BTU vs HCC vs NC Stock Comparison

Peabody Energy, Warrior Met Coal and Nacco Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BTU Peabody Energy Corp
$23.32 -8.3% 1M -17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
1.22%
Coal Energy
1 win
NC Nacco Industries Inc
$34.63 -8.2% 1M -17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$261.18M
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$278.48M
Div. yield
2.95%
Coal Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Warrior Met Coal leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Warrior Met Coal 8, Nacco Industries 3, Peabody Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBTUHCCNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.84B $4.61B $261.18M HCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.6x 21.0x 15.1x NC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.6x 173.2x HCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.7% +37.5% +4.7% HCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% 13.0% 6.2% HCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% 9.2% 4.3% HCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -0.4x — BTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.22% 0.37% 2.95% NC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.7% +35.6% -17.6% HCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.2%/yr +29.1%/yr +2.7%/yr HCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.6% 51.1% 40.2% NC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 84/100 75/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

BTUHCCNC

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

AxisBTUHCCNC
Valuation 68 #8 of 23 73 #7 of 23 96 #2 of 23
Growth 30 #15 of 21 90 #3 of 21 55 #10 of 21
Profitability 71 #6 of 18 88 #3 of 18 82 #4 of 18
Financial Health 38 #14 of 22 86 #4 of 22 62 #9 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – 78 #3 of 10
Overall 52 84 75
  • BTU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • HCC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • NC 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

PeriodBTUHCCNCSPY
1 month -8.3%-2.4%-8.2% -0.2%
3 months +0.3%+10.5%-27.7% +3.9%
6 months -13.3%-2.4%-30.5% +8.2%
Year to date -21.5%-0.9%-29.4% +12.9%
1 year -17.7%+35.6%-17.6% +12.3%
3 years -6.0%+81.5%+1.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.1%+22.0%+0.6% +23.3%
5 years +94.0%+258.0%+14.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.2%+29.1%+2.7% +10.9%
10 years ——+108.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+7.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBTUHCCNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.6%51.1%40.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.6%46.8%41.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.410.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.330.70-0.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-45.6%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-20.8%-41.3% -1.2%
52-week high $39.50$110.28$58.99 $779.14
52-week low $20.83$64.22$32.36 $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.

MultipleBTUHCCNC
P/E now vs peer median -15.6xmedian 28.4x 21.0xmedian 28.4x 15.1xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 7.3x 2.7xmedian 7.3x 0.9xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 29.2x 10.1xmedian 29.2x —median 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.8xmedian 11.0x -101.0xmedian 11.0x -29.1xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 50.46 -0.94median 50.46 -0.79median 50.46

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 monthsBTUHCCNC
Revenue $4.01B $1.68B $278.48M
Gross profit – $540.14M $51.49M
Operating income -$223.20M $229.26M $23.10M
Net income -$172.30M $219.33M $17.29M
Free cash flow -$169.00M -$45.68M -$8.96M
EPS (diluted) $-1.50 $4.15 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $526.30M $302.35M $45.52M
Total debt $339.00M $154.59M $103.60M
Shares (diluted) 122.00M 52.87M 7.54M
Enterprise value $694.61M $3.31B $60.13M

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
MetricBTUHCCNC
P/E -15.6x 21.0x 15.1x
P/FCF -16.8x -101.0x -29.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x 15.3x 3.5x
P/S 0.7x 2.7x 0.9x
P/B 0.9x 2.0x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.0x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 10.1x –
EV/EBIT -11.9x 19.4x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.6x 1.1x
EV/FCF -15.7x -97.3x -35.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 14.8x 4.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 -0.94 -0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTUHCCNC
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.7% 37.5% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 1.1% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 86.2% 59.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -11.4% 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -245.2% 808.1% -26.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% -24.9% -7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -207.9% 443.7% -44.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.3% -22.0% -19.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -231.4% 441.1% -45.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.3% -22.4% -19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -64.7% 82.8% 194.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.3% -26.5% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -174.1% 83.3% 54.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% -28.5% -48.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTUHCCNC
Gross margin – 32.1% 18.5%
EBITDA margin 4.8% 26.3% –
Operating margin -5.6% 13.6% 8.3%
Pretax margin -5.3% 13.6% 4.6%
Net margin -4.6% 13.0% 6.2%
FCF margin -4.2% -2.7% -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 17.9% 26.7%
Return on equity -4.9% 9.8% 4.0%
Return on assets -3.0% 7.7% 2.5%
Return on invested capital -4.6% 9.2% 4.3%
Return on capital employed -4.7% 8.7% 3.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 1.4x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTUHCCNC
Debt / assets 6.2% 5.3% 15.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF -2.0x -3.4x -11.6x
Liabilities / assets 39.5% 21.0% 35.6%
Equity / assets 60.5% 79.0% 64.4%
Interest coverage -5.0x 17.1x 4.3x
Current ratio 2.0x 3.9x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 2.5x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.88 6.64 2.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTUHCCNC
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.4% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.4% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) -21.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -21.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 50.1% – –

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.

ConsensusBTUHCCNC
Forward P/E – 12.6xFY2026 173.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.39FY2026 $6.91FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +533.9%FY2026 -91.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +35.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.54BFY2026 $2.11BFY2026 $319.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +60.9%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +4.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTUHCCNC
Held by institutions 91.8% 96.7% 35.5%
Institutions holding 327 345 93
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +3.1% +0.3%
Institutions buying 151 188 45
Institutions selling 129 114 20
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.65 2.25

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.

BTUHCCNC
BTU 1.00 0.66 0.11
HCC 0.66 1.00 0.14
NC 0.11 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTU, HCC and NC?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.84B, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.61B, Nacco Industries (NC) $261.18M.

Which stock is cheaper, BTU, HCC and NC?

Nacco Industries (NC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Peabody Energy (BTU) -15.6x, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 21.0x, Nacco Industries (NC) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is cheapest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 12.6x, Nacco Industries (NC) 173.2x). 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: Peabody Energy (BTU) -0.7%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +37.5%, Nacco Industries (NC) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has the highest net margin (Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 13.0%, Nacco Industries (NC) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) leads (Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 9.2%, Nacco Industries (NC) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warrior Met Coal (HCC) returned the most: Peabody Energy (BTU) -17.7%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +35.6%, Nacco Industries (NC) -17.6%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (Peabody Energy (BTU) +14.2%/yr, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +29.1%/yr, Nacco Industries (NC) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nacco Industries (NC) has the highest dividend yield: Peabody Energy (BTU) 1.22%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 0.37%, Nacco Industries (NC) 2.95%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nacco Industries (NC) has been the steadiest (Peabody Energy (BTU) 54.6%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 51.1%, Nacco Industries (NC) 40.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BTU, HCC and NC?

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 8. 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.