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CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP CRS

NYSE · stock · Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens) · website · IPO 1981-05-22 · LEI

CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$29.4B
P / E55.5×
P / S9.4×
P / B13.2×
Dividend yield0.14%
Net margin17.0%
Return on equity23.8%
Net debt$297.4M
Net debt / EBITDA0.4×
Enterprise value USD$29.7B
EV / EBITDA35×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV2.4%
Return on capital21.2%
Graham number -80.7%$102.28

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($102.28); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.60% 8.70% 7.00% 0.10% -15.60% -2.70% 2.20% 6.80% 13.10% 17.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
16.70% 17.70% 18.70% 15.10% 0.10% 8.20% 13.20% 21.20% 26.70% 30.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
6.80% 8.80% 10.10% 1.20% -16.80% -1.40% 5.20% 11.70% 18.10% 22.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
3.90% 12.70% 11.00% 0.10% -16.50% -3.70% 4.00% 11.50% 19.90% 23.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
47.1M 47.6M 48.1M 48.2M 48.3M 48.5M 49.2M 50.3M 50.7M 50.4M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$538.7M $489.5M $523.6M $358.7M $407.1M $537.6M $648.5M $495.1M $379.9M $297.4M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
1.60% 6.30% 5.20% 0.00% -7.70% -1.70% 1.80% 5.70% 10.80% 13.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.50× 0.37× 0.36× 0.38× 0.50× 0.52× 0.50× 0.43× 0.37× 0.31× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$0.99 $3.92 $3.43 $0.02 -$4.76 -$1.01 $1.14 $3.70 $7.42 $10.52 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP trades at about 50.3× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.1×–1118×, median 40.8×).

13.1× 1118×

Shaded band = 10-year range (13.1×–1118×); dot = today's 50.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin30.6%26.7%21.2%13.2%8.2%0.1%15.1%18.7%17.7%16.7%
Operating margin22.5%18.1%11.7%5.2%-1.4%-16.8%1.2%10.1%8.8%6.8%
Net margin17.0%13.1%6.8%2.2%-2.7%-15.6%0.1%7.0%8.7%2.6%
Return on assets13.8%10.8%5.7%1.8%-1.7%-7.7%0.0%5.2%6.3%1.6%
Return on equity23.8%19.9%11.5%4.0%-3.7%-16.5%0.1%11.0%12.7%3.9%
Debt / equity0.31×0.37×0.43×0.50×0.52×0.50×0.38×0.36×0.37×0.50×
Current ratio3.813.653.412.792.983.652.802.973.242.76

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-06-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.