LCU vs TECK vs CRS Stock Comparison

Lion Copper, Teck Resources and Carpenter Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.80 -9.6% 1M +77.8% 1Y
Market cap
$76.66M
P/E
287.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
TECK Teck Resources Ltd
$62.26 -5.8% 1M +48.9% 1Y
Market cap
$30.41B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.13B
Div. yield
0.84%
Copper Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Teck Resources leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Teck Resources 8, Carpenter Technology 3, Lion Copper 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLCUTECKCRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $76.66M $30.41B $14.28B TECK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 287.5x 17.0x 25.2x TECK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.4x 20.5x TECK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +41.8% +10.2% TECK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.8% 17.9% CRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.4% 20.8% CRS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x 0.6x TECK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.84% 0.28% TECK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +77.8% +48.9% -9.5% LCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr +16.6%/yr +55.8%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 153.2% 46.4% 49.0% TECK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 73/100 62/100 TECK

Percentile Scorecard

LCUTECKCRS

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

AxisLCUTECKCRS
Valuation 61 #64 of 162 84 #27 of 162 50 #81 of 162
Growth 82 #27 of 147 71 #43 of 147 70 #45 of 147
Profitability 15 #104 of 122 73 #34 of 122 71 #36 of 122
Financial Health 42 #95 of 164 53 #77 of 164 41 #97 of 164
Shareholder Returns 26 #80 of 107 83 #19 of 107 76 #26 of 107
Overall 45 73 62
  • LCU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TECK 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

PeriodLCUTECKCRSSPY
1 month -9.6%-5.8%-27.3% -0.2%
3 months -6.4%+6.2%-48.5% +3.9%
6 months -22.7%+7.7%-32.7% +8.2%
Year to date +27.0%+30.0%-8.4% +12.9%
1 year +77.8%+48.9%-9.5% +12.3%
3 years +154.0%+72.3%+361.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +36.5%+19.9%+66.5% +23.3%
5 years +18.5%+115.8%+815.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.5%+16.6%+55.8% +10.9%
10 years +255.6%+198.0%+811.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.5%+11.5%+24.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLCUTECKCRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 153.2%46.4%49.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 187.5%45.0%52.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.042.221.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.511.05-0.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.3%-47.0%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.7%-13.5%-53.4% -1.2%
52-week high $8.68$71.97$619.28 $779.14
52-week low $2.43$38.23$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.

MultipleLCUTECKCRS
P/E now vs peer median 287.5xmedian 13.3x 17.0xmedian 13.3x 25.2xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 3.0xmedian 3.2x 4.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 5.2xmedian 7.3x 16.6xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 14.7x 12.9xmedian 14.7x 41.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.2x 1.6xmedian 2.2x 6.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.68median 0.31 -28.42median 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 monthsLCUTECKCRS
Revenue – $10.13B $3.19B
Gross profit – $3.65B $995.30M
Operating income -$14.76M $4.02B $745.00M
Net income -$2.10M $1.69B $569.80M
Free cash flow $12.93M $2.35B $340.80M
R&D – $60.80M –
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $3.65 $11.40
Cash & equivalents – $4.26B $159.50M
Total debt $11.38M $2.55B $691.00M
Shares (diluted) 430.24M 495.40M 50.00M
Enterprise value $76.66M $12.85B $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
MetricLCUTECKCRS
P/E 287.5x 17.0x 25.2x
P/FCF 5.9x 12.9x 41.9x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x – 23.1x
P/S – 3.0x 4.5x
P/B 3.7x 1.6x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 1.6x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA – 5.2x 16.6x
EV/EBIT -5.4x 6.9x 19.9x
EV/Revenue – 2.8x 4.6x
EV/FCF 6.1x 11.9x 43.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.1x – 23.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.68 -28.42 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLCUTECKCRS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 41.8% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -2.7% -5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 151.2% 23.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -6.8% 34.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -273.0% 260.5% 32.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -60.5% 1.2% 56.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 59.0% 626.9% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 10.5% 74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 290.3% 4,327% 38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.6% -0.6% 74.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 327.6% – 40.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 197.6% – 83.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 326.9% 11,938% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 197.3% -23.4% 232.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLCUTECKCRS
Gross margin – 36.0% 31.2%
EBITDA margin – 53.4% 28.0%
Operating margin – 39.6% 23.4%
Pretax margin – 32.8% 22.1%
Net margin – 17.8% 17.9%
FCF margin – 23.2% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin – – 19.4%
Return on equity -66.5% 8.9% 25.8%
Return on assets -29.7% 5.1% 15.0%
Return on invested capital – 18.4% 20.8%
Return on capital employed -55.8% 13.0% 22.4%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -6.2x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLCUTECKCRS
Debt / assets 6.0% 7.5% 18.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 1.1x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 42.6% 41.7%
Equity / assets 47.0% 57.4% 58.3%
Interest coverage – 6.2x –
Current ratio 1.1x 3.1x 3.9x
Quick ratio – 2.4x 1.9x
Cash ratio – 1.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 2.72 8.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLCUTECKCRS
Dividend yield – 0.8% 0.3%
Net buyback yield -5.4% 3.0% 1.7%
Shareholder yield -5.4% 3.9% 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.

ConsensusLCUTECKCRS
Forward P/E – 13.4xFY2026 20.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.66FY2026 $14.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +107.1%FY2026 +30.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – -14.2% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.56BFY2026 $3.56BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +34.9%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.0% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLCUTECKCRS
Held by institutions – 69.3% 93.3%
Institutions holding – 521 875
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.2% -0.9%
Institutions buying – 255 547
Institutions selling – 169 249
Buyers to sellers – 1.51 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.

LCUTECKCRS
LCU 1.00 -0.01 0.00
TECK -0.01 1.00 0.40
CRS 0.00 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LCU, TECK and CRS?

Teck Resources (TECK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lion Copper (LCU) $76.66M, Teck Resources (TECK) $30.41B, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, LCU, TECK and CRS?

Teck Resources (TECK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lion Copper (LCU) 287.5x, Teck Resources (TECK) 17.0x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Teck Resources (TECK) is cheapest (Teck Resources (TECK) 13.4x, 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?

Teck Resources (TECK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Teck Resources (TECK) +41.8%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) has the highest net margin (Teck Resources (TECK) 17.8%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%). On return on invested capital, Carpenter Technology (CRS) leads (Teck Resources (TECK) 18.4%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lion Copper (LCU) returned the most: Lion Copper (LCU) +77.8%, Teck Resources (TECK) +48.9%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -9.5%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Lion Copper (LCU) +3.5%/yr, Teck Resources (TECK) +16.6%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +55.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Teck Resources (TECK) has the highest dividend yield: Teck Resources (TECK) 0.84%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.28%. Lion Copper (LCU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teck Resources (TECK) has been the steadiest (Lion Copper (LCU) 153.2%, Teck Resources (TECK) 46.4%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LCU, TECK 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, Teck Resources (TECK) 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.