CRS vs LBSR vs RIO Stock Comparison

Carpenter Technology, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals and Rio Tinto Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RIO Rio Tinto Plc
$85.93 -9.0% 1M +19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$134.96B
P/E
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Revenue (TTM)
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Div. yield
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Iron Ore Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Rio Tinto leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Rio Tinto 4, Carpenter Technology 2, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRSLBSRRIOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.79B $1.61M $134.96B RIO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x -1.5x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x — 11.0x RIO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.9% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -0.9x — LBSR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.7% -75.0% +19.4% RIO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +55.5%/yr -48.7%/yr +6.3%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.0% 225.4% 30.7% RIO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 8/100 — CRS

Percentile Scorecard

CRSLBSRRIO

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

AxisCRSLBSRRIO
Valuation 52 #78 of 162 1 #160 of 162 –
Growth 70 #45 of 147 19 #120 of 147 –
Profitability 71 #36 of 122 – –
Financial Health 41 #97 of 164 4 #157 of 164 22 #128 of 164
Shareholder Returns 76 #27 of 107 7 #100 of 107 98 #3 of 107
Overall 62 8 –
  • CRS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LBSR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RIO 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

PeriodCRSLBSRRIOSPY
1 month -27.3%0.0%-9.0% +0.9%
3 months -47.2%0.0%-8.3% +5.9%
6 months -31.1%0.0%-10.9% +8.5%
Year to date -11.1%-60.0%+7.4% +13.3%
1 year -9.7%-75.0%+19.4% +12.4%
3 years +348.1%-50.0%+34.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +64.9%-20.6%+10.5% +23.5%
5 years +806.8%-96.4%+35.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +55.5%-48.7%+6.3% +11.0%
10 years +782.8%-98.1%+148.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +24.3%-32.7%+9.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCRSLBSRRIOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.0%225.4%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.4%495.0%32.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.641.741.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.330.63 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-98.8%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.8%-75.0%-23.3% -0.9%
52-week high $619.28$0.08$112.04 $779.14
52-week low $280.03$0.01$67.89 $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.

MultipleCRSLBSRRIO
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 13.4x -2.0xmedian 13.4x —median 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 7.3x -6.1xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.7xmedian 14.8x -2.8xmedian 14.8x —median 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.3x -4.4xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.31 -0.09median 0.31 —median 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 monthsCRSLBSRRIO
Revenue $3.19B – –
Gross profit $995.30M – –
Operating income $745.00M -$1.09M –
Net income $569.80M -$1.09M –
Free cash flow $340.80M -$844.33K –
R&D – $174.76K –
EPS (diluted) $11.40 $-0.01 –
Cash & equivalents $159.50M $42.27K $8.87B
Total debt $691.00M $1.98M $16.90B
Shares (diluted) 50.00M 111.24M 1.63B
Enterprise value $13.71B $792.08K $95.46B

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
MetricCRSLBSRRIO
P/E 24.5x -2.0x –
P/FCF 40.7x -2.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x -2.8x –
P/S 4.3x – –
P/B 6.4x -4.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 6.4x -4.4x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x -6.1x –
EV/EBIT 19.3x -2.5x –
EV/Revenue 4.5x – –
EV/FCF 42.3x -3.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.3x -3.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 -0.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRSLBSRRIO
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.3% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 34.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.7% 4.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 56.7% -18.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 37.7% -1,123% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 74.6% -28.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 38.8% -711.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 22.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.8% -19.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.5% -19.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% -19.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 232.2% -19.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRSLBSRRIO
Gross margin 31.2% – –
EBITDA margin 28.0% – –
Operating margin 23.4% – –
Pretax margin 22.1% – –
Net margin 17.9% – –
FCF margin 10.7% – –
Operating cash flow margin 19.4% – –
Return on equity 25.8% – –
Return on assets 15.0% -1,789% –
Return on invested capital 20.8% – –
Return on capital employed 22.4% – –
Asset turnover 0.8x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRSLBSRRIO
Debt / assets 18.5% 486.9% –
Debt / equity 0.3x -0.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -0.9x –
Debt / FCF 2.0x -0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 41.7% 691.1% –
Equity / assets 58.3% -591.1% –
Interest coverage – -1.4x –
Current ratio 3.9x 0.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 8.16 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRSLBSRRIO
Dividend yield 0.3% – 5.4%
Net buyback yield 1.8% -41.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% -41.2% 5.4%
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.

ConsensusCRSLBSRRIO
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2027 – 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.05FY2027 – $7.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.6%FY2027 – +17.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% – +9.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.56BFY2027 – $67.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2027 – +17.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.4% – -8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRSLBSRRIO
Held by institutions 93.3% – 7.9%
Institutions holding 875 – 968
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% – -1.1%
Institutions buying 547 – 504
Institutions selling 249 – 283
Buyers to sellers 2.20 – 1.78

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.

CRSLBSRRIO
CRS 1.00 0.01 0.34
LBSR 0.01 1.00 0.08
RIO 0.34 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRS, LBSR and RIO?

Rio Tinto (RIO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.79B, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) $1.61M, Rio Tinto (RIO) $134.96B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rio Tinto (RIO) returned the most: Carpenter Technology (CRS) -9.7%, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -75.0%, Rio Tinto (RIO) +19.4%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) +55.5%/yr, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -48.7%/yr, Rio Tinto (RIO) +6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RIO) has been the steadiest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.0%, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) 225.4%, Rio Tinto (RIO) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRS, LBSR and RIO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rio Tinto (RIO) leads on 4. 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.