HCC vs NRP vs VNOM Stock Comparison

Warrior Met Coal, Natural Resource Partners and Viper Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$46.46 +14.6% 1M +27.6% 1Y
Market cap
$16.55B
P/E
152.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
3.51%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Natural Resource Partners leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Natural Resource Partners 5, Warrior Met Coal 4, Viper Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHCCNRPVNOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.41B $1.56B $16.55B VNOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x 14.7x 152.6x NRP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 6.0x 17.3x NRP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.5% -16.2% +107.8% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% 53.4% 2.9% NRP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% — 1.4% HCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.0x 1.5x HCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.38% 2.66% 3.51% VNOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.4% +14.7% +27.6% HCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.4%/yr +30.4%/yr — NRP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.3% 21.2% 28.0% NRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 50/100 44/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

HCCNRPVNOM

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

AxisHCCNRPVNOM
Valuation 73 #7 of 23 32 #68 of 99 20 #79 of 99
Growth 90 #3 of 21 12 #86 of 97 30 #68 of 97
Profitability 88 #3 of 18 91 #10 of 96 48 #50 of 96
Financial Health 86 #4 of 22 95 #6 of 102 83 #18 of 102
Shareholder Returns – 24 #59 of 77 37 #49 of 77
Overall 84 50 44
  • HCC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • NRP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • VNOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHCCNRPVNOMSPY
1 month -9.1%+6.6%+14.6% +0.9%
3 months +5.5%+19.0%+7.6% +5.9%
6 months -7.3%+0.4%-5.0% +8.5%
Year to date -5.4%+12.5%+20.3% +13.3%
1 year +29.4%+14.7%+27.6% +12.4%
3 years +73.4%+75.8%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +20.2%+20.7%— +23.5%
5 years +248.1%+276.5%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +28.4%+30.4%— +11.0%
10 years —+351.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+16.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHCCNRPVNOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.3%21.2%28.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%17.9%29.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.40-0.02-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.570.690.99 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-28.9%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.3%-6.4%-8.8% -0.9%
52-week high $110.28$125.41$50.95 $779.14
52-week low $64.22$95.97$35.84 $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.

MultipleHCCNRPVNOM
P/E now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 27.3x 14.7xmedian 12.4x 152.6xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 7.5x 7.8xmedian 2.0x 8.1xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 29.3x 11.5xmedian 5.9x 17.0xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -96.5xmedian 10.6x 9.7xmedian 10.0x 83.6xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.90median 51.60 -0.93median 0.92 —median 0.92

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 monthsHCCNRPVNOM
Revenue $1.68B $198.28M $2.04B
Gross profit $540.14M $173.52M –
Operating income $229.26M $111.66M $251.00M
Net income $219.33M $106.70M $103.00M
Free cash flow -$45.68M $159.82M $198.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.15 $7.93 $0.30
Cash & equivalents $302.35M $30.13M $77.00M
Total debt $154.59M $27.36M $1.68B
Shares (diluted) 52.87M 13.33M 193.73M
Enterprise value $3.10B $1.43B $21.62B

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
MetricHCCNRPVNOM
P/E 20.1x 14.7x 152.6x
P/FCF -96.5x 9.7x 83.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x 9.7x 11.1x
P/S 2.6x 7.8x 8.1x
P/B 1.9x 2.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 11.5x 17.0x
EV/EBIT 18.5x 13.9x 72.3x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 7.8x 8.9x
EV/FCF -92.8x 9.7x 91.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x 9.7x 12.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.90 -0.93 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHCCNRPVNOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.5% -16.2% 107.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% -20.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 86.2% -17.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.4% -21.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 808.1% -33.8% -56.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% -28.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 443.7% -31.5% -83.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -22.0% -28.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 441.1% -26.2% -89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% -15.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 82.8% -20.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -19.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 83.3% -20.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -19.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHCCNRPVNOM
Gross margin 32.1% 87.5% –
EBITDA margin 26.3% 68.4% 52.3%
Operating margin 13.6% 56.3% 12.3%
Pretax margin 13.6% 53.8% 7.6%
Net margin 13.0% 53.4% 2.9%
FCF margin -2.7% 80.6% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 80.6% 73.2%
Return on equity 9.8% 16.6% 1.0%
Return on assets 7.7% 14.0% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 9.2% – 1.4%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 15.2% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.5x 14.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 4.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHCCNRPVNOM
Debt / assets 5.3% 3.6% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.0x 1.5x
Debt / FCF -3.4x 0.2x 8.5x
Liabilities / assets 21.0% 14.2% 14.7%
Equity / assets 79.0% 85.8% 85.3%
Interest coverage 17.1x 22.5x –
Current ratio 3.9x 2.1x 6.4x
Quick ratio 2.5x 2.1x 6.2x
Cash ratio 1.4x 1.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 6.44 – 5.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHCCNRPVNOM
Dividend yield 0.4% 2.7% 3.5%
Net buyback yield – – 2.5%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 2.7% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 39.4% 413.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 26.3% 215.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -27.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -25.2% –

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.

ConsensusHCCNRPVNOM
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 6.0xFY2027 17.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.91FY2026 $19.64FY2027 $2.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +533.9%FY2026 – +62.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.0% – +2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.11BFY2026 $491.16MFY2027 $2.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.9%FY2026 – +83.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% – +2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHCCNRPVNOM
Held by institutions 96.7% 37.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 345 76 496
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +1.1% +5.4%
Institutions buying 188 30 264
Institutions selling 114 24 150
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.25 1.76

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.

HCCNRPVNOM
HCC 1.00 0.31 0.14
NRP 0.31 1.00 0.05
VNOM 0.14 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HCC, NRP and VNOM?

Viper Energy (VNOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.41B, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) $1.56B, Viper Energy (VNOM) $16.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, HCC, NRP and VNOM?

Natural Resource Partners (NRP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 20.1x, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 14.7x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 152.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) is cheapest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 12.1x, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 6.0x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Viper Energy (VNOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +37.5%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) -16.2%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +107.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Natural Resource Partners (NRP) has the highest net margin (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 13.0%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 53.4%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) leads (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 9.2%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warrior Met Coal (HCC) returned the most: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +29.4%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +14.7%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +27.6%. Over five years, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) compounded fastest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +28.4%/yr, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +30.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Viper Energy (VNOM) has the highest dividend yield: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 0.38%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 2.66%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 3.51%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) has been the steadiest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 51.3%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 21.2%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HCC, NRP and VNOM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) leads on 5. 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.