Carpenter Technology

CRS · NYSE · Industrials · Financials, fiscal 2017 to 2026

CRS · Last close · October 26, 2026

$289.48

Carpenter Technology's revenue rose 8.6% to $3.1 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 22.5%, up from 18.1% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $362 million, up 26.6%. It paid out $219 million in dividends and buybacks, 61% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.6%.

CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION Latest fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 10-K filed August 12, 2026 · 0000017843-26-000034 Updated October 22, 2026

Revenue

$3.1B

8.6%

Operating margin

22.5%

4.3 pts

Net income

$530M

40.9%

Free cash flow

$362M

26.6%

Return on capital

23.7%

4.5 pts

Market cap

$14.5B

Oct 26 close

P/E

25.5x

On $11.34 EPS, 4 qtrs

Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.

Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.

Revenue and margins

Revenue

US$ billions, fiscal years

Margins

Percent of revenue

GrossOperatingNetFree cash flow

Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2017 to 2026, earnings per share grew 30.0% a year and net income 30.9% a year, as new shares raised the share count by 7% and diluted each share's earnings.

Net income

US$ billions, fiscal years; loss years in red.

Diluted earnings per share

US$ per share, fiscal years, restated for any stock splits; loss years in red.

Returns on capital

Return on capital and on equity

Percent. Return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business (debt plus equity, minus cash); return on equity is net income over shareholders' equity. Both use the average of opening and closing balances.

Return on capitalReturn on equity

Cash flow

Free cash flow

US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure; negative years in red.

Payouts and share count

Dividends and buybacks

US$ billions, cash paid in each fiscal year

DividendsShare buybacks

Diluted share count

Weighted-average diluted shares, millions

Valuation

Two ways to value Carpenter Technology yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.

What Carpenter Technology says to expect

Second quarter fiscal 2027: operating incomeFor the second quarter of fiscal year 2027, anticipate between $192 million to $197 million in operating income
Fiscal year 2027: operating incomeMaintain fiscal year 2027 operating income outlook in the range of $850 million to $880 million, representing a 21 percent to 25 percent increase over fiscal year 2026 operating income

The company's own words, from its earnings release (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99), filed October 22, 2026. They are its expectations, not ours, and not a forecast or price target from The Filing Desk. Replaced when the next release is out.

Discounted cash flow (DCF)

A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from Carpenter Technology's 10-K (or, for net cash and shares, its latest 10-Q) and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.

Value per share on three example scenarios, from Carpenter Technology's cash from operations minus depreciation in fiscal 2026 (free cash flow before spending to grow: capital spending was 1.6 times depreciation, which holds its free cash flow down) of $458M, net cash of −$297M at June 30, 2026 and 50 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to Carpenter Technology: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 3 years, 7.0% a year; the cautious and optimistic ones are lower and higher, and growth in years 6 to 10 is halfway to the long-run rate. The base scenario's discount rate is 10%: 9% for a business of moderate risk (Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components), plus 1 point for unsteady results (a loss in fiscal 2022); the cautious and optimistic ones use a point more and a point less. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.

From the filings

Starting free cash flow, US$ millions

Cash from operations minus depreciation in fiscal 2026: a rough guide to cash flow before spending to grow, for a company building heavily.

Net cash, US$ millions

Cash and short-term investments minus debt and finance leases at June 30, 2026. Negative means net debt.

Diluted shares, millions

Weighted-average diluted shares in fiscal 2026.

Your assumptions

Start from

Fitted to Carpenter Technology's own revenue growth, as above. Cautious: growth of 3.5% then 3% a year, 2% after year 10, a 11% discount rate. Base: growth of 7% then 5% a year, 2.5% after year 10, a 10% discount rate. Optimistic: growth of 10.5% then 7% a year, 3% after year 10, a 9% discount rate.

Free cash flow growth, years 1 to 5 (% a year)

Free cash flow growth, years 6 to 10 (% a year)

Growth after year 10 (% a year)Long-run growth forever after year 10. Usually close to inflation, and always below the discount rate.

Discount rate (% a year)The yearly return an investor wants for the risk. A higher rate gives a lower value.

Value per share on these assumptions

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Last close, October 26, 2026: $289.48
Value on these assumptions, against the last close: —

Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today: —
Everything after year 10, valued today: —
Plus net cash: —
Share of value from after year 10: —

Projected free cash flow

US$ billions. Each column is one year's projected free cash flow, split into what it is worth today and the part removed by discounting.

Value todayRemoved by discounting

How the value changes with two assumptions

Value per share in US$, with the growth rates above. The highlighted cell matches the current assumptions.

How the model works. Free cash flow grows at the first rate for five years and the second rate for five more, and each year is discounted at the discount rate. Everything after year 10 is valued as year-10 cash flow × (1 + growth after year 10) ÷ (discount rate − growth after year 10), discounted back ten years. Net cash is added and the total is divided by diluted shares. The result depends entirely on the assumptions. It is not a forecast, a price target or a recommendation. The last close is the consolidated US closing price, from Databento.

