HCC vs ARLP vs CNR Stock Comparison

Warrior Met Coal, Alliance Resource Partners and Core Natural Resources Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Warrior Met Coal leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Warrior Met Coal 7, Alliance Resource Partners 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHCCARLPCNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.51B $3.41B $4.47B HCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.5x 12.8x 44.6x ARLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 10.1x 18.0x ARLP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.5% -5.1% +31.5% HCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% 12.3% 2.3% HCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 12.9% 1.9% ARLP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.7x 0.0x HCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.8% +8.7% +10.3% HCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.6%/yr +17.6%/yr +25.2%/yr HCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.1% 21.8% 44.1% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 85/100 67/100 74/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

HCCARLPCNR

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

AxisHCCARLPCNR
Valuation 73 #7 of 23 96 #2 of 23 86 #4 of 23
Growth 90 #3 of 21 60 #9 of 21 70 #7 of 21
Profitability 89 #3 of 19 94 #2 of 19 78 #5 of 19
Financial Health 86 #4 of 23 18 #19 of 23 46 #13 of 23
Shareholder Returns – – 89 #2 of 10
Overall 85 67 74
  • HCC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • ARLP ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CNR 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

PeriodHCCARLPCNRSPY
1 month -5.0%+2.3%+0.1% -1.0%
3 months +7.1%+5.8%+10.9% +2.9%
6 months -1.0%+5.0%+7.4% +6.4%
Year to date -2.7%+12.5%+4.1% +11.4%
1 year +36.8%+8.7%+10.3% +13.1%
3 years +81.4%+12.1%-12.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.0%+3.9%-4.2% +21.5%
5 years +237.7%+124.8%+207.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +27.6%+17.6%+25.2% +10.9%
10 years —+11.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+1.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureHCCARLPCNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.1%21.8%44.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.0%20.8%42.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.41-0.130.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.720.400.23 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-35.1%-52.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.2%-9.8%-18.6% -2.5%
52-week high $110.28$28.99$113.23 $779.14
52-week low $62.70$23.05$76.01 $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.

MultipleHCCARLPCNR
P/E now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 26.9x 12.6xmedian 26.9x 46.4xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 6.7x 1.5xmedian 6.7x 1.1xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 11.7x 6.0xmedian 11.7x 6.3xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -99.2xmedian 10.2x 9.4xmedian 10.2x 18.8xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.92median 47.24 -0.43median 47.24 -0.84median 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 monthsHCCARLPCNR
Revenue $1.68B $2.17B $4.27B
Gross profit $540.14M $775.00M $740.18M
Operating income $229.26M $319.75M $79.57M
Net income $219.33M $272.96M $100.13M
Free cash flow -$45.68M $357.09M $244.11M
EPS (diluted) $4.15 $2.07 $1.98
Cash & equivalents $302.35M $111.19M $473.20M
Total debt $617.35M $579.59M –
Shares (diluted) 52.87M 128.66M 50.47M
Enterprise value $3.21B $3.10B $2.70B

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
MetricHCCARLPCNR
P/E 20.7x 12.6x 46.4x
P/FCF -99.2x 9.4x 18.8x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 5.5x 8.1x
P/S 2.7x 1.5x 1.1x
P/B 2.0x 1.9x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.9x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x 6.0x 6.3x
EV/EBIT 19.0x 12.0x 57.4x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 1.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF -95.5x 10.7x 18.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.5x 6.3x 8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.92 -0.43 -0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHCCARLPCNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.5% -5.1% 31.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% -6.3% 22.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 86.2% 4.7% 1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.4% -12.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 808.1% 6.8% -2.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% -26.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 443.7% 13.2% 385.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -22.0% -28.6% -48.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 441.1% 12.7% 404.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% -29.1% -55.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 82.8% -9.3% 43.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -16.8% -10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 83.3% 12.4% 64.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -18.1% -26.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHCCARLPCNR
Gross margin 32.1% 35.6% 17.3%
EBITDA margin 26.3% 29.3% 16.9%
Operating margin 13.6% 14.7% 1.9%
Pretax margin 13.6% 13.4% 0.8%
Net margin 13.0% 12.3% 2.3%
FCF margin -2.7% 16.4% 5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 28.2% 13.2%
Return on equity 9.8% 15.3% 2.7%
Return on assets 7.7% 9.4% 1.6%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 12.9% 1.9%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 12.3% 1.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.2x 5.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHCCARLPCNR
Debt / assets 5.3% 19.7% 7.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.7x 0.0x
Debt / FCF -3.4x 1.6x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 21.0% 39.3% 39.3%
Equity / assets 79.0% 60.7% 60.7%
Interest coverage 17.1x 6.9x 1.8x
Current ratio 3.9x 1.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.5x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 6.56 – 2.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHCCARLPCNR
Dividend yield 0.4% 9.2% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – – 3.2%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 9.2% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusHCCARLPCNR
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.87FY2026 $2.59FY2026 $5.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +530.3%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +36.8% +7.3% +29.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.11BFY2026 $2.37BFY2026 $4.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.9%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.6% -8.6% +9.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHCCARLPCNR
Held by institutions 96.7% 15.2% 93.0%
Institutions holding 345 171 355
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% -11.7% +0.1%
Institutions buying 188 74 207
Institutions selling 114 40 108
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.85 1.92

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.

HCCARLPCNR
HCC 1.00 0.37 0.74
ARLP 0.37 1.00 0.43
CNR 0.74 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HCC, ARLP and CNR?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.51B, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.41B, Core Natural Resources (CNR) $4.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, HCC, ARLP and CNR?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 20.5x, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.8x, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 44.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is cheapest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 12.5x, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 10.1x, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 18.0x). 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) -5.1%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +31.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has the highest net margin (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 13.0%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.3%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) leads (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 9.2%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.9%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 1.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warrior Met Coal (HCC) returned the most: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +36.8%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +8.7%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +10.3%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +27.6%/yr, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +17.6%/yr, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +25.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

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) 21.8%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 44.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.