HCC vs VNOM vs HNRG Stock Comparison

Warrior Met Coal, Viper Energy and Hallador Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$46.83 +16.8% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.11B
P/E
154.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
0.05%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
3 wins
HNRG Hallador Energy Co
$11.73 -16.7% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$524.83M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$452.10M
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Warrior Met Coal leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Warrior Met Coal 7, Viper Energy 3, Hallador Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHCCVNOMHNRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.48B $9.11B $524.83M VNOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.4x 154.5x -575.5x HCC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 17.4x — HCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.5% +107.8% +7.9% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% 2.9% -0.2% HCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 1.4% — HCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.5x 2.4x HCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.4% +26.2% -42.9% HCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.0%/yr — +29.4%/yr HNRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.4% 28.0% 64.4% VNOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 43/100 36/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

HCCVNOMHNRG

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

AxisHCCVNOMHNRG
Valuation 73 #7 of 23 20 #79 of 99 44 #14 of 24
Growth 90 #3 of 21 30 #68 of 97 18 #19 of 23
Profitability 88 #3 of 18 48 #50 of 96 46 #13 of 23
Financial Health 86 #4 of 22 83 #18 of 102 57 #11 of 24
Shareholder Returns – 34 #51 of 77 17 #16 of 19
Overall 84 43 36
  • HCC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • VNOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • HNRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHCCVNOMHNRGSPY
1 month -2.7%+16.8%-16.7% +0.7%
3 months +6.5%+7.8%-19.7% +3.7%
6 months -4.7%-5.2%-24.5% +7.1%
Year to date -2.9%+21.2%-38.4% +12.8%
1 year +33.4%+26.2%-42.9% +11.9%
3 years +79.5%—-16.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +21.6%—-6.0% +22.8%
5 years +257.3%—+263.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +29.0%—+29.4% +10.9%
10 years ——+30.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+2.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHCCVNOMHNRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.4%28.0%64.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.3%29.5%65.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.39-0.271.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.650.94-0.67 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-36.6%-71.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.3%-8.1%-50.7% -1.2%
52-week high $110.28$50.95$23.81 $779.14
52-week low $64.22$35.84$10.99 $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.

MultipleHCCVNOMHNRG
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 27.1x 153.8xmedian 11.9x -606.2xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 7.3x 8.2xmedian 2.0x 1.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 29.1x 17.1xmedian 5.9x 98.3xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -99.0xmedian 10.3x 84.2xmedian 10.0x -11.0xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.92median 50.94 —median 1.36 23.14median 0.62

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 monthsHCCVNOMHNRG
Revenue $1.68B $2.04B $452.10M
Gross profit $540.14M – –
Operating income $229.26M $251.00M $16.94M
Net income $219.33M $103.00M -$912.00K
Free cash flow -$45.68M $198.00M -$50.46M
R&D – – $468.00K
EPS (diluted) $4.15 $0.30 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $302.35M $77.00M $28.98M
Total debt $154.59M $1.68B $158.45M
Shares (diluted) 52.87M 193.73M 47.13M
Enterprise value $3.18B $8.94B $436.34M

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
MetricHCCVNOMHNRG
P/E 20.6x 153.8x -606.2x
P/FCF -99.0x 84.2x -11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 11.2x 19.8x
P/S 2.7x 8.2x 1.2x
P/B 2.0x 1.6x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.6x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x 17.1x 98.3x
EV/EBIT 19.0x 72.8x 33.5x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 9.0x 1.3x
EV/FCF -95.3x 92.3x -11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.5x 12.2x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.92 – 23.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHCCVNOMHNRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.5% 107.8% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% – -8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 86.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 808.1% -56.0% 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% – -43.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 443.7% -83.4% 99.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -22.0% – -26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 441.1% -89.2% 99.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% – -26.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 82.8% – -63.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.5% – -34.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 83.3% – -295.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% – -50.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHCCVNOMHNRG
Gross margin 32.1% – –
EBITDA margin 26.3% 52.3% 1.3%
Operating margin 13.6% 12.3% 3.7%
Pretax margin 13.6% 7.6% -0.2%
Net margin 13.0% 2.9% -0.2%
FCF margin -2.7% 9.7% -11.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 73.2% 6.2%
Return on equity 9.8% 1.0% 0.5%
Return on assets 7.7% 0.9% 0.2%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 1.4% –
Return on capital employed 8.7% 2.1% 6.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 14.5x -30.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHCCVNOMHNRG
Debt / assets 5.3% 13.9% 9.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.5x 2.4x
Debt / FCF -3.4x 8.5x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 21.0% 14.7% 59.3%
Equity / assets 79.0% 85.3% 40.7%
Interest coverage 17.1x – 1.0x
Current ratio 3.9x 6.4x 0.7x
Quick ratio 2.5x 6.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.56 5.90 1.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHCCVNOMHNRG
Dividend yield 0.4% 3.5% –
Net buyback yield – 2.5% -9.8%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 6.0% -9.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 413.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 215.2% –
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.

ConsensusHCCVNOMHNRG
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.91FY2026 $2.69FY2026 $-0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +533.9%FY2026 +62.0%FY2026 -136.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.0% +2.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.11BFY2026 $2.57BFY2026 $474.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.9%FY2026 +83.3%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% +2.0% +7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHCCVNOMHNRG
Held by institutions 96.7% 100.0% 76.3%
Institutions holding 345 497 172
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +5.4% +5.2%
Institutions buying 188 265 87
Institutions selling 114 150 52
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.77 1.67

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.

HCCVNOMHNRG
HCC 1.00 0.15 0.27
VNOM 0.15 1.00 0.05
HNRG 0.27 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HCC, VNOM and HNRG?

Viper Energy (VNOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.48B, Viper Energy (VNOM) $9.11B, Hallador Energy (HNRG) $524.83M.

Which stock is cheaper, HCC, VNOM and HNRG?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 20.4x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 154.5x, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -575.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is cheapest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 12.4x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.4x). 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%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +107.8%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has the highest net margin (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 13.0%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -0.2%). 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) +33.4%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +26.2%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -42.9%. Over five years, Hallador Energy (HNRG) compounded fastest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +29.0%/yr, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +29.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 0.00%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 0.05%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 0.00%. Warrior Met Coal (HCC) and Hallador Energy (HNRG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viper Energy (VNOM) has been the steadiest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 51.4%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.0%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 64.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.