IE vs LBSR vs CRS Stock Comparison

Ivanhoe Electric, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals and Carpenter Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$8.42 -20.8% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.02M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Carpenter Technology leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Carpenter Technology 8, Ivanhoe Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIELBSRCRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.34B $1.17M $14.79B CRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -38.7x -1.0x 26.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 21.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -20.6% — +10.2% CRS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,138.7% — 17.9% CRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 20.8% CRS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -13.0x -0.9x 0.6x IE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.27% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.9% -85.7% -7.7% CRS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -55.3%/yr +57.5%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.0% 235.4% 49.2% CRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 6/100 62/100 CRS

Percentile Scorecard

IELBSRCRS

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

AxisIELBSRCRS
Valuation 25 #122 of 163 0 #163 of 163 50 #82 of 163
Growth 63 #56 of 148 19 #120 of 148 70 #45 of 148
Profitability 38 #77 of 123 – 72 #35 of 123
Financial Health 87 #23 of 164 5 #156 of 164 41 #97 of 164
Shareholder Returns 14 #93 of 108 2 #106 of 108 75 #28 of 108
Overall 45 6 62
  • IE ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LBSR 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

PeriodIELBSRCRSSPY
1 month -20.8%-50.0%-23.7% +0.7%
3 months -9.9%-50.0%-40.6% +3.7%
6 months -34.4%-50.0%-30.3% +7.1%
Year to date -47.3%-80.0%-5.1% +12.8%
1 year -39.9%-85.7%-7.7% +11.9%
3 years -15.4%-75.0%+373.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.4%-37.0%+68.0% +22.8%
5 years —-98.2%+867.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-55.3%+57.5% +10.9%
10 years —-99.0%+841.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-37.2%+25.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIELBSRCRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.0%235.4%49.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.1%536.9%52.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.341.921.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.52-0.36-0.16 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-98.8%-54.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.7%-85.7%-51.8% -1.2%
52-week high $19.92$0.07$619.28 $779.14
52-week low $7.68$0.01$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.

MultipleIELBSRCRS
P/E now vs peer median -38.7xmedian 13.2x -1.0xmedian 13.2x 26.1xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 444.5xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 4.6xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 66.0xmedian 7.2x -3.5xmedian 7.2x 17.2xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.2xmedian 15.2x -1.4xmedian 15.2x 43.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.2x -2.2xmedian 2.2x 6.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.79median 0.30 -0.04median 0.30 0.35median 0.30

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 monthsIELBSRCRS
Revenue $3.02M – $3.19B
Gross profit $1.78M – $995.30M
Operating income $14.34M -$1.09M $745.00M
Net income -$5.89M -$1.09M $569.80M
Free cash flow -$83.11M -$844.33K $340.80M
R&D $78.04M $174.76K –
EPS (diluted) $-0.22 $-0.01 $11.40
Cash & equivalents $256.88M $42.27K $159.50M
Total debt $214.09M $1.98M $691.00M
Shares (diluted) 158.35M 111.24M 50.00M
Enterprise value $559.15M $351.32K $13.71B

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
MetricIELBSRCRS
P/E -38.7x -1.0x 26.1x
P/FCF -16.2x -1.4x 43.4x
P/Operating cash flow -12.7x -1.4x 23.9x
P/S 444.5x – 4.6x
P/B 2.5x -2.2x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 2.5x -2.2x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 66.0x -3.5x 17.2x
EV/EBIT 78.2x -1.4x 20.6x
EV/Revenue 371.2x – 4.8x
EV/FCF -13.5x -1.9x 45.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -10.6x -1.9x 24.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.79 -0.04 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIELBSRCRS
Revenue growth (1Y) -20.6% – 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% – -5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -28.8% – 23.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.6% – 34.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 111.6% 4.9% 32.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.7% -18.1% 56.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 93.6% -1,123% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.4% -28.7% 74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.3% -711.2% 38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.2% 22.8% 74.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% -19.5% 40.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.3% -19.2% 83.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.4% -19.5% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -19.2% 232.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIELBSRCRS
Gross margin 58.7% – 31.2%
EBITDA margin 562.4% – 28.0%
Operating margin 474.5% – 23.4%
Pretax margin 207.3% – 22.1%
Net margin -1,139% – 17.9%
FCF margin -2,749% – 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin -3,507% – 19.4%
Return on equity -1.1% – 25.8%
Return on assets -1.0% -1,789% 15.0%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 20.8%
Return on capital employed 2.7% – 22.4%
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 18.0x 0.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 365.3% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIELBSRCRS
Debt / assets 6.0% 486.9% 18.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x -0.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -13.0x -0.9x 0.6x
Debt / FCF -0.4x -0.5x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 9.3% 691.1% 41.7%
Equity / assets 90.7% -591.1% 58.3%
Interest coverage – -1.4x –
Current ratio 5.0x 0.2x 3.9x
Quick ratio 5.2x 0.1x 1.9x
Cash ratio 4.8x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 13.91 – 8.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIELBSRCRS
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield -19.2% -82.5% 1.7%
Shareholder yield -19.2% -82.5% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusIELBSRCRS
Forward P/E – – 21.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 – $14.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +30.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.16MFY2026 – $3.56BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 – +14.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% – -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIELBSRCRS
Held by institutions 74.0% – 93.3%
Institutions holding 203 – 876
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% – -0.9%
Institutions buying 126 – 548
Institutions selling 56 – 249
Buyers to sellers 2.25 – 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.

IELBSRCRS
IE 1.00 0.15 0.29
LBSR 0.15 1.00 -0.03
CRS 0.29 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IE, LBSR and CRS?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.34B, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) $1.17M, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.79B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carpenter Technology (CRS) returned the most: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -39.9%, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -85.7%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -7.7%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -55.3%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +57.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.27%. Ivanhoe Electric (IE) and Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carpenter Technology (CRS) has been the steadiest (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 77.0%, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) 235.4%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IE, LBSR 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 8. 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.