COBA vs ERO vs CRS Stock Comparison

Chilean Cobalt, Ero Copper and Carpenter Technology Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COBA Chilean Cobalt Corp.
$2.15 -6.5% 1M +465.8% 1Y
Market cap
$124.64M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
ERO Ero Copper Corp.
$31.11 -16.3% 1M +45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.24B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ero Copper leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ero Copper 6, Carpenter Technology 4, Chilean Cobalt 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOBAEROCRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $124.64M $3.24B $14.79B CRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -36.7x 10.3x 26.1x ERO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.5x 21.3x ERO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +94.9% +10.2% ERO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 30.0% 17.9% ERO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.0% 20.8% ERO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x 0.6x CRS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.27% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +465.8% +45.1% -7.7% COBA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +10.8%/yr +57.5%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 153.8% 62.9% 49.2% CRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 63/100 62/100 ERO

Percentile Scorecard

COBAEROCRS

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

AxisCOBAEROCRS
Valuation 33 #110 of 163 58 #69 of 163 50 #82 of 163
Growth 13 #129 of 148 82 #28 of 148 70 #45 of 148
Profitability 9 #112 of 123 77 #29 of 123 72 #35 of 123
Financial Health 98 #5 of 164 29 #116 of 164 41 #97 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 70 #33 of 108 75 #28 of 108
Overall 38 63 62
  • COBA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ERO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CRS 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

PeriodCOBAEROCRSSPY
1 month -6.5%-16.3%-23.7% +0.7%
3 months -17.0%+15.0%-40.6% +3.7%
6 months +5.4%+20.3%-30.3% +7.1%
Year to date -12.6%+10.0%-5.1% +12.8%
1 year +465.8%+45.1%-7.7% +11.9%
3 years —+129.8%+373.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+32.0%+68.0% +22.8%
5 years —+66.7%+867.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+10.8%+57.5% +10.9%
10 years ——+841.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+25.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOBAEROCRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 153.8%62.9%49.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 149.9%63.9%52.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.022.431.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.030.72-0.16 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.5%-59.8%-54.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-23.0%-51.8% -1.2%
52-week high $3.01$40.40$619.28 $779.14
52-week low $0.30$19.89$280.03 $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.

MultipleCOBAEROCRS
P/E now vs peer median -36.7xmedian 13.2x 10.3xmedian 13.2x 26.1xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x 4.6xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x 7.0xmedian 7.2x 17.2xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -96.3xmedian 15.2x -12.1xmedian 15.2x 43.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x 6.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.36median 0.30 0.20median 0.30 0.35median 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 monthsCOBAEROCRS
Revenue – $1.04B $3.19B
Gross profit – $449.15M $995.30M
Operating income -$1.54M $379.69M $745.00M
Net income -$3.35M $315.31M $569.80M
Free cash flow -$1.29M -$268.65M $340.80M
R&D $101.94K – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 $3.01 $11.40
Cash & equivalents $3.02M $101.74M $159.50M
Total debt – $2.38B $691.00M
Shares (diluted) 57.17M 104.13M 50.00M
Enterprise value $116.79M $2.88B $13.71B

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
MetricCOBAEROCRS
P/E -36.7x 10.3x 26.1x
P/FCF -96.3x -12.1x 43.4x
P/Operating cash flow -96.3x – 23.9x
P/S – 3.1x 4.6x
P/B 26.7x 2.7x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 26.7x 2.7x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA – 7.0x 17.2x
EV/EBIT -78.8x 9.7x 20.6x
EV/Revenue – 3.5x 4.8x
EV/FCF -93.9x -13.8x 45.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -93.9x – 24.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.36 0.20 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOBAEROCRS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 94.9% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 36.8% -5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 96.2% 23.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 42.6% 34.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.0% 120.6% 32.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 54.3% 56.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -217.7% 118.8% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.9% 57.4% 74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -141.7% 118.9% 38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.0% 51.3% 74.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -44.0% – 40.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% – 83.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -44.0% 32.3% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% -11.3% 232.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOBAEROCRS
Gross margin – 43.0% 31.2%
EBITDA margin – 50.6% 28.0%
Operating margin – 36.3% 23.4%
Pretax margin – 37.2% 22.1%
Net margin – 30.0% 17.9%
FCF margin – -25.7% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin – – 19.4%
Return on equity -93.1% 38.3% 25.8%
Return on assets -90.7% 21.0% 15.0%
Return on invested capital – 22.0% 20.8%
Return on capital employed -43.3% – 22.4%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.9% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOBAEROCRS
Debt / assets – 25.7% 18.5%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – -2.1x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 2.7% 43.7% 41.7%
Equity / assets 97.3% 56.3% 58.3%
Interest coverage – 8.2x –
Current ratio 24.8x – 3.9x
Quick ratio 23.4x – 1.9x
Cash ratio 23.4x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 8.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOBAEROCRS
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.3% 1.7%
Shareholder yield – -0.3% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusCOBAEROCRS
Forward P/E – 7.5xFY2026 21.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.16FY2026 $14.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +96.2%FY2026 +30.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +20.4% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.24BFY2026 $3.56BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +57.4%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.5% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOBAEROCRS
Held by institutions – 67.3% 93.3%
Institutions holding – 209 876
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.2% -0.9%
Institutions buying – 125 548
Institutions selling – 60 249
Buyers to sellers – 2.08 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.

COBAEROCRS
COBA 1.00 -0.02 -0.06
ERO -0.02 1.00 0.27
CRS -0.06 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COBA, ERO and CRS?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chilean Cobalt (COBA) $124.64M, Ero Copper (ERO) $3.24B, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, COBA, ERO and CRS?

Ero Copper (ERO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chilean Cobalt (COBA) -36.7x, Ero Copper (ERO) 10.3x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 26.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ero Copper (ERO) is cheapest (Ero Copper (ERO) 7.5x, 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?

Ero Copper (ERO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ero Copper (ERO) +94.9%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ero Copper (ERO) has the highest net margin (Ero Copper (ERO) 30.0%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%). On return on invested capital, Ero Copper (ERO) leads (Ero Copper (ERO) 22.0%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chilean Cobalt (COBA) returned the most: Chilean Cobalt (COBA) +465.8%, Ero Copper (ERO) +45.1%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -7.7%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Ero Copper (ERO) +10.8%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +57.5%/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%. Chilean Cobalt (COBA) and Ero Copper (ERO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carpenter Technology (CRS) has been the steadiest (Chilean Cobalt (COBA) 153.8%, Ero Copper (ERO) 62.9%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COBA, ERO and CRS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ero Copper (ERO) leads on 6. 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.