CNR vs AMR vs HNRG Stock Comparison

Core Natural Resources, Alpha Metallurgical 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
$444.04M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$452.10M
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities

Head to Head

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Core Natural Resources leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Core Natural Resources 8, Alpha Metallurgical Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNRAMRHNRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.02B $1.89B $444.04M CNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.2x -40.9x -486.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.4x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.5% -12.9% +7.9% CNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% -2.2% -0.2% CNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.9% -1.9% — CNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -2.7x 2.4x AMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.7% -11.1% -51.0% CNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.6%/yr +20.1%/yr +27.8%/yr CNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 56.4% 64.4% CNR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 65/100 39/100 CNR

Percentile Scorecard

CNRAMRHNRG

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

AxisCNRAMRHNRG
Valuation 91 #3 of 23 82 #5 of 23 48 #13 of 24
Growth 70 #7 of 21 35 #14 of 21 14 #20 of 23
Profitability 78 #5 of 19 72 #6 of 19 55 #11 of 23
Financial Health 36 #15 of 23 73 #7 of 23 57 #11 of 24
Shareholder Returns 89 #2 of 10 – 21 #16 of 20
Overall 73 65 39
  • CNR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • AMR 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

PeriodCNRAMRHNRGSPY
1 month -5.2%-10.1%-21.4% -2.3%
3 months +5.0%+11.1%-29.0% -0.7%
6 months -4.4%-16.7%-31.9% +4.8%
Year to date -4.7%-23.0%-44.3% +10.3%
1 year +6.7%-11.1%-51.0% +10.3%
3 years -13.8%-29.9%-22.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year -4.8%-11.2%-8.3% +20.1%
5 years +251.8%+149.2%+240.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +28.6%+20.1%+27.8% +10.1%
10 years ——+18.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year ——+1.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCNRAMRHNRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%56.4%64.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.1%53.7%65.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.030.531.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.15-0.20-0.79 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.2%-77.5%-71.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.5%-38.3%-55.5% -3.5%
52-week high $113.23$249.65$23.81 $779.14
52-week low $76.56$137.33$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.

MultipleCNRAMRHNRG
P/E now vs peer median 42.5xmedian 25.6x -42.5xmedian 25.6x -547.8xmedian 23.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 6.5x 0.9xmedian 6.5x 1.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 12.9x 13.4xmedian 12.9x 89.0xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 9.6x -1,344xmedian 9.6x -9.9xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x 2.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.77median 43.77 1.56median 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 monthsCNRAMRHNRG
Revenue $4.27B $2.07B $452.10M
Gross profit $740.18M $206.89M –
Operating income $79.57M -$44.78M $16.94M
Net income $100.13M -$46.07M -$912.00K
Free cash flow $244.11M -$1.45M -$50.46M
R&D – – $468.00K
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $-3.62 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $473.20M $307.60M $28.98M
Total debt $447.65M $11.40M $42.93M
Shares (diluted) 50.47M 12.71M 47.13M
Enterprise value $2.26B $306.54M $355.55M

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
MetricCNRAMRHNRG
P/E 42.5x -42.5x -547.8x
P/FCF 17.2x -1,344x -9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 14.1x 17.9x
P/S 1.0x 0.9x 1.1x
P/B 1.1x 1.3x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.3x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x 13.4x 89.0x
EV/EBIT 52.5x -36.3x 30.3x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF 17.1x -1,119x -10.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 11.7x 18.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.77 1.56 20.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNRAMRHNRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.5% -12.9% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.2% -15.8% -8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.3% -16.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -44.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.9% -101.5% 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -26.9% -43.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 385.6% -23.8% 99.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.7% -27.0% -26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 404.0% -27.1% 99.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.1% -27.2% -26.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.7% -56.9% -63.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.2% -51.0% -34.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.6% -100.8% -295.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% -26.0% -50.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNRAMRHNRG
Gross margin 17.3% 10.0% –
EBITDA margin 16.9% 5.9% 1.3%
Operating margin 1.9% -2.2% 3.7%
Pretax margin 0.8% -3.4% -0.2%
Net margin 2.3% -2.2% -0.2%
FCF margin 5.7% -0.1% -11.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.2% 6.7% 6.2%
Return on equity 2.7% -3.1% 0.5%
Return on assets 1.6% -2.0% 0.2%
Return on invested capital 1.9% -1.9% –
Return on capital employed 1.5% -2.2% 6.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.6x -3.0x -30.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.7% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNRAMRHNRG
Debt / assets 7.3% 0.5% 9.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -2.7x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 1.8x -7.8x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 39.3% 33.6% 59.3%
Equity / assets 60.7% 66.4% 40.7%
Interest coverage 1.8x -13.6x 1.0x
Current ratio 1.8x 3.4x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x 2.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.11 4.01 1.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNRAMRHNRG
Dividend yield 0.5% – –
Net buyback yield 3.5% – -10.8%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 0.0% -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.

ConsensusCNRAMRHNRG
Forward P/E 16.4xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.07FY2026 $-1.44FY2026 $-0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -136.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.42BFY2026 $2.26BFY2026 $474.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.2%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% +18.2% +7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNRAMRHNRG
Held by institutions 93.0% 87.7% 76.3%
Institutions holding 355 255 172
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% -1.2% +5.2%
Institutions buying 207 115 87
Institutions selling 108 91 52
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.26 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.

CNRAMRHNRG
CNR 1.00 0.69 0.30
AMR 0.69 1.00 0.27
HNRG 0.30 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNR, AMR and HNRG?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Core Natural Resources (CNR) $4.02B, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $1.89B, Hallador Energy (HNRG) $444.04M.

Which company is growing faster?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Core Natural Resources (CNR) +31.5%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -12.9%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) has the highest net margin (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 2.3%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -2.2%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -0.2%). On return on invested capital, Core Natural Resources (CNR) leads (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 1.9%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -1.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Core Natural Resources (CNR) returned the most: Core Natural Resources (CNR) +6.7%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -11.1%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -51.0%. Over five years, Core Natural Resources (CNR) compounded fastest (Core Natural Resources (CNR) +28.6%/yr, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +20.1%/yr, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +27.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Core Natural Resources (CNR) has been the steadiest (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 44.1%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 56.4%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 64.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNR, AMR 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, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 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.