FCX vs AEM vs CRS Stock Comparison

Freeport-Mcmoran, Agnico Eagle Mines and Carpenter Technology Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$66.61 -7.4% 1M +61.8% 1Y
Market cap
$93.29B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.44B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$183.26 -0.4% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$88.91B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.05B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Agnico Eagle Mines leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Agnico Eagle Mines 7, Freeport-Mcmoran 3, Carpenter Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCXAEMCRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.29B $88.91B $14.58B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.1x 14.4x 25.6x AEM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x 16.8x 19.9x AEM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +42.4% +10.2% AEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 41.0% 17.9% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.0% 20.8% AEM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x 0.6x AEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.8% +16.9% -9.7% FCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.1%/yr +28.2%/yr +55.5%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 48.1% 49.0% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 78/100 62/100 AEM

Percentile Scorecard

FCXAEMCRS

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

AxisFCXAEMCRS
Valuation 57 #70 of 162 65 #57 of 162 52 #78 of 162
Growth 52 #71 of 147 73 #41 of 147 70 #45 of 147
Profitability 74 #32 of 122 95 #7 of 122 71 #36 of 122
Financial Health – 77 #39 of 164 41 #97 of 164
Shareholder Returns 37 #68 of 107 78 #24 of 107 76 #27 of 107
Overall 55 78 62
  • FCX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CRS 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

PeriodFCXAEMCRSSPY
1 month -7.4%-0.4%-27.3% +0.9%
3 months +11.0%+27.1%-47.2% +5.9%
6 months +17.0%-0.2%-31.1% +8.5%
Year to date +31.1%+8.1%-11.1% +13.3%
1 year +61.8%+16.9%-9.7% +12.4%
3 years +97.8%+275.6%+348.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.6%+55.5%+64.9% +23.5%
5 years +76.6%+245.4%+806.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +12.1%+28.2%+55.5% +11.0%
10 years +509.4%+271.0%+782.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.8%+14.0%+24.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFCXAEMCRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%48.1%49.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.4%50.9%52.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.211.741.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.290.35-0.20 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-45.9%-54.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.6%-27.3%-54.8% -0.9%
52-week high $79.91$252.19$619.28 $779.14
52-week low $38.65$136.36$280.03 $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.

MultipleFCXAEMCRS
P/E now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 13.4x 14.9xmedian 13.4x 24.5xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.2x 6.1xmedian 3.2x 4.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 8.1xmedian 7.3x 16.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 57.7xmedian 14.8x 16.2xmedian 14.8x 40.7xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x 6.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.65median 0.31 0.52median 0.31 0.33median 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 monthsFCXAEMCRS
Revenue $26.44B $15.05B $3.19B
Gross profit – $9.92B $995.30M
Operating income $7.30B $9.17B $745.00M
Net income $5.03B $6.17B $569.80M
Free cash flow – $5.65B $340.80M
R&D $198.00M $501.74M –
EPS (diluted) $2.39 $12.26 $11.40
Cash & equivalents – $3.61B $159.50M
Total debt – $197.10M $691.00M
Shares (diluted) 1.44B 503.43M 50.00M
Enterprise value $93.29B $75.86B $13.50B

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
MetricFCXAEMCRS
P/E 27.8x 14.9x 24.5x
P/FCF 57.7x 16.2x 40.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x 12.5x 22.4x
P/S 3.6x 6.1x 4.3x
P/B – 3.1x 6.4x
P/Tangible book – 3.1x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA – 8.1x 16.1x
EV/EBIT – 9.6x 19.3x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 5.9x 4.5x
EV/FCF – 15.6x 42.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 12.0x 23.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.65 0.52 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCXAEMCRS
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 42.4% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 34.0% -5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 60.0% 23.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 42.5% 34.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.1% 25.4% 32.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 38.7% 56.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.8% 79.0% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 35.0% 74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 66.3% 78.1% 38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 28.9% 74.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.1% 26.0% 40.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 48.3% 83.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 28.9% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% 232.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCXAEMCRS
Gross margin – 65.9% 31.2%
EBITDA margin – 72.4% 28.0%
Operating margin – 60.9% 23.4%
Pretax margin – 60.9% 22.1%
Net margin – 41.0% 17.9%
FCF margin – 37.5% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 23.5% 48.9% 19.4%
Return on equity – 21.2% 25.8%
Return on assets – 16.0% 15.0%
Return on invested capital – 21.0% 20.8%
Return on capital employed – 25.3% 22.4%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.6% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCXAEMCRS
Debt / assets – 0.5% 18.5%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – 0.0x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets – 24.3% 41.7%
Equity / assets – 75.7% 58.3%
Interest coverage – 143.3x –
Current ratio – 2.7x 3.9x
Quick ratio – 1.6x 1.9x
Cash ratio – 1.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 7.38 8.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCXAEMCRS
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.0% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 1.1% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – –

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.

ConsensusFCXAEMCRS
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 16.8xFY2026 19.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.13FY2026 $10.92FY2026 $14.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +76.8%FY2026 +32.8%FY2026 +30.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +45.4% +3.2% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.47BFY2026 $14.44BFY2026 $3.56BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +36.0% +2.6% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCXAEMCRS
Held by institutions 86.6% 62.5% 93.3%
Institutions holding 1,880 1,053 875
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% -0.6% -0.9%
Institutions buying 1,029 467 547
Institutions selling 601 396 249
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.18 2.20

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.

FCXAEMCRS
FCX 1.00 0.68 0.39
AEM 0.68 1.00 0.28
CRS 0.39 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCX, AEM and CRS?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $93.29B, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $88.91B, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCX, AEM and CRS?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 27.1x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 14.4x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is cheapest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 21.3x, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.8x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 19.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +1.7%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +42.4%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 41.0%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%). On return on invested capital, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 21.0%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) returned the most: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +61.8%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +16.9%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -9.7%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +12.1%/yr, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +28.2%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +55.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 0.01%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 0.00%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.00%. Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) and Carpenter Technology (CRS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has been the steadiest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.0%, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.1%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCX, AEM and CRS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 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.