,~~ Executive ~~Vice~~Officer ~~President,~~of ~~Aerospace~~the ~~and Electronics~~Company, ~~Engineered Materials, Process Flow Technologies~~ and ~~Regional~~Max ~~Presidents of Crane Holdings~~Mitchell, ~~Co.~~who ~~from~~is ~~February~~currently ~~2023~~serving ~~until~~as ~~April 2023~~Chairman, ~~and Senior Vice~~ President, ~~Process Flow Technologies~~ and ~~operations~~Chief inExecutive ~~China,~~Officer ~~India~~of ~~and~~ the ~~Middle~~Company, ~~East~~will &continue ~~Africa~~his ~~from~~service ~~March~~on ~~2020 to January 2023. Mr. Alcala is also expected to join~~ the Board ~~and~~as ~~the~~ Executive ~~Committee~~Chairman, ofboth ~~the~~effective ~~Board~~as onof April 27, 2026 (the “Effective Date”).

~~Max~~In ~~Mitchell,~~connection ~~who~~with ishis ~~currently~~transition ~~serving~~to ~~as Chairman,~~ President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Alcala’s annual 2026 base salary will ~~continue~~increase to $950,000 and his ~~service~~target onannual ~~the~~cash ~~Board~~incentive opportunity for 2026 will increase to 110% of his annual base salary, both as ~~Executive~~of ~~Chairman~~the Effective Date. In addition, ~~effective~~on ~~April~~January 2726, 2026., Mr. ~~Mitchell~~Alcala ~~has~~received ~~been~~long-term ~~President~~incentive awards for 2026 of $4.15 million, ~~Chief~~with ~~Executive~~55% ~~Officer~~of ~~and~~the ~~Director~~long-term ~~since~~incentive ~~April~~awards ~~2023~~in ~~and~~the ~~Chairman~~form of performance-based restricted share units (“PRSUs”), 25% in the ~~Board~~form ~~since~~of ~~April~~stock ~~2024.~~options Mrand 20% in the form of time-based restricted share units ("RSUs"). ~~Mitchell~~Consistent ~~served~~with asthe ~~President~~Company’s existing long-term incentive award program, ~~Chief~~the ~~Executive~~PRSUs ~~Officer~~will ~~and~~vest ~~Director~~based ofon ~~Crane~~the ~~Holdings~~Company’s relative total shareholder return over a three-year performance period, ~~Co.~~and ~~from~~the ~~2014~~stock ~~until~~options ~~April~~and ~~2023~~RSUs will vest ratably over four years.

~~SECTION~~In 9connection –with ~~FINANCIAL~~his ~~STATEMENTS~~transition ~~AND~~to ~~EXHIBITS~~Executive Chairman, Mr. Mitchell’s annual 2026 base salary will decrease to $900,000 and his target annual cash incentive opportunity for 2026 will decrease to 110% of his annual base salary, both as of the Effective Date. In addition, on January 26, 2026, Mr. Mitchell received long-term incentive awards for 2026 of $3.25 million, with 55% of the long-term incentive awards in the form of PRSUs, 25% in the form of stock options and 20% in the form of RSUs. Consistent with the Company’s existing long-term incentive award program, the PRSUs will vest based on the Company’s relative total shareholder return over a three-year performance period, and the stock options and RSUs will vest ratably over four years.

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)

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

January 29, 2026

By:

/s/ ~~Richard~~Anthony AM. ~~Maue~~D’Iorio

Richard A. Maue

Anthony M. D’Iorio

Executive Vice President and

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and

Chief Financial Officer

Secretary

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