Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS) is a publicly traded company in the Basic Materials — Steel industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Carpenter Technology Corporation is a global leader in the production and supply of high-performance metallic materials, serving markets across the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific, Mexico, and Canada. The company's operations are structured into two primary divisions: Specialty Alloys Operations and Performance Engineered Products.
Is Carpenter Technology Corporation stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS) trades at 25.0× earnings (P/E), against a median of 18.8× across the 156 materials companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. It trades at 99.0 times its average earnings over nine years; above 25 times, Graham's limit for the defensive investor, it is expensive.
Kaplio overview: Carpenter Technology Corporation
Market cap $14B · 52 weeks $280 – $619 (54 % below the high) · P/E 25.0× · 2027 expected P/E 21.0× · Dividend 0.28 % · Next earnings February 4, 2027 · expected EPS $2.98 · Closing price, Oct 30 · accounts published Oct 22.
- Valuation: P/E 25.0× (expensive).
- Business: ROIC 18 % (fair).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 0.4× (solid).
- Earnings: 8 of 8 (on track).
It trades at 99.0 times its average earnings over nine years; above 25 times, Graham's limit for the defensive investor, it is expensive.
What matters in materials: 5 of 8 pass
- FCF yield 5.7 %, fails.
- P/B across cycles 6.5×, fails.
- Capex / D&A 1.6×, borderline.
- Gross margin 30.6 %, passes, near the threshold.
- Net debt / EBITDA (trough) 0.4×, passes.
- Dividend coverage 9.0×, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 14.2, passes.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 16.4×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Carpenter Technology Corporation: P/E 25.0×; EV/EBITDA 16.4×; ROIC 18.4 %; $14.0B. ATI Inc. (P/E 41.4×; EV/EBITDA 24.7×; ROIC 15.0 %; $22.5B), Hexcel Corporation (P/E 34.9×; EV/EBITDA 18.3×; ROIC 8.7 %; $5.9B), Materion Corporation (P/E 51.7×; EV/EBITDA 27.7×; ROIC 7.6 %; $4.6B).
Dividend
token · Yield 0.28 % ($0.81 per share in 2026) · Years raising it 1 · 5-year growth -0 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 6.8× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $2.80 a year ($0.23 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 26.93% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 18.41% |
| Return on Assets | 15.22% |
| Gross Margin | 31.22% |
| Operating Margin | 23.37% |
| Net Margin | 17.87% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.32 |
| Current Ratio | 3.94 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 9 |
| Altman Z-Score | 14.17 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -27.13% |
| 3 months | -47.91% |
| Year-to-date | -10.09% |
| 1 year | -10.39% |
| 3 years | +320.94% |
| 5 years | +812.28% |
| 10 years | +804.99% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $0.8000 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | $0.2000 |
| 2026-08-25 | $0.2000 |
| 2026-04-28 | $0.2000 |
| 2026-01-27 | $0.2000 |
| 2025-10-21 | $0.2000 |
| 2025-08-26 | $0.2000 |
| 2025-04-22 | $0.2000 |
| 2025-01-28 | $0.2000 |
| 2024-10-22 | $0.2000 |
| 2024-08-27 | $0.2000 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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Explore sector: Basic Materials · Steel
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