CRS vs HBM vs TGB Stock Comparison

Carpenter Technology, Hudbay Minerals and Trekor Metals Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HBM Hudbay Minerals Inc.
$23.60 -12.2% 1M +46.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.33B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.47B
Div. yield
0.13%
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins
TGB Trekor Metals Ltd
$8.09 -8.2% 1M +89.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.92B
P/E
181.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$916.35M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hudbay Minerals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hudbay Minerals 5, Carpenter Technology 4, Trekor Metals 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRSHBMTGBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.87B $9.33B $2.92B CRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.5x 13.6x 181.5x HBM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 15.9x 20.7x HBM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +12.1% +72.6% TGB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.9% 27.7% 1.6% HBM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.8% 12.6% 23.0% TGB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.1x 1.3x HBM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.29% 0.13% — CRS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.7% +46.0% +89.9% TGB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +55.5%/yr +27.7%/yr +30.9%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.0% 62.6% 71.3% CRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 70/100 65/100 HBM

Percentile Scorecard

CRSHBMTGB

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

AxisCRSHBMTGB
Valuation 52 #78 of 162 82 #30 of 162 69 #51 of 162
Growth 70 #45 of 147 89 #17 of 147 92 #13 of 147
Profitability 71 #36 of 122 87 #17 of 122 77 #29 of 122
Financial Health 41 #97 of 164 49 #85 of 164 23 #127 of 164
Shareholder Returns 76 #27 of 107 42 #63 of 107 64 #39 of 107
Overall 62 70 65
  • CRS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • HBM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TGB 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

PeriodCRSHBMTGBSPY
1 month -27.3%-12.2%-8.2% +0.9%
3 months -47.2%+7.4%+20.7% +5.9%
6 months -31.1%+5.1%+16.1% +8.5%
Year to date -11.1%+18.9%+42.9% +13.3%
1 year -9.7%+46.0%+89.9% +12.4%
3 years +348.1%+438.8%+635.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +64.9%+75.4%+94.6% +23.5%
5 years +806.8%+239.1%+283.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +55.5%+27.7%+30.9% +11.0%
10 years +782.8%+475.6%+1,697.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +24.3%+19.1%+33.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCRSHBMTGBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.0%62.6%71.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.4%67.5%70.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.642.762.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.200.741.26 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-63.3%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.8%-25.9%-16.4% -0.9%
52-week high $619.28$31.87$9.68 $779.14
52-week low $280.03$14.58$4.19 $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.

MultipleCRSHBMTGB
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 13.4x 13.6xmedian 13.4x 181.5xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 3.2x 3.8xmedian 3.2x 3.2xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 7.3x 6.2xmedian 7.3x 7.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.7xmedian 14.8x 10.6xmedian 14.8x 5.8xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 3.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.31 0.04median 0.31 3.76median 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 monthsCRSHBMTGB
Revenue $3.19B $2.47B $916.35M
Gross profit $995.30M $972.40M $387.04M
Operating income $745.00M $1.10B $372.24M
Net income $569.80M $680.00M $15.68M
Free cash flow $340.80M $880.20M $502.57M
R&D – $58.40M –
EPS (diluted) $11.40 $1.72 $0.04
Cash & equivalents $159.50M $890.90M $185.76M
Total debt $691.00M $3.67B $3.05B
Shares (diluted) 50.00M 396.65M 323.50M
Enterprise value $12.79B $6.65B $2.33B

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
MetricCRSHBMTGB
P/E 24.5x 13.6x 181.5x
P/FCF 40.7x 10.6x 5.8x
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x 10.6x 7.0x
P/S 4.3x 3.8x 3.2x
P/B 6.4x 1.9x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 1.9x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x 6.2x 7.1x
EV/EBIT 19.3x 8.6x 9.5x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 3.9x 3.9x
EV/FCF 42.3x 10.8x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.3x 10.8x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 0.04 3.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRSHBMTGB
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 12.1% 72.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 24.6% 32.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.1% 32.8% 154.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 34.8% 71.9% 49.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.7% 89.3% 167.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 126.5% 53.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.7% 139.9% 155.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 74.6% 410.6% -5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.8% 122.6% 159.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 346.8% 48.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.8% 1.5% 88.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.5% – 78.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% 2,912% 73.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 232.2% 115.3% 63.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRSHBMTGB
Gross margin 31.2% 39.4% 42.2%
EBITDA margin 28.0% 61.9% 54.2%
Operating margin 23.4% 44.7% 40.6%
Pretax margin 22.1% 47.3% 43.3%
Net margin 17.9% 27.7% 1.6%
FCF margin 10.7% 35.7% 54.8%
Operating cash flow margin 19.4% 35.6% 45.3%
Return on equity 25.8% 16.3% 5.6%
Return on assets 15.0% 43.1% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 20.8% 12.6% 23.0%
Return on capital employed 22.4% – 15.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 26.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 3.3% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRSHBMTGB
Debt / assets 18.5% 78.4% 30.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.1x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 1.3x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 41.7% -231.7% 68.0%
Equity / assets 58.3% 331.7% 32.0%
Interest coverage – 14.9x 8.3x
Current ratio 3.9x – –
Quick ratio 1.9x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 8.16 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRSHBMTGB
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.8% -0.3% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 2.1% -0.2% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 1.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -260.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -59.0% –

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.

ConsensusCRSHBMTGB
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2027 15.9xFY2026 20.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.05FY2027 $1.48FY2026 $0.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.6%FY2027 +120.9%FY2026 +680.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% +27.7% +112.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.56BFY2027 $3.05BFY2026 $936.91MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2027 +37.8%FY2026 +91.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.4% +18.9% +27.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRSHBMTGB
Held by institutions 93.3% 83.1% 54.7%
Institutions holding 875 319 178
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +10.9% -9.1%
Institutions buying 547 200 176
Institutions selling 249 82 2
Buyers to sellers 2.20 2.44 88.00

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.

CRSHBMTGB
CRS 1.00 0.40 0.36
HBM 0.40 1.00 0.85
TGB 0.36 0.85 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRS, HBM and TGB?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carpenter Technology (CRS) $13.87B, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) $9.33B, Trekor Metals (TGB) $2.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRS, HBM and TGB?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 24.5x, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 13.6x, Trekor Metals (TGB) 181.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) is cheapest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 19.9x, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 15.9x, Trekor Metals (TGB) 20.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Trekor Metals (TGB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +12.1%, Trekor Metals (TGB) +72.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) has the highest net margin (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 27.7%, Trekor Metals (TGB) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Trekor Metals (TGB) leads (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.8%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 12.6%, Trekor Metals (TGB) 23.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Trekor Metals (TGB) returned the most: Carpenter Technology (CRS) -9.7%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +46.0%, Trekor Metals (TGB) +89.9%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) +55.5%/yr, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +27.7%/yr, Trekor Metals (TGB) +30.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) has the highest dividend yield: Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.29%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 0.13%. Trekor Metals (TGB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carpenter Technology (CRS) has been the steadiest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.0%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 62.6%, Trekor Metals (TGB) 71.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRS, HBM and TGB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 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.