HCC vs CNR vs METC Stock Comparison

Warrior Met Coal, Core Natural Resources and Ramaco Resources Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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Warrior Met Coal leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Warrior Met Coal 10, Core Natural Resources 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHCCCNRMETCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.41B $4.40B $475.09M HCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x 44.5x -7.8x HCC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 17.4x — HCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.5% +31.5% -17.7% HCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% 2.3% -12.0% HCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 1.9% -6.9% HCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.0x 16.8x HCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.38% 0.45% 0.00% CNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.4% +10.0% -73.4% HCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.4%/yr +26.3%/yr -16.6%/yr HCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.3% 44.4% 83.2% CNR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 73/100 45/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

HCCCNRMETC

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

AxisHCCCNRMETC
Valuation 73 #7 of 23 91 #3 of 23 41 #14 of 23
Growth 90 #3 of 21 65 #8 of 21 10 #19 of 21
Profitability 88 #3 of 18 77 #5 of 18 59 #8 of 18
Financial Health 86 #4 of 22 43 #13 of 22 14 #19 of 22
Shareholder Returns – 89 #2 of 10 100 #1 of 10
Overall 84 73 45
  • HCC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CNR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • METC 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

PeriodHCCCNRMETCSPY
1 month -9.1%-0.1%-16.5% +0.9%
3 months +5.5%+13.3%-22.1% +5.9%
6 months -7.3%-3.5%-48.5% +8.5%
Year to date -5.4%-0.2%-58.3% +13.3%
1 year +29.4%+10.0%-73.4% +12.4%
3 years +73.4%-14.8%-37.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +20.2%-5.2%-14.4% +23.5%
5 years +248.1%+221.1%-59.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +28.4%+26.3%-16.6% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureHCCCNRMETCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.3%44.4%83.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%43.4%88.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.041.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.570.22-0.88 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-52.2%-87.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.3%-22.0%-75.3% -0.9%
52-week high $110.28$113.23$30.36 $779.14
52-week low $64.22$76.01$6.91 $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.

MultipleHCCCNRMETC
P/E now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 27.3x 44.5xmedian 27.3x -7.8xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 7.5x 1.0xmedian 7.5x 0.9xmedian 7.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 29.3x 6.1xmedian 29.3x 63.9xmedian 29.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -96.5xmedian 10.6x 18.0xmedian 10.6x -4.2xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.90median 51.60 -0.81median 51.60 0.20median 51.60

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 monthsHCCCNRMETC
Revenue $1.68B $4.27B $515.42M
Gross profit $540.14M $740.18M $69.82M
Operating income $229.26M $79.57M -$72.64M
Net income $219.33M $100.13M -$61.75M
Free cash flow -$45.68M $244.11M -$114.19M
EPS (diluted) $4.15 $1.98 $-0.96
Cash & equivalents $302.35M $473.20M $282.54M
Total debt $154.59M $447.65M $452.81M
Shares (diluted) 52.87M 50.47M 64.59M
Enterprise value $3.10B $2.64B -$796.84M

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
MetricHCCCNRMETC
P/E 20.1x 44.5x -7.8x
P/FCF -96.5x 18.0x -4.2x
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x 7.8x -11.2x
P/S 2.6x 1.0x 0.9x
P/B 1.9x 1.2x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.2x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 6.1x 63.9x
EV/EBIT 18.5x 55.0x -8.9x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.0x 1.3x
EV/FCF -92.8x 17.9x -5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x 7.7x -15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.90 -0.81 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHCCCNRMETC
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.5% 31.5% -17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 22.2% -3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 86.2% 1.3% -34.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.4% – -28.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 808.1% -2.9% -305.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% – -40.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 443.7% 385.6% -211.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -22.0% -48.7% -41.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 441.1% 404.0% -152.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% -55.1% -38.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 82.8% 43.7% -156.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -10.2% -32.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 83.3% 64.6% -772.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -26.3% -131.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHCCCNRMETC
Gross margin 32.1% 17.3% 13.5%
EBITDA margin 26.3% 16.9% 2.0%
Operating margin 13.6% 1.9% -14.1%
Pretax margin 13.6% 0.8% -14.8%
Net margin 13.0% 2.3% -12.0%
FCF margin -2.7% 5.7% -22.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 13.2% -8.2%
Return on equity 9.8% 2.7% -15.2%
Return on assets 7.7% 1.6% -5.8%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 1.9% -6.9%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 1.5% -7.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 5.6x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.2% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHCCCNRMETC
Debt / assets 5.3% 7.3% 44.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.0x 16.8x
Debt / FCF -3.4x 1.8x -4.0x
Liabilities / assets 21.0% 39.3% 63.3%
Equity / assets 79.0% 60.7% 36.7%
Interest coverage 17.1x 1.8x -185.8x
Current ratio 3.9x 1.8x 4.2x
Quick ratio 2.5x 1.2x 3.2x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.6x 2.6x
Altman Z-score 6.44 2.16 1.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHCCCNRMETC
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield – 3.3% 13.9%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 3.8% 13.9%
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.

ConsensusHCCCNRMETC
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.91FY2026 $5.07FY2026 $-0.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +533.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +35.0% +30.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.11BFY2026 $4.42BFY2026 $535.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.9%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% +8.8% +37.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHCCCNRMETC
Held by institutions 96.7% 93.0% 87.4%
Institutions holding 345 355 200
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +0.1% -5.7%
Institutions buying 188 207 106
Institutions selling 114 108 48
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.92 2.21

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.

HCCCNRMETC
HCC 1.00 0.74 0.52
CNR 0.74 1.00 0.48
METC 0.52 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HCC, CNR and METC?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.41B, Core Natural Resources (CNR) $4.40B, Ramaco Resources (METC) $475.09M.

Which stock is cheaper, HCC, CNR and METC?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 20.1x, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 44.5x, Ramaco Resources (METC) -7.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is cheapest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 12.1x, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 17.4x). 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%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +31.5%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has the highest net margin (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 13.0%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 2.3%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.0%). On return on invested capital, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) leads (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 9.2%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 1.9%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warrior Met Coal (HCC) returned the most: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +29.4%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +10.0%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -73.4%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +28.4%/yr, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +26.3%/yr, Ramaco Resources (METC) -16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) has the highest dividend yield: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 0.38%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 0.45%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 0.00%. Ramaco Resources (METC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Core Natural Resources (CNR) has been the steadiest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 51.3%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 44.4%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 10. 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.