Price-to-earnings (P/E) method

Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.

Value per share on three example scenarios, from Carpenter Technology's earnings per share of $11.34 (over the last four quarters). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 26.7×, the middle of Carpenter Technology's own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (the Industrials median) for the base scenario, 20% less and more for the cautious and optimistic ones. The price is brought back a year at 11%, 10% and 9%. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.

Earnings per share, US$

Diluted earnings per share over the four quarters to September 30, 2026, from the 10-Qs and 10-K.

P/E multiple

P/E today is the last close divided by the latest earnings per share, the four quarters' where available. Peers: ESAB, IDEX, Nordson.

Earnings growth in the years ahead (% a year) Starts at Carpenter Technology's revenue growth over the last 3 years, 7.0% a year, as the base scenario does.

Earnings per share in the years ahead, US$

Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5

Type your own estimate for any year; the years after it carry on at the growth rate.

Apply the multiple to earnings

A multiple on a future year's earnings gives the price then, brought back to today at the discount rate below.

Discount rate (% a year) The yearly return an investor wants for the risk, as in the cash flow model.

Value per share today at this multiple

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Last close, October 26, 2026: $289.48
Value at this multiple, against the last close: —
Carpenter Technology's P/E at the last close: 25.5×

Company	Last close	Earnings per share	P/E today
IDEXIEX	$231.06	$6.95	33.2×
NordsonNDSN	$321.98	$9.88	32.6×
Carpenter TechnologyCRS	$289.48	$11.34	25.5×
ESABESAB	$67.31	$2.78	24.2×

How the P/E method works. Value per share is earnings per share times the multiple. On a future year's earnings, that gives the price in that year, which is brought back to today at the discount rate: price ÷ (1 + discount rate) for each year ahead. It is quick and easy to compare across companies, but it ignores debt and cash, and earnings can swing with one-off gains and charges, so a multiple says most about steady, profitable businesses. Like the cash flow model, the result depends entirely on the assumptions you choose. It is not a forecast, a price target or a recommendation.

Balance sheet

Fiscal year end	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
Cash and short-term investments	154	44	199	316	393
Debt incl. finance leases	692	693	694	695	691
Net debt (negative means net cash)	538	648	495	380	297
Net debt to EBITDA	5.0x	2.5x	1.1x	0.6x	0.3x
Debt to equity	0.5x	0.5x	0.4x	0.4x	0.3x
Interest coverage	−0.6x	2.5x	6.3x	10.8x	18.6x
Current ratio	3.0x	2.8x	3.4x	3.6x	3.8x
Quick ratio	1.7x	1.4x	1.8x	2.0x	2.2x

US$ millions unless stated, at each fiscal year end. Net debt to EBITDA is debt minus cash, divided by operating income before depreciation and amortization: roughly how many years of those earnings the net debt equals. Debt to equity is debt as a multiple of shareholders' equity. Interest coverage is operating income divided by interest expense. The current ratio is current assets over current liabilities; the quick ratio leaves out inventory.

Insider trades

Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, no insider bought Carpenter Technology shares on the open market, and 8 insiders sold $94.6 million.

Date	Insider	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Filing
Sep 4, 2026	Steven E KarolDirector	Sold	3,275	$474.08	$1.6 million	Form 4
Aug 25, 2026	Tony R TheneChairman, President and CEO, Director	Sold	109,283	$483.84	$52.9 million	Form 4
Aug 21, 2026	Ramin YounessiDirector	Sold	438	$493.15	$216,000	Form 4
Jun 1, 2026	Steven E KarolDirector	Sold	2,000	$487.74	$975,480	Form 4
May 28, 2026	Anastasios John HartDirector	Sold	250	$461.88	$115,470	Form 4
May 5, 2026	Marshall D AkinsVP and Chief Comm Officer	Sold	11,815	$441.36	$5.2 million	Form 4
May 4, 2026	Anastasios John HartDirector	Sold	750	$423.86	$317,895	Form 4
Feb 24, 2026	James D DeeSVP, Gen Counsel & Sec	Sold	15,800	$391.78	$6.2 million	Form 4
Feb 19, 2026	Steven E KarolDirector	Sold	6,500	$380.60	$2.5 million	Form 4
Dec 11, 2025	Brian J MalloyPresident and COO	Sold	4,130	$303.52	$1.3 million	Form 4
Dec 10, 2025	Brian J MalloyPresident and COO	Sold	43,688	$304.46	$13.3 million	Form 4
Dec 9, 2025	Brian J MalloyPresident and COO	Sold	27,640	$305.60	$8.4 million	Form 4

The latest 12 of 14 trades. Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from their Form 4 filings with the SEC: one row per person, day and filing, at the day's average price. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax aren't counted. Insiders buy and sell for many reasons, such as taxes, spreading their savings or a plan set up months earlier, so a trade on its own says little about where a company is heading. For information only, not investment advice. Insider trades at all companies

Piotroski F-score

The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.

