LBSR vs RIO vs CRS Stock Comparison

Liberty Star Uranium & Metals, Rio Tinto and Carpenter Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RIO Rio Tinto Plc
$85.74 -9.3% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$139.16B
P/E
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Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
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Iron Ore Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Rio Tinto leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Rio Tinto 4, Carpenter Technology 2, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLBSRRIOCRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.34M $139.16B $13.97B RIO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.0x — 24.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.9x 20.5x RIO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +10.2% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 17.9% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 20.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x — 0.6x LBSR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -75.0% +20.9% -9.5% RIO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -48.7%/yr +5.9%/yr +55.8%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 225.4% 30.7% 49.0% RIO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 8/100 — 62/100 CRS

Percentile Scorecard

LBSRRIOCRS

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

AxisLBSRRIOCRS
Valuation 1 #160 of 162 – 50 #81 of 162
Growth 19 #120 of 147 – 70 #45 of 147
Profitability – – 71 #36 of 122
Financial Health 4 #157 of 164 22 #128 of 164 41 #97 of 164
Shareholder Returns 7 #100 of 107 98 #3 of 107 76 #26 of 107
Overall 8 – 62
  • LBSR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RIO 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

PeriodLBSRRIOCRSSPY
1 month 0.0%-9.3%-27.3% -0.2%
3 months 0.0%-6.4%-48.5% +3.9%
6 months 0.0%-12.9%-32.7% +8.2%
Year to date -60.0%+7.1%-8.4% +12.9%
1 year -75.0%+20.9%-9.5% +12.3%
3 years -50.0%+34.5%+361.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.6%+10.4%+66.5% +23.3%
5 years -96.4%+32.9%+815.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -48.7%+5.9%+55.8% +10.9%
10 years -98.1%+150.4%+811.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -32.7%+9.6%+24.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLBSRRIOCRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 225.4%30.7%49.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 495.0%32.1%52.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.741.281.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.330.68-0.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.8%-39.0%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.0%-23.5%-53.4% -1.2%
52-week high $0.08$112.04$619.28 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$67.89$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.

MultipleLBSRRIOCRS
P/E now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x 25.2xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x —median 3.2x 4.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x 16.6xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x 41.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x 6.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.09median 0.31 —median 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 monthsLBSRRIOCRS
Revenue – – $3.19B
Gross profit – – $995.30M
Operating income -$1.09M – $745.00M
Net income -$1.09M – $569.80M
Free cash flow -$844.33K – $340.80M
R&D $174.76K – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 – $11.40
Cash & equivalents $42.27K $8.87B $159.50M
Total debt $1.98M $16.90B $691.00M
Shares (diluted) 111.24M 1.63B 50.00M
Enterprise value $1.52M $99.67B $12.89B

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
MetricLBSRRIOCRS
P/E -2.0x – 25.2x
P/FCF -2.8x – 41.9x
P/Operating cash flow -2.8x – 23.1x
P/S – – 4.5x
P/B -4.4x 2.1x 6.5x
P/Tangible book -4.4x 2.3x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA -6.1x – 16.6x
EV/EBIT -2.5x – 19.9x
EV/Revenue – – 4.6x
EV/FCF -3.2x – 43.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.2x – 23.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.09 – 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBSRRIOCRS
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 23.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 34.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.9% – 32.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.1% – 56.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,123% – 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% – 74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -711.2% – 38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.8% – 74.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.5% – 40.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% – 83.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.5% – 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% – 232.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBSRRIOCRS
Gross margin – – 31.2%
EBITDA margin – – 28.0%
Operating margin – – 23.4%
Pretax margin – – 22.1%
Net margin – – 17.9%
FCF margin – – 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin – – 19.4%
Return on equity – – 25.8%
Return on assets -1,789% – 15.0%
Return on invested capital – – 20.8%
Return on capital employed – – 22.4%
Asset turnover – – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBSRRIOCRS
Debt / assets 486.9% – 18.5%
Debt / equity -0.8x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x – 0.6x
Debt / FCF -0.5x – 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 691.1% – 41.7%
Equity / assets -591.1% – 58.3%
Interest coverage -1.4x – –
Current ratio 0.2x 1.4x 3.9x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.0x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 8.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBSRRIOCRS
Dividend yield – 5.4% 0.3%
Net buyback yield -41.2% – 1.7%
Shareholder yield -41.2% 5.4% 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.

ConsensusLBSRRIOCRS
Forward P/E – 10.9xFY2026 20.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.84FY2026 $14.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +17.2%FY2026 +30.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +9.1% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $67.58BFY2026 $3.56BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +17.2%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – -8.0% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBSRRIOCRS
Held by institutions – 7.9% 93.3%
Institutions holding – 968 875
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.1% -0.9%
Institutions buying – 504 547
Institutions selling – 283 249
Buyers to sellers – 1.78 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.

LBSRRIOCRS
LBSR 1.00 0.08 0.01
RIO 0.08 1.00 0.34
CRS 0.01 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LBSR, RIO and CRS?

Rio Tinto (RIO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) $2.34M, Rio Tinto (RIO) $139.16B, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $13.97B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rio Tinto (RIO) returned the most: Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -75.0%, Rio Tinto (RIO) +20.9%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -9.5%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -48.7%/yr, Rio Tinto (RIO) +5.9%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +55.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RIO) has been the steadiest (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) 225.4%, Rio Tinto (RIO) 30.7%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LBSR, RIO 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, Rio Tinto (RIO) leads on 4. 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.