FCX vs CRS vs ERO Stock Comparison

Freeport-Mcmoran, Carpenter Technology and Ero Copper Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$65.22 -10.2% 1M +58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$93.79B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.87B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
ERO Ero Copper Corp.
$29.95 -17.9% 1M +45.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.23B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ero Copper leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ero Copper 6, Freeport-Mcmoran 4, Carpenter Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCXCRSEROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.79B $14.47B $3.23B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.8x 25.4x 10.3x ERO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 20.4x 7.1x ERO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% +10.2% +94.9% ERO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 17.9% 30.0% ERO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% 20.8% 22.0% ERO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.6x 0.9x FCX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.2% -5.2% +45.8% FCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.6%/yr +54.8%/yr +8.7%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 49.2% 62.6% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 62/100 62/100 ERO

Percentile Scorecard

FCXCRSERO

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

AxisFCXCRSERO
Valuation 57 #71 of 162 50 #82 of 162 58 #68 of 162
Growth 50 #74 of 147 71 #43 of 147 82 #27 of 147
Profitability 69 #39 of 122 74 #33 of 122 77 #29 of 122
Financial Health 29 #119 of 166 41 #98 of 166 30 #116 of 166
Shareholder Returns 39 #66 of 107 76 #27 of 107 64 #39 of 107
Overall 48 62 62
  • FCX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CRS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ERO 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

PeriodFCXCRSEROSPY
1 month -10.2%-28.0%-17.9% -1.0%
3 months +4.2%-52.9%+15.3% +2.9%
6 months +6.8%-33.4%+9.7% +6.4%
Year to date +28.4%-9.6%+5.9% +11.4%
1 year +58.2%-5.2%+45.8% +13.1%
3 years +89.5%+361.6%+112.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +23.8%+66.6%+28.6% +21.5%
5 years +73.1%+788.6%+51.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.6%+54.8%+8.7% +10.9%
10 years +549.6%+628.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +20.6%+22.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFCXCRSEROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%49.2%62.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.4%52.6%64.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.191.662.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.21-0.110.73 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-54.0%-59.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-54.0%-25.9% -2.5%
52-week high $79.91$619.28$40.40 $779.14
52-week low $38.65$284.63$19.89 $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.

MultipleFCXCRSERO
P/E now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 12.7x 24.9xmedian 12.7x 9.9xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.1x 4.4xmedian 3.1x 3.0xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 6.9x 16.4xmedian 6.9x 6.8xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.2xmedian 15.1x 41.4xmedian 15.1x -11.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 6.5xmedian 2.1x 2.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.70median 0.27 0.33median 0.27 0.19median 0.27

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 monthsFCXCRSERO
Revenue $25.87B $3.19B $1.04B
Gross profit $7.00B $995.30M $449.15M
Operating income $6.92B $745.00M $379.69M
Net income $4.59B $569.80M $315.31M
Free cash flow $1.76B $340.80M -$268.65M
R&D $198.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.04 $11.40 $3.01
Cash & equivalents $4.08B $159.50M $101.74M
Total debt $9.39B $691.00M $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 1.44B 50.00M 104.13M
Enterprise value $77.83B $13.39B $2.87B

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
MetricFCXCRSERO
P/E 31.8x 24.9x 9.9x
P/FCF 53.2x 41.4x -11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 22.8x –
P/S 3.6x 4.4x 3.0x
P/B 2.9x 6.5x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 6.5x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 16.4x 6.8x
EV/EBIT 14.3x 19.6x 9.4x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 4.6x 3.4x
EV/FCF 56.2x 42.9x -13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x 23.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.70 0.33 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCXCRSERO
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% 10.2% 94.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% -5.3% 36.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.8% 23.1% 96.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 34.8% 42.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% 32.7% 120.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 56.7% 54.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% 37.7% 118.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 74.6% 57.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.1% 38.8% 118.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 74.5% 51.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.1% 40.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 83.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% 26.6% 32.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% 232.2% -11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCXCRSERO
Gross margin 27.1% 31.2% 43.0%
EBITDA margin 35.1% 28.0% 50.6%
Operating margin 26.8% 23.4% 36.3%
Pretax margin 25.7% 22.1% 37.2%
Net margin 11.4% 17.9% 30.0%
FCF margin 6.8% 10.7% -25.7%
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% 19.4% –
Return on equity 14.4% 25.8% 38.3%
Return on assets 7.7% 15.0% 21.0%
Return on invested capital 11.6% 20.8% 22.0%
Return on capital employed 13.2% 22.4% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.9% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCXCRSERO
Debt / assets 15.7% 18.5% 25.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.6x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 5.3x 2.0x -2.1x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 41.7% 43.7%
Equity / assets 53.9% 58.3% 56.3%
Interest coverage – – 8.2x
Current ratio 2.1x 3.9x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.9x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 3.07 8.24 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCXCRSERO
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 1.8% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 2.1% -0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 49.1% – –
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.

ConsensusFCXCRSERO
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 20.4xFY2027 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.09FY2026 $13.96FY2027 $4.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.6%FY2026 +29.7%FY2027 +98.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.0% +9.2% +19.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.46BFY2026 $3.61BFY2027 $1.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +15.7%FY2027 +58.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +35.9% 0.0% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCXCRSERO
Held by institutions 86.6% 93.3% 67.3%
Institutions holding 1,880 875 208
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% -0.9% +1.2%
Institutions buying 1,029 547 125
Institutions selling 601 249 60
Buyers to sellers 1.71 2.20 2.08

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.

FCXCRSERO
FCX 1.00 0.40 0.79
CRS 0.40 1.00 0.28
ERO 0.79 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCX, CRS and ERO?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $93.79B, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.47B, Ero Copper (ERO) $3.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCX, CRS and ERO?

Ero Copper (ERO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 31.8x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 25.4x, Ero Copper (ERO) 10.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ero Copper (ERO) is cheapest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 21.1x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.4x, Ero Copper (ERO) 7.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ero Copper (ERO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +0.2%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%, Ero Copper (ERO) +94.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ero Copper (ERO) has the highest net margin (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%, Ero Copper (ERO) 30.0%). On return on invested capital, Ero Copper (ERO) leads (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.6%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.8%, Ero Copper (ERO) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) returned the most: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +58.2%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -5.2%, Ero Copper (ERO) +45.8%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +11.6%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +54.8%/yr, Ero Copper (ERO) +8.7%/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%, Ero Copper (ERO) 0.00%. Carpenter Technology (CRS) and Ero Copper (ERO) 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%, Ero Copper (ERO) 62.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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