ALM vs CRS vs LBSR Stock Comparison

Almonty Industries, Carpenter Technology and Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALM Almonty Industries Inc.
$9.30 -29.5% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.44B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.16M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Almonty Industries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Almonty Industries 5, Carpenter Technology 4, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALMCRSLBSRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.44B $14.79B $1.17M CRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.0x 26.1x -1.0x CRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 21.3x — ALM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +208.0% +10.2% — ALM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 91.6% 17.9% — ALM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 0.6x -0.9x LBSR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.27% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.2% -7.7% -85.7% ALM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +40.7%/yr +57.5%/yr -55.3%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.0% 49.2% 235.4% CRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 62/100 6/100 ALM

Percentile Scorecard

ALMCRSLBSR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALMCRSLBSR
Valuation 33 #109 of 163 50 #82 of 163 0 #163 of 163
Growth 93 #11 of 148 70 #45 of 148 19 #120 of 148
Profitability 80 #25 of 123 72 #35 of 123 –
Financial Health 45 #90 of 164 41 #97 of 164 5 #156 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 75 #28 of 108 2 #106 of 108
Overall 63 62 6
  • ALM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CRS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LBSR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALMCRSLBSRSPY
1 month -29.5%-23.7%-50.0% +0.7%
3 months -20.3%-40.6%-50.0% +3.7%
6 months -57.1%-30.3%-50.0% +7.1%
Year to date +5.6%-5.1%-80.0% +12.8%
1 year +31.2%-7.7%-85.7% +11.9%
3 years +956.8%+373.8%-75.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +119.6%+68.0%-37.0% +22.8%
5 years +450.3%+867.1%-98.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +40.7%+57.5%-55.3% +10.9%
10 years +2,168.3%+841.5%-99.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +36.6%+25.1%-37.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALMCRSLBSRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.0%49.2%235.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 89.3%52.4%536.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.131.621.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34-0.16-0.36 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.6%-54.8%-98.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.3%-51.8%-85.7% -1.2%
52-week high $23.42$619.28$0.07 $779.14
52-week low $5.59$280.03$0.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALMCRSLBSR
P/E now vs peer median 34.0xmedian 13.2x 26.1xmedian 13.2x -1.0xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 39.3xmedian 3.1x 4.6xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 7.2x 17.2xmedian 7.2x -3.5xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.2x 43.4xmedian 15.2x -1.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.2x 6.8xmedian 2.2x -2.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 0.35median 0.30 -0.04median 0.30

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALMCRSLBSR
Revenue $62.16M $3.19B –
Gross profit $29.80M $995.30M –
Operating income $30.20M $745.00M -$1.09M
Net income -$73.22B $569.80M -$1.09M
Free cash flow – $340.80M -$844.33K
R&D – – $174.76K
EPS (diluted) $0.27 $11.40 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $863.71M $159.50M $42.27K
Total debt $887.79M $691.00M $1.98M
Shares (diluted) 208.03M 50.00M 111.24M
Enterprise value $1.29B $13.71B $351.32K

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALMCRSLBSR
P/E 34.0x 26.1x -1.0x
P/FCF – 43.4x -1.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 23.9x -1.4x
P/S 39.3x 4.6x –
P/B 6.3x 6.8x -2.2x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 6.8x -2.2x
EV/EBITDA 5.4x 17.2x -3.5x
EV/EBIT 71.3x 20.6x -1.4x
EV/Revenue 34.6x 4.8x –
EV/FCF – 45.0x -1.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 24.8x -1.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.35 -0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALMCRSLBSR
Revenue growth (1Y) 208.0% 10.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -5.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7,264% 23.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 34.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9,134% 32.7% 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 56.7% -18.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -161.1% 37.7% -1,123%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 74.6% -28.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 162.7% 38.8% -711.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 74.5% 22.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 40.8% -19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 83.5% -19.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 26.6% -19.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 232.2% -19.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALMCRSLBSR
Gross margin 47.9% 31.2% –
EBITDA margin 635.6% 28.0% –
Operating margin 48.6% 23.4% –
Pretax margin 234.8% 22.1% –
Net margin 91.6% 17.9% –
FCF margin – 10.7% –
Operating cash flow margin – 19.4% –
Return on equity – 25.8% –
Return on assets – 15.0% -1,789%
Return on invested capital – 20.8% –
Return on capital employed – 22.4% –
Asset turnover – 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 7,418% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALMCRSLBSR
Debt / assets 47.7% 18.5% 486.9%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.3x -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 0.6x -0.9x
Debt / FCF – 2.0x -0.5x
Liabilities / assets 67.6% 41.7% 691.1%
Equity / assets 32.4% 58.3% -591.1%
Interest coverage 4.8x – -1.4x
Current ratio 9.6x 3.9x 0.2x
Quick ratio 9.4x 1.9x 0.1x
Cash ratio 9.3x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.65 8.51 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALMCRSLBSR
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – 1.7% -82.5%
Shareholder yield – 2.0% -82.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALMCRSLBSR
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 21.3xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.60FY2026 $14.05FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY – +30.6%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +115.0% +8.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $228.30MFY2026 $3.56BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +864.1%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +190.0% -0.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALMCRSLBSR
Held by institutions 59.4% 93.3% –
Institutions holding 181 876 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +27.9% -0.9% –
Institutions buying 140 548 –
Institutions selling 30 249 –
Buyers to sellers 4.67 2.20 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALMCRSLBSR
ALM 1.00 0.33 0.07
CRS 0.33 1.00 -0.03
LBSR 0.07 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALM, CRS and LBSR?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Almonty Industries (ALM) $2.44B, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.79B, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) $1.17M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALM, CRS and LBSR?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Almonty Industries (ALM) 34.0x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 26.1x, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -1.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Almonty Industries (ALM) is cheapest (Almonty Industries (ALM) 15.5x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 21.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Almonty Industries (ALM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Almonty Industries (ALM) +208.0%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Almonty Industries (ALM) has the highest net margin (Almonty Industries (ALM) 91.6%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Almonty Industries (ALM) returned the most: Almonty Industries (ALM) +31.2%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -7.7%, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -85.7%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Almonty Industries (ALM) +40.7%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +57.5%/yr, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -55.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.27%. Almonty Industries (ALM) and Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carpenter Technology (CRS) has been the steadiest (Almonty Industries (ALM) 92.0%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.2%, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) 235.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALM, CRS and LBSR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Almonty Industries (ALM) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.