CRS vs IE vs LCU Stock Comparison

Carpenter Technology, Ivanhoe Electric and Lion Copper Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$8.82 -17.5% 1M -39.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.02M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.64 -9.0% 1M +71.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
263.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Carpenter Technology leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Carpenter Technology 8, Ivanhoe Electric 1, Lion Copper 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRSIELCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.92B $1.33B $1.89B CRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x -38.6x 263.5x CRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% -20.6% — CRS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.9% -1,138.7% — CRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.8% 0.0% — CRS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -13.0x — IE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.7% -39.3% +71.9% LCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +55.5%/yr — +4.2%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.0% 77.0% 153.2% CRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 45/100 45/100 CRS

Percentile Scorecard

CRSIELCU

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

AxisCRSIELCU
Valuation 52 #78 of 162 26 #121 of 162 63 #60 of 162
Growth 70 #45 of 147 63 #55 of 147 81 #29 of 147
Profitability 71 #36 of 122 36 #78 of 122 15 #104 of 122
Financial Health 41 #97 of 164 86 #24 of 164 42 #96 of 164
Shareholder Returns 76 #27 of 107 16 #90 of 107 26 #80 of 107
Overall 62 45 45
  • CRS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IE ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LCU 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

PeriodCRSIELCUSPY
1 month -27.3%-17.5%-9.0% +0.9%
3 months -47.2%+1.0%-9.6% +5.9%
6 months -31.1%-28.4%-25.3% +8.5%
Year to date -11.1%-44.8%+22.8% +13.3%
1 year -9.7%-39.3%+71.9% +12.4%
3 years +348.1%-16.9%+145.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +64.9%-6.0%+34.9% +23.5%
5 years +806.8%—+22.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +55.5%—+4.2% +11.0%
10 years +782.8%—+243.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +24.3%—+13.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCRSIELCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.0%77.0%153.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.4%81.0%186.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.643.34-0.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.510.47 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-71.1%-73.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.8%-55.7%-46.5% -0.9%
52-week high $619.28$19.92$8.68 $779.14
52-week low $280.03$7.68$2.43 $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.

MultipleCRSIELCU
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 13.4x -40.6xmedian 13.4x 277.9xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 3.2x 465.7xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 7.3x 69.8xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.7xmedian 14.8x -16.9xmedian 14.8x 5.7xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.3x 2.7xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.31 -0.82median 0.31 5.49median 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 monthsCRSIELCU
Revenue $3.19B $3.02M –
Gross profit $995.30M $1.78M –
Operating income $745.00M $14.34M -$14.76M
Net income $569.80M -$5.89M -$2.10M
Free cash flow $340.80M -$83.11M $12.93M
R&D – $78.04M –
EPS (diluted) $11.40 $-0.22 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $159.50M $256.88M –
Total debt $691.00M $214.09M $11.38M
Shares (diluted) 50.00M 158.35M 430.24M
Enterprise value $13.84B $539.14M $1.89B

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
MetricCRSIELCU
P/E 24.5x -40.6x 277.9x
P/FCF 40.7x -16.9x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x -13.3x 5.7x
P/S 4.3x 465.7x –
P/B 6.4x 2.7x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 2.7x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x 69.8x –
EV/EBIT 19.3x 82.7x -5.2x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 392.3x –
EV/FCF 42.3x -14.3x 5.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.3x -11.2x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 -0.82 5.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRSIELCU
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% -20.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.3% -4.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.1% -28.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 34.8% 56.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.7% 111.6% -273.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 27.7% -60.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.7% 93.6% 59.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 74.6% 67.4% 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.8% 64.3% 290.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 49.2% 50.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.8% 6.2% 327.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.5% 8.3% 197.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% 28.4% 326.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 232.2% 17.1% 197.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRSIELCU
Gross margin 31.2% 58.7% –
EBITDA margin 28.0% 562.4% –
Operating margin 23.4% 474.5% –
Pretax margin 22.1% 207.3% –
Net margin 17.9% -1,139% –
FCF margin 10.7% -2,749% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.4% -3,507% –
Return on equity 25.8% -1.1% -66.5%
Return on assets 15.0% -1.0% -29.7%
Return on invested capital 20.8% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 22.4% 2.7% -55.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 18.0x -6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 365.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRSIELCU
Debt / assets 18.5% 6.0% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -13.0x –
Debt / FCF 2.0x -0.4x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 41.7% 9.3% 53.0%
Equity / assets 58.3% 90.7% 47.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.9x 5.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.9x 5.2x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 4.8x –
Altman Z-score 8.16 14.62 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRSIELCU
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield 1.8% -18.4% -5.6%
Shareholder yield 2.1% -18.4% -5.6%
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.

ConsensusCRSIELCU
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2027 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $14.05FY2027 $-0.06FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +30.6%FY2027 – –
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.56BFY2027 $3.16MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2027 -2.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.4% -6.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRSIELCU
Held by institutions 93.3% 74.0% –
Institutions holding 875 203 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +2.3% –
Institutions buying 547 126 –
Institutions selling 249 56 –
Buyers to sellers 2.20 2.25 –

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.

CRSIELCU
CRS 1.00 0.30 0.00
IE 0.30 1.00 -0.03
LCU 0.00 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRS, IE and LCU?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.92B, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.33B, Lion Copper (LCU) $1.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRS, IE and LCU?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 26.2x, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -38.6x, Lion Copper (LCU) 263.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) has the highest net margin (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,138.7%). On return on invested capital, Carpenter Technology (CRS) leads (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.8%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lion Copper (LCU) returned the most: Carpenter Technology (CRS) -9.7%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -39.3%, Lion Copper (LCU) +71.9%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) +55.5%/yr, Lion Copper (LCU) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carpenter Technology (CRS) has been the steadiest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.0%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 77.0%, Lion Copper (LCU) 153.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRS, IE and LCU?

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