CRS vs NEXA vs NEXM Stock Comparison

Carpenter Technology, Nexa Resources and NexMetals Mining Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$11.44 -6.5% 1M +96.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.52B
P/E
5.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.43B
Div. yield
1.14%
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins
NEXM NexMetals Mining Corp.
$1.33 -28.5% 1M -65.5% 1Y
Market cap
$47.41M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$314.41K
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nexa Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nexa Resources 6, Carpenter Technology 4, NexMetals Mining 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRSNEXANEXMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.40B $1.52B $47.41M CRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.4x 5.0x -1.3x NEXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.7x 4.0x — NEXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +30.1% +280.5% NEXM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.9% 5.6% -11,801.7% CRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.1x — NEXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.28% 1.14% — NEXA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.9% +96.9% -65.5% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +55.9%/yr +6.8%/yr -47.2%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.5% 74.5% 69.6% CRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 73/100 39/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

CRSNEXANEXM

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

AxisCRSNEXANEXM
Valuation 49 #84 of 165 100 #1 of 165 10 #149 of 165
Growth 70 #46 of 150 82 #28 of 150 60 #61 of 150
Profitability 73 #34 of 122 65 #44 of 122 3 #118 of 122
Financial Health 41 #99 of 166 50 #83 of 166 83 #29 of 166
Shareholder Returns 75 #28 of 107 67 #36 of 107 –
Overall 61 73 39
  • CRS ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXA ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCRSNEXANEXMSPY
1 month -25.2%-6.5%-28.5% -2.3%
3 months -46.5%-11.2%-39.8% -0.7%
6 months -32.0%-26.2%-46.4% +4.8%
Year to date -7.6%+29.3%-66.0% +10.3%
1 year -7.9%+96.9%-65.5% +10.3%
3 years +336.3%+95.9%-93.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +63.5%+25.1%-60.7% +20.1%
5 years +820.8%+38.7%-95.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year +55.9%+6.8%-47.2% +10.1%
10 years +830.6%—-98.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year +25.0%—-35.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRSNEXANEXMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.5%74.5%69.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.1%76.9%71.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.642.391.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.161.30-0.94 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-59.3%-97.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.0%-31.6%-70.7% -3.5%
52-week high $619.28$16.72$4.54 $779.14
52-week low $280.03$5.25$1.31 $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.

MultipleCRSNEXANEXM
P/E now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 12.5x 5.0xmedian 12.5x -1.3xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.9x 0.3xmedian 2.9x 150.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 7.3x 1.2xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.3xmedian 14.6x 1.6xmedian 14.6x -0.8xmedian 14.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x 1.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.28 0.11median 0.28 -0.06median 0.28

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 monthsCRSNEXANEXM
Revenue $3.19B $5.43B $314.41K
Gross profit $995.30M $1.60B –
Operating income $745.00M $992.90M –
Net income $569.80M -$204.70M -$37.11M
Free cash flow $340.80M $977.40M -$60.22M
R&D – $116.30M $26.75M
EPS (diluted) $11.40 $2.29 $-1.04
Cash & equivalents $159.50M – $11.93M
Total debt $691.00M $130.36M $859.17K
Shares (diluted) 50.00M 132.44M 35.65M
Enterprise value $13.32B $469.52M -$22.54M

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
MetricCRSNEXANEXM
P/E 25.4x 5.0x -1.3x
P/FCF 42.3x 1.6x -0.8x
P/Operating cash flow 23.3x 2.6x -1.4x
P/S 4.5x 0.3x 150.8x
P/B 6.6x – 1.1x
P/Tangible book 6.6x – 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x 1.2x –
EV/EBIT 20.0x 1.6x –
EV/Revenue 4.7x 0.3x 115.6x
EV/FCF 43.8x 1.7x -0.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.1x 2.8x -1.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 0.11 -0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRSNEXANEXM
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 30.1% 280.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 25.9% 48.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.1% 96.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 34.8% 72.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.7% 88.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 118.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 37.7% 12.2% 3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 74.6% 0.6% 8.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.8% 900.8% 41.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 45.6% 22.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.8% -3.0% -11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.5% 27.2% -5.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% 176.5% -90.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 232.2% 98.0% -35.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRSNEXANEXM
Gross margin 31.2% 29.5% –
EBITDA margin 28.0% 24.1% –
Operating margin 23.4% 18.3% –
Pretax margin 22.1% 32.0% –
Net margin 17.9% 5.6% -11,802%
FCF margin 10.7% 18.0% -19,155%
Operating cash flow margin 19.4% 10.6% -10,819%
Return on equity 25.8% – –
Return on assets 15.0% -3.7% –
Return on invested capital 20.8% – –
Return on capital employed 22.4% 18.2% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -2.8x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 669.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRSNEXANEXM
Debt / assets 18.5% 2.4% 1.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 2.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 41.7% 73.8% 12.7%
Equity / assets 58.3% – 87.3%
Interest coverage – 2.6x –
Current ratio 3.9x – 5.2x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.4x 4.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.4x 4.7x
Altman Z-score 8.36 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRSNEXANEXM
Dividend yield 0.3% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.7% – –
Shareholder yield 2.0% 1.1% –
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.

ConsensusCRSNEXANEXM
Forward P/E 20.7xFY2027 4.0xFY2026 –
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
HoldersCRSNEXANEXM
Held by institutions 93.3% 11.3% 17.5%
Institutions holding 877 109 15
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% -6.6% -7.1%
Institutions buying 548 85 7
Institutions selling 250 19 4
Buyers to sellers 2.19 4.47 1.75

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.

CRSNEXANEXM
CRS 1.00 0.27 0.18
NEXA 0.27 1.00 0.34
NEXM 0.18 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRS, NEXA and NEXM?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.40B, Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.52B, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) $47.41M.

Which stock is cheaper, CRS, NEXA and NEXM?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 25.4x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 5.0x, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -1.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexa Resources (NEXA) is cheapest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.7x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 4.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

NexMetals Mining (NEXM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +30.1%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) +280.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) has the highest net margin (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 5.6%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -11,801.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: Carpenter Technology (CRS) -7.9%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +96.9%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -65.5%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) +55.9%/yr, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +6.8%/yr, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -47.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) has the highest dividend yield: Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.28%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 1.14%. NexMetals Mining (NEXM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carpenter Technology (CRS) has been the steadiest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.5%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.5%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 69.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRS, NEXA and NEXM?

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 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.