# Warrior Met Coal Inc. (HCC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price $104.45, market value $5.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 25.1×** (5-yr avg 22.0×, 3-yr avg 33.1×). Warrior Met Coal Inc. trades at 25.1× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 22.0×. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 15.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 3.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.3×.
- **Price / book: 2.4×**. The shares trade at 2.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 12.2×**. Enterprise value is 12.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 4.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 13.6%**. 13.6% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 4.4%**. 4.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 2.7%**. 2.7% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 9.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 9.1%.
- **Return on assets: 7.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -14.1%** (3-yr -9.0%/yr, 5-yr 10.8%/yr). Revenue fell 14.1% over the last year, against 10.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -77.5%** (3-yr -55.7%/yr). Earnings per share fell 77.5%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.07**. Debt is 0.07 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Warrior Met Coal Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 6.75**. A Z-score of 6.75 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.31%** ($0.32 per share, trailing). Warrior Met Coal Inc. yields 0.31%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 31%**. 31% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 9.9%/yr** (1-yr -61.0%). The dividend has grown 9.9% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (6 analysts). 6 analysts cover Warrior Met Coal Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $105.17 (+1% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 89.9%** (YTD 18.7%, 3-mo 4.5%). The shares are up 89.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.3%** (81.6% above the low). Trading 6% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 59**. An RSI of 59 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.46** (volatility 53%). Beta of 0.46 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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