XNYS · Metal Fabrication
Last stored close · Sep 18, 2026
Close · Sep 18, 2026
$408.12+0.35%
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TickerWhale Score
48/100
Moderate
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Carpenter Technology scores 48 out of 100 overall, which we rate moderate. Quality & growth is its strongest area and Technical its weakest.
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- Quality & growth
- Risk
What to watch
- Technical
- Valuation
- Sentiment Signal
Quality & growth
30%82Strong
- Revenue growth 8.6%
- EPS growth 41.7%
Valuation
25%25Weak
- P/E 39.0
- EV/Sales 6.7
Carpenter Technology Corp supplies specialty metals to a variety of end markets, including aerospace and defense, industrial machinery and consumer durables, medical, and energy, among others. The company's reportable segments include; Specialty Alloys Operations and Performance Engineered Products. It generates maximum revenue from the Specialty Alloys Operations segment. The SAO segment is comprised of the company's alloy and stainless steel manufacturing operations. This includes operations performed at mills predominantly in Reading and Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and surrounding areas as well as South Carolina and Alabama. Geographically, the company derives its maximum revenue from the United States and the rest from Europe, Asia Pacific, Mexico, Canada, and other regions.
#454 by market cap in our coverage · ~4,500 employees · Listed 1968-11-06 · www.carpentertechnology.com
Price history
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#116 / 203sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 48 vs sector average 49.1 (-1.1)
Revenue growth (sector)Top 50%
Gross margin (sector)Top 62%
Return on equity (sector)Top 26%
P/E (sector)Pricier than 78%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
17/100Weak vs universe
Ranks 17th of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 28/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Sell
3 buy · 5 sell · 0 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates CRS's technical setup weak — 17th percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean sell, pointing the same way.
Moving averages
0 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day-6.7%
- vs 50-day-20.8%
Momentum
Constructive
- RSI (14)24 · buy
- Stochasticbuy
- CCIsell
- Williams %Rbuy
Trend
Weak
- ADX (14) trend strength60· trending
- MACD (12,26,9)sell(histogram -3.676)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on sell — 0 buy vs 9 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 3 buy · 4 sell · 0 neutral.
Result — 3 buy vs 5 sell of 8 votes = Sell. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-09-18 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)39.0
- P/S (TTM)6.6
- P/B9.3
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales6.7
- PEG0.93
Profitability & returns
- Gross margin30.6%
- Net margin17.0%
- ROE24.7%
- Debt/Equity0.31
Growth
- Revenue growth (YoY)8.6%
- EPS growth (YoY)41.7%
Green favourable · red stretched — multiples and D/E vs sector peers, margins and growth vs absolute thresholds.
Market capitalisation — $20.7B
Fundamentals history
Reported statement totals across recent periods.
| Metric | Jun '26 | Jun '25 | Jun '24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.1B | $2.9B | $2.8B |
| Gross profit | $956M | $769M | $584M |
| Operating income | $702M | $522M | $323M |
| Net income | $530M | $376M | $187M |
| EPS (diluted) | $10.52 | $7.42 | $3.70 |
| Free cash flow | $362M | $288M | $179M |
| Cash | $393M | $316M | $199M |
| Total debt | $691M | $695M | $694M |
| Equity | $2.2B | $1.9B | $1.6B |
| Net debt | $297M | $380M | $495M |
| Debt / equity | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.43 |
| Liabilities / assets | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.51 |
Fundamentals are stored revised/latest (ADR-009): each period reflects the most recent vendor refresh, NOT point-in-time as-reported values. Do not use this series to claim what was known on a past date.
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Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRSCurrentCarpenter Technology | 48 | 28 | 39.0 | — | 9.3 | 6.7 | $408.12 | +0.35% | +8.6% | ||
| ACAArcosa | 79 | 78 | 14.6 | — | 2.4 | 3.0 | $145.84 | +0.27% | +9.7% | ||
| IESCIES Holdings | 79 | 46 | 14.3 | — | 5.3 | 1.6 | $322.16 | +1.58% | +22.7% | ||
| KFYKorn Ferry | 79 | 55 | 14.3 | — | 2.0 | 1.2 | $76.78 | -0.44% | +6.9% | ||
| GEOGeo Group | 76 | 70 | 14.4 | — | 2.8 | 2.0 | $31.76 | -1.18% | +15.3% | ||
| DALDelta Air Lines | 74 | 54 | 13.3 | — | 2.4 | 0.9 | $79.62 | +0.24% | +10.3% |
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