HCC vs CNR vs ARLP Stock Comparison

Warrior Met Coal, Core Natural Resources and Alliance Resource Partners Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHCCCNRARLPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.29B $3.99B $3.24B HCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.5x 40.3x 12.2x ARLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x 15.8x 9.7x ARLP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +52.0% +31.5% -5.1% HCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.5% 2.3% 12.3% HCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 1.9% 12.9% ARLP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 0.0x 0.7x HCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.39% 0.50% 9.53% ARLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.3% +4.5% +2.3% HCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.1%/yr +27.4%/yr +16.6%/yr HCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.7% 43.8% 21.2% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 88/100 75/100 67/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

HCCCNRARLP

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

AxisHCCCNRARLP
Valuation 82 #5 of 23 100 #1 of 23 96 #2 of 23
Growth 95 #2 of 21 70 #7 of 21 60 #9 of 21
Profitability 90 #3 of 20 79 #5 of 20 95 #2 of 20
Financial Health 86 #4 of 23 36 #15 of 23 18 #19 of 23
Shareholder Returns – 90 #2 of 11 –
Overall 88 75 67
  • HCC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CNR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • ARLP 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

PeriodHCCCNRARLPSPY
1 month -11.9%-12.0%+1.6% -1.0%
3 months -3.6%-4.3%-0.9% -0.4%
6 months -7.2%-8.8%-1.9% +4.5%
Year to date -7.9%-9.5%+8.4% +12.4%
1 year +25.3%+4.5%+2.3% +13.6%
3 years +64.5%-18.1%+4.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +18.1%-6.5%+1.6% +20.8%
5 years +257.7%+234.8%+115.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +29.1%+27.4%+16.6% +10.4%
10 years ——+7.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year ——+0.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureHCCCNRARLPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.7%43.8%21.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.2%42.4%20.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.34-0.06-0.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.100.11 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-52.2%-35.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.3%-29.3%-13.1% -1.6%
52-week high $110.28$113.23$28.99 $779.14
52-week low $64.82$76.56$23.10 $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.

MultipleHCCCNRARLP
P/E now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 24.4x 40.3xmedian 24.4x 12.2xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 6.1x 0.9xmedian 6.1x 1.5xmedian 6.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 11.6x 5.5xmedian 11.6x 5.8xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.1xmedian 12.8x 16.4xmedian 12.8x 9.1xmedian 12.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.92median 42.72 -0.73median 42.72 -0.42median 42.72

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 monthsHCCCNRARLP
Revenue $1.86B $4.27B $2.17B
Gross profit $590.49M $740.18M $775.00M
Operating income $259.33M $79.57M $319.75M
Net income $232.04M $100.13M $272.96M
Free cash flow $122.11M $244.11M $357.09M
EPS (diluted) $4.39 $1.98 $2.07
Cash & equivalents $437.07M $473.20M $111.19M
Total debt $154.77M $447.65M $579.59M
Shares (diluted) 52.88M 50.47M 128.66M
Enterprise value $2.93B $2.23B $2.93B

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
MetricHCCCNRARLP
P/E 18.5x 40.3x 12.2x
P/FCF 35.1x 16.4x 9.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.8x 7.1x 5.3x
P/S 2.3x 0.9x 1.5x
P/B 1.8x 1.1x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.1x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x 5.5x 5.8x
EV/EBIT 15.4x 49.8x 11.6x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 0.9x 1.7x
EV/FCF 32.7x 16.2x 10.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 7.0x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.92 -0.73 -0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHCCCNRARLP
Revenue growth (1Y) 52.0% 31.5% -5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 22.2% -6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 108.6% 1.3% 4.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.8% – -12.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3,684% -2.9% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -21.0% – -26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 559.7% 385.6% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.8% -48.7% -28.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 556.8% 404.0% 12.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.2% -55.1% -29.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.9% 43.7% -9.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.7% -10.2% -16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 150.5% 64.6% 12.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.6% -26.3% -18.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHCCCNRARLP
Gross margin 31.7% 17.3% 35.6%
EBITDA margin 26.7% 16.9% 29.3%
Operating margin 13.9% 1.9% 14.7%
Pretax margin 13.7% 0.8% 13.4%
Net margin 12.5% 2.3% 12.3%
FCF margin 6.6% 5.7% 16.4%
Operating cash flow margin 19.5% 13.2% 28.2%
Return on equity 10.0% 2.7% 15.3%
Return on assets 7.9% 1.6% 9.4%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 1.9% 12.9%
Return on capital employed 9.6% 1.5% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 5.6x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHCCCNRARLP
Debt / assets 5.2% 7.3% 19.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 0.0x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 1.8x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 21.0% 39.3% 39.3%
Equity / assets 79.0% 60.7% 60.7%
Interest coverage 16.6x 1.8x 6.9x
Current ratio 4.2x 1.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.9x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.34 2.06 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHCCCNRARLP
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.5% 9.5%
Net buyback yield – 3.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 4.2% 9.5%
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.

ConsensusHCCCNRARLP
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.91FY2026 $5.07FY2026 $2.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +533.9%FY2026 – +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.0% +30.0% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.11BFY2026 $4.42BFY2026 $2.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.9%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% +8.8% -8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHCCCNRARLP
Held by institutions 96.7% 93.0% 15.3%
Institutions holding 345 355 173
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +0.1% -11.7%
Institutions buying 188 207 75
Institutions selling 114 108 41
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.92 1.83

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.

HCCCNRARLP
HCC 1.00 0.73 0.36
CNR 0.73 1.00 0.43
ARLP 0.36 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HCC, CNR and ARLP?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.29B, Core Natural Resources (CNR) $3.99B, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, HCC, CNR and ARLP?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 18.5x, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 40.3x, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is cheapest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 11.8x, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 15.8x, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 9.7x). 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) +52.0%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +31.5%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) -5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has the highest net margin (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 12.5%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 2.3%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.3%). On return on invested capital, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) leads (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 9.6%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 1.9%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warrior Met Coal (HCC) returned the most: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +25.3%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +4.5%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +2.3%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +29.1%/yr, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +27.4%/yr, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has the highest dividend yield: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 0.39%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 0.50%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 9.53%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has been the steadiest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 50.7%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 43.8%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 21.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.