HCC vs METC vs AREC Stock Comparison

Warrior Met Coal, Ramaco Resources and American Resources 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 8 of the 12 questions below (Warrior Met Coal 8, American Resources 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHCCMETCARECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.29B $444.51M $76.25M HCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.5x -6.6x 4.4x AREC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +52.0% -6.0% +56.7% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.5% -12.2% — HCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% -7.7% — HCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 28.0x 10.4x HCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.39% 0.00% 4.00% AREC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.3% -73.7% -74.7% HCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.1%/yr -14.6%/yr -15.1%/yr HCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.7% 83.0% 97.1% HCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 88/100 47/100 43/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

HCCMETCAREC

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

AxisHCCMETCAREC
Valuation 82 #5 of 23 50 #12 of 23 68 #8 of 23
Growth 95 #2 of 21 15 #18 of 21 75 #6 of 21
Profitability 90 #3 of 20 58 #9 of 20 –
Financial Health 86 #4 of 23 14 #20 of 23 27 #17 of 23
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 11 0 #11 of 11
Overall 88 47 43
  • HCC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • AREC 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

PeriodHCCMETCARECSPY
1 month -11.9%-12.6%-42.5% -1.0%
3 months -3.6%-24.5%-53.3% -0.4%
6 months -7.2%-55.4%-58.0% +4.5%
Year to date -7.9%-61.2%-59.7% +12.4%
1 year +25.3%-73.7%-74.7% +13.6%
3 years +64.5%-42.5%-28.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +18.1%-16.8%-10.4% +20.8%
5 years +257.7%-54.6%-55.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year +29.1%-14.6%-15.1% +10.4%

Risk

MeasureHCCMETCARECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.7%83.0%97.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.2%87.8%94.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.341.432.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.50-0.89-0.77 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-87.9%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.3%-74.8%-77.1% -1.6%
52-week high $110.28$27.72$4.37 $779.14
52-week low $64.82$6.59$1.00 $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.

MultipleHCCMETCAREC
P/E now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 24.4x -6.6xmedian 24.4x 4.4xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 6.1x 0.8xmedian 6.1x -243.8xmedian 6.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 11.6x 84.3xmedian 11.6x -0.7xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.1xmedian 12.8x -3.1xmedian 12.8x 6.2xmedian 12.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.92median 42.72 0.16median 42.72 0.06median 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 monthsHCCMETCAREC
Revenue $1.86B $544.51M -$312.74K
Gross profit $590.49M $66.95M $956.08K
Operating income $259.33M -$79.27M -$6.29M
Net income $232.04M -$66.67M -$79.01M
Free cash flow $122.11M -$143.64M $12.37M
R&D – – -$1.22M
EPS (diluted) $4.39 $-1.05 $0.20
Cash & equivalents $437.07M $232.95M $31.70M
Total debt $154.77M $453.56M $965.29K
Shares (diluted) 52.88M 63.40M 87.27M
Enterprise value $2.93B -$866.53M -$7.83M

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
MetricHCCMETCAREC
P/E 18.5x -6.6x 4.4x
P/FCF 35.1x -3.1x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.8x -8.4x 6.0x
P/S 2.3x 0.8x -243.8x
P/B 1.8x 1.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.2x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x 84.3x -0.7x
EV/EBIT 15.4x -8.4x -0.8x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 1.2x -16.1x
EV/FCF 32.7x -4.6x 0.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x -12.6x 0.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.92 0.16 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHCCMETCAREC
Revenue growth (1Y) 52.0% -6.0% 56.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -4.5% -26.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 108.6% -28.2% 210.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.8% -27.6% -62.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3,684% -133.2% 47.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -21.0% -44.9% 31.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 559.7% -102.8% -517.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.8% -44.2% -279.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 556.8% -95.1% 131.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.2% -41.2% 68.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.9% -246.5% 541.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.7% -33.0% 71.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 150.5% -438.6% 682.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.6% -68.2% 89.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHCCMETCAREC
Gross margin 31.7% 12.3% –
EBITDA margin 26.7% 1.4% –
Operating margin 13.9% -14.6% –
Pretax margin 13.7% -15.2% –
Net margin 12.5% -12.2% –
FCF margin 6.6% -26.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.5% -9.7% -4,086%
Return on equity 10.0% -18.0% –
Return on assets 7.9% -6.6% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 9.6% -7.7% –
Return on capital employed 9.6% -8.7% -5.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.8x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 3.8% -3,162%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHCCMETCAREC
Debt / assets 5.2% 45.1% 0.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 28.0x 10.4x
Debt / FCF 1.3x -3.2x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 21.0% 63.9% 43.9%
Equity / assets 79.0% 36.1% 56.1%
Interest coverage 16.6x -113.7x –
Current ratio 4.2x 4.0x 2.2x
Quick ratio 2.9x 2.9x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.9x 2.2x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 6.34 1.00 -0.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHCCMETCAREC
Dividend yield 0.4% – 4.0%
Net buyback yield – 14.8% -99.2%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 14.8% -95.2%
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.

ConsensusHCCMETCAREC
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.91FY2026 $-0.91FY2026 $-0.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +533.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +35.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.11BFY2026 $535.87MFY2026 $8.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.9%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026 +17,395.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% +37.3% +3,730.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHCCMETCAREC
Held by institutions 96.7% 87.6% 31.5%
Institutions holding 345 202 100
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% -5.5% -5.8%
Institutions buying 188 108 67
Institutions selling 114 48 17
Buyers to sellers 1.65 2.25 3.94

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.

HCCMETCAREC
HCC 1.00 0.53 0.32
METC 0.53 1.00 0.49
AREC 0.32 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HCC, METC and AREC?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.29B, Ramaco Resources (METC) $444.51M, American Resources (AREC) $76.25M.

Which stock is cheaper, HCC, METC and AREC?

American Resources (AREC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 18.5x, Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.6x, American Resources (AREC) 4.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

American Resources (AREC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +52.0%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.0%, American Resources (AREC) +56.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has the highest net margin (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 12.5%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.2%). On return on invested capital, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) leads (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 9.6%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warrior Met Coal (HCC) returned the most: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +25.3%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -73.7%, American Resources (AREC) -74.7%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +29.1%/yr, Ramaco Resources (METC) -14.6%/yr, American Resources (AREC) -15.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American Resources (AREC) has the highest dividend yield: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 0.39%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 0.00%, American Resources (AREC) 4.00%. Ramaco Resources (METC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has been the steadiest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 50.7%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.0%, American Resources (AREC) 97.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.