FCX vs CRS vs NEXA Stock Comparison

Freeport-Mcmoran, Carpenter Technology and Nexa Resources 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
3 wins
NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$11.48 -10.1% 1M +108.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.54B
P/E
6.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.00%
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nexa Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nexa Resources 6, Freeport-Mcmoran 3, Carpenter Technology 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCXCRSNEXALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.79B $14.47B $1.54B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.8x 25.4x 6.5x NEXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 20.4x 4.0x NEXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% +10.2% +24.3% NEXA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 17.9% 6.8% CRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% 20.8% — CRS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.6x -0.3x NEXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% FCX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.2% -5.2% +108.0% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.6%/yr +54.8%/yr +1.1%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 49.2% 74.1% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 62/100 78/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

FCXCRSNEXA

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

AxisFCXCRSNEXA
Valuation 57 #71 of 162 50 #82 of 162 100 #1 of 162
Growth 50 #74 of 147 71 #43 of 147 76 #36 of 147
Profitability 69 #39 of 122 74 #33 of 122 66 #42 of 122
Financial Health 29 #119 of 166 41 #98 of 166 75 #42 of 166
Shareholder Returns 39 #66 of 107 76 #27 of 107 71 #32 of 107
Overall 48 62 78
  • FCX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CRS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXA 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

PeriodFCXCRSNEXASPY
1 month -10.2%-28.0%-10.1% -1.0%
3 months +4.2%-52.9%-10.7% +2.9%
6 months +6.8%-33.4%-20.4% +6.4%
Year to date +28.4%-9.6%+29.7% +11.4%
1 year +58.2%-5.2%+108.0% +13.1%
3 years +89.5%+361.6%+108.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +23.8%+66.6%+27.8% +21.5%
5 years +73.1%+788.6%+5.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.6%+54.8%+1.1% +10.9%
10 years +549.6%+628.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +20.6%+22.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFCXCRSNEXASPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%49.2%74.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.4%52.6%75.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.191.662.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.21-0.111.46 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-54.0%-64.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-54.0%-31.3% -2.5%
52-week high $79.91$619.28$16.72 $779.14
52-week low $38.65$284.63$5.25 $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.

MultipleFCXCRSNEXA
P/E now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 12.7x 24.9xmedian 12.7x 6.5xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.1x 4.4xmedian 3.1x 0.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 6.9x 16.4xmedian 6.9x 1.2xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.2xmedian 15.1x 41.4xmedian 15.1x 1.2xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 6.5xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.70median 0.27 0.33median 0.27 0.15median 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 monthsFCXCRSNEXA
Revenue $25.87B $3.19B $3.46B
Gross profit $7.00B $995.30M $983.10M
Operating income $6.92B $745.00M $767.60M
Net income $4.59B $569.80M -$177.00M
Free cash flow $1.76B $340.80M $1.24B
R&D $198.00M – $82.60M
EPS (diluted) $2.04 $11.40 $1.78
Cash & equivalents $4.08B $159.50M $379.74M
Total debt $9.39B $691.00M $122.12M
Shares (diluted) 1.44B 50.00M 132.44M
Enterprise value $77.83B $13.39B -$286.96M

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
MetricFCXCRSNEXA
P/E 31.8x 24.9x 6.5x
P/FCF 53.2x 41.4x 1.2x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 22.8x 1.8x
P/S 3.6x 4.4x 0.4x
P/B 2.9x 6.5x –
P/Tangible book 2.9x 6.5x –
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 16.4x 1.2x
EV/EBIT 14.3x 19.6x 1.6x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 4.6x 0.4x
EV/FCF 56.2x 42.9x 1.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x 23.6x 1.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.70 0.33 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCXCRSNEXA
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% 10.2% 24.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% -5.3% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.8% 23.1% 85.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 34.8% 43.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% 32.7% 139.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 56.7% 130.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% 37.7% -60.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 74.6% 3.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.1% 38.8% 287.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 74.5% 43.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.1% 40.8% 2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 83.5% 64.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% 26.6% 119.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% 232.2% 90.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCXCRSNEXA
Gross margin 27.1% 31.2% 28.4%
EBITDA margin 35.1% 28.0% 31.1%
Operating margin 26.8% 23.4% 22.2%
Pretax margin 25.7% 22.1% 30.5%
Net margin 11.4% 17.9% 6.8%
FCF margin 6.8% 10.7% 35.9%
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% 19.4% 25.0%
Return on equity 14.4% 25.8% –
Return on assets 7.7% 15.0% -3.3%
Return on invested capital 11.6% 20.8% –
Return on capital employed 13.2% 22.4% 14.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.1x -4.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCXCRSNEXA
Debt / assets 15.7% 18.5% 2.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.6x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 5.3x 2.0x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 41.7% 71.9%
Equity / assets 53.9% 58.3% –
Interest coverage – – 2.6x
Current ratio 2.1x 3.9x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.9x 75.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 51.6x
Altman Z-score 3.07 8.24 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCXCRSNEXA
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.3% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 1.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 2.1% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.9% – -3.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 49.1% – 0.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.1% – -1.2%
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.

ConsensusFCXCRSNEXA
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 20.4xFY2027 4.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.09FY2026 $13.96FY2027 $2.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.6%FY2026 +29.7%FY2027 +186.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.0% +9.2% +17.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.46BFY2026 $3.61BFY2027 $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +15.7%FY2027 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +35.9% 0.0% -1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCXCRSNEXA
Held by institutions 86.6% 93.3% 11.3%
Institutions holding 1,880 875 109
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% -0.9% -6.6%
Institutions buying 1,029 547 85
Institutions selling 601 249 19
Buyers to sellers 1.71 2.20 4.47

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.

FCXCRSNEXA
FCX 1.00 0.40 0.61
CRS 0.40 1.00 0.26
NEXA 0.61 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCX, CRS and NEXA?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $93.79B, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.47B, Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCX, CRS and NEXA?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 31.8x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 25.4x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 6.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexa Resources (NEXA) is cheapest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 21.1x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.4x, 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?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +0.2%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +24.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) has the highest net margin (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, Carpenter Technology (CRS) leads (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.6%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +58.2%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -5.2%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +108.0%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +11.6%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +54.8%/yr, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has the highest dividend yield: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 0.01%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.00%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 0.00%. 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%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.2%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.