FCX vs GSM vs CRS Stock Comparison

Freeport-Mcmoran, Ferroglobe and Carpenter Technology Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$62.94 -12.6% 1M +50.9% 1Y
Market cap
$90.38B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.87B
Div. yield
0.57%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
GSM Ferroglobe PLC
$3.84 -9.9% 1M -20.8% 1Y
Market cap
$717.54M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.37B
Div. yield
1.15%
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Carpenter Technology leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Carpenter Technology 6, Freeport-Mcmoran 4, Ferroglobe 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCXGSMCRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.38B $717.54M $14.40B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.7x -17.9x 25.4x CRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.1x — 20.7x FCX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% -8.5% +10.2% CRS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% -3.0% 17.9% CRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% -4.5% 20.8% CRS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -0.5x 0.6x GSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.57% 1.15% 0.28% GSM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.9% -20.8% -7.9% FCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr -11.0%/yr +55.9%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.4% 58.7% 49.5% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 50/100 61/100 CRS

Percentile Scorecard

FCXGSMCRS

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

AxisFCXGSMCRS
Valuation 57 #71 of 165 77 #38 of 165 49 #84 of 165
Growth 50 #76 of 150 19 #122 of 150 70 #46 of 150
Profitability 66 #42 of 122 38 #76 of 122 73 #34 of 122
Financial Health 26 #123 of 166 51 #82 of 166 41 #99 of 166
Shareholder Returns 39 #66 of 107 65 #38 of 107 75 #28 of 107
Overall 48 50 61
  • FCX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • GSM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CRS ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFCXGSMCRSSPY
1 month -12.6%-9.9%-25.2% -2.3%
3 months -1.1%+18.2%-46.5% -0.7%
6 months +13.3%-18.1%-32.0% +4.8%
Year to date +23.9%-17.2%-7.6% +10.3%
1 year +50.9%-20.8%-7.9% +10.3%
3 years +79.1%-18.3%+336.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +21.4%-6.5%+63.5% +20.1%
5 years +64.6%-44.3%+820.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +10.5%-11.0%+55.9% +10.1%
10 years +492.7%-56.6%+830.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year +19.5%-8.0%+25.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFCXGSMCRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.4%58.7%49.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.2%58.2%53.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.241.371.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.05-0.35-0.16 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-67.2%-54.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.2%-29.5%-53.0% -3.5%
52-week high $79.91$5.45$619.28 $779.14
52-week low $38.65$3.14$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.

MultipleFCXGSMCRS
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 12.5x -17.9xmedian 12.5x 25.4xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.9x 0.5xmedian 2.9x 4.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 7.3x 10.6xmedian 7.3x 16.7xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 51.3xmedian 14.6x 49.2xmedian 14.6x 42.3xmedian 14.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 2.1x 6.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.61median 0.28 0.57median 0.28 0.34median 0.28

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 monthsFCXGSMCRS
Revenue $25.87B $1.37B $3.19B
Gross profit $7.00B – $995.30M
Operating income $6.92B -$37.28M $745.00M
Net income $4.59B -$45.85M $569.80M
Free cash flow $1.76B $14.57M $340.80M
R&D $198.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.04 $-0.21 $11.40
Cash & equivalents $4.08B $93.08M $159.50M
Total debt $9.39B $60.01M $691.00M
Shares (diluted) 1.44B 188.36M 50.00M
Enterprise value $86.54B $233.78M $13.32B

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
MetricFCXGSMCRS
P/E 30.7x -17.9x 25.4x
P/FCF 51.3x 49.2x 42.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 15.0x 23.3x
P/S 3.5x 0.5x 4.5x
P/B 2.8x 1.0x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.4x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x 10.6x 16.7x
EV/EBIT 13.8x -18.4x 20.0x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 0.5x 4.7x
EV/FCF 54.3x 47.0x 43.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 14.3x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.61 0.57 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCXGSMCRS
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% -8.5% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% -10.4% -5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.8% – 23.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – 34.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% 33.3% 32.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -28.6% 56.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% 48.4% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% -31.4% 74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.1% 53.0% 38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% -31.2% 74.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.1% -38.8% 40.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -47.3% 83.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% -62.7% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% -62.9% 232.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCXGSMCRS
Gross margin 27.1% – 31.2%
EBITDA margin 35.1% 4.7% 28.0%
Operating margin 26.8% -2.7% 23.4%
Pretax margin 25.7% -1.6% 22.1%
Net margin 11.4% -3.0% 17.9%
FCF margin 6.8% 1.1% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% 3.5% 19.4%
Return on equity 14.4% -6.6% 25.8%
Return on assets 7.7% -3.0% 15.0%
Return on invested capital 11.6% -4.5% 20.8%
Return on capital employed 13.2% -2.6% 22.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -1.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCXGSMCRS
Debt / assets 15.7% 3.9% 18.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -0.5x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 5.3x 4.1x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 53.7% 41.7%
Equity / assets 53.9% 46.3% 58.3%
Interest coverage – -1.8x –
Current ratio 2.1x 5.9x 3.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 3.1x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.00 – 8.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCXGSMCRS
Dividend yield 0.6% 1.1% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -0.7% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 0.5% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusFCXGSMCRS
Forward P/E 20.1xFY2026 – 20.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.13FY2026 $-0.05FY2026 $14.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +76.8%FY2026 – +30.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +45.4% – +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.47BFY2026 $1.43BFY2026 $3.56BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +36.0% +32.0% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCXGSMCRS
Held by institutions 86.6% 55.9% 93.3%
Institutions holding 1,881 174 876
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +1.6% -0.9%
Institutions buying 1,029 94 548
Institutions selling 602 58 249
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.62 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.

FCXGSMCRS
FCX 1.00 0.41 0.39
GSM 0.41 1.00 0.20
CRS 0.39 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCX, GSM and CRS?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $90.38B, Ferroglobe (GSM) $717.54M, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCX, GSM and CRS?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 30.7x, Ferroglobe (GSM) -17.9x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 25.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is cheapest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 20.1x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +0.2%, Ferroglobe (GSM) -8.5%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) has the highest net margin (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%, Ferroglobe (GSM) -3.0%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%). On return on invested capital, Carpenter Technology (CRS) leads (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.6%, Ferroglobe (GSM) -4.5%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) returned the most: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +50.9%, Ferroglobe (GSM) -20.8%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -7.9%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +10.5%/yr, Ferroglobe (GSM) -11.0%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +55.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ferroglobe (GSM) has the highest dividend yield: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 0.57%, Ferroglobe (GSM) 1.15%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.28%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has been the steadiest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.4%, Ferroglobe (GSM) 58.7%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCX, GSM 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, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 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.