AREC vs HCC vs PKX Stock Comparison

American Resources, Warrior Met Coal and Posco Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$52.01 -8.6% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.93B
P/E
4.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
2.96%
Steel Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Warrior Met Coal leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Warrior Met Coal 7, Posco Holdings 3, American Resources 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARECHCCPKXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.21M $4.61B $3.93B HCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.1x 21.0x 4.2x PKX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.6x 10.6x PKX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.7% +37.5% -27.8% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.0% 2.5% HCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.2% 3.0% HCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.4x -0.4x — HCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.42% 0.37% 2.96% AREC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -66.0% +35.6% -7.5% HCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.8%/yr +29.1%/yr -4.2%/yr HCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.8% 51.1% 45.0% PKX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 84/100 68/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

ARECHCCPKX

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

AxisARECHCCPKX
Valuation 77 #6 of 23 73 #7 of 23 88 #21 of 162
Growth 60 #9 of 21 90 #3 of 21 38 #91 of 147
Profitability – 88 #3 of 18 51 #60 of 122
Financial Health 33 #15 of 22 86 #4 of 22 79 #36 of 164
Shareholder Returns 0 #10 of 10 – 86 #16 of 107
Overall 43 84 68
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • HCC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • PKX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARECHCCPKXSPY
1 month -38.4%-2.4%-8.6% -0.2%
3 months -32.0%+10.5%+1.5% +3.9%
6 months -45.6%-2.4%-31.6% +8.2%
Year to date -52.8%-0.9%-2.3% +12.9%
1 year -66.0%+35.6%-7.5% +12.3%
3 years -14.6%+81.5%-33.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.1%+22.0%-12.6% +23.3%
5 years -52.4%+258.0%-19.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.8%+29.1%-4.2% +10.9%
10 years ——+0.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+0.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARECHCCPKXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.8%51.1%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.6%46.8%43.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.860.411.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.680.70-0.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-45.6%-69.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.2%-20.8%-43.3% -1.2%
52-week high $4.37$110.28$91.72 $779.14
52-week low $1.09$64.22$48.69 $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.

MultipleARECHCCPKX
P/E now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 28.4x 21.0xmedian 28.4x 4.2xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median -285.2xmedian 7.3x 2.7xmedian 7.3x 0.1xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 29.2x 10.1xmedian 29.2x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 11.0x -101.0xmedian 11.0x -0.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 0.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 50.46 -0.94median 50.46 -16.14median 0.31

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 monthsARECHCCPKX
Revenue -$312.74K $1.68B $37.16B
Gross profit $956.08K $540.14M $3.86B
Operating income -$6.29M $229.26M $1.39B
Net income -$79.01M $219.33M $1.47B
Free cash flow $12.37M -$45.68M -$4.45B
R&D -$1.22M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $4.15 $12.52
Cash & equivalents $31.70M $302.35M –
Total debt $8.34M $154.59M $749.60M
Shares (diluted) 87.27M 52.87M 75.62M
Enterprise value $5.13M $3.31B $8.28B

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
MetricARECHCCPKX
P/E 5.1x 21.0x 4.2x
P/FCF 7.2x -101.0x -0.9x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 15.3x –
P/S -285.2x 2.7x 0.1x
P/B 0.9x 2.0x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.0x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA -2.6x 10.1x –
EV/EBIT -2.9x 19.4x 3.4x
EV/Revenue -57.6x 2.6x 0.1x
EV/FCF 1.5x -97.3x -1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.4x 14.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 -0.94 -16.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARECHCCPKX
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.7% 37.5% -27.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -26.2% 1.1% -15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 210.0% 86.2% 0.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -62.3% -11.4% -2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.3% 808.1% 49.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% -24.9% -38.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -517.7% 443.7% 297.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -279.5% -22.0% 7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 131.2% 441.1% 163.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 68.3% -22.4% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 541.6% 82.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.1% -26.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 682.1% 83.3% 27.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.3% -28.5% -34.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARECHCCPKX
Gross margin – 32.1% 10.4%
EBITDA margin – 26.3% –
Operating margin – 13.6% 3.7%
Pretax margin – 13.6% 3.5%
Net margin – 13.0% 2.5%
FCF margin – -2.7% -12.0%
Operating cash flow margin -4,086% 17.9% –
Return on equity – 9.8% 3.4%
Return on assets 7.7% 7.7% 3.1%
Return on invested capital – 9.2% 3.0%
Return on capital employed -5.1% 8.7% 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue -3,162% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARECHCCPKX
Debt / assets 0.6% 5.3% 2.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.4x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x -3.4x -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 21.0% 7.7%
Equity / assets 56.1% 79.0% 92.3%
Interest coverage – 17.1x 0.5x
Current ratio 2.2x 3.9x –
Quick ratio 1.2x 2.5x –
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.4x –
Altman Z-score -0.63 6.64 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARECHCCPKX
Dividend yield 3.4% 0.4% 3.0%
Net buyback yield -84.8% – –
Shareholder yield -81.4% 0.4% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusARECHCCPKX
Forward P/E – 12.6xFY2026 10.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.30FY2026 $6.91FY2026 $4.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +533.9%FY2026 +245.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +35.0% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.75MFY2026 $2.11BFY2026 $52.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17,395.7%FY2026 +60.9%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3,730.3% +4.2% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARECHCCPKX
Held by institutions 31.5% 96.7% 17.7%
Institutions holding 99 345 181
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.8% +3.1% +38.2%
Institutions buying 67 188 131
Institutions selling 17 114 30
Buyers to sellers 3.94 1.65 4.37

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.

ARECHCCPKX
AREC 1.00 0.32 0.17
HCC 0.32 1.00 0.11
PKX 0.17 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AREC, HCC and PKX?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Resources (AREC) $89.21M, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.61B, Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, AREC, HCC and PKX?

Posco Holdings (PKX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Resources (AREC) 5.1x, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 21.0x, Posco Holdings (PKX) 4.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Posco Holdings (PKX) is cheapest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 12.6x, Posco Holdings (PKX) 10.6x). 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%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -27.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has the highest net margin (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 13.0%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) leads (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 9.2%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warrior Met Coal (HCC) returned the most: American Resources (AREC) -66.0%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +35.6%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -7.5%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (American Resources (AREC) -13.8%/yr, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +29.1%/yr, Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American Resources (AREC) has the highest dividend yield: American Resources (AREC) 3.42%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 0.37%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.96%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Posco Holdings (PKX) has been the steadiest (American Resources (AREC) 96.8%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 51.1%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.