METC vs CNR vs AMR Stock Comparison

Ramaco Resources, Core Natural Resources and Alpha Metallurgical Resources Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Core Natural Resources leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Core Natural Resources 9). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMETCCNRAMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $441.14M $4.34B $2.00B CNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.1x 43.3x -40.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.7% +31.5% — CNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.0% 2.3% — CNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.9% 1.9% — CNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 16.8x 0.0x — CNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -74.6% +11.1% -2.7% CNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.9%/yr +26.0%/yr +21.2%/yr CNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.1% 44.3% 56.9% CNR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 73/100 — CNR

Percentile Scorecard

METCCNRAMR

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

AxisMETCCNRAMR
Valuation 41 #14 of 23 91 #3 of 23 96 #2 of 23
Growth 10 #19 of 21 65 #8 of 21 80 #5 of 21
Profitability 59 #8 of 18 77 #5 of 18 –
Financial Health 14 #19 of 22 43 #13 of 22 –
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 10 89 #2 of 10 –
Overall 45 73 –
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CNR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • AMR 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

PeriodMETCCNRAMRSPY
1 month -12.3%+0.8%-2.7% +0.7%
3 months -24.8%+7.6%+12.5% +3.7%
6 months -50.5%-2.8%-13.3% +7.1%
Year to date -59.2%-1.4%-19.2% +12.8%
1 year -74.6%+11.1%-2.7% +11.9%
3 years -38.6%-14.6%-27.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -15.0%-5.1%-10.0% +22.8%
5 years -60.5%+217.2%+161.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -16.9%+26.0%+21.2% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureMETCCNRAMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.1%44.3%56.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 88.1%43.3%53.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.360.050.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.900.25-0.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-52.2%-77.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.8%-22.9%-35.3% -1.2%
52-week high $30.36$113.23$249.65 $779.14
52-week low $6.91$76.01$137.33 $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.

MultipleMETCCNRAMR
P/E now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 27.1x 43.9xmedian 27.1x -41.2xmedian 27.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 7.3x 1.0xmedian 7.3x 1.0xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 62.9xmedian 29.1x 6.0xmedian 29.1x —median 29.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 10.3x 17.8xmedian 10.3x -1,449xmedian 10.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 50.94 -0.80median 50.94 1.50median 50.94

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 monthsMETCCNRAMR
Revenue $515.42M $4.27B –
Gross profit $69.82M $740.18M –
Operating income -$72.64M $79.57M –
Net income -$61.75M $100.13M –
Free cash flow -$114.19M $244.11M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.96 $1.98 $-3.92
Cash & equivalents $282.54M $473.20M –
Total debt $452.81M $447.65M –
Shares (diluted) 64.59M 50.47M 12.71M
Enterprise value -$830.80M $2.57B $2.00B

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
MetricMETCCNRAMR
P/E -7.7x 43.9x -41.2x
P/FCF -4.1x 17.8x -1,449x
P/Operating cash flow -11.0x 7.7x 3.2x
P/S 0.9x 1.0x 1.0x
P/B 1.2x 1.2x –
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.2x –
EV/EBITDA 62.9x 6.0x –
EV/EBIT -8.8x 54.3x –
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.0x –
EV/FCF -5.6x 17.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow -15.1x 7.7x 3.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 -0.80 1.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETCCNRAMR
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.7% 31.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 22.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -34.6% 1.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -305.3% -2.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.1% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -211.7% 385.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -41.5% -48.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -152.3% 404.0% -9.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.3% -55.1% -27.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -156.4% 43.7% 255.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% -10.2% -8.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -772.6% 64.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -131.8% -26.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETCCNRAMR
Gross margin 13.5% 17.3% –
EBITDA margin 2.0% 16.9% –
Operating margin -14.1% 1.9% –
Pretax margin -14.8% 0.8% –
Net margin -12.0% 2.3% –
FCF margin -22.2% 5.7% –
Operating cash flow margin -8.2% 13.2% –
Return on equity -15.2% 2.7% –
Return on assets -5.8% 1.6% –
Return on invested capital -6.9% 1.9% –
Return on capital employed -7.7% 1.5% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 5.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETCCNRAMR
Debt / assets 44.2% 7.3% –
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 16.8x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF -4.0x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 63.3% 39.3% –
Equity / assets 36.7% 60.7% –
Interest coverage -185.8x 1.8x –
Current ratio 4.2x 1.8x –
Quick ratio 3.2x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 2.6x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score 1.07 2.15 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETCCNRAMR
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 14.2% 3.4% –
Shareholder yield 14.2% 3.8% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusMETCCNRAMR
Forward P/E – 17.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.91FY2026 $5.07FY2026 $-1.44FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +30.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $535.87MFY2026 $4.42BFY2026 $2.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.3% +8.8% +18.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETCCNRAMR
Held by institutions 70.2% 93.0% 87.7%
Institutions holding 201 355 255
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.7% +0.1% -1.2%
Institutions buying 107 207 115
Institutions selling 48 108 91
Buyers to sellers 2.23 1.92 1.26

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.

METCCNRAMR
METC 1.00 0.50 0.59
CNR 0.50 1.00 0.70
AMR 0.59 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, METC, CNR and AMR?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ramaco Resources (METC) $441.14M, Core Natural Resources (CNR) $4.34B, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $2.00B.

Which company is growing faster?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +31.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) has the highest net margin (Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.0%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Core Natural Resources (CNR) leads (Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.9%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 1.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Core Natural Resources (CNR) returned the most: Ramaco Resources (METC) -74.6%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +11.1%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -2.7%. Over five years, Core Natural Resources (CNR) compounded fastest (Ramaco Resources (METC) -16.9%/yr, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +26.0%/yr, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +21.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Core Natural Resources (CNR) has been the steadiest (Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.1%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 44.3%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 56.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, METC, CNR and AMR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Core Natural Resources (CNR) leads on 9. 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.