CRS vs. VALE: Carpenter vs. Vale Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Carpenter (CRS) and Vale (VALE) are both classified in the Steel sub-industry within the broader Metals & Mining industry, placing them in the closest GICS peer bucket.

Carpenter (CRS) trades as ordinary local shares, while Vale (VALE) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

Trailing Returns

Calendar-Year Returns

Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

Carpenter (CRS) has an aggressive beta of 1.39, indicating higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while Vale (VALE) is defensive at 0.48 and tends to be less market-sensitive — they sit on opposite ends of the beta spectrum.

Vale (VALE) is heavily traded at around 32.62M shares per day, whereas Carpenter (CRS) sees a more moderate 913.10K — larger orders in the latter may require more patience and tighter control over order sizing.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Carpenter (CRS) at 27.84% sits in the top ROE quartile, while Vale (VALE) at 0.26% is closer to the peer norm — stronger capital efficiency for CRS.

Carpenter (CRS) at 17.87% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Vale (VALE) at 1.01%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

Both Carpenter (CRS) at 24.69% and Vale (VALE) at 19.31% run core operations about as efficiently as their industries’ norm — neither stands out on operating profitability.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Both Carpenter (CRS) at 8.59% and Vale (VALE) at 0.91% land near their industries' usual revenue growth ranges, so top-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Both Carpenter (CRS) at 41.78% and Vale (VALE) at -61.81% land near their industries' usual EPS growth ranges, so bottom-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Carpenter (CRS) at 3.94 carries current ratio above its industry’s typical mid-range, while Vale (VALE) at 1.10 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — different working-capital profiles, both worth examining.

Both Carpenter (CRS) at 0.32 and Vale (VALE) at 0.55 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

Carpenter (CRS) at 0.29% pays an industry-typical yield; Vale (VALE) at 49.02% is above its entire peer range — the higher number, but one that calls for a look at payout sustainability before treating it as an advantage.

Vale (VALE) reports payout ratio above 100% at 526.96%, meaning dividends exceeded current-period earnings and sustainability needs extra context. Meanwhile Carpenter (CRS) reports 7.05%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

Carpenter (CRS) at 24.54 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while Vale (VALE) at 72.44 sits above its peer range — an unusually expensive price for VALE’s trailing earnings.

Vale (VALE) at 0.23 sits in the cheaper P/S ratio quartile while Carpenter (CRS) at 4.32 prices around its industry’s middle — VALE costs less per dollar of sales, though read it alongside growth and margins.

Vale (VALE) at 1.27 is valued about in line with its industry on P/B ratio, while Carpenter (CRS) at 6.32 carries an above-peer premium to book — CRS is pricier on assets.

Valuation Metrics