AREC vs HCC vs BTU Stock Comparison

American Resources, Warrior Met Coal and Peabody Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BTU Peabody Energy Corp
$22.88 -13.4% 1M -21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
0.01%
Coal Energy
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Warrior Met Coal leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Warrior Met Coal 7, American Resources 2, Peabody Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARECHCCBTULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $84.75M $4.51B $2.72B HCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.8x 20.5x -14.9x AREC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.7% +37.5% -0.7% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.0% -4.6% HCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.2% -4.6% HCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.4x -0.4x -1.0x BTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -68.6% +36.8% -21.3% HCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.1%/yr +27.6%/yr +10.1%/yr HCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 97.4% 51.1% 54.4% HCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 85/100 47/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

ARECHCCBTU

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

AxisARECHCCBTU
Valuation 82 #5 of 23 73 #7 of 23 68 #8 of 23
Growth 75 #6 of 21 90 #3 of 21 25 #16 of 21
Profitability – 89 #3 of 19 61 #8 of 19
Financial Health 27 #17 of 23 86 #4 of 23 32 #16 of 23
Shareholder Returns 0 #10 of 10 – –
Overall 46 85 47
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • HCC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • BTU 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

PeriodARECHCCBTUSPY
1 month -39.4%-5.0%-13.4% -1.0%
3 months -34.5%+7.1%+0.4% +2.9%
6 months -46.7%-1.0%-14.0% +6.4%
Year to date -54.0%-2.7%-23.0% +11.4%
1 year -68.6%+36.8%-21.3% +13.1%
3 years -19.1%+81.4%-7.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -6.8%+22.0%-2.5% +21.5%
5 years -56.0%+237.7%+61.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -15.1%+27.6%+10.1% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureARECHCCBTUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 97.4%51.1%54.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.8%47.0%55.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.790.410.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.700.72-0.39 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-45.6%-68.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.9%-22.2%-42.1% -2.5%
52-week high $4.37$110.28$39.50 $779.14
52-week low $1.10$62.70$20.83 $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.

MultipleARECHCCBTU
P/E now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 26.9x 20.7xmedian 26.9x -15.3xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median -277.9xmedian 6.7x 2.7xmedian 6.7x 0.7xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 11.7x 9.9xmedian 11.7x 13.5xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 10.2x -99.2xmedian 10.2x -16.5xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 47.24 -0.92median 47.24 0.52median 47.24

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 monthsARECHCCBTU
Revenue -$312.74K $1.68B $4.01B
Gross profit $956.08K $540.14M –
Operating income -$6.29M $229.26M -$223.20M
Net income -$79.01M $219.33M -$172.30M
Free cash flow $12.37M -$45.68M -$169.00M
R&D -$1.22M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $4.15 $-1.50
Cash & equivalents $31.70M $302.35M $526.30M
Total debt $8.34M $617.35M $339.00M
Shares (diluted) 87.27M 52.87M 122.00M
Enterprise value $2.27M $3.21B $522.59M

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
MetricARECHCCBTU
P/E 5.0x 20.7x -15.3x
P/FCF 7.0x -99.2x -16.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 15.0x 12.6x
P/S -277.9x 2.7x 0.7x
P/B 0.9x 2.0x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.0x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA -2.3x 9.9x 13.5x
EV/EBIT -2.5x 19.0x -11.7x
EV/Revenue -50.2x 2.6x 0.6x
EV/FCF 1.3x -95.5x -15.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.2x 14.5x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 -0.92 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARECHCCBTU
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.7% 37.5% -0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -26.2% 1.1% -10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 210.0% 86.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -62.3% -11.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.3% 808.1% -245.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% -24.9% -28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -517.7% 443.7% -207.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -279.5% -22.0% -28.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 131.2% 441.1% -231.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 68.3% -22.4% -29.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 541.6% 82.8% -64.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.1% -26.5% -51.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 682.1% 83.3% -174.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.3% -28.5% -28.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARECHCCBTU
Gross margin – 32.1% –
EBITDA margin – 26.3% 4.8%
Operating margin – 13.6% -5.6%
Pretax margin – 13.6% -5.3%
Net margin – 13.0% -4.6%
FCF margin – -2.7% -4.2%
Operating cash flow margin -4,086% 17.9% 5.5%
Return on equity – 9.8% -4.9%
Return on assets 7.7% 7.7% -3.0%
Return on invested capital – 9.2% -4.6%
Return on capital employed -5.1% 8.7% -4.7%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.4x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue -3,162% 1.3% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARECHCCBTU
Debt / assets 0.6% 5.3% 6.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.4x -0.4x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.1x -3.4x -2.0x
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 21.0% 39.5%
Equity / assets 56.1% 79.0% 60.5%
Interest coverage – 17.1x -5.0x
Current ratio 2.2x 3.9x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 2.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -0.65 6.56 1.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARECHCCBTU
Dividend yield 3.5% 0.4% 1.2%
Net buyback yield -87.0% – –
Shareholder yield -83.5% 0.4% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusARECHCCBTU
Forward P/E – 12.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.30FY2026 $6.87FY2026 $-0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +530.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +36.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.75MFY2026 $2.11BFY2026 $4.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17,395.7%FY2026 +60.9%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3,730.3% +4.6% +7.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARECHCCBTU
Held by institutions 31.5% 96.7% 91.8%
Institutions holding 99 345 327
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.8% +3.1% -1.6%
Institutions buying 67 188 151
Institutions selling 17 114 129
Buyers to sellers 3.94 1.65 1.17

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.

ARECHCCBTU
AREC 1.00 0.31 0.33
HCC 0.31 1.00 0.66
BTU 0.33 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AREC, HCC and BTU?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Resources (AREC) $84.75M, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.51B, Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, AREC, HCC and BTU?

American Resources (AREC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Resources (AREC) 4.8x, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 20.5x, Peabody Energy (BTU) -14.9x). 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%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +37.5%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warrior Met Coal (HCC) returned the most: American Resources (AREC) -68.6%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +36.8%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -21.3%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (American Resources (AREC) -15.1%/yr, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +27.6%/yr, Peabody Energy (BTU) +10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: American Resources (AREC) 0.00%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 0.00%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 0.01%. American Resources (AREC) 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 (American Resources (AREC) 97.4%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 51.1%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 54.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.