LZM vs HBM vs CRS Stock Comparison

Lifezone Metals, Hudbay Minerals and Carpenter Technology Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LZM Lifezone Metals Ltd
$3.57 -7.3% 1M -30.1% 1Y
Market cap
$279.52M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
HBM Hudbay Minerals Inc.
$23.60 -12.2% 1M +46.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.23B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.47B
Div. yield
0.00%
Copper Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hudbay Minerals leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hudbay Minerals 7, Carpenter Technology 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLZMHBMCRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $279.52M $9.23B $15.26B CRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 13.5x 26.8x HBM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.9x 19.9x HBM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +12.1% +10.2% HBM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 27.7% 17.9% HBM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.6% 20.8% CRS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x 0.6x HBM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.1% +46.0% -9.7% HBM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +27.7%/yr +55.5%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.5% 62.6% 49.0% CRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 70/100 62/100 HBM

Percentile Scorecard

LZMHBMCRS

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

AxisLZMHBMCRS
Valuation – 82 #30 of 162 52 #78 of 162
Growth – 89 #17 of 147 70 #45 of 147
Profitability – 87 #17 of 122 71 #36 of 122
Financial Health 17 #137 of 164 49 #85 of 164 41 #97 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 42 #63 of 107 76 #27 of 107
Overall – 70 62
  • LZM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • HBM 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

PeriodLZMHBMCRSSPY
1 month -7.3%-12.2%-27.3% +0.9%
3 months +18.6%+7.4%-47.2% +5.9%
6 months -26.2%+5.1%-31.1% +8.5%
Year to date -16.4%+18.9%-11.1% +13.3%
1 year -30.1%+46.0%-9.7% +12.4%
3 years -64.3%+438.8%+348.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year -29.1%+75.4%+64.9% +23.5%
5 years —+239.1%+806.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+27.7%+55.5% +11.0%
10 years —+475.6%+782.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+19.1%+24.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLZMHBMCRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.5%62.6%49.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.6%67.5%52.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.702.761.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.380.74-0.20 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.1%-63.3%-54.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.1%-25.9%-54.8% -0.9%
52-week high $5.96$31.87$619.28 $779.14
52-week low $3.01$14.58$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.

MultipleLZMHBMCRS
P/E now vs peer median —median 13.4x 13.6xmedian 13.4x 24.5xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 3.8xmedian 3.2x 4.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 6.2xmedian 7.3x 16.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.8x 10.6xmedian 14.8x 40.7xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 6.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 0.04median 0.31 0.33median 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 monthsLZMHBMCRS
Revenue – $2.47B $3.19B
Gross profit – $972.40M $995.30M
Operating income – $1.10B $745.00M
Net income – $680.00M $569.80M
Free cash flow – $880.20M $340.80M
R&D – $58.40M –
EPS (diluted) – $1.72 $11.40
Cash & equivalents $37.30M $890.90M $159.50M
Total debt – $3.67B $691.00M
Shares (diluted) 118.96M 396.65M 50.00M
Enterprise value $180.28M $6.08B $14.18B

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
MetricLZMHBMCRS
P/E – 13.6x 24.5x
P/FCF – 10.6x 40.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.6x 22.4x
P/S – 3.8x 4.3x
P/B 3.2x 1.9x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 1.9x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA – 6.2x 16.1x
EV/EBIT – 8.6x 19.3x
EV/Revenue – 3.9x 4.5x
EV/FCF – 10.8x 42.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.8x 23.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.04 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLZMHBMCRS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 12.1% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 24.6% -5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 32.8% 23.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 71.9% 34.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 89.3% 32.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 126.5% 56.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 139.9% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 410.6% 74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 122.6% 38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 346.8% 74.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.5% 40.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 83.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 2,912% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 115.3% 232.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLZMHBMCRS
Gross margin – 39.4% 31.2%
EBITDA margin – 61.9% 28.0%
Operating margin – 44.7% 23.4%
Pretax margin – 47.3% 22.1%
Net margin – 27.7% 17.9%
FCF margin – 35.7% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 35.6% 19.4%
Return on equity – 16.3% 25.8%
Return on assets – 43.1% 15.0%
Return on invested capital – 12.6% 20.8%
Return on capital employed – – 22.4%
Asset turnover – 1.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLZMHBMCRS
Debt / assets – 78.4% 18.5%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – 1.3x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 54.7% -231.7% 41.7%
Equity / assets 45.3% 331.7% 58.3%
Interest coverage – 14.9x –
Current ratio 0.7x – 3.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 8.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLZMHBMCRS
Dividend yield – 0.1% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.3% 1.8%
Shareholder yield – -0.2% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 1.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -260.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -59.0% –

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.

ConsensusLZMHBMCRS
Forward P/E – 15.9xFY2026 19.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.31FY2026 $1.48FY2026 $14.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +120.9%FY2026 +30.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +27.7% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.57MFY2026 $3.05BFY2026 $3.56BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +45.8%FY2026 +37.8%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -11.3% +18.9% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLZMHBMCRS
Held by institutions 29.5% 83.1% 93.3%
Institutions holding 90 319 875
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% +10.9% -0.9%
Institutions buying 63 200 547
Institutions selling 17 82 249
Buyers to sellers 3.71 2.44 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.

LZMHBMCRS
LZM 1.00 0.49 0.23
HBM 0.49 1.00 0.40
CRS 0.23 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LZM, HBM and CRS?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lifezone Metals (LZM) $279.52M, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) $9.23B, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $15.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, LZM, HBM and CRS?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 13.5x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 26.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) is cheapest (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 15.9x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 19.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +12.1%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) has the highest net margin (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 27.7%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%). On return on invested capital, Carpenter Technology (CRS) leads (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 12.6%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hudbay Minerals (HBM) returned the most: Lifezone Metals (LZM) -30.1%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +46.0%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -9.7%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +27.7%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +55.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carpenter Technology (CRS) has been the steadiest (Lifezone Metals (LZM) 79.5%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 62.6%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LZM, HBM 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, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) leads on 7. 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.