ARLP vs METC vs AREC Stock Comparison

Alliance Resource Partners, Ramaco Resources and American Resources Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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Alliance Resource Partners leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Alliance Resource Partners 6, American Resources 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARLPMETCARECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.46B $474.08M $98.69M ARLP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.3x -7.7x 5.6x ARLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.9% -17.7% +56.7% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -12.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -6.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 16.8x 10.4x AREC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.3% -73.4% -64.6% ARLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr -16.6%/yr -12.2%/yr ARLP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.0% 83.2% 96.9% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 45/100 45/100 ARLP

Percentile Scorecard

ARLPMETCAREC

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

AxisARLPMETCAREC
Valuation 77 #6 of 23 41 #14 of 23 82 #5 of 23
Growth 70 #7 of 21 10 #19 of 21 60 #9 of 21
Profitability 94 #2 of 18 59 #8 of 18 –
Financial Health 24 #17 of 22 14 #19 of 22 38 #14 of 22
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 10 0 #10 of 10
Overall 66 45 45
  • ARLP ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • AREC 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

PeriodARLPMETCARECSPY
1 month +7.0%-16.5%-33.3% +0.9%
3 months +2.4%-22.1%-28.7% +5.9%
6 months -0.4%-48.5%-41.1% +8.5%
Year to date +14.3%-58.3%-50.8% +13.3%
1 year +9.3%-73.4%-64.6% +12.4%
3 years +18.1%-37.2%-10.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.7%-14.4%-3.8% +23.5%
5 years +123.9%-59.7%-47.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +17.5%-16.6%-12.2% +11.0%
10 years +10.7%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +1.0%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureARLPMETCARECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.0%83.2%96.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%88.4%93.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.141.362.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.44-0.88-0.67 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-87.3%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.4%-75.3%-72.1% -0.9%
52-week high $28.99$30.36$4.37 $779.14
52-week low $23.10$6.91$1.09 $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.

MultipleARLPMETCAREC
P/E now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 27.3x -7.8xmedian 27.3x 5.3xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 7.5x 0.9xmedian 7.5x -297.4xmedian 7.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.3x 63.9xmedian 29.3x -3.2xmedian 29.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 10.6x -4.2xmedian 10.6x 7.5xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.38median 51.60 0.20median 51.60 0.08median 51.60

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 monthsARLPMETCAREC
Revenue $2.21B $515.42M -$312.74K
Gross profit – $69.82M $956.08K
Operating income $643.77M -$72.64M -$6.29M
Net income – -$61.75M -$79.01M
Free cash flow – -$114.19M $12.37M
R&D – – -$1.22M
EPS (diluted) $5.10 $-0.96 $0.20
Cash & equivalents $84.81M $282.54M $31.70M
Total debt – $452.81M $8.34M
Shares (diluted) 128.66M 64.59M 87.27M
Enterprise value $3.46B -$797.86M $16.20M

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
MetricARLPMETCAREC
P/E 5.2x -7.8x 5.3x
P/FCF 8.8x -4.2x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x -11.2x 7.3x
P/S 1.5x 0.9x -297.4x
P/B 1.7x 1.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.3x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 63.9x -3.2x
EV/EBIT – -8.9x -3.5x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.3x -69.8x
EV/FCF – -5.7x 1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.2x -15.3x 1.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.38 0.20 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARLPMETCAREC
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.9% -17.7% 56.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.9% -3.6% -26.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -34.6% 210.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -28.5% -62.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 112.2% -305.3% 47.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% -40.1% 31.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -211.7% -517.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -41.5% -279.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 167.5% -152.3% 131.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.8% -38.3% 68.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.0% -156.4% 541.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.4% -32.6% 71.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -772.6% 682.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -131.8% 89.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARLPMETCAREC
Gross margin – 13.5% –
EBITDA margin – 2.0% –
Operating margin – -14.1% –
Pretax margin – -14.8% –
Net margin – -12.0% –
FCF margin – -22.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 29.7% -8.2% -4,086%
Return on equity 16.7% -15.2% –
Return on assets 10.2% -5.8% 7.7%
Return on invested capital – -6.9% –
Return on capital employed – -7.7% -5.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.7x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.9% -3,162%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARLPMETCAREC
Debt / assets – 44.2% 0.6%
Debt / equity – 1.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 16.8x 10.4x
Debt / FCF – -4.0x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 38.8% 63.3% 43.9%
Equity / assets 61.2% 36.7% 56.1%
Interest coverage – -185.8x –
Current ratio 1.4x 4.2x 2.2x
Quick ratio – 3.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio – 2.6x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.07 -0.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARLPMETCAREC
Dividend yield 9.0% – 3.3%
Net buyback yield – 13.9% -81.3%
Shareholder yield 9.0% 13.9% -78.0%
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.

ConsensusARLPMETCAREC
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.59FY2026 $-0.91FY2026 $-0.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +7.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.37BFY2026 $535.87MFY2026 $8.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026 +17,395.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.6% +37.3% +3,730.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARLPMETCAREC
Held by institutions 15.2% 87.4% 31.5%
Institutions holding 171 200 99
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.7% -5.7% -5.8%
Institutions buying 74 106 67
Institutions selling 40 48 17
Buyers to sellers 1.85 2.21 3.94

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.

ARLPMETCAREC
ARLP 1.00 0.26 0.04
METC 0.26 1.00 0.49
AREC 0.04 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARLP, METC and AREC?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.46B, Ramaco Resources (METC) $474.08M, American Resources (AREC) $98.69M.

Which stock is cheaper, ARLP, METC and AREC?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 5.3x, Ramaco Resources (METC) -7.7x, American Resources (AREC) 5.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

American Resources (AREC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) -1.9%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%, American Resources (AREC) +56.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) returned the most: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +9.3%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -73.4%, American Resources (AREC) -64.6%. Over five years, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) compounded fastest (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +17.5%/yr, Ramaco Resources (METC) -16.6%/yr, American Resources (AREC) -12.2%/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%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.2%, American Resources (AREC) 96.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARLP, METC and AREC?

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 6. 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.