ARLP vs METC vs HNRG Stock Comparison

Alliance Resource Partners, Ramaco Resources and Hallador Energy Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HNRG Hallador Energy Co
$10.60 -21.4% 1M -51.0% 1Y
Market cap
$457.66M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$452.10M
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Alliance Resource Partners leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Alliance Resource Partners 7, Hallador Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARLPMETCHNRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.25B $426.03M $457.66M ARLP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.2x -6.4x -501.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.1% -17.7% +7.9% HNRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% -12.0% -0.2% ARLP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% -6.9% — ARLP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 16.8x 2.4x ARLP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.4% -78.3% -51.0% ARLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.2%/yr -16.2%/yr +27.8%/yr HNRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.0% 83.1% 64.4% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 46/100 39/100 ARLP

Percentile Scorecard

ARLPMETCHNRG

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

AxisARLPMETCHNRG
Valuation 96 #2 of 23 46 #13 of 23 48 #13 of 24
Growth 60 #9 of 21 15 #18 of 21 14 #20 of 23
Profitability 94 #2 of 19 56 #9 of 19 55 #11 of 23
Financial Health 18 #19 of 23 14 #20 of 23 57 #11 of 24
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 10 21 #16 of 20
Overall 67 46 39
  • ARLP ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • METC 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

PeriodARLPMETCHNRGSPY
1 month +7.2%-18.6%-21.4% -2.3%
3 months +0.7%-26.0%-29.0% -0.7%
6 months 0.0%-54.5%-31.9% +4.8%
Year to date +13.2%-63.4%-44.3% +10.3%
1 year +7.4%-78.3%-51.0% +10.3%
3 years +9.5%-45.7%-22.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +3.1%-18.4%-8.3% +20.1%
5 years +121.1%-58.6%+240.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +17.2%-16.2%+27.8% +10.1%
10 years +9.8%—+18.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +0.9%—+1.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARLPMETCHNRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.0%83.1%64.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%87.7%65.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.121.421.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.35-0.94-0.79 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-87.9%-71.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.3%-76.4%-55.5% -3.5%
52-week high $28.99$27.87$23.81 $779.14
52-week low $23.10$6.59$10.60 $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.

MultipleARLPMETCHNRG
P/E now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 25.6x -6.9xmedian 25.6x -547.8xmedian 23.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 6.5x 0.8xmedian 6.5x 1.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 12.9x 58.2xmedian 12.9x 89.0xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 9.6x -3.7xmedian 9.6x -9.9xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 2.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.44median 43.77 0.18median 43.77 20.91median 0.60

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 monthsARLPMETCHNRG
Revenue $2.17B $544.51M $452.10M
Gross profit $775.00M $66.95M –
Operating income $319.75M -$79.27M $16.94M
Net income $272.96M -$66.67M -$912.00K
Free cash flow $357.09M -$143.64M -$50.46M
R&D – – $468.00K
EPS (diluted) $2.07 $-1.05 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $111.19M $232.95M $28.98M
Total debt $579.59M $453.56M $42.93M
Shares (diluted) 128.66M 63.40M 47.13M
Enterprise value $2.95B -$885.01M $369.17M

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
MetricARLPMETCHNRG
P/E 12.7x -6.9x -547.8x
P/FCF 9.5x -3.7x -9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x -9.9x 17.9x
P/S 1.6x 0.8x 1.1x
P/B 1.9x 1.1x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.1x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x 58.2x 89.0x
EV/EBIT 12.0x -8.1x 30.3x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.1x 1.1x
EV/FCF 10.8x -5.1x -10.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x -13.9x 18.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.44 0.18 20.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARLPMETCHNRG
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.1% -17.7% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.3% -3.6% -8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% -34.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.3% -28.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.8% -305.3% 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.1% -40.1% -43.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% -211.7% 99.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.6% -41.5% -26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.7% -152.3% 99.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.1% -38.3% -26.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.3% -156.4% -63.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.8% -32.6% -34.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% -772.6% -295.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.1% -131.8% -50.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARLPMETCHNRG
Gross margin 35.6% 13.5% –
EBITDA margin 29.3% 2.0% 1.3%
Operating margin 14.7% -14.1% 3.7%
Pretax margin 13.4% -14.8% -0.2%
Net margin 12.3% -12.0% -0.2%
FCF margin 16.4% -22.2% -11.2%
Operating cash flow margin 28.2% -8.2% 6.2%
Return on equity 15.3% -15.2% 0.5%
Return on assets 9.4% -5.8% 0.2%
Return on invested capital 12.9% -6.9% –
Return on capital employed 12.3% -7.7% 6.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 0.7x -30.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.9% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARLPMETCHNRG
Debt / assets 19.7% 44.2% 9.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 16.8x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 1.6x -4.0x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 39.3% 63.3% 59.3%
Equity / assets 60.7% 36.7% 40.7%
Interest coverage 6.9x -185.8x 1.0x
Current ratio 1.8x 4.2x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 3.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 2.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.02 1.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARLPMETCHNRG
Dividend yield 9.1% – –
Net buyback yield – 15.8% -10.8%
Shareholder yield 9.1% 15.8% -10.8%
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.

ConsensusARLPMETCHNRG
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.59FY2026 $-0.91FY2026 $-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 $535.87MFY2026 $474.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.6% +37.3% +7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARLPMETCHNRG
Held by institutions 15.3% 87.4% 76.3%
Institutions holding 173 201 172
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.7% -5.7% +5.2%
Institutions buying 75 107 87
Institutions selling 41 48 52
Buyers to sellers 1.83 2.23 1.67

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.

ARLPMETCHNRG
ARLP 1.00 0.28 0.18
METC 0.28 1.00 0.31
HNRG 0.18 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARLP, METC and HNRG?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.25B, Ramaco Resources (METC) $426.03M, Hallador Energy (HNRG) $457.66M.

Which company is growing faster?

Hallador Energy (HNRG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) -5.1%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has the highest net margin (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.3%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.0%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -0.2%). On return on invested capital, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) leads (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.9%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) returned the most: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +7.4%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -78.3%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -51.0%. Over five years, Hallador Energy (HNRG) compounded fastest (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +17.2%/yr, Ramaco Resources (METC) -16.2%/yr, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +27.8%/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) 83.1%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 64.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARLP, METC 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 7. 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.