IE vs HBM vs CRS Stock Comparison

Ivanhoe Electric, Hudbay Minerals and Carpenter Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$8.44 -20.1% 1M -44.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.35B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.02M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
HBM Hudbay Minerals Inc.
$23.38 -12.2% 1M +50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.25B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.47B
Div. yield
0.13%
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hudbay Minerals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hudbay Minerals 6, Carpenter Technology 5, Ivanhoe Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIEHBMCRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.35B $9.25B $14.28B CRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -38.8x 13.5x 25.2x HBM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.8x 20.5x HBM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -20.6% +12.1% +10.2% HBM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,138.7% 27.7% 17.9% HBM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 12.6% 20.8% CRS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -13.0x 0.1x 0.6x IE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.13% 0.28% CRS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.7% +50.8% -9.5% HBM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +27.0%/yr +55.8%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.9% 62.7% 49.0% CRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 70/100 62/100 HBM

Percentile Scorecard

IEHBMCRS

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

AxisIEHBMCRS
Valuation 25 #122 of 162 83 #29 of 162 50 #81 of 162
Growth 63 #55 of 147 89 #17 of 147 70 #45 of 147
Profitability 36 #78 of 122 87 #17 of 122 71 #36 of 122
Financial Health 86 #24 of 164 49 #85 of 164 41 #97 of 164
Shareholder Returns 14 #92 of 107 42 #63 of 107 76 #26 of 107
Overall 45 70 62
  • IE ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • HBM 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

PeriodIEHBMCRSSPY
1 month -20.1%-12.2%-27.3% -0.2%
3 months -7.2%+7.3%-48.5% +3.9%
6 months -35.8%+1.7%-32.7% +8.2%
Year to date -47.2%+17.8%-8.4% +12.9%
1 year -44.7%+50.8%-9.5% +12.3%
3 years -20.5%+433.8%+361.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -7.3%+74.8%+66.5% +23.3%
5 years —+230.7%+815.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+27.0%+55.8% +10.9%
10 years —+484.5%+811.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+19.3%+24.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIEHBMCRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.9%62.7%49.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.0%67.5%52.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.322.761.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.580.81-0.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-63.3%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.6%-26.6%-53.4% -1.2%
52-week high $19.92$31.87$619.28 $779.14
52-week low $7.68$14.58$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.

MultipleIEHBMCRS
P/E now vs peer median -38.8xmedian 13.3x 13.5xmedian 13.3x 25.2xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 445.6xmedian 3.2x 3.7xmedian 3.2x 4.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 66.2xmedian 7.3x 6.2xmedian 7.3x 16.6xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.2xmedian 14.7x 10.5xmedian 14.7x 41.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x 6.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.79median 0.31 0.04median 0.31 0.34median 0.31

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 monthsIEHBMCRS
Revenue $3.02M $2.47B $3.19B
Gross profit $1.78M $972.40M $995.30M
Operating income $14.34M $1.10B $745.00M
Net income -$5.89M $680.00M $569.80M
Free cash flow -$83.11M $880.20M $340.80M
R&D $78.04M $58.40M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.22 $1.72 $11.40
Cash & equivalents $256.88M $890.90M $159.50M
Total debt $214.09M $3.67B $691.00M
Shares (diluted) 158.35M 396.65M 50.00M
Enterprise value $562.34M $6.56B $13.20B

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
MetricIEHBMCRS
P/E -38.8x 13.5x 25.2x
P/FCF -16.2x 10.5x 41.9x
P/Operating cash flow -12.7x 10.5x 23.1x
P/S 445.6x 3.7x 4.5x
P/B 2.5x 1.9x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 1.9x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 66.2x 6.2x 16.6x
EV/EBIT 78.5x 8.6x 19.9x
EV/Revenue 372.3x 3.8x 4.6x
EV/FCF -13.5x 10.7x 43.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -10.6x 10.7x 23.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.79 0.04 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIEHBMCRS
Revenue growth (1Y) -20.6% 12.1% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 24.6% -5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -28.8% 32.8% 23.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.6% 71.9% 34.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 111.6% 89.3% 32.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 126.5% 56.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 93.6% 139.9% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.4% 410.6% 74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.3% 122.6% 38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.2% 346.8% 74.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% 1.5% 40.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – 83.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.4% 2,912% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 115.3% 232.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIEHBMCRS
Gross margin 58.7% 39.4% 31.2%
EBITDA margin 562.4% 61.9% 28.0%
Operating margin 474.5% 44.7% 23.4%
Pretax margin 207.3% 47.3% 22.1%
Net margin -1,139% 27.7% 17.9%
FCF margin -2,749% 35.7% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin -3,507% 35.6% 19.4%
Return on equity -1.1% 16.3% 25.8%
Return on assets -1.0% 43.1% 15.0%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 12.6% 20.8%
Return on capital employed 2.7% – 22.4%
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 18.0x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 365.3% 3.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIEHBMCRS
Debt / assets 6.0% 78.4% 18.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -13.0x 0.1x 0.6x
Debt / FCF -0.4x 1.3x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 9.3% -231.7% 41.7%
Equity / assets 90.7% 331.7% 58.3%
Interest coverage – 14.9x –
Current ratio 5.0x – 3.9x
Quick ratio 5.2x – 1.9x
Cash ratio 4.8x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 13.95 – 8.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIEHBMCRS
Dividend yield – 0.1% 0.3%
Net buyback yield -19.2% -0.3% 1.7%
Shareholder yield -19.2% -0.2% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 1.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -260.4% –
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.

ConsensusIEHBMCRS
Forward P/E – 15.8xFY2026 20.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 $1.48FY2026 $14.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +120.9%FY2026 +30.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +27.7% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.16MFY2026 $3.05BFY2026 $3.56BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 +37.8%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% +18.9% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIEHBMCRS
Held by institutions 74.0% 83.1% 93.3%
Institutions holding 203 319 875
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +10.9% -0.9%
Institutions buying 126 200 547
Institutions selling 56 82 249
Buyers to sellers 2.25 2.44 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.

IEHBMCRS
IE 1.00 0.76 0.30
HBM 0.76 1.00 0.40
CRS 0.30 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IE, HBM and CRS?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.35B, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) $9.25B, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, IE, HBM and CRS?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -38.8x, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 13.5x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) is cheapest (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 15.8x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -20.6%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +12.1%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) has the highest net margin (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,138.7%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 27.7%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%). On return on invested capital, Carpenter Technology (CRS) leads (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 0.0%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 12.6%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hudbay Minerals (HBM) returned the most: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -44.7%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +50.8%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -9.5%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +27.0%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +55.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) has the highest dividend yield: Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 0.13%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.28%. Ivanhoe Electric (IE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carpenter Technology (CRS) has been the steadiest (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 76.9%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 62.7%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IE, HBM 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, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 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.