METC vs HCC vs HNRG Stock Comparison

Ramaco Resources, Warrior Met Coal and Hallador Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HNRG Hallador Energy Co
$11.73 -16.7% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$517.41M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$452.10M
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionMETCHCCHNRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $441.14M $4.49B $517.41M HCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.1x 20.5x -567.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.7% +37.5% +7.9% HCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.0% 13.0% -0.2% HCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.9% 9.2% — HCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 16.8x -0.4x 2.4x HCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -74.6% +33.4% -42.9% HCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.9%/yr +29.0%/yr +29.4%/yr HNRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.1% 51.4% 64.4% HCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 84/100 36/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

METCHCCHNRG

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

AxisMETCHCCHNRG
Valuation 41 #14 of 23 73 #7 of 23 44 #14 of 24
Growth 10 #19 of 21 90 #3 of 21 18 #19 of 23
Profitability 59 #8 of 18 88 #3 of 18 46 #13 of 23
Financial Health 14 #19 of 22 86 #4 of 22 57 #11 of 24
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 10 – 17 #16 of 19
Overall 45 84 36
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • HCC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • 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

PeriodMETCHCCHNRGSPY
1 month -12.3%-2.7%-16.7% +0.7%
3 months -24.8%+6.5%-19.7% +3.7%
6 months -50.5%-4.7%-24.5% +7.1%
Year to date -59.2%-2.9%-38.4% +12.8%
1 year -74.6%+33.4%-42.9% +11.9%
3 years -38.6%+79.5%-16.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -15.0%+21.6%-6.0% +22.8%
5 years -60.5%+257.3%+263.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -16.9%+29.0%+29.4% +10.9%
10 years ——+30.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+2.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMETCHCCHNRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.1%51.4%64.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 88.1%47.3%65.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.360.391.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.900.65-0.67 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-45.6%-71.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.8%-22.3%-50.7% -1.2%
52-week high $30.36$110.28$23.81 $779.14
52-week low $6.91$64.22$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.

MultipleMETCHCCHNRG
P/E now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 27.1x 20.6xmedian 27.1x -606.2xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 7.3x 2.7xmedian 7.3x 1.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 62.9xmedian 29.1x 9.9xmedian 29.1x 98.3xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 10.3x -99.0xmedian 10.3x -11.0xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 50.94 -0.92median 50.94 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 monthsMETCHCCHNRG
Revenue $515.42M $1.68B $452.10M
Gross profit $69.82M $540.14M –
Operating income -$72.64M $229.26M $16.94M
Net income -$61.75M $219.33M -$912.00K
Free cash flow -$114.19M -$45.68M -$50.46M
R&D – – $468.00K
EPS (diluted) $-0.96 $4.15 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $282.54M $302.35M $28.98M
Total debt $452.81M $154.59M $158.45M
Shares (diluted) 64.59M 52.87M 47.13M
Enterprise value -$830.80M $3.18B $428.92M

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
MetricMETCHCCHNRG
P/E -7.7x 20.6x -606.2x
P/FCF -4.1x -99.0x -11.0x
P/Operating cash flow -11.0x 15.0x 19.8x
P/S 0.9x 2.7x 1.2x
P/B 1.2x 2.0x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.0x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 62.9x 9.9x 98.3x
EV/EBIT -8.8x 19.0x 33.5x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.6x 1.3x
EV/FCF -5.6x -95.3x -11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -15.1x 14.5x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 -0.92 23.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETCHCCHNRG
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.7% 37.5% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 1.1% -8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -34.6% 86.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -11.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -305.3% 808.1% 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.1% -24.9% -43.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -211.7% 443.7% 99.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -41.5% -22.0% -26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -152.3% 441.1% 99.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.3% -22.4% -26.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -156.4% 82.8% -63.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% -26.5% -34.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -772.6% 83.3% -295.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -131.8% -28.5% -50.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETCHCCHNRG
Gross margin 13.5% 32.1% –
EBITDA margin 2.0% 26.3% 1.3%
Operating margin -14.1% 13.6% 3.7%
Pretax margin -14.8% 13.6% -0.2%
Net margin -12.0% 13.0% -0.2%
FCF margin -22.2% -2.7% -11.2%
Operating cash flow margin -8.2% 17.9% 6.2%
Return on equity -15.2% 9.8% 0.5%
Return on assets -5.8% 7.7% 0.2%
Return on invested capital -6.9% 9.2% –
Return on capital employed -7.7% 8.7% 6.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.4x -30.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 1.3% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETCHCCHNRG
Debt / assets 44.2% 5.3% 9.2%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 16.8x -0.4x 2.4x
Debt / FCF -4.0x -3.4x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 63.3% 21.0% 59.3%
Equity / assets 36.7% 79.0% 40.7%
Interest coverage -185.8x 17.1x 1.0x
Current ratio 4.2x 3.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 3.2x 2.5x 0.2x
Cash ratio 2.6x 1.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.07 6.56 1.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETCHCCHNRG
Dividend yield – 0.4% –
Net buyback yield 14.2% – -9.8%
Shareholder yield 14.2% 0.4% -9.8%
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.

ConsensusMETCHCCHNRG
Forward P/E – 12.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.91FY2026 $6.91FY2026 $-0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +533.9%FY2026 -136.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +35.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $535.87MFY2026 $2.11BFY2026 $474.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +60.9%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.3% +4.2% +7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETCHCCHNRG
Held by institutions 70.2% 96.7% 76.3%
Institutions holding 201 345 172
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.7% +3.1% +5.2%
Institutions buying 107 188 87
Institutions selling 48 114 52
Buyers to sellers 2.23 1.65 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.

METCHCCHNRG
METC 1.00 0.53 0.31
HCC 0.53 1.00 0.26
HNRG 0.31 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, METC, HCC and HNRG?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ramaco Resources (METC) $441.14M, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.49B, Hallador Energy (HNRG) $517.41M.

Which company is growing faster?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +37.5%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has the highest net margin (Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.0%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 13.0%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -0.2%). On return on invested capital, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) leads (Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.9%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warrior Met Coal (HCC) returned the most: Ramaco Resources (METC) -74.6%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +33.4%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -42.9%. Over five years, Hallador Energy (HNRG) compounded fastest (Ramaco Resources (METC) -16.9%/yr, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +29.0%/yr, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +29.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has been the steadiest (Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.1%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 51.4%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 64.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, METC, HCC 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 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.