AMR vs BTU vs HCC Stock Comparison

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Peabody Energy and Warrior Met Coal Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BTU Peabody Energy Corp
$23.32 -8.3% 1M -17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
0.01%
Coal Energy
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Warrior Met Coal leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Warrior Met Coal 8, Peabody Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRBTUHCCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.06B $2.74B $4.41B HCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -41.4x -15.0x 20.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 12.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -0.7% +37.5% HCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -4.6% 13.0% HCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -4.6% 9.2% HCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.0x -0.4x BTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.7% -17.7% +35.6% HCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.9%/yr +14.2%/yr +29.1%/yr HCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.8% 54.6% 51.1% HCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 52/100 84/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

AMRBTUHCC

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

AxisAMRBTUHCC
Valuation 100 #1 of 23 68 #8 of 23 73 #7 of 23
Growth 80 #5 of 21 30 #15 of 21 90 #3 of 21
Profitability – 71 #6 of 18 88 #3 of 18
Financial Health – 38 #14 of 22 86 #4 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall – 52 84
  • AMR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • BTU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • HCC 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

PeriodAMRBTUHCCSPY
1 month -3.3%-8.3%-2.4% -0.2%
3 months +16.4%+0.3%+10.5% +3.9%
6 months -13.6%-13.3%-2.4% +8.2%
Year to date -15.5%-21.5%-0.9% +12.9%
1 year +2.7%-17.7%+35.6% +12.3%
3 years -23.4%-6.0%+81.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -8.5%-2.1%+22.0% +23.3%
5 years +169.3%+94.0%+258.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +21.9%+14.2%+29.1% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureAMRBTUHCCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.8%54.6%51.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.1%55.6%46.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.540.410.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05-0.330.70 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.5%-68.3%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.4%-41.0%-20.8% -1.2%
52-week high $249.65$39.50$110.28 $779.14
52-week low $137.33$20.83$64.22 $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.

MultipleAMRBTUHCC
P/E now vs peer median -43.1xmedian 28.4x -15.6xmedian 28.4x 21.0xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 7.3x 0.7xmedian 7.3x 2.7xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.2x 13.8xmedian 29.2x 10.1xmedian 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,449xmedian 11.0x -16.8xmedian 11.0x -101.0xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.57median 50.46 0.53median 50.46 -0.94median 50.46

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 monthsAMRBTUHCC
Revenue – $4.01B $1.68B
Gross profit – – $540.14M
Operating income – -$223.20M $229.26M
Net income – -$172.30M $219.33M
Free cash flow – -$169.00M -$45.68M
EPS (diluted) $-3.92 $-1.50 $4.15
Cash & equivalents – $526.30M $302.35M
Total debt – $339.00M $154.59M
Shares (diluted) 12.71M 122.00M 52.87M
Enterprise value $2.06B $540.28M $3.11B

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
MetricAMRBTUHCC
P/E -43.1x -15.6x 21.0x
P/FCF -1,449x -16.8x -101.0x
P/Operating cash flow 3.3x 12.8x 15.3x
P/S 1.0x 0.7x 2.7x
P/B – 0.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book – 0.9x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – 13.8x 10.1x
EV/EBIT – -11.9x 19.4x
EV/Revenue – 0.7x 2.6x
EV/FCF – -15.7x -97.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.3x 12.0x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.57 0.53 -0.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRBTUHCC
Revenue growth (1Y) – -0.7% 37.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -10.5% 1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 86.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -11.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -245.2% 808.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -28.7% -24.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – -207.9% 443.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -28.3% -22.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.6% -231.4% 441.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.5% -29.3% -22.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 255.9% -64.7% 82.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.1% -51.3% -26.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -174.1% 83.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -28.1% -28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRBTUHCC
Gross margin – – 32.1%
EBITDA margin – 4.8% 26.3%
Operating margin – -5.6% 13.6%
Pretax margin – -5.3% 13.6%
Net margin – -4.6% 13.0%
FCF margin – -4.2% -2.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 5.5% 17.9%
Return on equity – -4.9% 9.8%
Return on assets – -3.0% 7.7%
Return on invested capital – -4.6% 9.2%
Return on capital employed – -4.7% 8.7%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRBTUHCC
Debt / assets – 6.2% 5.3%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.0x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – -2.0x -3.4x
Liabilities / assets – 39.5% 21.0%
Equity / assets – 60.5% 79.0%
Interest coverage – -5.0x 17.1x
Current ratio – 2.0x 3.9x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 2.5x
Cash ratio – 0.7x 1.4x
Altman Z-score – 1.88 6.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRBTUHCC
Dividend yield – 1.2% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.2% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -21.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -21.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 50.1% –

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.

ConsensusAMRBTUHCC
Forward P/E – – 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.44FY2026 $-0.39FY2026 $6.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +533.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +35.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.26BFY2026 $4.54BFY2026 $2.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +60.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.2% +8.0% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRBTUHCC
Held by institutions 87.7% 91.8% 96.7%
Institutions holding 255 327 345
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% -1.6% +3.1%
Institutions buying 115 151 188
Institutions selling 91 129 114
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.17 1.65

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.

AMRBTUHCC
AMR 1.00 0.72 0.72
BTU 0.72 1.00 0.66
HCC 0.72 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMR, BTU and HCC?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $2.06B, Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.74B, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.41B.

Which company is growing faster?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Peabody Energy (BTU) -0.7%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +37.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has the highest net margin (Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 13.0%). On return on invested capital, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) leads (Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warrior Met Coal (HCC) returned the most: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +2.7%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -17.7%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +35.6%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +21.9%/yr, Peabody Energy (BTU) +14.2%/yr, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +29.1%/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%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 0.01%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 0.00%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) and Warrior Met Coal (HCC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has been the steadiest (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 56.8%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 54.6%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMR, BTU and HCC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 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.