Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (HCC) Key Metrics
HCC valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $4.75B
- Enterprise value
- $4.71B
- P/E (TTM)
- 21.6 10-yr median 5.1
- Forward P/E
- 16.2
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 2.8 10-yr median 1.2
- Price / book
- 2.1 10-yr median 1.5
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.4 10-yr median 3.5
- Dividend yield
- 0.36% $0.32 a year
- Beta
- 0.74
HCC key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsHCC valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
HCC returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
HCC per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
HCC financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
HCC efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
HCC valuation history
HCC returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
HCC debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
HCC cash returned to shareholders
HCC price vs earnings per share
HCC key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $4.64B | $2.84B | $3.17B | $1.79B | $1.32B | $1.09B | $1.09B | $1.28B | $1.33B | — |
| Enterprise value | $4.56B | $2.51B | $2.60B | $1.29B | $1.31B | $1.29B | $1.25B | $1.52B | $1.62B | — |
| P/E ratio | 81.4 | 11.3 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 8.8 | — | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2.9 | — |
| Price / sales | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | — |
| Price / book | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.2 | — |
| Price / free cash flow | — | — | 15.2 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 43.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.9 | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 20.2 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 9.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | — |
| EV / sales | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.0 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 13.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 | — |
| EV / free cash flow | — | — | 12.4 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 51.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.7 | — |
| Earnings yield | 1.2% | 8.8% | 15.1% | 35.8% | 11.4% | −3.3% | 27.7% | 54.6% | 34.3% | — |
| Free cash flow yield | −2.0% | −3.2% | 6.6% | 35.3% | 22.2% | 2.3% | 39.1% | 36.1% | 25.7% | — |
| Dividend yield | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 22.1% | 28.3% | 60.0% | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 0.6% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 23.2% | 31.2% | 60.0% | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $88.17 | $54.24 | $60.97 | $34.64 | $25.71 | $21.32 | $21.13 | $24.11 | $25.15 | — |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $24.90 | $29.14 | $32.21 | $33.62 | $20.59 | $15.30 | $24.63 | $26.04 | $22.14 | $7.00 |
| Earnings per share | $1.08 | $4.79 | $9.20 | $12.40 | $2.93 | −$0.70 | $5.86 | $13.17 | $8.62 | −$2.12 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $4.36 | $7.02 | $13.47 | $16.28 | $6.83 | $2.20 | $10.35 | $10.57 | $8.23 | −$0.95 |
| Free cash flow per share | −$1.73 | −$1.72 | $4.02 | $12.24 | $5.71 | $0.49 | $8.26 | $8.71 | $6.47 | −$1.27 |
| Cash per share | $6.71 | $9.67 | $14.36 | $16.21 | $7.86 | $4.31 | $4.04 | $4.22 | $1.00 | $3.18 |
| Book value per share | $40.71 | $39.94 | $36.02 | $27.99 | $16.95 | $14.17 | $14.87 | $13.47 | $7.82 | $14.29 |
| Tangible book value per share | $40.71 | $39.94 | $36.02 | $27.99 | $16.95 | $14.17 | $14.87 | $13.47 | $7.82 | $14.29 |
| Dividends per share | $0.34 | $0.84 | $1.17 | $1.54 | $0.20 | $0.20 | $4.67 | $6.81 | $15.09 | $0.13 |
| Capex per share | $6.09 | $8.73 | $9.45 | $4.04 | $1.13 | $1.71 | $2.08 | $1.86 | $1.75 | $0.32 |
| Debt per share | $5.15 | $3.31 | $3.33 | $6.49 | $7.62 | $8.18 | $7.28 | $8.86 | $6.55 | $0.12 |
