HCC vs HNRG vs NC Stock Comparison

Warrior Met Coal, Hallador Energy and Nacco Industries Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HNRG Hallador Energy Co
$11.89 -17.4% 1M -43.5% 1Y
Market cap
$566.54M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$452.10M
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
1 win
NC Nacco Industries Inc
$35.14 -7.0% 1M -16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$266.69M
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$278.48M
Div. yield
–
Coal Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Warrior Met Coal leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Warrior Met Coal 8, Nacco Industries 2, Hallador Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHCCHNRGNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.48B $566.54M $266.69M HCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.4x -621.2x 15.4x NC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x — 175.7x HCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.5% +7.9% +4.7% HCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% -0.2% 6.2% HCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% — 4.3% HCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.4x — HCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.4% -43.5% -16.9% HCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.4%/yr +29.8%/yr +2.5%/yr HNRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.3% 64.4% 40.2% NC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 35/100 75/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

HCCHNRGNC

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

AxisHCCHNRGNC
Valuation 73 #7 of 23 39 #15 of 24 96 #2 of 23
Growth 90 #3 of 21 18 #19 of 23 55 #10 of 21
Profitability 88 #3 of 18 46 #13 of 23 82 #4 of 18
Financial Health 86 #4 of 22 57 #11 of 24 62 #9 of 22
Shareholder Returns – 17 #16 of 19 78 #3 of 10
Overall 84 35 75
  • HCC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • HNRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • 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

PeriodHCCHNRGNCSPY
1 month -9.1%-17.4%-7.0% +0.9%
3 months +5.5%-13.2%-26.2% +5.9%
6 months -7.3%-21.6%-28.1% +8.5%
Year to date -5.4%-37.6%-28.3% +13.3%
1 year +29.4%-43.5%-16.9% +12.4%
3 years +73.4%-17.7%+3.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +20.2%-6.3%+1.1% +23.5%
5 years +248.1%+268.1%+13.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +28.4%+29.8%+2.5% +11.0%
10 years —+31.8%+109.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+2.8%+7.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHCCHNRGNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.3%64.4%40.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%65.1%41.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.401.730.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.57-0.68-0.42 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-71.1%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.3%-50.1%-40.4% -0.9%
52-week high $110.28$23.81$58.99 $779.14
52-week low $64.22$10.99$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.

MultipleHCCHNRGNC
P/E now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 27.3x -614.5xmedian 24.9x 15.3xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 7.5x 1.2xmedian 2.7x 1.0xmedian 7.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 29.3x 99.6xmedian 11.6x —median 29.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -96.5xmedian 10.6x -11.1xmedian 13.8x -29.6xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 2.1x 0.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.90median 51.60 23.45median 0.61 -0.80median 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 monthsHCCHNRGNC
Revenue $1.68B $452.10M $278.48M
Gross profit $540.14M – $51.49M
Operating income $229.26M $16.94M $23.10M
Net income $219.33M -$912.00K $17.29M
Free cash flow -$45.68M -$50.46M -$8.96M
R&D – $468.00K –
EPS (diluted) $4.15 $-0.02 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $302.35M $28.98M $45.52M
Total debt $154.59M $158.45M $103.60M
Shares (diluted) 52.87M 47.13M 7.54M
Enterprise value $3.18B $478.05M $65.64M

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
MetricHCCHNRGNC
P/E 20.1x -614.5x 15.3x
P/FCF -96.5x -11.1x -29.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x 20.1x 3.6x
P/S 2.6x 1.2x 1.0x
P/B 1.9x 2.9x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.9x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 99.6x –
EV/EBIT 18.5x 33.9x 14.0x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.3x 1.2x
EV/FCF -92.8x -11.4x -36.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x 20.5x 4.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.90 23.45 -0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHCCHNRGNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.5% 7.9% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% -8.3% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 86.2% – 59.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.4% – 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 808.1% 109.0% -26.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% -43.0% -7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 443.7% 99.5% -44.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -22.0% -26.2% -19.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 441.1% 99.6% -45.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% -26.2% -19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 82.8% -63.1% 194.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -34.2% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 83.3% -295.8% 54.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -50.2% -48.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHCCHNRGNC
Gross margin 32.1% – 18.5%
EBITDA margin 26.3% 1.3% –
Operating margin 13.6% 3.7% 8.3%
Pretax margin 13.6% -0.2% 4.6%
Net margin 13.0% -0.2% 6.2%
FCF margin -2.7% -11.2% -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 6.2% 26.7%
Return on equity 9.8% 0.5% 4.0%
Return on assets 7.7% 0.2% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 9.2% – 4.3%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 6.8% 3.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -30.7x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHCCHNRGNC
Debt / assets 5.3% 9.2% 15.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF -3.4x -0.9x -11.6x
Liabilities / assets 21.0% 59.3% 35.6%
Equity / assets 79.0% 40.7% 64.4%
Interest coverage 17.1x 1.0x 4.3x
Current ratio 3.9x 0.7x 3.3x
Quick ratio 2.5x 0.2x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 6.44 1.94 2.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHCCHNRGNC
Dividend yield 0.4% – 2.9%
Net buyback yield – -9.6% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.4% -9.6% 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.

ConsensusHCCHNRGNC
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 – 175.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.91FY2026 $-0.35FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +533.9%FY2026 -136.5%FY2026 -91.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.11BFY2026 $474.13MFY2026 $319.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.9%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% +7.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHCCHNRGNC
Held by institutions 96.7% 76.3% 35.5%
Institutions holding 345 171 93
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +5.2% +0.3%
Institutions buying 188 86 45
Institutions selling 114 52 20
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.65 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.

HCCHNRGNC
HCC 1.00 0.27 0.13
HNRG 0.27 1.00 0.03
NC 0.13 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HCC, HNRG and NC?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.48B, Hallador Energy (HNRG) $566.54M, Nacco Industries (NC) $266.69M.

Which stock is cheaper, HCC, HNRG and NC?

Nacco Industries (NC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 20.4x, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -621.2x, Nacco Industries (NC) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is cheapest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 12.1x, Nacco Industries (NC) 175.7x). 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) +37.5%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +7.9%, Nacco Industries (NC) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has the highest net margin (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 13.0%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -0.2%, Nacco Industries (NC) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) leads (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 9.2%, Nacco Industries (NC) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warrior Met Coal (HCC) returned the most: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +29.4%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -43.5%, Nacco Industries (NC) -16.9%. Over five years, Hallador Energy (HNRG) compounded fastest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +28.4%/yr, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +29.8%/yr, Nacco Industries (NC) +2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nacco Industries (NC) has been the steadiest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 51.3%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 64.4%, Nacco Industries (NC) 40.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HCC, HNRG 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, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) leads on 8. 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.