CRS vs IPX vs ALM Stock Comparison

Carpenter Technology, Iperionx and Almonty Industries Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IPX IPERIONX Ltd
$13.06 -33.4% 1M -73.7% 1Y
Market cap
$486.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
ALM Almonty Industries Inc.
$9.20 -32.9% 1M +32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.99B
P/E
34.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.16M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCRSIPXALMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.37B $486.82M $1.99B CRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.2x -6.6x 34.9x CRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x — 15.3x ALM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% — +208.0% ALM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.9% — 91.6% ALM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — -0.7x ALM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.9% -73.7% +32.4% ALM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +57.0%/yr — +42.6%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.1% 83.9% 92.8% CRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 — 62/100 ALM

Percentile Scorecard

CRSIPXALM

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

AxisCRSIPXALM
Valuation 50 #82 of 162 6 #152 of 162 32 #110 of 162
Growth 71 #44 of 147 – 93 #12 of 147
Profitability 72 #35 of 122 – 79 #26 of 122
Financial Health 41 #98 of 165 56 #74 of 165 45 #91 of 165
Shareholder Returns 76 #27 of 107 – –
Overall 62 – 62
  • CRS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IPX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ALM 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

PeriodCRSIPXALMSPY
1 month -27.1%-33.4%-32.9% -0.8%
3 months -50.2%-43.1%-31.1% +3.5%
6 months -32.5%-60.0%-57.2% +7.0%
Year to date -8.1%-63.9%+4.4% +12.2%
1 year -7.9%-73.7%+32.4% +13.0%
3 years +362.9%+64.9%+922.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +66.7%+18.2%+117.1% +23.1%
5 years +851.3%—+489.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +57.0%—+42.6% +11.0%
10 years +652.4%—+2,090.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +22.4%—+36.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRSIPXALMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.1%83.9%92.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.6%91.0%89.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.653.573.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.16-0.880.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-79.3%-62.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.3%-78.3%-60.7% -1.8%
52-week high $619.28$60.11$23.42 $779.14
52-week low $284.63$12.44$5.59 $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.

MultipleCRSIPXALM
P/E now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 12.8x -6.6xmedian 12.8x 33.6xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 3.1x -278.1xmedian 3.1x 38.9xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x 5.4xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.0xmedian 15.2x -6.9xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.1x 5.0xmedian 2.1x 6.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.29 —median 0.29 —median 0.29

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 monthsCRSIPXALM
Revenue $3.19B – $62.16M
Gross profit $995.30M – $29.80M
Operating income $745.00M – $30.20M
Net income $569.80M – -$73.22B
Free cash flow $340.80M – –
EPS (diluted) $11.40 – $0.27
Cash & equivalents $159.50M $35.24M $863.71M
Total debt $691.00M $37.59M $887.79M
Shares (diluted) 50.00M 33.57M 208.03M
Enterprise value $13.29B $253.81M $831.88M

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
MetricCRSIPXALM
P/E 25.3x -6.6x 33.6x
P/FCF 42.0x -6.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 23.2x – –
P/S 4.5x -278.1x 38.9x
P/B 6.6x 5.0x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 5.8x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x – 5.4x
EV/EBIT 19.9x – 70.4x
EV/Revenue 4.7x – 34.2x
EV/FCF 43.6x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.0x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 – –

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRSIPXALM
Debt / assets 18.5% 30.7% 47.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – -0.7x
Debt / FCF 2.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 41.7% 16.5% 67.6%
Equity / assets 58.3% 83.5% 32.4%
Interest coverage – – 4.8x
Current ratio 3.9x 3.2x 9.6x
Quick ratio 1.9x 2.8x 9.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.6x 9.3x
Altman Z-score 8.33 – 2.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRSIPXALM
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield 1.7% – –
Shareholder yield 2.0% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusCRSIPXALM
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2027 – 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.05FY2027 $-0.17FY2027 $0.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.6%FY2027 – –
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% – +115.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.56BFY2027 $22.33MFY2027 $228.30MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2027 – +864.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.4% +331.3% +190.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRSIPXALM
Held by institutions 93.3% 13.9% 59.4%
Institutions holding 875 59 181
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +9.4% +27.9%
Institutions buying 547 46 140
Institutions selling 249 7 30
Buyers to sellers 2.20 6.57 4.67

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.

CRSIPXALM
CRS 1.00 0.34 0.33
IPX 0.34 1.00 0.53
ALM 0.33 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRS, IPX and ALM?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.37B, Iperionx (IPX) $486.82M, Almonty Industries (ALM) $1.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRS, IPX and ALM?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 25.2x, Iperionx (IPX) -6.6x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 34.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Almonty Industries (ALM) is cheapest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.6x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 15.3x). 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: Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +208.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Almonty Industries (ALM) returned the most: Carpenter Technology (CRS) -7.9%, Iperionx (IPX) -73.7%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +32.4%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) +57.0%/yr, Almonty Industries (ALM) +42.6%/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) 49.1%, Iperionx (IPX) 83.9%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 92.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.