HCC vs METC vs MP Stock Comparison

Warrior Met Coal, Ramaco Resources and MP Materials Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MP MP Materials Corp. / DE
$41.65 -8.3% 1M -35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.42B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$305.38M
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionHCCMETCMPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.52B $465.59M $7.42B MP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x -7.7x -122.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.5% -17.7% +26.1% HCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% -12.0% -19.9% HCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% -6.9% -2.9% HCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 16.8x 98.0x HCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.37% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.4% -74.6% -35.2% HCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.0%/yr -16.9%/yr +4.2%/yr HCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.4% 83.1% 70.1% HCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 45/100 31/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

HCCMETCMP

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

AxisHCCMETCMP
Valuation 73 #7 of 23 41 #14 of 23 27 #120 of 163
Growth 90 #3 of 21 10 #19 of 21 22 #116 of 148
Profitability 88 #3 of 18 59 #8 of 18 27 #90 of 123
Financial Health 86 #4 of 22 14 #19 of 22 49 #84 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 10 –
Overall 84 45 31
  • HCC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • MP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHCCMETCMPSPY
1 month -2.7%-12.3%-8.3% +0.7%
3 months +6.5%-24.8%0.0% +3.7%
6 months -4.7%-50.5%-36.9% +7.1%
Year to date -2.9%-59.2%-17.6% +12.8%
1 year +33.4%-74.6%-35.2% +11.9%
3 years +79.5%-38.6%+151.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +21.6%-15.0%+36.0% +22.8%
5 years +257.3%-60.5%+23.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +29.0%-16.9%+4.2% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureHCCMETCMPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.4%83.1%70.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.3%88.1%68.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.391.362.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.65-0.90-0.50 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-87.3%-82.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.3%-75.8%-42.7% -1.2%
52-week high $110.28$30.36$72.65 $779.14
52-week low $64.22$6.91$37.45 $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.

MultipleHCCMETCMP
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 27.1x -7.7xmedian 27.1x -122.6xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 7.3x 0.9xmedian 7.3x 24.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 29.1x 62.9xmedian 29.1x -1,305xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -99.0xmedian 10.3x -4.1xmedian 10.3x -14.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.92median 50.94 0.20median 50.94 3.73median 0.30

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 monthsHCCMETCMP
Revenue $1.68B $515.42M $305.38M
Gross profit $540.14M $69.82M $65.31M
Operating income $229.26M -$72.64M -$126.87M
Net income $219.33M -$61.75M -$60.62M
Free cash flow -$45.68M -$114.19M -$504.58M
EPS (diluted) $4.15 $-0.96 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $302.35M $282.54M $429.08M
Total debt $154.59M $452.81M $934.58M
Shares (diluted) 52.87M 64.59M 178.41M
Enterprise value $3.22B -$806.35M $5.96B

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
MetricHCCMETCMP
P/E 20.6x -7.7x -122.6x
P/FCF -99.0x -4.1x -14.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x -11.0x -88.3x
P/S 2.7x 0.9x 24.3x
P/B 2.0x 1.2x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.2x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x 62.9x -1,305x
EV/EBIT 19.0x -8.8x -54.4x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 1.2x 22.6x
EV/FCF -95.3x -5.6x -13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.5x -15.1x -82.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.92 0.20 3.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHCCMETCMP
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.5% -17.7% 26.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% -3.6% -6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 86.2% -34.6% 139.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.4% -28.5% -38.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 808.1% -305.3% 21.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% -40.1% -41.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 443.7% -211.7% 40.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -22.0% -41.5% -32.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 441.1% -152.3% 45.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% -38.3% -32.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 82.8% -156.4% -94.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -32.6% -34.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 83.3% -772.6% -164.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -131.8% -51.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHCCMETCMP
Gross margin 32.1% 13.5% 21.4%
EBITDA margin 26.3% 2.0% -1.7%
Operating margin 13.6% -14.1% -41.5%
Pretax margin 13.6% -14.8% -29.8%
Net margin 13.0% -12.0% -19.9%
FCF margin -2.7% -22.2% -165.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% -8.2% -27.5%
Return on equity 9.8% -15.2% -3.1%
Return on assets 7.7% -5.8% -1.6%
Return on invested capital 9.2% -6.9% -2.9%
Return on capital employed 8.7% -7.7% -3.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 3.9% 13.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHCCMETCMP
Debt / assets 5.3% 44.2% 25.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 16.8x 98.0x
Debt / FCF -3.4x -4.0x -1.9x
Liabilities / assets 21.0% 63.3% 47.5%
Equity / assets 79.0% 36.7% 52.5%
Interest coverage 17.1x -185.8x -3.3x
Current ratio 3.9x 4.2x 9.5x
Quick ratio 2.5x 3.2x 8.4x
Cash ratio 1.4x 2.6x 7.9x
Altman Z-score 6.56 1.07 3.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHCCMETCMP
Dividend yield 0.4% – –
Net buyback yield – 14.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 14.2% –
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.

ConsensusHCCMETCMP
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.91FY2026 $-0.91FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +533.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +35.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.11BFY2026 $535.87MFY2026 $421.40MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.9%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% +37.3% +76.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHCCMETCMP
Held by institutions 96.7% 70.2% 82.4%
Institutions holding 345 201 756
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% -5.7% +11.3%
Institutions buying 188 107 417
Institutions selling 114 48 206
Buyers to sellers 1.65 2.23 2.02

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.

HCCMETCMP
HCC 1.00 0.52 0.26
METC 0.52 1.00 0.48
MP 0.26 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HCC, METC and MP?

MP Materials (MP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.52B, Ramaco Resources (METC) $465.59M, MP Materials (MP) $7.42B.

Which company is growing faster?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +37.5%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%, MP Materials (MP) +26.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has the highest net margin (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 13.0%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.0%, MP Materials (MP) -19.9%). On return on invested capital, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) leads (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 9.2%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.9%, MP Materials (MP) -2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warrior Met Coal (HCC) returned the most: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +33.4%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -74.6%, MP Materials (MP) -35.2%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +29.0%/yr, Ramaco Resources (METC) -16.9%/yr, MP Materials (MP) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 0.37%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 0.00%. Ramaco Resources (METC) and MP Materials (MP) 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) 51.4%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.1%, MP Materials (MP) 70.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.