ARLP vs HNRG Stock Comparison

Alliance Resource Partners and Hallador Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HNRG Hallador Energy Co
$10.99 -25.3% 1M -46.7% 1Y
Market cap
$551.46M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$452.10M
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
2 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Alliance Resource Partners leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Alliance Resource Partners 4, Hallador Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARLPHNRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.42B $551.46M ARLP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.2x -604.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.9% +7.9% HNRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -0.2% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.5% -46.7% ARLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr +27.6%/yr HNRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.0% 64.1% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 37/100 ARLP

Percentile Scorecard

ARLPHNRG

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

AxisARLPHNRG
Valuation 82 #5 of 23 44 #14 of 24
Growth 70 #7 of 21 18 #19 of 23
Profitability 94 #2 of 18 46 #13 of 23
Financial Health 24 #17 of 22 57 #11 of 24
Shareholder Returns – 21 #16 of 20
Overall 67 37
  • ARLP ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • HNRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARLPHNRGSPY
1 month +5.0%-25.3% -0.8%
3 months +3.0%-27.7% +3.5%
6 months +3.7%-32.9% +7.0%
Year to date +13.6%-42.3% +12.2%
1 year +14.5%-46.7% +13.0%
3 years +17.4%-23.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.5%-8.7% +23.1%
5 years +115.2%+238.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.6%+27.6% +11.0%
10 years +13.3%+22.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.3%+2.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARLPHNRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.0%64.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%65.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.141.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.69-0.73 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-71.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-53.8% -1.8%
52-week high $28.99$23.81 $779.14
52-week low $23.10$10.99 $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.

MultipleARLPHNRG
P/E now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 26.7x -568.0xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 6.7x 1.1xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 28.0x 92.2xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 10.1x -10.3xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.2x 2.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.37median 45.36 21.68median 0.59

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 monthsARLPHNRG
Revenue $2.21B $452.10M
Operating income $643.77M $16.94M
Net income – -$912.00K
Free cash flow – -$50.46M
R&D – $468.00K
EPS (diluted) $5.10 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $84.81M $28.98M
Total debt – $158.45M
Shares (diluted) 128.66M 47.13M
Enterprise value $3.42B $462.97M

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
MetricARLPHNRG
P/E 5.2x -568.0x
P/FCF 8.8x -10.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 18.5x
P/S 1.5x 1.1x
P/B 1.7x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – 92.2x
EV/EBIT – 31.4x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.2x
EV/FCF – -10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.2x 19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.37 21.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARLPHNRG
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.9% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.9% -8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 112.2% 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% -43.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 99.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 167.5% 99.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.8% -26.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.0% -63.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.4% -34.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -295.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -50.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARLPHNRG
Gross margin – –
EBITDA margin – 1.3%
Operating margin – 3.7%
Pretax margin – -0.2%
Net margin – -0.2%
FCF margin – -11.2%
Operating cash flow margin 29.7% 6.2%
Return on equity 16.7% 0.5%
Return on assets 10.2% 0.2%
Return on invested capital – –
Return on capital employed – 6.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -30.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARLPHNRG
Debt / assets – 9.2%
Debt / equity – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x
Debt / FCF – -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 38.8% 59.3%
Equity / assets 61.2% 40.7%
Interest coverage – 1.0x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.7x
Quick ratio – 0.2x
Cash ratio – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARLPHNRG
Dividend yield 9.1% –
Net buyback yield – -10.4%
Shareholder yield 9.1% -10.4%
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.

ConsensusARLPHNRG
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.59FY2026 $-0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 -136.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.37BFY2026 $474.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.6% +7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARLPHNRG
Held by institutions 15.2% 76.3%
Institutions holding 171 171
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.7% +5.2%
Institutions buying 74 86
Institutions selling 40 52
Buyers to sellers 1.85 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.

ARLPHNRG
ARLP 1.00 0.18
HNRG 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARLP and HNRG?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.42B, Hallador Energy (HNRG) $551.46M.

Which company is growing faster?

Hallador Energy (HNRG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) -1.9%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +7.9%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) returned the most: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +14.5%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -46.7%. Over five years, Hallador Energy (HNRG) compounded fastest (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +16.6%/yr, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +27.6%/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%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 64.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do ARLP and HNRG move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.18, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, ARLP and HNRG?

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 4. 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.