Carpenter Technology (CRS)
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Rating:75Outperform
Price Target:
$457.00
▲(2.54% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/30/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (major margin and profitability gains, improving leverage) and a very positive earnings call with raised operating-income and free-cash-flow guidance. Offsetting factors are a mixed technical setup (near-term softness despite a longer-term uptrend) and a relatively expensive valuation (P/E ~37 with a low dividend yield).
Positive Factors
Exceptional SAO margins
Specialty Alloys Operations achieving a 35.6% adjusted operating margin signals durable competitive advantage: high-value metallurgy, pricing power and efficiency in core alloys. Sustained SAO margins underpin resilient earnings even if volumes fluctuate, supporting long-term cash generation.
Negative Factors
Medical end-market weakness
A steep decline in medical end-market sales reflects concentration risk in specific titanium products and distribution channels. Prolonged weakness here could reduce high-margin mix, pressure consolidated margins, and require longer rebalancing toward other end markets.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Exceptional SAO margins
Specialty Alloys Operations achieving a 35.6% adjusted operating margin signals durable competitive advantage: high-value metallurgy, pricing power and efficiency in core alloys. Sustained SAO margins underpin resilient earnings even if volumes fluctuate, supporting long-term cash generation.
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Carpenter Technology (CRS) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$21.28B
Dividend Yield0.24%
Average Volume (3M)727.14K
Price to Earnings (P/E)35.3
Beta (1Y)1.52
Revenue Growth3.72%
EPS Growth34.03%
CountryUS
Employees4,600
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryManufacturing - Metal Fabrication
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.77
Shares Outstanding49,685,610
10 Day Avg. Volume672,246
30 Day Avg. Volume727,145
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.37
Price to Book (P/B)7.35
Price to Sales (P/S)4.82
P/FCF Ratio48.49
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.97
Enterprise Value/Revenue6.82
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit22.93
Enterprise Value/Ebitda26.42
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$459.71Price Target Upside3.15% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering7
EPS Forecast (FY)10.39
Revenue Forecast (FY)$3.14B
Carpenter Technology Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Carpenter Technology Corporation engages in the manufacture, fabrication, and distribution of specialty metals in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Mexico, Canada, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Specialty Alloys Opera...
How the Company Makes Money
Carpenter Technology makes money primarily by selling specialty alloy products and materials services to industrial customers. Its revenue model is largely volume- and mix-driven: it produces high-performance alloys (including specialty stainless,...
Carpenter Technology Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 29, 2026
(Q3-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 23, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presents a strongly positive operating and financial performance: record operating income, exceptional SAO margins and operating income, meaningful top-line growth (10% sales excl. surcharge YoY), and robust cash generation with upgraded free cash flow guidance. These positives are tempered by pockets of weakness and near-term risks — notably a significant decline in medical sales, quarter-to-quarter volatility in certain submarkets (IGT and structural timing), increasing lead-time/expedite pressure as inventories tighten, and some deferred capex timing. Management’s tone is confident, emphasizing sustainable margin expansion, capacity investments (brownfield expansion on schedule), balanced capital allocation (buybacks and dividend), and improving aerospace demand visibility. Overall, the highlights materially outweigh the lowlights, with manageable operational risks and continued strong cash generation supporting a favorable outlook.Positive Updates
Record Quarterly Operating Income
Operating income of $186.5 million in Q3 FY2026, a new company record, up 35% year-over-year and 20% sequentially versus the prior quarter.
Negative Updates
Medical End-Use Weakness
Medical sales declined 29% year-over-year and 9% sequentially, driven by softness in specific titanium products and distribution customers; this weighed on PEP, which reported net sales down 6% YoY (though up 17% sequentially).
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Q3-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Quarterly Operating Income
Operating income of $186.5 million in Q3 FY2026, a new company record, up 35% year-over-year and 20% sequentially versus the prior quarter.
