AREC vs METC vs ARLP Stock Comparison

American Resources, Ramaco Resources and Alliance Resource Partners Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Alliance Resource Partners leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Alliance Resource Partners 7, American Resources 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARECMETCARLPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.02M $475.09M $3.42B ARLP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.3x -7.8x 5.2x ARLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 10.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.7% -17.7% -1.9% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -12.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -6.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.4x 16.8x — AREC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.28% 0.00% 9.04% ARLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -64.6% -73.4% +9.3% ARLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.2%/yr -16.6%/yr +17.5%/yr ARLP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.9% 83.2% 21.0% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 45/100 66/100 ARLP

Percentile Scorecard

ARECMETCARLP

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

AxisARECMETCARLP
Valuation 82 #5 of 23 41 #14 of 23 77 #6 of 23
Growth 60 #9 of 21 10 #19 of 21 70 #7 of 21
Profitability – 59 #8 of 18 94 #2 of 18
Financial Health 38 #14 of 22 14 #19 of 22 24 #17 of 22
Shareholder Returns 0 #10 of 10 100 #1 of 10 –
Overall 45 45 66
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • 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

PeriodARECMETCARLPSPY
1 month -33.3%-16.5%+7.0% +0.9%
3 months -28.7%-22.1%+2.4% +5.9%
6 months -41.1%-48.5%-0.4% +8.5%
Year to date -50.8%-58.3%+14.3% +13.3%
1 year -64.6%-73.4%+9.3% +12.4%
3 years -10.9%-37.2%+18.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year -3.8%-14.4%+5.7% +23.5%
5 years -47.9%-59.7%+123.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -12.2%-16.6%+17.5% +11.0%
10 years ——+10.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+1.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureARECMETCARLPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.9%83.2%21.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.6%88.4%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.871.36-0.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.67-0.880.44 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-87.3%-35.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.1%-75.3%-8.4% -0.9%
52-week high $4.37$30.36$28.99 $779.14
52-week low $1.09$6.91$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.

MultipleARECMETCARLP
P/E now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 27.3x -7.8xmedian 27.3x 5.2xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median -297.4xmedian 7.5x 0.9xmedian 7.5x 1.5xmedian 7.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 29.3x 63.9xmedian 29.3x —median 29.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 10.6x -4.2xmedian 10.6x 8.8xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 51.60 0.20median 51.60 -1.38median 51.60

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 monthsARECMETCARLP
Revenue -$312.74K $515.42M $2.21B
Gross profit $956.08K $69.82M –
Operating income -$6.29M -$72.64M $643.77M
Net income -$79.01M -$61.75M –
Free cash flow $12.37M -$114.19M –
R&D -$1.22M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $-0.96 $5.10
Cash & equivalents $31.70M $282.54M $84.81M
Total debt $8.34M $452.81M –
Shares (diluted) 87.27M 64.59M 128.66M
Enterprise value $8.95M -$796.84M $3.42B

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
MetricARECMETCARLP
P/E 5.3x -7.8x 5.2x
P/FCF 7.5x -4.2x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x -11.2x 5.2x
P/S -297.4x 0.9x 1.5x
P/B 1.0x 1.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.3x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA -3.2x 63.9x –
EV/EBIT -3.5x -8.9x –
EV/Revenue -69.8x 1.3x 1.5x
EV/FCF 1.8x -5.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 1.7x -15.3x 5.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.20 -1.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARECMETCARLP
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.7% -17.7% -1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -26.2% -3.6% -5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 210.0% -34.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -62.3% -28.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.3% -305.3% 112.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% -40.1% -6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -517.7% -211.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -279.5% -41.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 131.2% -152.3% 167.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 68.3% -38.3% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 541.6% -156.4% -3.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.1% -32.6% -12.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 682.1% -772.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.3% -131.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARECMETCARLP
Gross margin – 13.5% –
EBITDA margin – 2.0% –
Operating margin – -14.1% –
Pretax margin – -14.8% –
Net margin – -12.0% –
FCF margin – -22.2% –
Operating cash flow margin -4,086% -8.2% 29.7%
Return on equity – -15.2% 16.7%
Return on assets 7.7% -5.8% 10.2%
Return on invested capital – -6.9% –
Return on capital employed -5.1% -7.7% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 0.7x –
Stock comp / revenue -3,162% 3.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARECMETCARLP
Debt / assets 0.6% 44.2% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 10.4x 16.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x -4.0x –
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 63.3% 38.8%
Equity / assets 56.1% 36.7% 61.2%
Interest coverage – -185.8x –
Current ratio 2.2x 4.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 3.2x –
Cash ratio 1.2x 2.6x –
Altman Z-score -0.60 1.07 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARECMETCARLP
Dividend yield 3.3% – 9.0%
Net buyback yield -81.3% 13.9% –
Shareholder yield -78.0% 13.9% 9.0%
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.

ConsensusARECMETCARLP
Forward P/E – – 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.30FY2026 $-0.91FY2026 $2.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.75MFY2026 $535.87MFY2026 $2.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17,395.7%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3,730.3% +37.3% -8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARECMETCARLP
Held by institutions 31.5% 87.4% 15.2%
Institutions holding 99 200 171
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.8% -5.7% -11.7%
Institutions buying 67 106 74
Institutions selling 17 48 40
Buyers to sellers 3.94 2.21 1.85

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.

ARECMETCARLP
AREC 1.00 0.49 0.04
METC 0.49 1.00 0.26
ARLP 0.04 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AREC, METC and ARLP?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Resources (AREC) $93.02M, Ramaco Resources (METC) $475.09M, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, AREC, METC and ARLP?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Resources (AREC) 5.3x, Ramaco Resources (METC) -7.8x, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 5.2x). 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%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) -1.9%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) returned the most: American Resources (AREC) -64.6%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -73.4%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +9.3%. Over five years, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) compounded fastest (American Resources (AREC) -12.2%/yr, Ramaco Resources (METC) -16.6%/yr, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +17.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has the highest dividend yield: American Resources (AREC) 3.28%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 0.00%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 9.04%. Ramaco Resources (METC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has been the steadiest (American Resources (AREC) 96.9%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.2%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 21.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AREC, METC 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 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.