Test	FY24	FY25	FY26
Net income is positive	Pass	Pass	Pass
Cash from operations is positive	Pass	Pass	Pass
Return on assets rose	Pass	Pass	Pass
Cash from operations exceeds net income	Pass	Pass	Pass
Debt fell relative to assets	Pass	Pass	Pass
Current ratio rose	Pass	Pass	Pass
Share count didn't rise	Fail	Fail	Pass
Gross margin rose	Pass	Pass	Pass
Revenue rose relative to assets	Pass	Fail	Pass
F-score	8 of 9	7 of 9	9 of 9
Accruals ratio	−2.8%	−1.9%	−2.0%

The accruals ratio is net income minus cash from operations, over average total assets.

Compare

Put Carpenter Technology side by side with any other company we cover: revenue, growth, margins, cash flow and returns, with ten years of charts.

Similar companies

Company	Year	Revenue growth	Operating margin	Free cash flow margin	Return on capital	Net debt to EBITDA	F-score	Compare
Carpenter Technology	FY26	8.6%	22.5%	11.6%	23.7%	0.3x	9
Middleby	FY25	1.6%	18.0%	17.5%	8.7%	2.9x	4	Compare
ESAB	FY25	3.7%	14.5%	7.5%	11.0%	2.1x	4	Compare
IDEX	FY25	5.8%	20.2%	17.8%	10.2%	1.4x	7	Compare
Nordson	FY25	3.8%	25.5%	23.7%	11.6%	2.4x	5	Compare

Each company's latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so the periods don't line up exactly. Free cash flow margin is free cash flow as a share of revenue. Net debt to EBITDA is explained under the balance sheet, and the F-score above.

10 years of figures

Fiscal year	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
Income statement
Revenue	1,798	2,158	2,380	2,181	1,476	1,836	2,550	2,760	2,877	3,124
Revenue growth	−0.9%	20.0%	10.3%	−8.4%	−32.4%	24.4%	38.9%	8.2%	4.2%	8.6%
Gross profit	301	382	445	329	1	150	337	584	769	956
Research and development	17	19	23	28	20	20	24	26	26	28
Operating income	122	189	241	25	−249	−25	133	323	522	702
Net income	47	188	167	2	−230	−49	56	186	376	530
Diluted EPS (US$)	0.99	3.92	3.43	0.02	−4.76	−1.01	1.14	3.70	7.42	10.52
Diluted shares (millions)	47	48	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	50
Cash flow
Cash from operations	130	209	232	232	250	6	15	275	440	605
Capital expenditure	98	135	180	171	100	91	82	97	154	243
Free cash flow	32	74	52	60	150	−85	−68	178	286	362
Dividends paid	34	34	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40
Share buybacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	102	179
Acquisitions	35	13	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation	13	18	18	11	10	11	16	20	23	26
Balance sheet at fiscal year end
Cash and short-term investments	66	56	27	193	287	154	44	199	316	393
Debt incl. finance leases	605	546	570	722	694	692	693	694	695	691
Total assets	2,878	3,007	3,188	3,227	2,971	2,932	3,054	3,292	3,487	3,838
Total liabilities	1,680	1,521	1,668	1,782	1,579	1,602	1,658	1,663	1,600	1,611
Shareholders' equity	1,199	1,486	1,520	1,446	1,392	1,330	1,396	1,629	1,887	2,228
Margins and ratios
Gross margin	16.7%	17.7%	18.7%	15.1%	0.1%	8.2%	13.2%	21.2%	26.7%	30.6%
Operating margin	6.8%	8.8%	10.1%	1.2%	−16.9%	−1.4%	5.2%	11.7%	18.1%	22.5%
Net margin	2.6%	8.7%	7.0%	0.1%	−15.6%	−2.7%	2.2%	6.8%	13.1%	17.0%
Free cash flow margin	1.8%	3.4%	2.2%	2.8%	10.1%	−4.7%	−2.6%	6.5%	9.9%	11.6%
Return on capital	4.8%	10.2%	9.2%	0.6%	−10.4%	−1.1%	5.3%	13.7%	19.1%	23.7%
Return on equity	4.1%	14.0%	11.1%	0.1%	−16.2%	−3.6%	4.1%	12.3%	21.4%	25.8%
Return on assets	1.7%	6.4%	5.4%	0.1%	−7.4%	−1.7%	1.9%	5.9%	11.1%	14.5%
Net debt to EBITDA	2.2x	1.6x	1.5x	3.5x	—	5.0x	2.5x	1.1x	0.6x	0.3x

US$ millions unless stated. Where a later 10-K restated a year, the latest filed figure is shown. Download all figures (CSV, US$ millions)

Source: Carpenter Technology's Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR. For information only, not investment advice. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with Carpenter Technology.