IE vs FCX vs CRS Stock Comparison

Ivanhoe Electric, Freeport-Mcmoran and Carpenter Technology Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$7.03 -32.2% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.19M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$57.90 -20.2% 1M +44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$85.33B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.87B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionIEFCXCRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.21B $85.33B $13.85B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.4x 29.0x 24.3x CRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.7x 19.9x FCX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.4% +0.2% +10.2% CRS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,497.7% 11.4% 17.9% CRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.7% 11.6% 20.8% CRS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -15.4x 0.6x 0.6x IE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.9% +44.0% -11.6% FCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +9.4%/yr +53.5%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.1% 48.8% 49.6% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 48/100 61/100 CRS

Percentile Scorecard

IEFCXCRS

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

AxisIEFCXCRS
Valuation 23 #130 of 169 60 #68 of 169 52 #82 of 169
Growth 59 #63 of 153 50 #77 of 153 70 #46 of 153
Profitability 30 #87 of 123 66 #42 of 123 74 #33 of 123
Financial Health 85 #25 of 165 24 #125 of 165 37 #105 of 165
Shareholder Returns 12 #102 of 116 37 #73 of 116 71 #34 of 116
Overall 42 48 61
  • IE ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • FCX 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

PeriodIEFCXCRSSPY
1 month -32.2%-20.2%-29.6% -5.9%
3 months -34.2%-15.1%-49.9% -4.6%
6 months -48.8%-4.5%-37.3% +0.2%
Year to date -56.0%+14.0%-11.4% +7.5%
1 year -45.9%+44.0%-11.6% +8.2%
3 years -33.8%+63.7%+314.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year -12.9%+17.9%+60.7% +19.0%
5 years —+56.3%+751.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+9.4%+53.5% +9.4%
10 years —+424.0%+779.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+18.0%+24.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureIEFCXCRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.1%48.8%49.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.3%52.0%53.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.222.151.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.600.90-0.23 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-51.7%-54.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.7%-27.5%-54.9% -5.9%
52-week high $19.92$79.91$619.28 $779.14
52-week low $7.03$38.65$279.07 $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.

MultipleIEFCXCRS
P/E now vs peer median -23.5xmedian 12.9x 28.3xmedian 12.9x 24.4xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 352.2xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 3.1x 4.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 80.9xmedian 7.6x 9.8xmedian 7.6x 16.1xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 12.2x 47.2xmedian 12.2x 40.6xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x 6.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.52median 0.19 2.40median 0.19 0.33median 0.19

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 monthsIEFCXCRS
Revenue $3.19M $25.87B $3.19B
Gross profit $1.88M $7.00B $995.30M
Operating income $9.11M $6.92B $745.00M
Net income -$15.91M $4.59B $569.80M
Free cash flow -$86.97M $1.76B $340.80M
R&D $84.22M $198.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.30 $2.04 $11.40
Cash & equivalents $214.84M $4.08B $159.50M
Total debt $35.90M $9.39B $691.00M
Shares (diluted) 159.61M 1.44B 50.00M
Enterprise value $277.42M $69.37B $12.77B

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
MetricIEFCXCRS
P/E -23.5x 28.3x 24.4x
P/FCF -12.9x 47.2x 40.6x
P/Operating cash flow -9.7x 14.1x 22.3x
P/S 352.2x 3.2x 4.3x
P/B 2.2x 2.6x 6.3x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 2.6x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 80.9x 9.8x 16.1x
EV/EBIT 103.5x 12.8x 19.3x
EV/Revenue 296.0x 3.4x 4.5x
EV/FCF -10.8x 50.2x 42.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -8.1x 15.0x 23.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.52 2.40 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIEFCXCRS
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.4% 0.2% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 5.7% -5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.3% -8.8% 23.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 50.9% 3.5% 34.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 108.6% 0.1% 32.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 8.0% 56.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 76.0% 6.8% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 57.7% 11.4% 74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.7% 53.1% 38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 11.8% 74.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.4% -10.1% 40.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 9.0% 83.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% 4.3% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 66.3% 232.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIEFCXCRS
Gross margin 59.0% 27.1% 31.2%
EBITDA margin 365.8% 35.1% 28.0%
Operating margin 285.9% 26.8% 23.4%
Pretax margin -115.6% 25.7% 22.1%
Net margin -1,498% 11.4% 17.9%
FCF margin -2,730% 6.8% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin -3,648% 22.8% 19.4%
Return on equity -3.1% 14.4% 25.8%
Return on assets -2.8% 7.7% 15.0%
Return on invested capital 1.7% 11.6% 20.8%
Return on capital employed 1.8% 13.2% 22.4%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.3x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 329.7% 0.6% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIEFCXCRS
Debt / assets 6.5% 15.7% 18.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -15.4x 0.6x 0.6x
Debt / FCF -0.4x 5.3x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 9.8% 46.1% 41.7%
Equity / assets 90.2% 53.9% 58.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.4x 2.1x 3.9x
Quick ratio 4.5x 0.7x 1.9x
Cash ratio 4.2x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 11.16 2.84 8.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIEFCXCRS
Dividend yield – 0.6% 0.3%
Net buyback yield -22.9% 0.2% 1.8%
Shareholder yield -22.9% 0.8% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusIEFCXCRS
Forward P/E – 18.7xFY2026 19.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 $3.09FY2026 $14.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +74.6%FY2026 +30.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +46.9% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.16MFY2026 $28.40BFY2026 $3.56BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% +36.4% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIEFCXCRS
Held by institutions 74.0% 86.6% 93.3%
Institutions holding 203 1,883 878
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +1.3% -0.9%
Institutions buying 126 1,029 549
Institutions selling 56 604 250
Buyers to sellers 2.25 1.70 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.

IEFCXCRS
IE 1.00 0.76 0.30
FCX 0.76 1.00 0.39
CRS 0.30 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IE, FCX and CRS?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.21B, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $85.33B, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $13.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, IE, FCX and CRS?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -25.4x, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 29.0x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 24.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is cheapest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 18.7x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 19.9x). 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: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -13.4%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +0.2%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) has the highest net margin (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,497.7%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%). On return on invested capital, Carpenter Technology (CRS) leads (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 1.7%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.6%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) returned the most: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -45.9%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +44.0%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -11.6%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +9.4%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +53.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 0.00%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 0.01%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.00%. Ivanhoe Electric (IE) and Carpenter Technology (CRS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has been the steadiest (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 77.1%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.8%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IE, FCX 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.