AREC vs AMR vs NC Stock Comparison

American Resources, Alpha Metallurgical Resources and Nacco Industries Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NC Nacco Industries Inc
$34.11 -9.6% 1M -22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$262.69M
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$278.48M
Div. yield
–
Coal Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Alpha Metallurgical Resources leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Alpha Metallurgical Resources 3, American Resources 2, Nacco Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARECAMRNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.78M $2.14B $262.69M AMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.1x -43.0x 15.2x AREC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 170.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.7% — +4.7% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 6.2% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 4.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -71.9% -3.2% -22.4% AMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.7%/yr +20.7%/yr +2.2%/yr AMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.7% 56.6% 40.2% NC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 — 75/100 NC

Percentile Scorecard

ARECAMRNC

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

AxisARECAMRNC
Valuation 68 #8 of 23 100 #1 of 23 96 #2 of 23
Growth 60 #9 of 21 80 #5 of 21 55 #10 of 21
Profitability – – 82 #4 of 18
Financial Health 33 #15 of 22 – 62 #9 of 22
Shareholder Returns 0 #10 of 10 – 78 #3 of 10
Overall 40 – 75
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • AMR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • NC 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

PeriodARECAMRNCSPY
1 month -42.6%-8.8%-9.6% -0.8%
3 months -38.1%+9.3%-28.0% +3.5%
6 months -50.2%-18.4%-31.8% +7.0%
Year to date -56.0%-20.4%-30.4% +12.2%
1 year -71.9%-3.2%-22.4% +13.0%
3 years -20.4%-27.8%+0.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -7.3%-10.3%+0.1% +23.1%
5 years -52.0%+156.1%+11.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.7%+20.7%+2.2% +11.0%
10 years ——+105.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+7.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARECAMRNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.7%56.6%40.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.6%54.1%41.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.840.520.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.74-0.06-0.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-77.5%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.1%-36.3%-42.2% -1.8%
52-week high $4.37$249.65$58.99 $779.14
52-week low $1.09$137.33$32.36 $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.

MultipleARECAMRNC
P/E now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 26.7x -40.6xmedian 26.7x 14.9xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median -265.7xmedian 6.7x 1.0xmedian 6.7x 0.9xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 28.0x —median 28.0x —median 28.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 10.1x -1,449xmedian 10.1x -28.7xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 45.36 1.48median 45.36 -0.78median 45.36

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 monthsARECAMRNC
Revenue -$312.74K – $278.48M
Gross profit $956.08K – $51.49M
Operating income -$6.29M – $23.10M
Net income -$79.01M – $17.29M
Free cash flow $12.37M – -$8.96M
R&D -$1.22M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $-3.92 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $31.70M – $45.52M
Total debt $8.34M – $103.60M
Shares (diluted) 87.27M 12.71M 7.54M
Enterprise value $7.30M $2.14B $61.64M

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
MetricARECAMRNC
P/E 4.8x -40.6x 14.9x
P/FCF 6.7x -1,449x -28.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 3.1x 3.5x
P/S -265.7x 1.0x 0.9x
P/B 0.9x – 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.9x – 0.6x
EV/EBITDA -1.7x – –
EV/EBIT -1.9x – 13.7x
EV/Revenue -38.1x – 1.1x
EV/FCF 1.0x – -35.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.9x 3.1x 4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 1.48 -0.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARECAMRNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.7% – 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -26.2% – 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 210.0% – 59.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -62.3% – 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.3% – -26.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% – -7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -517.7% – -44.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -279.5% – -19.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 131.2% -9.6% -45.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 68.3% -27.5% -19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 541.6% 255.9% 194.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.1% -8.1% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 682.1% – 54.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.3% – -48.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARECAMRNC
Gross margin – – 18.5%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – 8.3%
Pretax margin – – 4.6%
Net margin – – 6.2%
FCF margin – – -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin -4,086% – 26.7%
Return on equity – – 4.0%
Return on assets 7.7% – 2.5%
Return on invested capital – – 4.3%
Return on capital employed -5.1% – 3.7%
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x – 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue -3,162% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARECAMRNC
Debt / assets 0.6% – 15.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.4x – –
Debt / FCF 0.1x – -11.6x
Liabilities / assets 43.9% – 35.6%
Equity / assets 56.1% – 64.4%
Interest coverage – – 4.3x
Current ratio 2.2x – 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.2x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score -0.68 – 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARECAMRNC
Dividend yield 3.7% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield -91.0% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield -87.4% 0.0% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusARECAMRNC
Forward P/E – – 170.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.30FY2026 $-1.44FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -91.5%FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.75MFY2026 $2.26BFY2026 $319.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17,395.7%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3,730.3% +18.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARECAMRNC
Held by institutions 31.5% 87.7% 35.5%
Institutions holding 99 255 93
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.8% -1.2% +0.3%
Institutions buying 67 115 45
Institutions selling 17 91 20
Buyers to sellers 3.94 1.26 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.

ARECAMRNC
AREC 1.00 0.32 0.02
AMR 0.32 1.00 0.18
NC 0.02 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AREC, AMR and NC?

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Resources (AREC) $89.78M, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $2.14B, Nacco Industries (NC) $262.69M.

Which stock is cheaper, AREC, AMR and NC?

American Resources (AREC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Resources (AREC) 5.1x, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -43.0x, Nacco Industries (NC) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

American Resources (AREC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Resources (AREC) +56.7%, Nacco Industries (NC) +4.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) returned the most: American Resources (AREC) -71.9%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -3.2%, Nacco Industries (NC) -22.4%. Over five years, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) compounded fastest (American Resources (AREC) -13.7%/yr, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +20.7%/yr, Nacco Industries (NC) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nacco Industries (NC) has been the steadiest (American Resources (AREC) 96.7%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 56.6%, Nacco Industries (NC) 40.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 3. 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.