AMR vs HNRG vs ARLP Stock Comparison

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Hallador Energy and Alliance Resource Partners Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HNRG Hallador Energy Co
$9.61 -31.1% 1M -52.8% 1Y
Market cap
$437.16M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$452.10M
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Alliance Resource Partners leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Alliance Resource Partners 6, Hallador Energy 2, Alpha Metallurgical Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRHNRGARLPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.82B $437.16M $3.18B ARLP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -39.4x -479.3x 11.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 9.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.9% +7.9% -5.1% HNRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.2% -0.2% 12.3% ARLP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.9% — 12.9% ARLP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 2.4x 0.7x AMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% -52.8% +2.3% ARLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.3%/yr +25.2%/yr +16.6%/yr HNRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.0% 64.7% 21.2% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 38/100 67/100 ARLP

Percentile Scorecard

AMRHNRGARLP

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

AxisAMRHNRGARLP
Valuation 73 #7 of 23 48 #13 of 24 96 #2 of 23
Growth 35 #14 of 21 14 #20 of 23 60 #9 of 21
Profitability 68 #7 of 20 52 #11 of 22 95 #2 of 20
Financial Health 77 #6 of 23 61 #10 of 24 18 #19 of 23
Shareholder Returns – 18 #15 of 18 –
Overall 63 38 67
  • AMR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • HNRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • ARLP 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

PeriodAMRHNRGARLPSPY
1 month -11.6%-31.1%+1.6% -1.0%
3 months +5.2%-34.9%-0.9% -0.4%
6 months -22.1%-48.2%-1.9% +4.5%
Year to date -23.1%-49.5%+8.4% +12.4%
1 year -10.1%-52.8%+2.3% +13.6%
3 years -30.1%-30.1%+4.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year -11.3%-11.2%+1.6% +20.8%
5 years +151.8%+207.0%+115.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +20.3%+25.2%+16.6% +10.4%
10 years —+4.9%+7.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+0.5%+0.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAMRHNRGARLPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.0%64.7%21.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.1%66.2%20.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.491.59-0.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.18-0.820.11 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.5%-71.1%-35.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.5%-59.6%-13.1% -1.6%
52-week high $249.65$23.81$28.99 $779.14
52-week low $137.33$9.61$23.10 $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.

MultipleAMRHNRGARLP
P/E now vs peer median -42.4xmedian 24.4x -496.7xmedian 22.5x 12.2xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 6.1x 1.0xmedian 2.6x 1.5xmedian 6.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 11.6x 81.0xmedian 11.0x 5.8xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,341xmedian 12.8x -9.0xmedian 13.5x 9.1xmedian 12.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.1x 2.4xmedian 2.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.56median 42.72 18.96median 0.66 -0.42median 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 monthsAMRHNRGARLP
Revenue $2.07B $452.10M $2.17B
Gross profit $206.89M – $775.00M
Operating income -$44.78M $16.94M $319.75M
Net income -$46.07M -$912.00K $272.96M
Free cash flow -$1.45M -$50.46M $357.09M
R&D – $468.00K –
EPS (diluted) $-3.62 $-0.02 $2.07
Cash & equivalents $307.60M $28.98M $111.19M
Total debt $11.40M $42.93M $579.59M
Shares (diluted) 12.71M 47.13M 128.66M
Enterprise value $238.33M $348.67M $2.87B

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
MetricAMRHNRGARLP
P/E -42.4x -496.7x 12.2x
P/FCF -1,341x -9.0x 9.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 16.2x 5.3x
P/S 0.9x 1.0x 1.5x
P/B 1.3x 2.4x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.4x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x 81.0x 5.8x
EV/EBIT -36.2x 27.6x 11.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.0x 1.7x
EV/FCF -1,116x -9.3x 10.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 16.7x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.56 18.96 -0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRHNRGARLP
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.9% 7.9% -5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.8% -8.3% -6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.4% – 4.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -44.9% – -12.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -101.5% 109.0% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.9% -43.0% -26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -23.8% 99.5% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% -26.2% -28.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -27.1% 99.6% 12.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.2% -26.2% -29.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -56.9% -63.1% -9.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.0% -34.2% -16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -100.8% -295.8% 12.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.0% -50.2% -18.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRHNRGARLP
Gross margin 10.0% – 35.6%
EBITDA margin 5.9% 1.3% 29.3%
Operating margin -2.2% 3.7% 14.7%
Pretax margin -3.4% -0.2% 13.4%
Net margin -2.2% -0.2% 12.3%
FCF margin -0.1% -11.2% 16.4%
Operating cash flow margin 6.7% 6.2% 28.2%
Return on equity -3.1% 0.5% 15.3%
Return on assets -2.0% 0.2% 9.4%
Return on invested capital -1.9% – 12.9%
Return on capital employed -2.2% 6.8% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.0x -30.7x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRHNRGARLP
Debt / assets 0.5% 9.2% 19.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 2.4x 0.7x
Debt / FCF -7.8x -0.9x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 33.6% 59.3% 39.3%
Equity / assets 66.4% 40.7% 60.7%
Interest coverage -13.6x 1.0x 6.9x
Current ratio 3.4x 0.7x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.00 1.71 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRHNRGARLP
Dividend yield – – 9.5%
Net buyback yield – -11.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -11.9% 9.5%
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.

ConsensusAMRHNRGARLP
Forward P/E – – 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.44FY2026 $-0.35FY2026 $2.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -136.5%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.26BFY2026 $474.13MFY2026 $2.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.2% +7.3% -8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRHNRGARLP
Held by institutions 87.7% 76.3% 15.3%
Institutions holding 255 172 173
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +5.2% -11.7%
Institutions buying 115 87 75
Institutions selling 91 52 41
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.67 1.83

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.

AMRHNRGARLP
AMR 1.00 0.27 0.32
HNRG 0.27 1.00 0.20
ARLP 0.32 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMR, HNRG and ARLP?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $1.82B, Hallador Energy (HNRG) $437.16M, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.18B.

Which company is growing faster?

Hallador Energy (HNRG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -12.9%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +7.9%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) -5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has the highest net margin (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -2.2%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -0.2%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.3%). 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) -10.1%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -52.8%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +2.3%. Over five years, Hallador Energy (HNRG) compounded fastest (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +20.3%/yr, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +25.2%/yr, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +16.6%/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) 56.0%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 64.7%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 21.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.