HCC vs ARLP vs BTU Stock Comparison

Warrior Met Coal, Alliance Resource Partners and Peabody Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BTU Peabody Energy Corp
$22.36 -12.1% 1M -22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.85B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
0.01%
Coal Energy
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Warrior Met Coal leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Warrior Met Coal 7, Alliance Resource Partners 3, Peabody Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHCCARLPBTULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.65B $3.43B $2.85B HCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.2x 5.2x -15.6x ARLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 10.2x — ARLP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.5% -1.9% -0.7% HCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% — -4.6% HCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% — -4.6% HCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — -1.0x BTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.5% +14.5% -22.9% HCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.4%/yr +16.6%/yr +11.4%/yr HCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.1% 21.0% 54.5% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 85/100 67/100 53/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

HCCARLPBTU

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

AxisHCCARLPBTU
Valuation 77 #6 of 23 82 #5 of 23 73 #7 of 23
Growth 90 #3 of 21 70 #7 of 21 30 #15 of 21
Profitability 88 #3 of 18 94 #2 of 18 71 #6 of 18
Financial Health 86 #4 of 22 24 #17 of 22 38 #14 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 85 67 53
  • HCC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • ARLP ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • BTU 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

PeriodHCCARLPBTUSPY
1 month -4.8%+5.0%-12.1% -0.8%
3 months +5.6%+3.0%-3.2% +3.5%
6 months -2.6%+3.7%-17.4% +7.0%
Year to date -3.4%+13.6%-24.7% +12.2%
1 year +32.5%+14.5%-22.9% +13.0%
3 years +77.0%+17.4%-9.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +21.0%+5.5%-3.4% +23.1%
5 years +248.7%+115.2%+71.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +28.4%+16.6%+11.4% +11.0%
10 years —+13.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+1.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHCCARLPBTUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.1%21.0%54.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.8%20.0%55.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.40-0.140.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.640.69-0.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-35.1%-68.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.8%-8.9%-43.4% -1.8%
52-week high $110.28$28.99$39.50 $779.14
52-week low $64.22$23.10$20.83 $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.

MultipleHCCARLPBTU
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 26.7x 5.2xmedian 26.7x -14.9xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 6.7x 1.5xmedian 6.7x 0.7xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 28.0x —median 28.0x 13.2xmedian 28.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -98.5xmedian 10.1x 8.8xmedian 10.1x -16.1xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.92median 45.36 -1.37median 45.36 0.51median 45.36

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 monthsHCCARLPBTU
Revenue $1.68B $2.21B $4.01B
Gross profit $540.14M – –
Operating income $229.26M $643.77M -$223.20M
Net income $219.33M – -$172.30M
Free cash flow -$45.68M – -$169.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.15 $5.10 $-1.50
Cash & equivalents $302.35M $84.81M $526.30M
Total debt $154.59M – $339.00M
Shares (diluted) 52.87M 128.66M 122.00M
Enterprise value $3.35B $3.43B $650.69M

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
MetricHCCARLPBTU
P/E 20.5x 5.2x -14.9x
P/FCF -98.5x 8.8x -16.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 5.2x 12.3x
P/S 2.7x 1.5x 0.7x
P/B 2.0x 1.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.7x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x – 13.2x
EV/EBIT 18.9x – -11.4x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 1.5x 0.6x
EV/FCF -94.8x – -15.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 5.2x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.92 -1.37 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHCCARLPBTU
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.5% -1.9% -0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% -5.9% -10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 86.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 808.1% 112.2% -245.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% -6.1% -28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 443.7% – -207.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -22.0% – -28.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 441.1% 167.5% -231.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% -3.8% -29.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 82.8% -3.0% -64.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -12.4% -51.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 83.3% – -174.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% – -28.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHCCARLPBTU
Gross margin 32.1% – –
EBITDA margin 26.3% – 4.8%
Operating margin 13.6% – -5.6%
Pretax margin 13.6% – -5.3%
Net margin 13.0% – -4.6%
FCF margin -2.7% – -4.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 29.7% 5.5%
Return on equity 9.8% 16.7% -4.9%
Return on assets 7.7% 10.2% -3.0%
Return on invested capital 9.2% – -4.6%
Return on capital employed 8.7% – -4.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHCCARLPBTU
Debt / assets 5.3% – 6.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF -3.4x – -2.0x
Liabilities / assets 21.0% 38.8% 39.5%
Equity / assets 79.0% 61.2% 60.5%
Interest coverage 17.1x – -5.0x
Current ratio 3.9x 1.4x 2.0x
Quick ratio 2.5x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.4x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 6.53 – 1.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHCCARLPBTU
Dividend yield 0.4% 9.1% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 9.1% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusHCCARLPBTU
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 10.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.91FY2026 $2.59FY2026 $-0.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +533.9%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +35.0% +7.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.11BFY2026 $2.37BFY2026 $4.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.9%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% -8.6% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHCCARLPBTU
Held by institutions 96.7% 15.2% 91.8%
Institutions holding 345 171 327
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% -11.7% -1.6%
Institutions buying 188 74 151
Institutions selling 114 40 129
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.85 1.17

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.

HCCARLPBTU
HCC 1.00 0.37 0.66
ARLP 0.37 1.00 0.43
BTU 0.66 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HCC, ARLP and BTU?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.65B, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.43B, Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, HCC, ARLP and BTU?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 21.2x, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 5.2x, Peabody Energy (BTU) -15.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is cheapest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 12.3x, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 10.2x). 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: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +37.5%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) -1.9%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warrior Met Coal (HCC) returned the most: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +32.5%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +14.5%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -22.9%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +28.4%/yr, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +16.6%/yr, Peabody Energy (BTU) +11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 0.00%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 0.00%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 0.01%. Warrior Met Coal (HCC) and Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has been the steadiest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 51.1%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 21.0%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 54.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.