CNR vs BTU vs NC Stock Comparison

Core Natural Resources, Peabody Energy and Nacco Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nacco Industries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nacco Industries 6, Core Natural Resources 5, Peabody Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNRBTUNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.53B $2.84B $261.18M CNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.8x -15.6x 15.1x NC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.9x — 173.2x CNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.5% -0.7% +4.7% CNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% -4.6% 6.2% NC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.9% -4.6% 4.3% NC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.0x — BTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.44% 1.22% 2.95% NC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.0% -17.7% -17.6% CNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.8%/yr +14.2%/yr +2.7%/yr CNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.3% 54.6% 40.2% NC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 52/100 75/100 NC

Percentile Scorecard

CNRBTUNC

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

AxisCNRBTUNC
Valuation 91 #3 of 23 68 #8 of 23 96 #2 of 23
Growth 65 #8 of 21 30 #15 of 21 55 #10 of 21
Profitability 77 #5 of 18 71 #6 of 18 82 #4 of 18
Financial Health 43 #13 of 22 38 #14 of 22 62 #9 of 22
Shareholder Returns 89 #2 of 10 – 78 #3 of 10
Overall 73 52 75
  • CNR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • BTU 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

PeriodCNRBTUNCSPY
1 month +2.2%-8.3%-8.2% -0.2%
3 months +14.1%+0.3%-27.7% +3.9%
6 months +1.7%-13.3%-30.5% +8.2%
Year to date +2.7%-21.5%-29.4% +12.9%
1 year +11.0%-17.7%-17.6% +12.3%
3 years -12.4%-6.0%+1.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -4.3%-2.1%+0.6% +23.3%
5 years +227.1%+94.0%+14.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +26.8%+14.2%+2.7% +10.9%
10 years ——+108.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+7.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCNRBTUNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.3%54.6%40.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.3%55.6%41.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.050.410.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.33-0.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.2%-68.3%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.7%-41.0%-41.3% -1.2%
52-week high $113.23$39.50$58.99 $779.14
52-week low $76.01$20.83$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.

MultipleCNRBTUNC
P/E now vs peer median 45.8xmedian 28.4x -15.6xmedian 28.4x 15.1xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 7.3x 0.7xmedian 7.3x 0.9xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 29.2x 13.8xmedian 29.2x —median 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 11.0x -16.8xmedian 11.0x -29.1xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.83median 50.46 0.53median 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 monthsCNRBTUNC
Revenue $4.27B $4.01B $278.48M
Gross profit $740.18M – $51.49M
Operating income $79.57M -$223.20M $23.10M
Net income $100.13M -$172.30M $17.29M
Free cash flow $244.11M -$169.00M -$8.96M
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $-1.50 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $473.20M $526.30M $45.52M
Total debt $447.65M $339.00M $103.60M
Shares (diluted) 50.47M 122.00M 7.54M
Enterprise value $2.77B $694.61M $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
MetricCNRBTUNC
P/E 45.8x -15.6x 15.1x
P/FCF 18.6x -16.8x -29.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x 12.8x 3.5x
P/S 1.1x 0.7x 0.9x
P/B 1.2x 0.9x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.9x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x 13.8x –
EV/EBIT 56.6x -11.9x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.7x 1.1x
EV/FCF 18.5x -15.7x -35.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 12.0x 4.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.83 0.53 -0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNRBTUNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.5% -0.7% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.2% -10.5% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.3% – 59.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.9% -245.2% -26.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -28.7% -7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 385.6% -207.9% -44.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.7% -28.3% -19.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 404.0% -231.4% -45.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.1% -29.3% -19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.7% -64.7% 194.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.2% -51.3% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.6% -174.1% 54.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% -28.1% -48.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNRBTUNC
Gross margin 17.3% – 18.5%
EBITDA margin 16.9% 4.8% –
Operating margin 1.9% -5.6% 8.3%
Pretax margin 0.8% -5.3% 4.6%
Net margin 2.3% -4.6% 6.2%
FCF margin 5.7% -4.2% -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.2% 5.5% 26.7%
Return on equity 2.7% -4.9% 4.0%
Return on assets 1.6% -3.0% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 1.9% -4.6% 4.3%
Return on capital employed 1.5% -4.7% 3.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.6x -1.3x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNRBTUNC
Debt / assets 7.3% 6.2% 15.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.0x –
Debt / FCF 1.8x -2.0x -11.6x
Liabilities / assets 39.3% 39.5% 35.6%
Equity / assets 60.7% 60.5% 64.4%
Interest coverage 1.8x -5.0x 4.3x
Current ratio 1.8x 2.0x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.19 1.88 2.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNRBTUNC
Dividend yield 0.4% 1.2% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 3.2% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 1.2% 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.

ConsensusCNRBTUNC
Forward P/E 17.9xFY2026 – 173.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.07FY2026 $-0.39FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -91.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.42BFY2026 $4.54BFY2026 $319.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.2%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% +8.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNRBTUNC
Held by institutions 93.0% 91.8% 35.5%
Institutions holding 355 327 93
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% -1.6% +0.3%
Institutions buying 207 151 45
Institutions selling 108 129 20
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.17 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.

CNRBTUNC
CNR 1.00 0.79 0.12
BTU 0.79 1.00 0.11
NC 0.12 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNR, BTU and NC?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Core Natural Resources (CNR) $4.53B, Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.84B, Nacco Industries (NC) $261.18M.

Which stock is cheaper, CNR, BTU and NC?

Nacco Industries (NC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 45.8x, Peabody Energy (BTU) -15.6x, Nacco Industries (NC) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Core Natural Resources (CNR) is cheapest (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 17.9x, 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?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Core Natural Resources (CNR) +31.5%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -0.7%, Nacco Industries (NC) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nacco Industries (NC) has the highest net margin (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 2.3%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Nacco Industries (NC) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Nacco Industries (NC) leads (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 1.9%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, 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) +11.0%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -17.7%, Nacco Industries (NC) -17.6%. Over five years, Core Natural Resources (CNR) compounded fastest (Core Natural Resources (CNR) +26.8%/yr, Peabody Energy (BTU) +14.2%/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: Core Natural Resources (CNR) 0.44%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 1.22%, Nacco Industries (NC) 2.95%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nacco Industries (NC) has been the steadiest (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 44.3%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 54.6%, Nacco Industries (NC) 40.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNR, BTU 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, Nacco Industries (NC) 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.