ARLP vs HCC vs VNOM Stock Comparison

Alliance Resource Partners, Warrior Met Coal and Viper Energy Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$45.72 +12.5% 1M +21.7% 1Y
Market cap
$16.28B
P/E
150.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
3.57%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Alliance Resource Partners leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alliance Resource Partners 5, Warrior Met Coal 4, Viper Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARLPHCCVNOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.38B $4.34B $16.28B VNOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.7x 19.8x 150.1x ARLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 11.9x 17.0x ARLP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.1% +37.5% +107.8% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% 13.0% 2.9% HCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% 9.2% 1.4% ARLP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.4x 1.5x HCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 9.13% 0.39% 3.57% ARLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.4% +21.1% +21.7% VNOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.2%/yr +28.2%/yr — HCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.0% 51.3% 28.4% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 86/100 43/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

ARLPHCCVNOM

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

AxisARLPHCCVNOM
Valuation 96 #2 of 23 77 #6 of 23 20 #79 of 99
Growth 60 #9 of 21 90 #3 of 21 30 #68 of 97
Profitability 94 #2 of 19 89 #3 of 19 48 #50 of 95
Financial Health 18 #19 of 23 86 #4 of 23 83 #18 of 102
Shareholder Returns – – 33 #52 of 77
Overall 67 86 43
  • ARLP ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • HCC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • VNOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARLPHCCVNOMSPY
1 month +7.2%-8.1%+12.5% -2.3%
3 months +0.7%+2.1%+4.6% -0.7%
6 months 0.0%-2.2%-10.3% +4.8%
Year to date +13.2%-6.8%+18.4% +10.3%
1 year +7.4%+21.1%+21.7% +10.3%
3 years +9.5%+66.4%— +73.0%
3 years, per year +3.1%+18.5%— +20.1%
5 years +121.1%+245.9%— +61.9%
5 years, per year +17.2%+28.2%— +10.1%
10 years +9.8%—— +258.6%
10 years, per year +0.9%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARLPHCCVNOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.0%51.3%28.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%47.2%30.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.120.40-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.350.410.76 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-45.6%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.3%-25.5%-10.3% -3.5%
52-week high $28.99$110.28$50.95 $779.14
52-week low $23.10$64.82$35.84 $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.

MultipleARLPHCCVNOM
P/E now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 25.6x 19.8xmedian 25.6x 150.1xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 6.5x 2.6xmedian 6.5x 8.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 12.9x 9.4xmedian 12.9x 16.7xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 9.6x -95.0xmedian 9.6x 82.2xmedian 9.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.44median 43.77 -0.88median 43.77 —median 0.62

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 monthsARLPHCCVNOM
Revenue $2.17B $1.68B $2.04B
Gross profit $775.00M $540.14M –
Operating income $319.75M $229.26M $251.00M
Net income $272.96M $219.33M $103.00M
Free cash flow $357.09M -$45.68M $198.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.07 $4.15 $0.30
Cash & equivalents $111.19M $302.35M $77.00M
Total debt $579.59M $154.59M $1.68B
Shares (diluted) 128.66M 52.87M 193.73M
Enterprise value $3.08B $3.04B $21.36B

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
MetricARLPHCCVNOM
P/E 12.7x 19.8x 150.1x
P/FCF 9.5x -95.0x 82.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x 14.4x 10.9x
P/S 1.6x 2.6x 8.0x
P/B 1.9x 1.9x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.9x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x 9.4x 16.7x
EV/EBIT 12.0x 18.2x 71.3x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.5x 8.8x
EV/FCF 10.8x -91.3x 90.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x 13.8x 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.44 -0.88 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARLPHCCVNOM
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.1% 37.5% 107.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.3% 1.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% 86.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.3% -11.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.8% 808.1% -56.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.1% -24.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% 443.7% -83.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.6% -22.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 12.7% 441.1% -89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.1% -22.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.3% 82.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.8% -26.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% 83.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.1% -28.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARLPHCCVNOM
Gross margin 35.6% 32.1% –
EBITDA margin 29.3% 26.3% 52.3%
Operating margin 14.7% 13.6% 12.3%
Pretax margin 13.4% 13.6% 7.6%
Net margin 12.3% 13.0% 2.9%
FCF margin 16.4% -2.7% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 28.2% 17.9% 73.2%
Return on equity 15.3% 9.8% 1.0%
Return on assets 9.4% 7.7% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 12.9% 9.2% 1.4%
Return on capital employed 12.3% 8.7% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.4x 14.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARLPHCCVNOM
Debt / assets 19.7% 5.3% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.4x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 1.6x -3.4x 8.5x
Liabilities / assets 39.3% 21.0% 14.7%
Equity / assets 60.7% 79.0% 85.3%
Interest coverage 6.9x 17.1x –
Current ratio 1.8x 3.9x 6.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 2.5x 6.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 6.37 5.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARLPHCCVNOM
Dividend yield 9.1% 0.4% 3.6%
Net buyback yield – – 2.5%
Shareholder yield 9.1% 0.4% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 413.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 215.2%
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.

ConsensusARLPHCCVNOM
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 11.9xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.59FY2026 $6.91FY2026 $2.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 +533.9%FY2026 +62.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.3% +35.0% +2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.37BFY2026 $2.11BFY2026 $2.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +60.9%FY2026 +83.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.6% +4.2% +2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARLPHCCVNOM
Held by institutions 15.3% 96.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 173 345 497
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.7% +3.1% +5.4%
Institutions buying 75 188 265
Institutions selling 41 114 150
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.65 1.77

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.

ARLPHCCVNOM
ARLP 1.00 0.36 0.18
HCC 0.36 1.00 0.14
VNOM 0.18 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARLP, HCC and VNOM?

Viper Energy (VNOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.38B, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.34B, Viper Energy (VNOM) $16.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARLP, HCC and VNOM?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.7x, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 19.8x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 150.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is cheapest (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 10.2x, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 11.9x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Viper Energy (VNOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) -5.1%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +37.5%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +107.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has the highest net margin (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.3%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 13.0%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) leads (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.9%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 9.2%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viper Energy (VNOM) returned the most: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +7.4%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +21.1%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +21.7%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +17.2%/yr, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +28.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has the highest dividend yield: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 9.13%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 0.39%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 3.57%.

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) 51.3%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.