CRS vs SCCO vs WLK Stock Comparison

Carpenter Technology, Southern Copper and Westlake Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$194.40 -4.7% 1M +50.2% 1Y
Market cap
$160.36B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins
WLK Westlake Corp
$66.18 -2.3% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.40B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.29B
Div. yield
0.03%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 5, Carpenter Technology 4, Westlake 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRSSCCOWLKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.97B $160.36B $8.40B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.5x 28.3x -6.8x CRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 25.9x 38.9x CRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +32.8% -4.0% SCCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.9% 35.9% -10.9% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.8% — -8.0% CRS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.1x -42.9x WLK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.03% WLK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.5% +50.2% -17.0% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +55.8%/yr +27.7%/yr -7.5%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.0% 52.1% 43.4% WLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 62/100 42/100 SCCO

Percentile Scorecard

CRSSCCOWLK

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

AxisCRSSCCOWLK
Valuation 50 #81 of 162 44 #92 of 162 46 #51 of 94
Growth 70 #45 of 147 68 #48 of 147 1 #90 of 91
Profitability 71 #36 of 122 98 #4 of 122 24 #66 of 86
Financial Health 41 #97 of 164 46 #89 of 164 54 #44 of 95
Shareholder Returns 76 #26 of 107 56 #48 of 107 84 #12 of 70
Overall 62 62 42
  • CRS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • WLK ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRSSCCOWLKSPY
1 month -27.3%-4.7%-2.3% -0.2%
3 months -48.5%+8.6%-8.3% +3.9%
6 months -32.7%+15.2%-40.0% +8.2%
Year to date -8.4%+38.0%-10.5% +12.9%
1 year -9.5%+50.2%-17.0% +12.3%
3 years +361.3%+193.3%-42.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +66.5%+43.2%-16.7% +23.3%
5 years +815.5%+239.5%-32.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +55.8%+27.7%-7.5% +10.9%
10 years +811.2%+645.0%+29.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +24.7%+22.2%+2.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRSSCCOWLKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.0%52.1%43.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.4%52.7%38.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.642.380.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.190.96-0.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-45.2%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.4%-11.5%-46.4% -1.2%
52-week high $619.28$219.70$123.39 $779.14
52-week low $284.63$117.83$56.38 $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.

MultipleCRSSCCOWLK
P/E now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 13.3x 28.5xmedian 13.3x -6.9xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 3.2x 10.3xmedian 3.2x 0.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 7.3x 16.5xmedian 7.3x -155.6xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.9xmedian 14.7x 31.8xmedian 14.7x -31.9xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.2x 12.8xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.31 1.15median 0.31 0.16median 1.66

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 monthsCRSSCCOWLK
Revenue $3.19B $15.79B $11.29B
Gross profit $995.30M $10.07B $1.09B
Operating income $745.00M $8.98B -$1.25B
Net income $569.80M $5.68B -$1.21B
Free cash flow $340.80M $5.10B -$265.00M
R&D – $53.10M –
EPS (diluted) $11.40 $6.83 $-9.61
Cash & equivalents $159.50M $5.67B $1.64B
Total debt $691.00M $28.24B $5.07B
Shares (diluted) 50.00M 829.10M 128.50M
Enterprise value $12.89B $139.14B -$976.46M

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
MetricCRSSCCOWLK
P/E 25.2x 28.5x -6.9x
P/FCF 41.9x 31.8x -31.9x
P/Operating cash flow 23.1x 24.1x 13.4x
P/S 4.5x 10.3x 0.7x
P/B 6.5x 12.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 12.8x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 16.5x -155.6x
EV/EBIT 19.9x 18.1x -9.4x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 10.3x 1.0x
EV/FCF 43.5x 31.9x -44.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.9x 24.2x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 1.15 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRSSCCOWLK
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 32.8% -4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 16.2% -6.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.1% 45.5% -17.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 34.8% 23.2% -26.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.7% 52.8% -1,286%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 26.7% -39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.7% 56.8% -3,089%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 74.6% 26.7% -42.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.8% 52.8% -1,740%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 24.7% -43.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.8% 49.8% -34.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.5% 22.6% -39.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% 47.3% -390.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 232.2% 24.5% -29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRSSCCOWLK
Gross margin 31.2% 63.8% 9.6%
EBITDA margin 28.0% 62.5% -0.7%
Operating margin 23.4% 56.9% -11.0%
Pretax margin 22.1% 55.8% -11.4%
Net margin 17.9% 35.9% -10.9%
FCF margin 10.7% 32.3% -2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 19.4% 42.7% 5.6%
Return on equity 25.8% 46.2% -13.0%
Return on assets 15.0% 24.7% -6.1%
Return on invested capital 20.8% – -8.0%
Return on capital employed 22.4% 43.0% -7.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.2x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRSSCCOWLK
Debt / assets 18.5% 33.1% 26.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.1x -42.9x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 1.6x -19.1x
Liabilities / assets 41.7% 47.3% 52.6%
Equity / assets 58.3% 52.7% 47.4%
Interest coverage – – -6.1x
Current ratio 3.9x 5.1x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.9x 4.4x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 3.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 8.31 11.10 1.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRSSCCOWLK
Dividend yield 0.3% 1.5% 3.2%
Net buyback yield 1.7% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 1.5% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 53.2% -22.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.2% -103.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 41.8% 1.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% 14.1%

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.

ConsensusCRSSCCOWLK
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2027 25.9xFY2026 38.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.05FY2027 $7.51FY2026 $1.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.6%FY2027 +47.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% +7.1% +25.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.56BFY2027 $16.86BFY2026 $12.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2027 +25.6%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.4% +3.9% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRSSCCOWLK
Held by institutions 93.3% 9.2% 31.0%
Institutions holding 875 856 362
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +0.7% -9.9%
Institutions buying 547 599 199
Institutions selling 249 219 118
Buyers to sellers 2.20 2.74 1.69

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.

CRSSCCOWLK
CRS 1.00 0.43 -0.02
SCCO 0.43 1.00 0.16
WLK -0.02 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRS, SCCO and WLK?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carpenter Technology (CRS) $13.97B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $160.36B, Westlake (WLK) $8.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRS, SCCO and WLK?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 24.5x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.3x, Westlake (WLK) -6.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carpenter Technology (CRS) is cheapest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.5x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.9x, Westlake (WLK) 38.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Southern Copper (SCCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, Westlake (WLK) -4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, Westlake (WLK) -10.9%). On return on invested capital, Carpenter Technology (CRS) leads (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.8%, Westlake (WLK) -8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Carpenter Technology (CRS) -9.5%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +50.2%, Westlake (WLK) -17.0%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) +55.8%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +27.7%/yr, Westlake (WLK) -7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Westlake (WLK) has the highest dividend yield: Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%, Westlake (WLK) 0.03%. Carpenter Technology (CRS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Westlake (WLK) has been the steadiest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.0%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.1%, Westlake (WLK) 43.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRS, SCCO and WLK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Southern Copper (SCCO) leads on 5. 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.