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Company Guidance
Management raised fiscal 2026 operating‑income guidance — now implying at least a 33% increase versus record FY2025 — and said they will provide updated fiscal 2027 guidance on the next call; key numerical guidance includes SAO continuing to drive results with Q4 SAO operating income expected in the high‑$200M range and SAO at a record 35.6% adjusted operating margin this quarter, fiscal‑2026 adjusted free cash flow of at least $350M (to date $207.3M; cash from operations to date $364.9M), capital expenditures finishing around $260M (to date $157.6M; Q3 capex $68.7M), corporate costs of $25–$26M, an effective tax rate near 23% excluding discrete items (Q3 ETR was 21%), continued share repurchases ($133.9M repurchased in FY2026; $235.8M total vs $400M authorization), and ample liquidity of $793.8M (cash $294.8M and $499M available on the credit facility) with net debt/EBITDA well below 1x.Carpenter Technology Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
84
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
74
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Jun 2025 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 3.03B | 2.88B | 2.76B | 2.55B | 1.84B | 1.48B |
| Gross Profit | 900.50M | 768.60M | 584.30M | 337.30M | 149.80M | 1.00M |
| EBITDA | 781.40M | 670.40M | 411.60M | 267.60M | 113.20M | -140.70M |
| Net Income | 479.10M | 376.00M | 186.50M | 56.40M | -49.10M | -229.60M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 3.68B | 3.49B | 3.29B | 3.05B | 2.93B | 2.97B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 294.80M | 315.50M | 199.10M | 44.50M | 154.20M | 287.40M |
| Total Debt | 699.30M | 738.30M | 741.40M | 745.70M | 744.40M | 739.00M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.61B | 1.60B | 1.66B | 1.66B | 1.60B | 1.58B |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.07B | 1.89B | 1.63B | 1.40B | 1.33B | 1.39B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 407.40M | 286.10M | 178.30M | -67.60M | -85.30M | 149.50M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 623.00M | 440.40M | 274.90M | 14.70M | 6.00M | 250.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -214.30M | -152.90M | -95.90M | -82.30M | -89.10M | -78.90M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -264.20M | -167.10M | -23.30M | -40.10M | -52.80M | -76.10M |
Carpenter Technology Technical Analysis
Positive
445.69
Price Trends
393.05
Positive
358.78
Positive
312.88
Positive
Market Momentum
14.95
Negative
63.85
Neutral
75.59
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CRS, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 445.69 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 406.85, above the 50-day MA of 393.05, and above the 200-day MA of 312.88, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 14.95 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 63.85 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 75.59 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for CRS.
Carpenter Technology Risk Analysis
Carpenter Technology disclosed 23 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Carpenter Technology reported the most risks in the "Production" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Carpenter Technology Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
83 Outperform | $4.27B | 12.84 | 24.53% | 0.67% | 4.58% | 556.92% | |
81 Outperform | $14.97B | 12.37 | 28.67% | 0.85% | 11.54% | 38.42% | |
75 Outperform | $21.28B | 35.29 | 24.41% | 0.24% | 3.72% | 34.03% | |
70 Outperform | $2.67B | 15.14 | 11.58% | 1.27% | 14.99% | 86.18% | |
69 Neutral | $21.21B | 38.95 | 22.69% | ― | 2.93% | 5.01% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
62 Neutral | $5.98B | 45.18 | 10.98% | 0.33% | 3.71% | -15.08% |
* Industrials Sector Average
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Carpenter Technology Corporate Events
Executive/Board Changes
Carpenter Technology Announces Leadership Transition and Board Expansion
Positive
Apr 17, 2026
On April 13, 2026, Carpenter Technology’s board expanded from 11 to 12 directors and appointed President and Chief Operating Officer Brian J. Malloy as a Class III director, effective July 1, 2026, with a term running through the 2028 annual...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Carpenter Technology Details Planned CEO Leadership Transition
Positive
Feb 17, 2026
On February 12, 2026, Carpenter Technology announced that Chief Executive Officer Tony R. Thene had submitted his resignation from the CEO role effective July 1, 2026, and would transition to Executive Chairman of the Board on that date, maintaini...
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