ARLP vs AMR vs HCC Stock Comparison

Alliance Resource Partners, Alpha Metallurgical Resources and Warrior Met Coal Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Warrior Met Coal leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Warrior Met Coal 5, Alliance Resource Partners 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARLPAMRHCCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.43B $2.00B $4.49B HCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.2x -40.1x 20.5x ARLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x — 12.4x ARLP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.9% — +37.5% HCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 13.0% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.7% -2.7% +33.4% HCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.8%/yr +21.2%/yr +29.0%/yr HCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.0% 56.9% 51.4% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 — 84/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

ARLPAMRHCC

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

AxisARLPAMRHCC
Valuation 77 #6 of 23 96 #2 of 23 73 #7 of 23
Growth 70 #7 of 21 80 #5 of 21 90 #3 of 21
Profitability 94 #2 of 18 – 88 #3 of 18
Financial Health 24 #17 of 22 – 86 #4 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 66 – 84
  • ARLP ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • AMR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • HCC 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

PeriodARLPAMRHCCSPY
1 month +10.5%-2.7%-2.7% +0.7%
3 months +2.8%+12.5%+6.5% +3.7%
6 months +1.2%-13.3%-4.7% +7.1%
Year to date +15.9%-19.2%-2.9% +12.8%
1 year +11.7%-2.7%+33.4% +11.9%
3 years +17.7%-27.1%+79.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.6%-10.0%+21.6% +22.8%
5 years +127.1%+161.5%+257.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +17.8%+21.2%+29.0% +10.9%
10 years +12.2%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.2%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARLPAMRHCCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.0%56.9%51.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%53.9%47.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.140.530.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.56-0.050.65 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-77.5%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-35.3%-22.3% -1.2%
52-week high $28.99$249.65$110.28 $779.14
52-week low $23.10$137.33$64.22 $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.

MultipleARLPAMRHCC
P/E now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 27.1x -41.2xmedian 27.1x 20.6xmedian 27.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 7.3x 1.0xmedian 7.3x 2.7xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.1x —median 29.1x 9.9xmedian 29.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 10.3x -1,449xmedian 10.3x -99.0xmedian 10.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.40median 50.94 1.50median 50.94 -0.92median 50.94

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 monthsARLPAMRHCC
Revenue $2.21B – $1.68B
Gross profit – – $540.14M
Operating income $643.77M – $229.26M
Net income – – $219.33M
Free cash flow – – -$45.68M
EPS (diluted) $5.10 $-3.92 $4.15
Cash & equivalents $84.81M – $302.35M
Total debt – – $154.59M
Shares (diluted) 128.66M 12.71M 52.87M
Enterprise value $3.43B $2.00B $3.18B

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
MetricARLPAMRHCC
P/E 5.3x -41.2x 20.6x
P/FCF 8.8x -1,449x -99.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 3.2x 15.0x
P/S 1.6x 1.0x 2.7x
P/B 1.7x – 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.8x – 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 9.9x
EV/EBIT – – 19.0x
EV/Revenue 1.6x – 2.6x
EV/FCF – – -95.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.3x 3.2x 14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.40 1.50 -0.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARLPAMRHCC
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.9% – 37.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.9% – 1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 86.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -11.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 112.2% – 808.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% – -24.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 443.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -22.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 167.5% -9.6% 441.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.8% -27.5% -22.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.0% 255.9% 82.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.4% -8.1% -26.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 83.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARLPAMRHCC
Gross margin – – 32.1%
EBITDA margin – – 26.3%
Operating margin – – 13.6%
Pretax margin – – 13.6%
Net margin – – 13.0%
FCF margin – – -2.7%
Operating cash flow margin 29.7% – 17.9%
Return on equity 16.7% – 9.8%
Return on assets 10.2% – 7.7%
Return on invested capital – – 9.2%
Return on capital employed – – 8.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARLPAMRHCC
Debt / assets – – 5.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.4x
Debt / FCF – – -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 38.8% – 21.0%
Equity / assets 61.2% – 79.0%
Interest coverage – – 17.1x
Current ratio 1.4x – 3.9x
Quick ratio – – 2.5x
Cash ratio – – 1.4x
Altman Z-score – – 6.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARLPAMRHCC
Dividend yield 8.9% – 0.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 8.9% 0.0% 0.4%
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.

ConsensusARLPAMRHCC
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 – 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.59FY2026 $-1.44FY2026 $6.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 – +533.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.3% – +35.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.37BFY2026 $2.26BFY2026 $2.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 +60.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.6% +18.2% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARLPAMRHCC
Held by institutions 15.3% 87.7% 96.7%
Institutions holding 172 255 345
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.7% -1.2% +3.1%
Institutions buying 75 115 188
Institutions selling 40 91 114
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.26 1.65

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.

ARLPAMRHCC
ARLP 1.00 0.34 0.37
AMR 0.34 1.00 0.72
HCC 0.37 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARLP, AMR and HCC?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.43B, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $2.00B, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARLP, AMR and HCC?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 5.2x, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -40.1x, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is cheapest (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 10.4x, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 12.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) -1.9%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +37.5%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warrior Met Coal (HCC) returned the most: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +11.7%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -2.7%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +33.4%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +17.8%/yr, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +21.2%/yr, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +29.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has been the steadiest (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 21.0%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 56.9%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 51.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARLP, AMR and HCC?

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 5. 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.