HBM vs NEXA vs CRS Stock Comparison

Hudbay Minerals, Nexa Resources and Carpenter Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HBM Hudbay Minerals Inc.
$22.16 -16.8% 1M +40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.24B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.47B
Div. yield
0.00%
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$11.65 -6.4% 1M +105.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.58B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.00%
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nexa Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nexa Resources 6, Carpenter Technology 4, Hudbay Minerals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHBMNEXACRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.24B $1.58B $14.37B CRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x 6.7x 25.2x NEXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 4.1x 20.6x NEXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.1% +24.3% +10.2% NEXA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.7% 6.8% 17.9% HBM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.6% — 20.8% CRS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.3x 0.6x NEXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.0% +105.5% -7.9% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.0%/yr +4.7%/yr +57.0%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.6% 74.2% 49.1% CRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 77/100 62/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

HBMNEXACRS

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

AxisHBMNEXACRS
Valuation 83 #29 of 162 100 #1 of 162 50 #82 of 162
Growth 89 #17 of 147 76 #36 of 147 71 #44 of 147
Profitability 87 #17 of 122 65 #44 of 122 72 #35 of 122
Financial Health 49 #85 of 165 75 #42 of 165 41 #98 of 165
Shareholder Returns 43 #62 of 107 71 #32 of 107 76 #27 of 107
Overall 70 77 62
  • HBM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXA 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

PeriodHBMNEXACRSSPY
1 month -16.8%-6.4%-27.1% -0.8%
3 months -1.0%-9.7%-50.2% +3.5%
6 months -9.2%-19.8%-32.5% +7.0%
Year to date +11.6%+31.6%-8.1% +12.2%
1 year +40.0%+105.5%-7.9% +13.0%
3 years +405.9%+110.7%+362.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +71.7%+28.2%+66.7% +23.1%
5 years +217.9%+25.5%+851.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +26.0%+4.7%+57.0% +11.0%
10 years +475.6%—+652.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +19.1%—+22.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHBMNEXACRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.6%74.2%49.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.5%76.1%52.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.752.371.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.641.42-0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.3%-59.3%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.5%-30.3%-53.3% -1.8%
52-week high $31.87$16.72$619.28 $779.14
52-week low $14.58$5.25$284.63 $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.

MultipleHBMNEXACRS
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 12.8x 6.6xmedian 12.8x 25.3xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.1x 0.4xmedian 3.1x 4.5xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 7.0x 1.2xmedian 7.0x 16.6xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 15.2x 1.2xmedian 15.2x 42.0xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x 6.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.29 0.15median 0.29 0.34median 0.29

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 monthsHBMNEXACRS
Revenue $2.47B $3.46B $3.19B
Gross profit $972.40M $983.10M $995.30M
Operating income $1.10B $767.60M $745.00M
Net income $680.00M -$177.00M $569.80M
Free cash flow $880.20M $1.24B $340.80M
R&D $58.40M $82.60M –
EPS (diluted) $1.72 $1.78 $11.40
Cash & equivalents $890.90M $379.74M $159.50M
Total debt $3.67B $122.12M $691.00M
Shares (diluted) 396.65M 132.44M 50.00M
Enterprise value $6.09B -$245.24M $13.29B

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
MetricHBMNEXACRS
P/E 12.8x 6.6x 25.3x
P/FCF 10.0x 1.2x 42.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 1.8x 23.2x
P/S 3.6x 0.4x 4.5x
P/B 1.8x – 6.6x
P/Tangible book 1.8x – 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 5.9x 1.2x 16.6x
EV/EBIT 8.1x 1.7x 19.9x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 0.4x 4.7x
EV/FCF 10.2x 1.0x 43.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x 1.5x 24.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 0.15 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHBMNEXACRS
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.1% 24.3% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.6% 7.6% -5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.8% 85.8% 23.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 71.9% 43.9% 34.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 89.3% 139.6% 32.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 126.5% 130.6% 56.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 139.9% -60.2% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 410.6% 3.5% 74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.6% 287.5% 38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 346.8% 43.5% 74.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.5% 2.4% 40.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 64.5% 83.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2,912% 119.5% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 115.3% 90.5% 232.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHBMNEXACRS
Gross margin 39.4% 28.4% 31.2%
EBITDA margin 61.9% 31.1% 28.0%
Operating margin 44.7% 22.2% 23.4%
Pretax margin 47.3% 30.5% 22.1%
Net margin 27.7% 6.8% 17.9%
FCF margin 35.7% 35.9% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 35.6% 25.0% 19.4%
Return on equity 16.3% – 25.8%
Return on assets 43.1% -3.3% 15.0%
Return on invested capital 12.6% – 20.8%
Return on capital employed – 14.4% 22.4%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -4.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHBMNEXACRS
Debt / assets 78.4% 2.3% 18.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.3x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 0.1x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets -231.7% 71.9% 41.7%
Equity / assets 331.7% – 58.3%
Interest coverage 14.9x 2.6x –
Current ratio – – 3.9x
Quick ratio – 75.7x 1.9x
Cash ratio – 51.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 8.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHBMNEXACRS
Dividend yield 0.1% 1.1% 0.3%
Net buyback yield -0.4% – 1.7%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 1.1% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 1.3% -3.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.0% 0.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -260.4% -1.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -59.0% – –

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.

ConsensusHBMNEXACRS
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 4.1xFY2026 20.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.48FY2026 $2.86FY2026 $14.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +120.9%FY2026 +186.0%FY2026 +30.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +27.7% +17.5% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.05BFY2026 $3.54BFY2026 $3.56BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +37.8%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +18.9% -1.8% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHBMNEXACRS
Held by institutions 83.1% 11.3% 93.3%
Institutions holding 319 109 875
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% -6.6% -0.9%
Institutions buying 200 85 547
Institutions selling 82 19 249
Buyers to sellers 2.44 4.47 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.

HBMNEXACRS
HBM 1.00 0.60 0.40
NEXA 0.60 1.00 0.27
CRS 0.40 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HBM, NEXA and CRS?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hudbay Minerals (HBM) $9.24B, Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.58B, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, HBM, NEXA and CRS?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 13.5x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 6.7x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexa Resources (NEXA) is cheapest (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 15.0x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 4.1x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.6x). 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: Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +12.1%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +24.3%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) has the highest net margin (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 27.7%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 6.8%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%). On return on invested capital, Carpenter Technology (CRS) leads (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 12.6%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +40.0%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +105.5%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -7.9%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +26.0%/yr, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +4.7%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +57.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 0.00%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 0.00%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.00%. Hudbay Minerals (HBM) and Carpenter Technology (CRS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carpenter Technology (CRS) has been the steadiest (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 62.6%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.2%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HBM, NEXA 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, 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.