NEXA vs CRS vs LCU Stock Comparison

Nexa Resources, Carpenter Technology and Lion Copper Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$11.82 -3.2% 1M +114.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.57B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
1.10%
Copper Basic Materials
7 wins
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.64 -9.0% 1M +71.9% 1Y
Market cap
$74.11M
P/E
277.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials

Head to Head

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

QuestionNEXACRSLCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.57B $13.87B $74.11M CRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.7x 24.5x 277.9x NEXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.1x 19.9x — NEXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +10.2% — NEXA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.8% 17.9% — CRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.6x — NEXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.10% 0.29% — NEXA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +114.9% -9.7% +71.9% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.9%/yr +55.5%/yr +4.2%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.1% 49.0% 153.2% CRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 62/100 45/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

NEXACRSLCU

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

AxisNEXACRSLCU
Valuation 100 #1 of 162 52 #78 of 162 63 #60 of 162
Growth 75 #37 of 147 70 #45 of 147 81 #29 of 147
Profitability 65 #44 of 122 71 #36 of 122 15 #104 of 122
Financial Health 75 #42 of 164 41 #97 of 164 42 #96 of 164
Shareholder Returns 70 #33 of 107 76 #27 of 107 26 #80 of 107
Overall 77 62 45
  • NEXA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CRS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LCU 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

PeriodNEXACRSLCUSPY
1 month -3.2%-27.3%-9.0% +0.9%
3 months -3.0%-47.2%-9.6% +5.9%
6 months -16.5%-31.1%-25.3% +8.5%
Year to date +33.6%-11.1%+22.8% +13.3%
1 year +114.9%-9.7%+71.9% +12.4%
3 years +113.7%+348.1%+145.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +28.8%+64.9%+34.9% +23.5%
5 years +39.9%+806.8%+22.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +6.9%+55.5%+4.2% +11.0%
10 years —+782.8%+243.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+24.3%+13.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNEXACRSLCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.1%49.0%153.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.8%52.4%186.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.371.64-0.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.55-0.200.47 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.3%-54.8%-73.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.3%-54.8%-46.5% -0.9%
52-week high $16.72$619.28$8.68 $779.14
52-week low $5.25$280.03$2.43 $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.

MultipleNEXACRSLCU
P/E now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 13.4x 24.5xmedian 13.4x 277.9xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.2x 4.3xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 7.3x 16.1xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 14.8x 40.7xmedian 14.8x 5.7xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 6.4xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 0.31 0.33median 0.31 5.49median 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 monthsNEXACRSLCU
Revenue $3.46B $3.19B –
Gross profit $983.10M $995.30M –
Operating income $767.60M $745.00M -$14.76M
Net income -$177.00M $569.80M -$2.10M
Free cash flow $1.24B $340.80M $12.93M
R&D $82.60M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.78 $11.40 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $379.74M $159.50M –
Total debt $122.12M $691.00M $11.38M
Shares (diluted) 132.44M 50.00M 430.24M
Enterprise value $44.69M $12.79B $74.11M

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
MetricNEXACRSLCU
P/E 6.7x 24.5x 277.9x
P/FCF 1.3x 40.7x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow 1.8x 22.4x 5.7x
P/S 0.5x 4.3x –
P/B – 6.4x 3.6x
P/Tangible book – 6.4x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 1.2x 16.1x –
EV/EBIT 1.7x 19.3x -5.2x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 4.5x –
EV/FCF 1.0x 42.3x 5.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.5x 23.3x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 0.33 5.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEXACRSLCU
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 10.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -5.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 85.8% 23.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 43.9% 34.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 139.6% 32.7% -273.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 130.6% 56.7% -60.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -60.2% 37.7% 59.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 74.6% 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 287.5% 38.8% 290.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.5% 74.5% 50.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.4% 40.8% 327.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.5% 83.5% 197.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 119.5% 26.6% 326.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 90.5% 232.2% 197.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEXACRSLCU
Gross margin 28.4% 31.2% –
EBITDA margin 31.1% 28.0% –
Operating margin 22.2% 23.4% –
Pretax margin 30.5% 22.1% –
Net margin 6.8% 17.9% –
FCF margin 35.9% 10.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 25.0% 19.4% –
Return on equity – 25.8% -66.5%
Return on assets -3.3% 15.0% -29.7%
Return on invested capital – 20.8% –
Return on capital employed 14.4% 22.4% -55.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.9x 1.1x -6.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEXACRSLCU
Debt / assets 2.3% 18.5% 6.0%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.6x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 2.0x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 71.9% 41.7% 53.0%
Equity / assets – 58.3% 47.0%
Interest coverage 2.6x – –
Current ratio – 3.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 75.7x 1.9x –
Cash ratio 51.6x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score – 8.16 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEXACRSLCU
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – 1.8% -5.6%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 2.1% -5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) -3.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 0.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.2% – –
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.

ConsensusNEXACRSLCU
Forward P/E 4.1xFY2026 19.9xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.86FY2026 $14.05FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +186.0%FY2026 +30.6%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +17.5% +8.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.54BFY2026 $3.56BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after -1.8% -0.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEXACRSLCU
Held by institutions 11.3% 93.3% –
Institutions holding 109 875 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.6% -0.9% –
Institutions buying 85 547 –
Institutions selling 19 249 –
Buyers to sellers 4.47 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.

NEXACRSLCU
NEXA 1.00 0.27 -0.06
CRS 0.27 1.00 0.00
LCU -0.06 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEXA, CRS and LCU?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.57B, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $13.87B, Lion Copper (LCU) $74.11M.

Which stock is cheaper, NEXA, CRS and LCU?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nexa Resources (NEXA) 6.7x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 24.5x, Lion Copper (LCU) 277.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexa Resources (NEXA) is cheapest (Nexa Resources (NEXA) 4.1x, 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?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nexa Resources (NEXA) +24.3%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) has the highest net margin (Nexa Resources (NEXA) 6.8%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: Nexa Resources (NEXA) +114.9%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -9.7%, Lion Copper (LCU) +71.9%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Nexa Resources (NEXA) +6.9%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +55.5%/yr, Lion Copper (LCU) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) has the highest dividend yield: Nexa Resources (NEXA) 1.10%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.29%. Lion Copper (LCU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carpenter Technology (CRS) has been the steadiest (Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.1%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.0%, Lion Copper (LCU) 153.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEXA, CRS and LCU?

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