IPX vs TGB vs CRS Stock Comparison

Iperionx, Trekor Metals and Carpenter Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IPX IPERIONX Ltd
$13.06 -33.4% 1M -73.7% 1Y
Market cap
$486.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
TGB Trekor Metals Ltd
$7.64 -11.6% 1M +87.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.60B
P/E
180.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$916.35M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionIPXTGBCRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $486.82M $2.60B $14.37B CRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.6x 180.6x 25.2x CRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.6x 20.6x TGB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +72.6% +10.2% TGB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.6% 17.9% CRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 23.0% 20.8% TGB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x 0.6x CRS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -73.7% +87.7% -7.9% TGB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +29.4%/yr +57.0%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.9% 71.4% 49.1% CRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 64/100 62/100 TGB

Percentile Scorecard

IPXTGBCRS

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

AxisIPXTGBCRS
Valuation 6 #152 of 162 69 #51 of 162 50 #82 of 162
Growth – 92 #13 of 147 71 #44 of 147
Profitability – 77 #29 of 122 72 #35 of 122
Financial Health 56 #74 of 165 23 #128 of 165 41 #98 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 60 #43 of 107 76 #27 of 107
Overall – 64 62
  • IPX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TGB 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

PeriodIPXTGBCRSSPY
1 month -33.4%-11.6%-27.1% -0.8%
3 months -43.1%+7.5%-50.2% +3.5%
6 months -60.0%+2.3%-32.5% +7.0%
Year to date -63.9%+35.0%-8.1% +12.2%
1 year -73.7%+87.7%-7.9% +13.0%
3 years +64.9%+594.5%+362.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.2%+90.9%+66.7% +23.1%
5 years —+262.1%+851.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+29.4%+57.0% +11.0%
10 years —+1,661.2%+652.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+33.2%+22.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIPXTGBCRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.9%71.4%49.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.0%70.5%52.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.572.961.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.881.23-0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.3%-61.9%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -78.3%-21.1%-53.3% -1.8%
52-week high $60.11$9.68$619.28 $779.14
52-week low $12.44$4.05$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.

MultipleIPXTGBCRS
P/E now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 12.8x 171.4xmedian 12.8x 25.3xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median -278.1xmedian 3.1x 3.0xmedian 3.1x 4.5xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x 6.8xmedian 7.0x 16.6xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 15.2x 5.5xmedian 15.2x 42.0xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.1x 3.2xmedian 2.1x 6.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 3.55median 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 monthsIPXTGBCRS
Revenue – $916.35M $3.19B
Gross profit – $387.04M $995.30M
Operating income – $372.24M $745.00M
Net income – $15.68M $569.80M
Free cash flow – $502.57M $340.80M
EPS (diluted) – $0.04 $11.40
Cash & equivalents $35.24M $185.76M $159.50M
Total debt $37.59M $3.05B $691.00M
Shares (diluted) 33.57M 323.50M 50.00M
Enterprise value $253.81M $2.02B $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
MetricIPXTGBCRS
P/E -6.6x 171.4x 25.3x
P/FCF -6.9x 5.5x 42.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.6x 23.2x
P/S -278.1x 3.0x 4.5x
P/B 5.0x 3.2x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 3.2x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA – 6.8x 16.6x
EV/EBIT – 9.1x 19.9x
EV/Revenue – 3.7x 4.7x
EV/FCF – 6.7x 43.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.1x 24.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.55 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIPXTGBCRS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 72.6% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 32.8% -5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 154.8% 23.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 49.8% 34.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 167.9% 32.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 53.4% 56.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 155.8% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -5.5% 74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 159.7% 38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 48.3% 74.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 88.5% 40.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 78.7% 83.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 73.6% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 63.2% 232.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIPXTGBCRS
Gross margin – 42.2% 31.2%
EBITDA margin – 54.2% 28.0%
Operating margin – 40.6% 23.4%
Pretax margin – 43.3% 22.1%
Net margin – 1.6% 17.9%
FCF margin – 54.8% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 45.3% 19.4%
Return on equity – 5.6% 25.8%
Return on assets – 1.8% 15.0%
Return on invested capital – 23.0% 20.8%
Return on capital employed – 15.8% 22.4%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 26.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.0% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIPXTGBCRS
Debt / assets 30.7% 30.3% 18.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.9x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 16.5% 68.0% 41.7%
Equity / assets 83.5% 32.0% 58.3%
Interest coverage – 8.3x –
Current ratio 3.2x – 3.9x
Quick ratio 2.8x 0.8x 1.9x
Cash ratio 2.6x 0.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 8.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIPXTGBCRS
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.4% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -0.4% 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.

ConsensusIPXTGBCRS
Forward P/E – 19.6xFY2026 20.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2027 $0.39FY2026 $14.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +680.0%FY2026 +30.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +112.8% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.33MFY2027 $936.91MFY2026 $3.56BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +91.2%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +331.3% +27.8% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIPXTGBCRS
Held by institutions 13.9% 54.7% 93.3%
Institutions holding 59 178 875
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% -9.1% -0.9%
Institutions buying 46 176 547
Institutions selling 7 2 249
Buyers to sellers 6.57 88.00 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.

IPXTGBCRS
IPX 1.00 0.59 0.34
TGB 0.59 1.00 0.37
CRS 0.34 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IPX, TGB and CRS?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Iperionx (IPX) $486.82M, Trekor Metals (TGB) $2.60B, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, IPX, TGB and CRS?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Iperionx (IPX) -6.6x, Trekor Metals (TGB) 180.6x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trekor Metals (TGB) is cheapest (Trekor Metals (TGB) 19.6x, 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?

Trekor Metals (TGB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Trekor Metals (TGB) +72.6%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) has the highest net margin (Trekor Metals (TGB) 1.6%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%). On return on invested capital, Trekor Metals (TGB) leads (Trekor Metals (TGB) 23.0%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Trekor Metals (TGB) returned the most: Iperionx (IPX) -73.7%, Trekor Metals (TGB) +87.7%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -7.9%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Trekor Metals (TGB) +29.4%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +57.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carpenter Technology (CRS) has been the steadiest (Iperionx (IPX) 83.9%, Trekor Metals (TGB) 71.4%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IPX, TGB 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.