AREC vs ASTL vs AMR Stock Comparison

American Resources, Algoma Steel and Alpha Metallurgical Resources Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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

QuestionARECASTLAMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $83.11M $518.37M $1.95B AMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.8x -1.2x -42.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.7% -36.9% -12.9% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -38.2% -2.2% AMR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% -1.9% ASTL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.4x 0.5x -2.7x AMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.67% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -71.7% +18.5% -11.1% ASTL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.9%/yr -14.6%/yr +20.1%/yr AMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 97.1% 68.6% 56.4% AMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 31/100 65/100 AMR

Percentile Scorecard

ARECASTLAMR

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

AxisARECASTLAMR
Valuation 68 #8 of 23 56 #74 of 165 82 #5 of 23
Growth 75 #6 of 21 5 #143 of 150 35 #14 of 21
Profitability – 23 #94 of 122 72 #6 of 19
Financial Health 27 #17 of 23 39 #102 of 166 73 #7 of 23
Shareholder Returns 0 #10 of 10 – –
Overall 43 31 65
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • ASTL ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AMR 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

PeriodARECASTLAMRSPY
1 month -39.1%+13.8%-10.1% -2.3%
3 months -46.3%+26.0%+11.1% -0.7%
6 months -52.0%+4.7%-16.7% +4.8%
Year to date -56.0%+20.5%-23.0% +10.3%
1 year -71.7%+18.5%-11.1% +10.3%
3 years -21.6%-33.2%-29.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year -7.8%-12.6%-11.2% +20.1%
5 years -52.6%-54.7%+149.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year -13.9%-14.6%+20.1% +10.1%

Risk

MeasureARECASTLAMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 97.1%68.6%56.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.5%70.9%53.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.852.020.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.740.27-0.20 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-75.5%-77.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.1%-14.8%-38.3% -3.5%
52-week high $4.37$5.80$249.65 $779.14
52-week low $1.09$3.28$137.33 $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.

MultipleARECASTLAMR
P/E now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 25.6x -1.2xmedian 12.5x -42.5xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median -265.7xmedian 6.5x 0.4xmedian 2.9x 0.9xmedian 6.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 12.9x -1.2xmedian 7.3x 13.4xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 9.6x 35.1xmedian 14.6x -1,344xmedian 9.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.1x 2.6xmedian 2.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 43.77 —median 0.28 1.56median 43.77

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 monthsARECASTLAMR
Revenue -$312.74K $1.22B $2.07B
Gross profit $956.08K -$302.52M $206.89M
Operating income -$6.29M -$203.70M -$44.78M
Net income -$79.01M -$190.93M -$46.07M
Free cash flow $12.37M $14.76M -$1.45M
R&D -$1.22M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $-4.27 $-3.62
Cash & equivalents $31.70M $152.40M $307.60M
Total debt $965.29K $600.00K $11.40M
Shares (diluted) 87.27M 108.70M 12.71M
Enterprise value -$966.23K $200.03M $374.47M

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
MetricARECASTLAMR
P/E 4.8x -1.2x -42.5x
P/FCF 6.7x 35.1x -1,344x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 17.1x 14.1x
P/S -265.7x 0.4x 0.9x
P/B 0.9x 2.6x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.6x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -1.7x -1.2x 13.4x
EV/EBIT -1.9x -0.6x -36.3x
EV/Revenue -38.1x 0.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF 1.0x 24.8x -1,119x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.9x 12.1x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 – 1.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARECASTLAMR
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.7% -36.9% -12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -26.2% – -15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 210.0% -119.5% -16.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -62.3% – -44.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.3% -129.3% -101.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% – -26.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -517.7% -138.4% -23.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -279.5% – -27.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 131.2% -193.2% -27.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 68.3% – -27.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 541.6% -86.5% -56.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.1% – -51.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 682.1% -83.1% -100.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.3% – -26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARECASTLAMR
Gross margin – -24.9% 10.0%
EBITDA margin – -25.4% 5.9%
Operating margin – -16.8% -2.2%
Pretax margin – -20.4% -3.4%
Net margin – -38.2% -2.2%
FCF margin – 1.2% -0.1%
Operating cash flow margin -4,086% 2.5% 6.7%
Return on equity – -419.8% -3.1%
Return on assets 7.7% -26.6% -2.0%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% -1.9%
Return on capital employed -5.1% -43.3% -2.2%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x -0.2x -3.0x
Stock comp / revenue -3,162% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARECASTLAMR
Debt / assets 0.6% 0.0% 0.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.4x 0.5x -2.7x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.0x -7.8x
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 90.1% 33.6%
Equity / assets 56.1% 9.9% 66.4%
Interest coverage – -8.5x -13.6x
Current ratio 2.2x 2.5x 3.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x 2.2x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.5x 1.3x
Altman Z-score -0.68 -0.82 4.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARECASTLAMR
Dividend yield 3.7% – –
Net buyback yield -91.0% – –
Shareholder yield -87.4% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusARECASTLAMR
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.30FY2026 $-2.25FY2026 $-1.44FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.75MFY2026 $766.90MFY2026 $2.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17,395.7%FY2026 -49.5%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3,730.3% +70.9% +18.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARECASTLAMR
Held by institutions 31.5% 66.4% 87.7%
Institutions holding 100 95 255
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.8% +0.2% -1.2%
Institutions buying 67 41 115
Institutions selling 17 36 91
Buyers to sellers 3.94 1.14 1.26

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.

ARECASTLAMR
AREC 1.00 0.29 0.31
ASTL 0.29 1.00 0.31
AMR 0.31 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AREC, ASTL and AMR?

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Resources (AREC) $83.11M, Algoma Steel (ASTL) $518.37M, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $1.95B.

Which company is growing faster?

American Resources (AREC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Resources (AREC) +56.7%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) -36.9%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) has the highest net margin (Algoma Steel (ASTL) -38.2%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -2.2%). On return on invested capital, Algoma Steel (ASTL) leads (Algoma Steel (ASTL) 0.0%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -1.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Algoma Steel (ASTL) returned the most: American Resources (AREC) -71.7%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) +18.5%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -11.1%. Over five years, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) compounded fastest (American Resources (AREC) -13.9%/yr, Algoma Steel (ASTL) -14.6%/yr, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +20.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: American Resources (AREC) 3.67%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) 0.00%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 0.00%. Algoma Steel (ASTL) and Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) has been the steadiest (American Resources (AREC) 97.1%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) 68.6%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 56.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.