LBSR vs CRS vs SCCO Stock Comparison

Liberty Star Uranium & Metals, Carpenter Technology and Southern Copper Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$191.72 -5.3% 1M +39.0% 1Y
Market cap
$159.96B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
1.54%
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 6, Carpenter Technology 4, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLBSRCRSSCCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.17M $14.79B $159.96B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.0x 26.1x 28.1x CRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.3x 25.5x CRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.2% +32.8% SCCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.9% 35.9% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 0.6x 0.1x LBSR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.27% 1.54% SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -85.7% -7.7% +39.0% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -55.3%/yr +57.5%/yr +28.1%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 235.4% 49.2% 52.0% CRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 6/100 62/100 63/100 SCCO

Percentile Scorecard

LBSRCRSSCCO

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

AxisLBSRCRSSCCO
Valuation 0 #163 of 163 50 #82 of 163 44 #91 of 163
Growth 19 #120 of 148 70 #45 of 148 68 #48 of 148
Profitability – 72 #35 of 123 98 #4 of 123
Financial Health 5 #156 of 164 41 #97 of 164 46 #89 of 164
Shareholder Returns 2 #106 of 108 75 #28 of 108 57 #47 of 108
Overall 6 62 63
  • LBSR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CRS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO 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

PeriodLBSRCRSSCCOSPY
1 month -50.0%-23.7%-5.3% +0.7%
3 months -50.0%-40.6%+3.7% +3.7%
6 months -50.0%-30.3%+12.8% +7.1%
Year to date -80.0%-5.1%+36.1% +12.8%
1 year -85.7%-7.7%+39.0% +11.9%
3 years -75.0%+373.8%+188.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -37.0%+68.0%+42.3% +22.8%
5 years -98.2%+867.1%+244.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -55.3%+57.5%+28.1% +10.9%
10 years -99.0%+841.5%+643.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year -37.2%+25.1%+22.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLBSRCRSSCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 235.4%49.2%52.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 536.9%52.4%52.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.921.622.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.160.75 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.8%-54.8%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -85.7%-51.8%-12.7% -1.2%
52-week high $0.07$619.28$219.70 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$280.03$117.83 $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.

MultipleLBSRCRSSCCO
P/E now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 13.2x 26.1xmedian 13.2x 28.1xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 4.6xmedian 3.1x 10.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 7.2x 17.2xmedian 7.2x 16.3xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 15.2x 43.4xmedian 15.2x 31.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 2.2x 6.8xmedian 2.2x 12.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.04median 0.30 0.35median 0.30 1.14median 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 monthsLBSRCRSSCCO
Revenue – $3.19B $15.79B
Gross profit – $995.30M $10.07B
Operating income -$1.09M $745.00M $8.98B
Net income -$1.09M $569.80M $5.68B
Free cash flow -$844.33K $340.80M $5.10B
R&D $174.76K – $53.10M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $11.40 $6.83
Cash & equivalents $42.27K $159.50M $5.67B
Total debt $1.98M $691.00M $28.24B
Shares (diluted) 111.24M 50.00M 829.10M
Enterprise value $351.32K $13.71B $138.82B

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
MetricLBSRCRSSCCO
P/E -1.0x 26.1x 28.1x
P/FCF -1.4x 43.4x 31.4x
P/Operating cash flow -1.4x 23.9x 23.7x
P/S – 4.6x 10.1x
P/B -2.2x 6.8x 12.6x
P/Tangible book -2.2x 6.8x 12.6x
EV/EBITDA -3.5x 17.2x 16.3x
EV/EBIT -1.4x 20.6x 17.9x
EV/Revenue – 4.8x 10.2x
EV/FCF -1.9x 45.0x 31.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.9x 24.8x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.04 0.35 1.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBSRCRSSCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.2% 32.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -5.3% 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 23.1% 45.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 34.8% 23.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.9% 32.7% 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.1% 56.7% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,123% 37.7% 56.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% 74.6% 26.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -711.2% 38.8% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 74.5% 24.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.5% 40.8% 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% 83.5% 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.5% 26.6% 47.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% 232.2% 24.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBSRCRSSCCO
Gross margin – 31.2% 63.8%
EBITDA margin – 28.0% 62.5%
Operating margin – 23.4% 56.9%
Pretax margin – 22.1% 55.8%
Net margin – 17.9% 35.9%
FCF margin – 10.7% 32.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 19.4% 42.7%
Return on equity – 25.8% 46.2%
Return on assets -1,789% 15.0% 24.7%
Return on invested capital – 20.8% –
Return on capital employed – 22.4% 43.0%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBSRCRSSCCO
Debt / assets 486.9% 18.5% 33.1%
Debt / equity -0.8x 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 0.6x 0.1x
Debt / FCF -0.5x 2.0x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 691.1% 41.7% 47.3%
Equity / assets -591.1% 58.3% 52.7%
Interest coverage -1.4x – –
Current ratio 0.2x 3.9x 5.1x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.9x 4.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 3.4x
Altman Z-score – 8.51 10.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBSRCRSSCCO
Dividend yield – 0.3% 1.5%
Net buyback yield -82.5% 1.7% –
Shareholder yield -82.5% 2.0% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 53.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 59.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 41.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.3%

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.

ConsensusLBSRCRSSCCO
Forward P/E – 21.3xFY2027 25.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $14.05FY2027 $7.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +30.6%FY2027 +47.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.6% +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.56BFY2027 $16.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +14.0%FY2027 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.4% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBSRCRSSCCO
Held by institutions – 93.3% 9.2%
Institutions holding – 876 857
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.9% +0.7%
Institutions buying – 548 600
Institutions selling – 249 219
Buyers to sellers – 2.20 2.74

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.

LBSRCRSSCCO
LBSR 1.00 -0.03 0.13
CRS -0.03 1.00 0.42
SCCO 0.13 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LBSR, CRS and SCCO?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) $1.17M, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.79B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $159.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, LBSR, CRS and SCCO?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -1.0x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 26.1x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carpenter Technology (CRS) is cheapest (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 21.3x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Southern Copper (SCCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -85.7%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -7.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +39.0%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -55.3%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +57.5%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.27%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 1.54%. 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 (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) 235.4%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.2%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LBSR, CRS and SCCO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Southern Copper (SCCO) 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.