ARLP vs HCC vs NCTY Stock Comparison

Alliance Resource Partners, Warrior Met Coal and The9 Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NCTY The9 LTD
$3.13 -7.7% 1M -66.6% 1Y
Market cap
$22.47M
P/E
0.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.12M
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Warrior Met Coal leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Warrior Met Coal 5, The9 3, Alliance Resource Partners 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARLPHCCNCTYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.43B $4.49B $22.47M HCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.2x 20.5x 0.5x NCTY
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% -39.5% HCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.0% 409.6% NCTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x -0.6x NCTY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.7% +33.4% -66.6% HCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.8%/yr +29.0%/yr -51.2%/yr HCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.0% 51.4% 91.6% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 84/100 41/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

ARLPHCCNCTY

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

AxisARLPHCCNCTY
Valuation 77 #6 of 23 73 #7 of 23 23 #128 of 166
Growth 70 #7 of 21 90 #3 of 21 78 #35 of 153
Profitability 94 #2 of 18 88 #3 of 18 30 #108 of 153
Financial Health 24 #17 of 22 86 #4 of 22 34 #118 of 179
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 66 84 41
  • ARLP ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • HCC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • NCTY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARLPHCCNCTYSPY
1 month +10.5%-2.7%-7.7% +0.7%
3 months +2.8%+6.5%-31.2% +3.7%
6 months +1.2%-4.7%-42.0% +7.1%
Year to date +15.9%-2.9%-50.9% +12.8%
1 year +11.7%+33.4%-66.6% +11.9%
3 years +17.7%+79.5%-40.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.6%+21.6%-16.0% +22.8%
5 years +127.1%+257.3%-97.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +17.8%+29.0%-51.2% +10.9%
10 years +12.2%—-99.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.2%—-39.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARLPHCCNCTYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.0%51.4%91.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%47.3%85.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.140.392.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.560.65-0.73 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-45.6%-97.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-22.3%-67.3% -1.2%
52-week high $28.99$110.28$9.58 $779.14
52-week low $23.10$64.22$3.12 $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.

MultipleARLPHCCNCTY
P/E now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 27.1x 20.6xmedian 27.1x 0.5xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 7.3x 2.7xmedian 7.3x 2.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.1x 9.9xmedian 29.1x -1.4xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 10.3x -99.0xmedian 10.3x -6.1xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 0.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.40median 50.94 -0.92median 50.94 —median 0.39

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 monthsARLPHCCNCTY
Revenue $2.21B $1.68B $11.12M
Gross profit – $540.14M $502.33K
Operating income $643.77M $229.26M -$32.57M
Net income – $219.33M $45.54M
Free cash flow – -$45.68M -$3.90M
R&D – – $998.24K
EPS (diluted) $5.10 $4.15 $6.01
Cash & equivalents $84.81M $302.35M $1.88M
Total debt – $154.59M $86.29M
Shares (diluted) 128.66M 52.87M 7.58M
Enterprise value $3.43B $3.18B $4.27M

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
MetricARLPHCCNCTY
P/E 5.3x 20.6x 0.5x
P/FCF 8.8x -99.0x -6.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 15.0x -6.1x
P/S 1.6x 2.7x 2.1x
P/B 1.7x 2.0x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 2.0x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA – 9.9x -1.4x
EV/EBIT – 19.0x -1.3x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 2.6x 3.9x
EV/FCF – -95.3x -11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.3x 14.5x -11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.40 -0.92 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARLPHCCNCTY
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.9% 37.5% -39.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.9% 1.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 86.2% 148.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -11.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 112.2% 808.1% 31.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% -24.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 443.7% 186.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -22.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 167.5% 441.1% 153.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.8% -22.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.0% 82.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.4% -26.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 83.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -28.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARLPHCCNCTY
Gross margin – 32.1% 4.5%
EBITDA margin – 26.3% -266.3%
Operating margin – 13.6% -292.8%
Pretax margin – 13.6% 411.0%
Net margin – 13.0% 409.6%
FCF margin – -2.7% -35.1%
Operating cash flow margin 29.7% 17.9% -35.1%
Return on equity 16.7% 9.8% 67.5%
Return on assets 10.2% 7.7% 36.1%
Return on invested capital – 9.2% –
Return on capital employed – 8.7% -42.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 63.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARLPHCCNCTY
Debt / assets – 5.3% 14.7%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x -0.6x
Debt / FCF – -3.4x -5.5x
Liabilities / assets 38.8% 21.0% 41.5%
Equity / assets 61.2% 79.0% 58.5%
Interest coverage – 17.1x -7.7x
Current ratio 1.4x 3.9x 2.6x
Quick ratio – 2.5x 0.1x
Cash ratio – 1.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 6.56 -6.07

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusARLPHCCNCTY
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.59FY2026 $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 $2.11BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +60.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -8.6% +4.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARLPHCCNCTY
Held by institutions 15.3% 96.7% 0.8%
Institutions holding 172 345 9
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.7% +3.1% +25.7%
Institutions buying 75 188 4
Institutions selling 40 114 2
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.65 2.00

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.

ARLPHCCNCTY
ARLP 1.00 0.37 0.02
HCC 0.37 1.00 0.09
NCTY 0.02 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARLP, HCC and NCTY?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.43B, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.49B, The9 (NCTY) $22.47M.

Which stock is cheaper, ARLP, HCC and NCTY?

The9 (NCTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 5.2x, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 20.5x, The9 (NCTY) 0.5x). 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%, The9 (NCTY) -39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

The9 (NCTY) has the highest net margin (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 13.0%, The9 (NCTY) 409.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warrior Met Coal (HCC) returned the most: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +11.7%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +33.4%, The9 (NCTY) -66.6%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +17.8%/yr, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +29.0%/yr, The9 (NCTY) -51.2%/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%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 51.4%, The9 (NCTY) 91.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.