AMR vs AREC vs METC Stock Comparison

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, American Resources and Ramaco Resources Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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Alpha Metallurgical Resources leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Alpha Metallurgical Resources 8, American Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRARECMETCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.95B $76.25M $444.51M AMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -42.4x 4.4x -6.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.9% +56.7% -6.0% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.2% — -12.2% AMR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.9% — -7.7% AMR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 10.4x 28.0x AMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 4.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% -74.7% -73.7% AMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.3%/yr -15.1%/yr -14.6%/yr AMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.0% 97.1% 83.0% AMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 43/100 47/100 AMR

Percentile Scorecard

AMRARECMETC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMRARECMETC
Valuation 73 #7 of 23 68 #8 of 23 50 #12 of 23
Growth 35 #14 of 21 75 #6 of 21 15 #18 of 21
Profitability 68 #7 of 20 – 58 #9 of 20
Financial Health 77 #6 of 23 27 #17 of 23 14 #20 of 23
Shareholder Returns – 0 #11 of 11 100 #1 of 11
Overall 63 43 47
  • AMR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMRARECMETCSPY
1 month -11.6%-42.5%-12.6% -1.0%
3 months +5.2%-53.3%-24.5% -0.4%
6 months -22.1%-58.0%-55.4% +4.5%
Year to date -23.1%-59.7%-61.2% +12.4%
1 year -10.1%-74.7%-73.7% +13.6%
3 years -30.1%-28.1%-42.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year -11.3%-10.4%-16.8% +20.8%
5 years +151.8%-55.8%-54.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +20.3%-15.1%-14.6% +10.4%

Risk

MeasureAMRARECMETCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.0%97.1%83.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.1%94.7%87.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.492.761.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.18-0.77-0.89 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.5%-88.1%-87.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.5%-77.1%-74.8% -1.6%
52-week high $249.65$4.37$27.72 $779.14
52-week low $137.33$1.00$6.59 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMRARECMETC
P/E now vs peer median -42.4xmedian 24.4x 4.4xmedian 24.4x -6.6xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 6.1x -243.8xmedian 6.1x 0.8xmedian 6.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 11.6x -0.7xmedian 11.6x 84.3xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,341xmedian 12.8x 6.2xmedian 12.8x -3.1xmedian 12.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.56median 42.72 0.06median 42.72 0.16median 42.72

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMRARECMETC
Revenue $2.07B -$312.74K $544.51M
Gross profit $206.89M $956.08K $66.95M
Operating income -$44.78M -$6.29M -$79.27M
Net income -$46.07M -$79.01M -$66.67M
Free cash flow -$1.45M $12.37M -$143.64M
R&D – -$1.22M –
EPS (diluted) $-3.62 $0.20 $-1.05
Cash & equivalents $307.60M $31.70M $232.95M
Total debt $11.40M $965.29K $453.56M
Shares (diluted) 12.71M 87.27M 63.40M
Enterprise value $370.29M -$7.83M -$866.53M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMRARECMETC
P/E -42.4x 4.4x -6.6x
P/FCF -1,341x 6.2x -3.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 6.0x -8.4x
P/S 0.9x -243.8x 0.8x
P/B 1.3x 0.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 0.8x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x -0.7x 84.3x
EV/EBIT -36.2x -0.8x -8.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x -16.1x 1.2x
EV/FCF -1,116x 0.4x -4.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 0.4x -12.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.56 0.06 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRARECMETC
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.9% 56.7% -6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.8% -26.2% -4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.4% 210.0% -28.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -44.9% -62.3% -27.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -101.5% 47.3% -133.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.9% 31.4% -44.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -23.8% -517.7% -102.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% -279.5% -44.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -27.1% 131.2% -95.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.2% 68.3% -41.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -56.9% 541.6% -246.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.0% 71.1% -33.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -100.8% 682.1% -438.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.0% 89.3% -68.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRARECMETC
Gross margin 10.0% – 12.3%
EBITDA margin 5.9% – 1.4%
Operating margin -2.2% – -14.6%
Pretax margin -3.4% – -15.2%
Net margin -2.2% – -12.2%
FCF margin -0.1% – -26.4%
Operating cash flow margin 6.7% -4,086% -9.7%
Return on equity -3.1% – -18.0%
Return on assets -2.0% 7.7% -6.6%
Return on invested capital -1.9% – -7.7%
Return on capital employed -2.2% -5.1% -8.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.0x -0.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% -3,162% 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRARECMETC
Debt / assets 0.5% 0.6% 45.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 10.4x 28.0x
Debt / FCF -7.8x 0.1x -3.2x
Liabilities / assets 33.6% 43.9% 63.9%
Equity / assets 66.4% 56.1% 36.1%
Interest coverage -13.6x – -113.7x
Current ratio 3.4x 2.2x 4.0x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.2x 2.9x
Cash ratio 1.3x 1.2x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 4.00 -0.73 1.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRARECMETC
Dividend yield – 4.0% –
Net buyback yield – -99.2% 14.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -95.2% 14.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMRARECMETC
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.44FY2026 $-0.30FY2026 $-0.91FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.26BFY2026 $8.75MFY2026 $535.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 +17,395.7%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.2% +3,730.3% +37.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRARECMETC
Held by institutions 87.7% 31.5% 87.6%
Institutions holding 255 100 202
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% -5.8% -5.5%
Institutions buying 115 67 108
Institutions selling 91 17 48
Buyers to sellers 1.26 3.94 2.25

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMRARECMETC
AMR 1.00 0.31 0.59
AREC 0.31 1.00 0.49
METC 0.59 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMR, AREC and METC?

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $1.95B, American Resources (AREC) $76.25M, Ramaco Resources (METC) $444.51M.

Which company is growing faster?

American Resources (AREC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -12.9%, American Resources (AREC) +56.7%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) has the highest net margin (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -2.2%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.2%). On return on invested capital, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) leads (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -1.9%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) returned the most: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -10.1%, American Resources (AREC) -74.7%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -73.7%. Over five years, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) compounded fastest (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +20.3%/yr, American Resources (AREC) -15.1%/yr, Ramaco Resources (METC) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 0.00%, American Resources (AREC) 4.00%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 0.00%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) and Ramaco Resources (METC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) has been the steadiest (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 56.0%, American Resources (AREC) 97.1%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMR, AREC and METC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.