CRS vs EOG vs FCX Stock Comparison

Carpenter Technology, Eog Resources and Freeport-Mcmoran Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EOG Eog Resources Inc
$161.09 +14.8% 1M +50.9% 1Y
Market cap
$84.80B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.03B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
8 wins
FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$65.94 -8.8% 1M +60.4% 1Y
Market cap
$95.38B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.44B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Eog Resources leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Eog Resources 8, Freeport-Mcmoran 2, Carpenter Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRSEOGFCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.97B $84.80B $95.38B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.5x 12.3x 27.7x EOG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 9.6x 21.1x EOG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +19.1% +1.7% EOG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.9% 25.4% — EOG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.8% 17.7% — CRS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.2x — EOG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.01% EOG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.5% +50.9% +60.4% FCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +55.8%/yr +11.4%/yr +11.6%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.0% 28.6% 48.0% EOG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 70/100 55/100 EOG

Percentile Scorecard

CRSEOGFCX

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

AxisCRSEOGFCX
Valuation 50 #81 of 162 49 #51 of 99 57 #70 of 162
Growth 70 #45 of 147 71 #29 of 97 52 #71 of 147
Profitability 71 #36 of 122 95 #6 of 96 74 #33 of 122
Financial Health 41 #97 of 164 86 #15 of 102 –
Shareholder Returns 76 #26 of 107 51 #38 of 76 37 #68 of 107
Overall 62 70 55
  • CRS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EOG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FCX 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

PeriodCRSEOGFCXSPY
1 month -27.3%+14.8%-8.8% -0.2%
3 months -48.5%+15.4%+7.0% +3.9%
6 months -32.7%+18.6%+13.3% +8.2%
Year to date -8.4%+53.4%+29.8% +12.9%
1 year -9.5%+50.9%+60.4% +12.3%
3 years +361.3%+27.9%+95.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +66.5%+8.5%+25.1% +23.3%
5 years +815.5%+71.7%+73.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +55.8%+11.4%+11.6% +10.9%
10 years +811.2%+75.6%+516.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +24.7%+5.8%+20.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRSEOGFCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.0%28.6%48.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.4%29.2%50.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.64-0.752.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.191.781.26 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-34.8%-51.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.4%-1.6%-17.5% -1.2%
52-week high $619.28$163.70$79.91 $779.14
52-week low $284.63$101.78$38.65 $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.

MultipleCRSEOGFCX
P/E now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 13.3x 12.3xmedian 13.0x 27.5xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 3.2x 3.1xmedian 2.1x 3.6xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 7.3x 6.4xmedian 5.9x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.9xmedian 14.7x 13.3xmedian 11.1x 57.7xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 1.5x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.31 -2.76median 2.27 1.63median 0.31

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 monthsCRSEOGFCX
Revenue $3.19B $27.03B $26.44B
Gross profit $995.30M – –
Operating income $745.00M $8.91B $7.30B
Net income $569.80M $6.88B $5.03B
Free cash flow $340.80M $6.35B –
R&D – $213.00M $198.00M
EPS (diluted) $11.40 $13.00 $2.39
Cash & equivalents $159.50M $4.91B –
Total debt $691.00M $7.93B –
Shares (diluted) 50.00M 529.00M 1.44B
Enterprise value $12.89B $69.12B $95.38B

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
MetricCRSEOGFCX
P/E 25.2x 12.3x 27.5x
P/FCF 41.9x 13.3x 57.7x
P/Operating cash flow 23.1x 6.3x 15.2x
P/S 4.5x 3.1x 3.6x
P/B 6.5x 2.7x –
P/Tangible book 6.5x 2.7x –
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 6.4x –
EV/EBIT 19.9x 9.8x –
EV/Revenue 4.6x 3.2x 3.6x
EV/FCF 43.5x 13.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.9x 6.6x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 -2.76 1.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRSEOGFCX
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 19.1% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 1.4% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 34.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.7% 22.2% 5.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 56.7% -7.0% 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.7% 20.0% 16.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 74.6% -7.6% 10.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.8% 23.8% 66.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 74.5% -4.5% 16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.8% 25.2% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.5% -1.0% 7.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% 44.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 232.2% -5.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRSEOGFCX
Gross margin 31.2% – –
EBITDA margin 28.0% 50.9% –
Operating margin 23.4% 32.9% –
Pretax margin 22.1% 32.5% –
Net margin 17.9% 25.4% –
FCF margin 10.7% 23.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.4% 49.4% 23.5%
Return on equity 25.8% 21.9% –
Return on assets 15.0% 12.7% –
Return on invested capital 20.8% 17.7% –
Return on capital employed 22.4% 18.3% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.9% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRSEOGFCX
Debt / assets 18.5% 14.5% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.2x –
Debt / FCF 2.0x 1.2x –
Liabilities / assets 41.7% 41.8% –
Equity / assets 58.3% 58.2% –
Interest coverage – 33.0x –
Current ratio 3.9x 1.9x –
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.6x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.9x –
Altman Z-score 8.31 4.19 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRSEOGFCX
Dividend yield 0.3% 2.5% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 3.4% –
Shareholder yield 2.0% 5.9% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.7% 17.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 34.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.4% 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -19.6% 0.2%

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.

ConsensusCRSEOGFCX
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2027 9.6xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.05FY2027 $16.76FY2026 $3.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.6%FY2027 +65.0%FY2026 +76.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% -7.0% +45.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.56BFY2027 $29.71BFY2026 $28.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2027 +31.3%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.4% -5.6% +36.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRSEOGFCX
Held by institutions 93.3% 95.8% 86.6%
Institutions holding 875 1,628 1,880
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% -0.6% +1.3%
Institutions buying 547 837 1,029
Institutions selling 249 578 601
Buyers to sellers 2.20 1.45 1.71

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.

CRSEOGFCX
CRS 1.00 -0.20 0.40
EOG -0.20 1.00 -0.19
FCX 0.40 -0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRS, EOG and FCX?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carpenter Technology (CRS) $13.97B, Eog Resources (EOG) $84.80B, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $95.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRS, EOG and FCX?

Eog Resources (EOG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 24.5x, Eog Resources (EOG) 12.3x, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 27.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eog Resources (EOG) is cheapest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.5x, Eog Resources (EOG) 9.6x, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 21.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eog Resources (EOG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%, Eog Resources (EOG) +19.1%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eog Resources (EOG) has the highest net margin (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%, Eog Resources (EOG) 25.4%). On return on invested capital, Carpenter Technology (CRS) leads (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.8%, Eog Resources (EOG) 17.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) returned the most: Carpenter Technology (CRS) -9.5%, Eog Resources (EOG) +50.9%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +60.4%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) +55.8%/yr, Eog Resources (EOG) +11.4%/yr, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Eog Resources (EOG) has the highest dividend yield: Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.00%, Eog Resources (EOG) 0.03%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 0.01%. Carpenter Technology (CRS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eog Resources (EOG) has been the steadiest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.0%, Eog Resources (EOG) 28.6%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRS, EOG and FCX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eog Resources (EOG) leads on 8. 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.