AMR vs ARLP vs NCTY Stock Comparison

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Alliance Resource Partners and The9 Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NCTY The9 LTD
$2.52 -26.1% 1M -69.5% 1Y
Market cap
$19.78M
P/E
0.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.12M
Div. yield
–
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2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Alliance Resource Partners leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Alliance Resource Partners 6, The9 2, Alpha Metallurgical Resources 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRARLPNCTYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.03B $3.09B $19.78M ARLP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -44.2x 11.6x 0.4x NCTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.9% -5.1% -39.5% ARLP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.2% 12.3% 409.6% NCTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.9% 12.9% — ARLP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 0.7x -0.6x AMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.1% -0.4% -69.5% ARLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.5%/yr +16.1%/yr -52.5%/yr AMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.4% 21.3% 91.7% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 67/100 41/100 ARLP

Percentile Scorecard

AMRARLPNCTY

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

AxisAMRARLPNCTY
Valuation 77 #6 of 23 96 #2 of 23 23 #128 of 166
Growth 35 #14 of 21 60 #9 of 21 77 #36 of 154
Profitability 68 #7 of 20 95 #2 of 20 28 #111 of 154
Financial Health 73 #7 of 23 18 #19 of 23 36 #115 of 179
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 63 67 41
  • AMR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • ARLP ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • NCTY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMRARLPNCTYSPY
1 month -19.6%-0.1%-26.1% -5.9%
3 months -6.4%-2.6%-49.7% -4.6%
6 months -26.3%-3.5%-55.5% +0.2%
Year to date -28.7%+6.1%-60.4% +7.5%
1 year -18.1%-0.4%-69.5% +8.2%
3 years -34.7%+9.7%-59.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year -13.2%+3.1%-26.1% +19.0%
5 years +133.5%+111.0%-97.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +18.5%+16.1%-52.5% +9.4%
10 years —+5.6%-99.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+0.5%-40.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAMRARLPNCTYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.4%21.3%91.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.9%20.6%85.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.62-0.101.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.02-0.76 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.5%-35.1%-98.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.9%-15.0%-69.5% -5.9%
52-week high $249.65$28.99$8.26 $779.14
52-week low $137.33$23.10$2.52 $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.

MultipleAMRARLPNCTY
P/E now vs peer median -39.3xmedian 22.7x 11.9xmedian 22.7x 0.4xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 5.7x 1.5xmedian 5.7x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 12.2x 5.7xmedian 12.2x -1.3xmedian 15.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,244xmedian 12.1x 8.9xmedian 12.1x -4.9xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.0x 1.8xmedian 1.0x 0.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.45median 41.09 -0.41median 41.09 —median 0.38

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 monthsAMRARLPNCTY
Revenue $2.07B $2.17B $11.12M
Gross profit $206.89M $775.00M $502.33K
Operating income -$44.78M $319.75M -$32.57M
Net income -$46.07M $272.96M $45.54M
Free cash flow -$1.45M $357.09M -$3.90M
R&D – – $998.24K
EPS (diluted) $-3.62 $2.07 $6.01
Cash & equivalents $307.60M $111.19M $1.88M
Total debt $11.40M $579.59M $21.45M
Shares (diluted) 12.71M 128.66M 7.58M
Enterprise value $455.36M $2.79B $1.58M

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
MetricAMRARLPNCTY
P/E -39.3x 11.9x 0.4x
P/FCF -1,244x 8.9x -4.9x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 5.2x -4.9x
P/S 0.9x 1.5x 1.7x
P/B 1.2x 1.8x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.8x 0.2x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 5.7x -1.3x
EV/EBIT -33.1x 11.4x -1.2x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.7x 3.4x
EV/FCF -1,019x 10.2x -9.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.7x 5.9x -9.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.45 -0.41 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRARLPNCTY
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.9% -5.1% -39.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.8% -6.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.4% 4.7% 148.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -44.9% -12.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -101.5% 6.8% 31.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.9% -26.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -23.8% 13.2% 186.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% -28.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -27.1% 12.7% 156.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.2% -29.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -56.9% -9.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.0% -16.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -100.8% 12.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.0% -18.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRARLPNCTY
Gross margin 10.0% 35.6% 4.5%
EBITDA margin 5.9% 29.3% -266.3%
Operating margin -2.2% 14.7% -292.8%
Pretax margin -3.4% 13.4% 411.0%
Net margin -2.2% 12.3% 409.6%
FCF margin -0.1% 16.4% -35.1%
Operating cash flow margin 6.7% 28.2% -35.1%
Return on equity -3.1% 15.3% 67.5%
Return on assets -2.0% 9.4% 36.1%
Return on invested capital -1.9% 12.9% –
Return on capital employed -2.2% 12.3% -42.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.0x 2.2x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 63.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRARLPNCTY
Debt / assets 0.5% 19.7% 14.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 0.7x -0.6x
Debt / FCF -7.8x 1.6x -5.5x
Liabilities / assets 33.6% 39.3% 41.5%
Equity / assets 66.4% 60.7% 58.5%
Interest coverage -13.6x 6.9x -7.7x
Current ratio 3.4x 1.8x 2.6x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.1x 0.1x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.89 – -6.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRARLPNCTY
Dividend yield – 9.7% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 9.7% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAMRARLPNCTY
Forward P/E – 9.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.33FY2026 $2.59FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +7.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +7.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.27BFY2026 $2.37BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.6% -8.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRARLPNCTY
Held by institutions 87.7% 15.3% 0.8%
Institutions holding 255 173 9
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% -11.7% +25.7%
Institutions buying 115 75 4
Institutions selling 91 41 2
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.83 2.00

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.

AMRARLPNCTY
AMR 1.00 0.33 0.12
ARLP 0.33 1.00 0.05
NCTY 0.12 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMR, ARLP and NCTY?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $2.03B, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.09B, The9 (NCTY) $19.78M.

Which stock is cheaper, AMR, ARLP and NCTY?

The9 (NCTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -44.2x, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 11.6x, The9 (NCTY) 0.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -12.9%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) -5.1%, The9 (NCTY) -39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

The9 (NCTY) has the highest net margin (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -2.2%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.3%, The9 (NCTY) 409.6%). On return on invested capital, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) leads (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -1.9%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) returned the most: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -18.1%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) -0.4%, The9 (NCTY) -69.5%. Over five years, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) compounded fastest (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +18.5%/yr, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +16.1%/yr, The9 (NCTY) -52.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has been the steadiest (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 56.4%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 21.3%, The9 (NCTY) 91.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMR, ARLP and NCTY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) leads on 6. 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.