FCX vs CRS vs ALM Stock Comparison

Freeport-Mcmoran, Carpenter Technology and Almonty Industries Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$66.12 -6.6% 1M +56.7% 1Y
Market cap
$89.32B
P/E
25.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.44B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins
ALM Almonty Industries Inc.
$9.30 -29.5% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.79B
P/E
31.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.16M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Almonty Industries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Almonty Industries 5, Freeport-Mcmoran 3, Carpenter Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCXCRSALMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.32B $14.00B $1.79B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.9x 24.6x 31.4x CRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 21.3x 15.5x ALM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +10.2% +208.0% ALM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.9% 91.6% ALM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x -0.7x ALM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.7% -7.7% +31.2% FCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.9%/yr +57.5%/yr +40.7%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 49.2% 92.0% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 62/100 63/100 ALM

Percentile Scorecard

FCXCRSALM

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

AxisFCXCRSALM
Valuation 57 #70 of 163 50 #82 of 163 33 #109 of 163
Growth 52 #72 of 148 70 #45 of 148 93 #11 of 148
Profitability 75 #32 of 123 72 #35 of 123 80 #25 of 123
Financial Health – 41 #97 of 164 45 #90 of 164
Shareholder Returns 37 #68 of 108 75 #28 of 108 –
Overall 55 62 63
  • FCX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CRS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ALM 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

PeriodFCXCRSALMSPY
1 month -6.6%-23.7%-29.5% +0.7%
3 months +4.2%-40.6%-20.3% +3.7%
6 months +14.4%-30.3%-57.1% +7.1%
Year to date +30.2%-5.1%+5.6% +12.8%
1 year +56.7%-7.7%+31.2% +11.9%
3 years +94.2%+373.8%+956.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +24.8%+68.0%+119.6% +22.8%
5 years +75.3%+867.1%+450.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +11.9%+57.5%+40.7% +10.9%
10 years +504.9%+841.5%+2,168.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.7%+25.1%+36.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFCXCRSALMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%49.2%92.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.2%52.4%89.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.211.623.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.18-0.160.34 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-54.8%-62.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.3%-51.8%-60.3% -1.2%
52-week high $79.91$619.28$23.42 $779.14
52-week low $38.65$280.03$5.59 $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.

MultipleFCXCRSALM
P/E now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 13.2x 26.1xmedian 13.2x 34.0xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.1x 4.6xmedian 3.1x 39.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x 17.2xmedian 7.2x 5.4xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 57.7xmedian 15.2x 43.4xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 6.8xmedian 2.2x 6.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.63median 0.30 0.35median 0.30 —median 0.30

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 monthsFCXCRSALM
Revenue $26.44B $3.19B $62.16M
Gross profit – $995.30M $29.80M
Operating income $7.30B $745.00M $30.20M
Net income $5.03B $569.80M -$73.22B
Free cash flow – $340.80M –
R&D $198.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.39 $11.40 $0.27
Cash & equivalents – $159.50M $863.71M
Total debt – $691.00M $887.79M
Shares (diluted) 1.44B 50.00M 208.03M
Enterprise value $89.32B $12.92B $629.05M

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
MetricFCXCRSALM
P/E 27.6x 26.1x 34.0x
P/FCF 57.7x 43.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 23.9x –
P/S 3.6x 4.6x 39.3x
P/B – 6.8x 6.3x
P/Tangible book – 6.8x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA – 17.2x 5.4x
EV/EBIT – 20.6x 71.3x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 4.8x 34.6x
EV/FCF – 45.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 24.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.63 0.35 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCXCRSALM
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 10.2% 208.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -5.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 23.1% 7,264%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 34.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.1% 32.7% 9,134%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 56.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.8% 37.7% -161.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 74.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 66.3% 38.8% 162.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 74.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.1% 40.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 83.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 26.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 232.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCXCRSALM
Gross margin – 31.2% 47.9%
EBITDA margin – 28.0% 635.6%
Operating margin – 23.4% 48.6%
Pretax margin – 22.1% 234.8%
Net margin – 17.9% 91.6%
FCF margin – 10.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.5% 19.4% –
Return on equity – 25.8% –
Return on assets – 15.0% –
Return on invested capital – 20.8% –
Return on capital employed – 22.4% –
Asset turnover – 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.9% 7,418%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCXCRSALM
Debt / assets – 18.5% 47.7%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x -0.7x
Debt / FCF – 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets – 41.7% 67.6%
Equity / assets – 58.3% 32.4%
Interest coverage – – 4.8x
Current ratio – 3.9x 9.6x
Quick ratio – 1.9x 9.4x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 9.3x
Altman Z-score – 8.51 2.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCXCRSALM
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – 1.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.5% 2.0% –
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.

ConsensusFCXCRSALM
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 21.3xFY2027 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.13FY2026 $14.05FY2027 $0.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.8%FY2026 +30.6%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +45.4% +8.6% +115.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.47BFY2026 $3.56BFY2027 $228.30MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027 +864.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.0% -0.4% +190.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCXCRSALM
Held by institutions 86.6% 93.3% 59.4%
Institutions holding 1,881 876 181
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% -0.9% +27.9%
Institutions buying 1,029 548 140
Institutions selling 602 249 30
Buyers to sellers 1.71 2.20 4.67

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.

FCXCRSALM
FCX 1.00 0.39 0.54
CRS 0.39 1.00 0.33
ALM 0.54 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCX, CRS and ALM?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $89.32B, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.00B, Almonty Industries (ALM) $1.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCX, CRS and ALM?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 25.9x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 24.6x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 31.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Almonty Industries (ALM) is cheapest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 21.1x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 21.3x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 15.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Almonty Industries (ALM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +1.7%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +208.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Almonty Industries (ALM) has the highest net margin (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 91.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) returned the most: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +56.7%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -7.7%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +31.2%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +11.9%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +57.5%/yr, Almonty Industries (ALM) +40.7%/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%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.00%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 0.00%. Carpenter Technology (CRS) and Almonty Industries (ALM) 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%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.2%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 92.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Almonty Industries (ALM) 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.