CNR vs ARLP vs NC Stock Comparison

Core Natural Resources, Alliance Resource Partners and Nacco Industries Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NC Nacco Industries Inc
$34.13 -6.3% 1M -22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$257.56M
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$278.48M
Div. yield
–
Coal Energy
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Core Natural Resources leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Core Natural Resources 5, Alliance Resource Partners 5, Nacco Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNRARLPNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.47B $3.41B $257.56M CNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.6x 12.8x 14.9x ARLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.0x 10.1x 170.7x ARLP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.5% -5.1% +4.7% CNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% 12.3% 6.2% ARLP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.9% 12.9% 4.3% ARLP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.7x — CNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.3% +8.7% -22.5% CNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.2%/yr +17.6%/yr +1.1%/yr CNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 21.8% 40.4% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 67/100 76/100 NC

Percentile Scorecard

CNRARLPNC

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

AxisCNRARLPNC
Valuation 86 #4 of 23 96 #2 of 23 100 #1 of 23
Growth 70 #7 of 21 60 #9 of 21 65 #8 of 21
Profitability 78 #5 of 19 94 #2 of 19 83 #4 of 19
Financial Health 46 #13 of 23 18 #19 of 23 55 #11 of 23
Shareholder Returns 89 #2 of 10 – 78 #3 of 10
Overall 74 67 76
  • CNR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • ARLP 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

PeriodCNRARLPNCSPY
1 month +0.1%+2.3%-6.3% -1.0%
3 months +10.9%+5.8%-27.8% +2.9%
6 months +7.4%+5.0%-32.2% +6.4%
Year to date +4.1%+12.5%-30.4% +11.4%
1 year +10.3%+8.7%-22.5% +13.1%
3 years -12.0%+12.1%-1.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -4.2%+3.9%-0.4% +21.5%
5 years +207.7%+124.8%+5.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +25.2%+17.6%+1.1% +10.9%
10 years —+11.5%+109.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+1.1%+7.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCNRARLPNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%21.8%40.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%20.8%41.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.04-0.130.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.230.40-0.56 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.2%-35.1%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.6%-9.8%-42.1% -2.5%
52-week high $113.23$28.99$58.99 $779.14
52-week low $76.01$23.05$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.

MultipleCNRARLPNC
P/E now vs peer median 46.4xmedian 26.9x 12.6xmedian 26.9x 14.9xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 6.7x 1.5xmedian 6.7x 0.9xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 11.7x 6.0xmedian 11.7x —median 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 10.2x 9.4xmedian 10.2x -28.7xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.84median 47.24 -0.43median 47.24 -0.78median 47.24

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 monthsCNRARLPNC
Revenue $4.27B $2.17B $278.48M
Gross profit $740.18M $775.00M $51.49M
Operating income $79.57M $319.75M $23.10M
Net income $100.13M $272.96M $17.29M
Free cash flow $244.11M $357.09M -$8.96M
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $2.07 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $473.20M $111.19M $45.52M
Total debt – $579.59M $336.83M
Shares (diluted) 50.47M 128.66M 7.54M
Enterprise value $2.70B $3.10B $56.51M

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
MetricCNRARLPNC
P/E 46.4x 12.6x 14.9x
P/FCF 18.8x 9.4x -28.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 5.5x 3.5x
P/S 1.1x 1.5x 0.9x
P/B 1.2x 1.9x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.9x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.3x 6.0x –
EV/EBIT 57.4x 12.0x 13.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF 18.7x 10.7x -35.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 6.3x 4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.84 -0.43 -0.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNRARLPNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.5% -5.1% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.2% -6.3% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.3% 4.7% 59.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -12.3% 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.9% 6.8% -26.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -26.1% -7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 385.6% 13.2% -44.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.7% -28.6% -19.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 404.0% 12.7% -45.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.1% -29.1% -19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.7% -9.3% 194.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.2% -16.8% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.6% 12.4% 54.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% -18.1% -48.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNRARLPNC
Gross margin 17.3% 35.6% 18.5%
EBITDA margin 16.9% 29.3% –
Operating margin 1.9% 14.7% 8.3%
Pretax margin 0.8% 13.4% 4.6%
Net margin 2.3% 12.3% 6.2%
FCF margin 5.7% 16.4% -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.2% 28.2% 26.7%
Return on equity 2.7% 15.3% 4.0%
Return on assets 1.6% 9.4% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 1.9% 12.9% 4.3%
Return on capital employed 1.5% 12.3% 3.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.6x 2.2x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNRARLPNC
Debt / assets 7.3% 19.7% 15.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 1.8x 1.6x -11.6x
Liabilities / assets 39.3% 39.3% 35.6%
Equity / assets 60.7% 60.7% 64.4%
Interest coverage 1.8x 6.9x 4.3x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.8x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.21 – 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNRARLPNC
Dividend yield 0.4% 9.2% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 3.2% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 9.2% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusCNRARLPNC
Forward P/E 18.0xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 170.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.12FY2026 $2.59FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.9%FY2026 -91.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.9% +7.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.42BFY2026 $2.37BFY2026 $319.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.2%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.0% -8.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNRARLPNC
Held by institutions 93.0% 15.2% 35.5%
Institutions holding 355 171 93
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% -11.7% +0.3%
Institutions buying 207 74 45
Institutions selling 108 40 20
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.85 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.

CNRARLPNC
CNR 1.00 0.43 0.12
ARLP 0.43 1.00 0.16
NC 0.12 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNR, ARLP and NC?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Core Natural Resources (CNR) $4.47B, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.41B, Nacco Industries (NC) $257.56M.

Which stock is cheaper, CNR, ARLP and NC?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 44.6x, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.8x, Nacco Industries (NC) 14.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is cheapest (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 18.0x, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 10.1x, Nacco Industries (NC) 170.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Core Natural Resources (CNR) +31.5%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) -5.1%, Nacco Industries (NC) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has the highest net margin (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 2.3%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.3%, Nacco Industries (NC) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) leads (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 1.9%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.9%, Nacco Industries (NC) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Core Natural Resources (CNR) returned the most: Core Natural Resources (CNR) +10.3%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +8.7%, Nacco Industries (NC) -22.5%. Over five years, Core Natural Resources (CNR) compounded fastest (Core Natural Resources (CNR) +25.2%/yr, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +17.6%/yr, Nacco Industries (NC) +1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has been the steadiest (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 44.1%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 21.8%, Nacco Industries (NC) 40.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNR, ARLP 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, Core Natural Resources (CNR) leads on 5. 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.