CRS vs NEXA vs LCU Stock Comparison

Carpenter Technology, Nexa Resources and Lion Copper Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$11.82 -3.2% 1M +114.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.57B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
1.10%
Copper Basic Materials
7 wins
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.64 -9.0% 1M +71.9% 1Y
Market cap
$74.11M
P/E
277.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nexa Resources leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nexa Resources 7, Carpenter Technology 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRSNEXALCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.87B $1.57B $74.11M CRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.5x 6.7x 277.9x NEXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 4.1x — NEXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +24.3% — NEXA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.9% 6.8% — CRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -0.3x — NEXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.29% 1.10% — NEXA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.7% +114.9% +71.9% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +55.5%/yr +6.9%/yr +4.2%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.0% 74.1% 153.2% CRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 77/100 45/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

CRSNEXALCU

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

AxisCRSNEXALCU
Valuation 52 #78 of 162 100 #1 of 162 63 #60 of 162
Growth 70 #45 of 147 75 #37 of 147 81 #29 of 147
Profitability 71 #36 of 122 65 #44 of 122 15 #104 of 122
Financial Health 41 #97 of 164 75 #42 of 164 42 #96 of 164
Shareholder Returns 76 #27 of 107 70 #33 of 107 26 #80 of 107
Overall 62 77 45
  • CRS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXA 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

PeriodCRSNEXALCUSPY
1 month -27.3%-3.2%-9.0% +0.9%
3 months -47.2%-3.0%-9.6% +5.9%
6 months -31.1%-16.5%-25.3% +8.5%
Year to date -11.1%+33.6%+22.8% +13.3%
1 year -9.7%+114.9%+71.9% +12.4%
3 years +348.1%+113.7%+145.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +64.9%+28.8%+34.9% +23.5%
5 years +806.8%+39.9%+22.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +55.5%+6.9%+4.2% +11.0%
10 years +782.8%—+243.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +24.3%—+13.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCRSNEXALCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.0%74.1%153.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.4%75.8%186.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.642.37-0.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.201.550.47 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-59.3%-73.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.8%-29.3%-46.5% -0.9%
52-week high $619.28$16.72$8.68 $779.14
52-week low $280.03$5.25$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.

MultipleCRSNEXALCU
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 13.4x 6.7xmedian 13.4x 277.9xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 3.2x 0.5xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 7.3x 1.2xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.7xmedian 14.8x 1.3xmedian 14.8x 5.7xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.31 0.15median 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 monthsCRSNEXALCU
Revenue $3.19B $3.46B –
Gross profit $995.30M $983.10M –
Operating income $745.00M $767.60M -$14.76M
Net income $569.80M -$177.00M -$2.10M
Free cash flow $340.80M $1.24B $12.93M
R&D – $82.60M –
EPS (diluted) $11.40 $1.78 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $159.50M $379.74M –
Total debt $691.00M $122.12M $11.38M
Shares (diluted) 50.00M 132.44M 430.24M
Enterprise value $12.79B $44.69M $74.11M

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
MetricCRSNEXALCU
P/E 24.5x 6.7x 277.9x
P/FCF 40.7x 1.3x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x 1.8x 5.7x
P/S 4.3x 0.5x –
P/B 6.4x – 3.6x
P/Tangible book 6.4x – 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x 1.2x –
EV/EBIT 19.3x 1.7x -5.2x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 0.4x –
EV/FCF 42.3x 1.0x 5.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.3x 1.5x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 0.15 5.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRSNEXALCU
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 24.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 7.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.1% 85.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 34.8% 43.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.7% 139.6% -273.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 130.6% -60.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.7% -60.2% 59.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 74.6% 3.5% 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.8% 287.5% 290.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 43.5% 50.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.8% 2.4% 327.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.5% 64.5% 197.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% 119.5% 326.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 232.2% 90.5% 197.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRSNEXALCU
Gross margin 31.2% 28.4% –
EBITDA margin 28.0% 31.1% –
Operating margin 23.4% 22.2% –
Pretax margin 22.1% 30.5% –
Net margin 17.9% 6.8% –
FCF margin 10.7% 35.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.4% 25.0% –
Return on equity 25.8% – -66.5%
Return on assets 15.0% -3.3% -29.7%
Return on invested capital 20.8% – –
Return on capital employed 22.4% 14.4% -55.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -4.9x -6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRSNEXALCU
Debt / assets 18.5% 2.3% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF 2.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 41.7% 71.9% 53.0%
Equity / assets 58.3% – 47.0%
Interest coverage – 2.6x –
Current ratio 3.9x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.9x 75.7x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 51.6x –
Altman Z-score 8.16 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRSNEXALCU
Dividend yield 0.3% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.8% – -5.6%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 1.1% -5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -3.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 0.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -1.2% –
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.

ConsensusCRSNEXALCU
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2027 4.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $14.05FY2027 $2.86FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +30.6%FY2027 +186.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% +17.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.56BFY2027 $3.54BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2027 +18.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.4% -1.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRSNEXALCU
Held by institutions 93.3% 11.3% –
Institutions holding 875 109 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% -6.6% –
Institutions buying 547 85 –
Institutions selling 249 19 –
Buyers to sellers 2.20 4.47 –

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.

CRSNEXALCU
CRS 1.00 0.27 0.00
NEXA 0.27 1.00 -0.06
LCU 0.00 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRS, NEXA and LCU?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carpenter Technology (CRS) $13.87B, Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.57B, Lion Copper (LCU) $74.11M.

Which stock is cheaper, CRS, NEXA and LCU?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 24.5x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 6.7x, Lion Copper (LCU) 277.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexa Resources (NEXA) is cheapest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 19.9x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 4.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +24.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) has the highest net margin (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: Carpenter Technology (CRS) -9.7%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +114.9%, Lion Copper (LCU) +71.9%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) +55.5%/yr, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +6.9%/yr, Lion Copper (LCU) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) has the highest dividend yield: Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.29%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 1.10%. Lion Copper (LCU) 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%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.1%, Lion Copper (LCU) 153.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRS, NEXA 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, Nexa Resources (NEXA) leads on 7. 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.