ARLP vs AMR vs NC Stock Comparison

Alliance Resource Partners, Alpha Metallurgical Resources and Nacco Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NC Nacco Industries Inc
$34.63 -8.2% 1M -17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$260.50M
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$278.48M
Div. yield
–
Coal Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Alliance Resource Partners leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alliance Resource Partners 5, Nacco Industries 2, Alpha Metallurgical Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARLPAMRNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.41B $2.06B $260.50M ARLP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.2x -41.4x 15.1x ARLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x — 173.2x ARLP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.9% — +4.7% NC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 6.2% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 4.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.2% +2.7% -17.6% ARLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr +21.9%/yr +2.7%/yr AMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.0% 56.8% 40.2% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 — 75/100 NC

Percentile Scorecard

ARLPAMRNC

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

AxisARLPAMRNC
Valuation 82 #5 of 23 100 #1 of 23 96 #2 of 23
Growth 70 #7 of 21 80 #5 of 21 55 #10 of 21
Profitability 94 #2 of 18 – 82 #4 of 18
Financial Health 24 #17 of 22 – 62 #9 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – 78 #3 of 10
Overall 67 – 75
  • ARLP ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • AMR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • NC 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

PeriodARLPAMRNCSPY
1 month +6.1%-3.3%-8.2% -0.2%
3 months +3.0%+16.4%-27.7% +3.9%
6 months +0.8%-13.6%-30.5% +8.2%
Year to date +14.9%-15.5%-29.4% +12.9%
1 year +11.2%+2.7%-17.6% +12.3%
3 years +18.7%-23.4%+1.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.9%-8.5%+0.6% +23.3%
5 years +122.3%+169.3%+14.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.3%+21.9%+2.7% +10.9%
10 years +13.5%—+108.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.3%—+7.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARLPAMRNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.0%56.8%40.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%54.1%41.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.130.540.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.530.05-0.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-77.5%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.0%-32.4%-41.3% -1.2%
52-week high $28.99$249.65$58.99 $779.14
52-week low $23.10$137.33$32.36 $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.

MultipleARLPAMRNC
P/E now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 28.4x -43.1xmedian 28.4x 15.1xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 7.3x 1.0xmedian 7.3x 0.9xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.2x —median 29.2x —median 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 11.0x -1,449xmedian 11.0x -29.1xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.38median 50.46 1.57median 50.46 -0.79median 50.46

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 monthsARLPAMRNC
Revenue $2.21B – $278.48M
Gross profit – – $51.49M
Operating income $643.77M – $23.10M
Net income – – $17.29M
Free cash flow – – -$8.96M
EPS (diluted) $5.10 $-3.92 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $84.81M – $45.52M
Total debt – – $103.60M
Shares (diluted) 128.66M 12.71M 7.54M
Enterprise value $3.41B $2.06B $59.45M

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
MetricARLPAMRNC
P/E 5.2x -43.1x 15.1x
P/FCF 8.8x -1,449x -29.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 3.3x 3.5x
P/S 1.6x 1.0x 0.9x
P/B 1.7x – 0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.7x – 0.6x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – 13.8x
EV/Revenue 1.6x – 1.1x
EV/FCF – – -35.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.2x 3.3x 4.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.38 1.57 -0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARLPAMRNC
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.9% – 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.9% – 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 59.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 112.2% – -26.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% – -7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -44.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -19.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 167.5% -9.6% -45.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.8% -27.5% -19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.0% 255.9% 194.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.4% -8.1% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 54.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -48.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARLPAMRNC
Gross margin – – 18.5%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – 8.3%
Pretax margin – – 4.6%
Net margin – – 6.2%
FCF margin – – -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 29.7% – 26.7%
Return on equity 16.7% – 4.0%
Return on assets 10.2% – 2.5%
Return on invested capital – – 4.3%
Return on capital employed – – 3.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARLPAMRNC
Debt / assets – – 15.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – -11.6x
Liabilities / assets 38.8% – 35.6%
Equity / assets 61.2% – 64.4%
Interest coverage – – 4.3x
Current ratio 1.4x – 3.3x
Quick ratio – – 1.4x
Cash ratio – – 0.7x
Altman Z-score – – 2.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARLPAMRNC
Dividend yield 9.0% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 9.0% 0.0% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusARLPAMRNC
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 – 173.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.59FY2026 $-1.44FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 – -91.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.37BFY2026 $2.26BFY2026 $319.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.6% +18.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARLPAMRNC
Held by institutions 15.2% 87.7% 35.5%
Institutions holding 171 255 93
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.7% -1.2% +0.3%
Institutions buying 74 115 45
Institutions selling 40 91 20
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.26 2.25

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.

ARLPAMRNC
ARLP 1.00 0.34 0.16
AMR 0.34 1.00 0.18
NC 0.16 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARLP, AMR and NC?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.41B, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $2.06B, Nacco Industries (NC) $260.50M.

Which stock is cheaper, ARLP, AMR and NC?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 5.2x, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -41.4x, Nacco Industries (NC) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is cheapest (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 10.3x, Nacco Industries (NC) 173.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nacco Industries (NC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) -1.9%, Nacco Industries (NC) +4.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) returned the most: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +11.2%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +2.7%, Nacco Industries (NC) -17.6%. Over five years, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) compounded fastest (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +17.3%/yr, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +21.9%/yr, Nacco Industries (NC) +2.7%/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) 56.8%, Nacco Industries (NC) 40.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.