AMR vs CNR vs METC Stock Comparison

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

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

QuestionAMRCNRMETCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.88B $3.96B $423.49M CNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -40.8x 39.6x -6.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.9% +31.5% -6.0% CNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.2% 2.3% -12.2% CNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.9% 1.9% -7.7% CNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 0.0x 28.0x AMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% +4.5% -73.7% CNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.3%/yr +27.4%/yr -14.6%/yr CNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.0% 43.8% 83.0% CNR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 75/100 47/100 CNR

Percentile Scorecard

AMRCNRMETC

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

AxisAMRCNRMETC
Valuation 73 #7 of 23 100 #1 of 23 50 #12 of 23
Growth 35 #14 of 21 70 #7 of 21 15 #18 of 21
Profitability 68 #7 of 20 79 #5 of 20 58 #9 of 20
Financial Health 77 #6 of 23 36 #15 of 23 14 #20 of 23
Shareholder Returns – 90 #2 of 11 100 #1 of 11
Overall 63 75 47
  • AMR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CNR 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

PeriodAMRCNRMETCSPY
1 month -11.6%-12.0%-12.6% -1.0%
3 months +5.2%-4.3%-24.5% -0.4%
6 months -22.1%-8.8%-55.4% +4.5%
Year to date -23.1%-9.5%-61.2% +12.4%
1 year -10.1%+4.5%-73.7% +13.6%
3 years -30.1%-18.1%-42.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year -11.3%-6.5%-16.8% +20.8%
5 years +151.8%+234.8%-54.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +20.3%+27.4%-14.6% +10.4%

Risk

MeasureAMRCNRMETCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.0%43.8%83.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.1%42.4%87.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.49-0.061.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.180.10-0.89 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.5%-52.2%-87.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.5%-29.3%-74.8% -1.6%
52-week high $249.65$113.23$27.72 $779.14
52-week low $137.33$76.56$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.

MultipleAMRCNRMETC
P/E now vs peer median -42.4xmedian 24.4x 40.3xmedian 24.4x -6.6xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 6.1x 0.9xmedian 6.1x 0.8xmedian 6.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 11.6x 5.5xmedian 11.6x 84.3xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,341xmedian 12.8x 16.4xmedian 12.8x -3.1xmedian 12.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.56median 42.72 -0.73median 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 monthsAMRCNRMETC
Revenue $2.07B $4.27B $544.51M
Gross profit $206.89M $740.18M $66.95M
Operating income -$44.78M $79.57M -$79.27M
Net income -$46.07M $100.13M -$66.67M
Free cash flow -$1.45M $244.11M -$143.64M
EPS (diluted) $-3.62 $1.98 $-1.05
Cash & equivalents $307.60M $473.20M $232.95M
Total debt $11.40M $447.65M $453.56M
Shares (diluted) 12.71M 50.47M 63.40M
Enterprise value $298.53M $2.20B -$887.55M

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
MetricAMRCNRMETC
P/E -42.4x 40.3x -6.6x
P/FCF -1,341x 16.4x -3.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 7.1x -8.4x
P/S 0.9x 0.9x 0.8x
P/B 1.3x 1.1x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x 5.5x 84.3x
EV/EBIT -36.2x 49.8x -8.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.9x 1.2x
EV/FCF -1,116x 16.2x -4.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 7.0x -12.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.56 -0.73 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRCNRMETC
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.9% 31.5% -6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.8% 22.2% -4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.4% 1.3% -28.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -44.9% – -27.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -101.5% -2.9% -133.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.9% – -44.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -23.8% 385.6% -102.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% -48.7% -44.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -27.1% 404.0% -95.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.2% -55.1% -41.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -56.9% 43.7% -246.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.0% -10.2% -33.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -100.8% 64.6% -438.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.0% -26.3% -68.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRCNRMETC
Gross margin 10.0% 17.3% 12.3%
EBITDA margin 5.9% 16.9% 1.4%
Operating margin -2.2% 1.9% -14.6%
Pretax margin -3.4% 0.8% -15.2%
Net margin -2.2% 2.3% -12.2%
FCF margin -0.1% 5.7% -26.4%
Operating cash flow margin 6.7% 13.2% -9.7%
Return on equity -3.1% 2.7% -18.0%
Return on assets -2.0% 1.6% -6.6%
Return on invested capital -1.9% 1.9% -7.7%
Return on capital employed -2.2% 1.5% -8.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.0x 5.6x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.2% 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRCNRMETC
Debt / assets 0.5% 7.3% 45.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 0.0x 28.0x
Debt / FCF -7.8x 1.8x -3.2x
Liabilities / assets 33.6% 39.3% 63.9%
Equity / assets 66.4% 60.7% 36.1%
Interest coverage -13.6x 1.8x -113.7x
Current ratio 3.4x 1.8x 4.0x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.2x 2.9x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.6x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 4.00 2.06 1.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRCNRMETC
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield – 3.7% 14.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.2% 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.

ConsensusAMRCNRMETC
Forward P/E – 15.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.44FY2026 $5.07FY2026 $-0.91FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +30.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.26BFY2026 $4.42BFY2026 $535.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.2% +8.8% +37.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRCNRMETC
Held by institutions 87.7% 93.0% 87.6%
Institutions holding 255 355 202
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +0.1% -5.5%
Institutions buying 115 207 108
Institutions selling 91 108 48
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.92 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.

AMRCNRMETC
AMR 1.00 0.69 0.59
CNR 0.69 1.00 0.49
METC 0.59 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMR, CNR and METC?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $1.88B, Core Natural Resources (CNR) $3.96B, Ramaco Resources (METC) $423.49M.

Which company is growing faster?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -12.9%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +31.5%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) has the highest net margin (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -2.2%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 2.3%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.2%). On return on invested capital, Core Natural Resources (CNR) leads (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -1.9%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 1.9%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Core Natural Resources (CNR) returned the most: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -10.1%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +4.5%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -73.7%. Over five years, Core Natural Resources (CNR) compounded fastest (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +20.3%/yr, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +27.4%/yr, Ramaco Resources (METC) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Core Natural Resources (CNR) has been the steadiest (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 56.0%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 43.8%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMR, CNR 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, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 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.