| Shares outstanding | 52.6M | 52.3M | 52.0M | 51.7M | 51.4M | 51.2M | 51.5M | 52.9M | 52.8M | 52.7M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +0.5% | +0.6% | +0.6% | +0.5% | +0.5% | −0.6% | −2.7% | +0.2% | +0.2% | 0.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 2.7% | 12.6% | 28.8% | 55.3% | 18.9% | −4.8% | 40.8% | 123.8% | 78.1% | — |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 2.4% | 14.7% | 41.9% | 72.7% | 20.6% | −2.3% | 33.3% | 61.1% | 65.2% | −12.0% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 2.1% | 10.1% | 21.8% | 36.7% | 10.6% | −2.6% | 22.0% | 58.3% | 46.9% | −12.7% |
| Return on tangible assets | 2.0% | 9.7% | 20.3% | 31.6% | 10.3% | −2.6% | 22.4% | 49.9% | 45.8% | −11.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | −6.9% | −5.9% | 12.5% | 36.4% | 27.7% | 3.2% | 33.6% | 33.4% | 29.2% | −18.1% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 4.02 | 1.47 | 1.46 | 1.31 | 2.33 | — | 1.77 | 0.80 | 0.95 | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $270.9M | $173.0M | $173.2M | $335.7M | $391.9M | $418.4M | $374.9M | $469.0M | $345.9M | $6.6M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $353.2M | $506.2M | $747.2M | $838.1M | $404.3M | $220.4M | $208.1M | $223.1M | $53.0M | $167.5M |
| Net debt | −$82.3M | −$333.1M | −$574.0M | −$502.4M | −$12.5M | $198.0M | $166.8M | $245.9M | $292.9M | −$161.0M |
| Debt / equity | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.23 | 0.45 | 0.58 | 0.49 | 0.66 | 0.84 | 0.01 |
| Debt / assets | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.01 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.33 | −0.74 | −0.82 | −0.54 | −0.03 | 2.09 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.59 | — |
| Current ratio | 3.19 | 5.20 | 7.24 | 7.66 | 5.14 | 2.74 | 3.44 | 3.77 | 2.48 | 4.50 |
| Quick ratio | 2.27 | 3.99 | 5.99 | 6.66 | 4.65 | 2.05 | 2.68 | 3.31 | 1.98 | 3.89 |
| Interest coverage | 4.7 | 59.7 | 30.1 | 25.5 | 6.7 | -0.8 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 60.9 | — |
| Working capital | $563.2M | $716.6M | $921.5M | $1.02B | $505.1M | $297.2M | $315.1M | $344.7M | $160.6M | $226.1M |
| Invested capital | $2.06B | $1.76B | $1.30B | $945.1M | $859.5M | $923.2M | $932.4M | $958.5M | $706.0M | $592.0M |
| Tangible asset value | $2.14B | $2.09B | $1.87B | $1.45B | $872.0M | $725.2M | $765.6M | $712.6M | $413.0M | $753.0M |
| Net current asset value | $177.8M | $386.4M | $586.6M | $592.5M | $35.0M | −$201.2M | −$134.6M | −$213.3M | −$311.4M | $96.1M |
| Graham number | $31.50 | $65.59 | $86.33 | $88.37 | $33.44 | — | $44.27 | $63.16 | $38.94 | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$0.66 | $4.12 | $8.44 | $8.72 | −$1.18 | −$6.30 | −$4.58 | −$6.16 | −$7.59 | $0.88 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $17.8M | $43.8M | $61.1M | $79.7M | $10.5M | $10.4M | $240.4M | $360.6M | $796.9M | $6.9M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $9.4M | — | — | — | $0 | $0 | $12.5M | $38.0M | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 31.3% | 17.5% | 12.8% | 12.4% | 6.9% | — | 79.7% | 51.8% | 175.1% | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | — | 29.2% | 12.6% | 3.6% | 41.4% | 59.4% | 86.5% | 233.1% | — |
| Capex / revenue | 24.4% | 30.0% | 29.3% | 12.0% | 5.5% | 11.2% | 8.5% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 4.6% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 139.7% | 124.4% | 70.1% | 24.8% | 16.5% | 77.7% | 20.1% | 17.6% | 21.3% | — |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.70 | 2.87 | 3.86 | 65.95 | — | 0.74 | 1.10 | 1.02 | 1.23 | 0.21 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| SG&A / revenue | 5.0% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 9.7% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 45.1 | 30.2 | 28.9 | 30.0 | 37.7 | 47.3 | 36.6 | 36.0 | 31.8 | 49.6 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 67.5 | 59.2 | 57.4 | 45.7 | 44.9 | 50.9 | 33.3 | 27.9 | 27.5 | 39.2 |
| Days payables outstanding | 16.2 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 15.6 | 23.4 | 24.8 | 17.2 | 15.5 | 10.0 | 8.5 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 96.5 | 77.8 | 73.5 | 60.1 | 59.2 | 73.3 | 52.6 | 48.4 | 49.4 | 80.2 |
| Receivables turnover | 8.09 | 12.10 | 12.61 | 12.18 | 9.69 | 7.72 | 9.98 | 10.13 | 11.46 | 7.36 |
| Payables turnover | 22.56 | 31.58 | 28.57 | 23.41 | 15.59 | 14.72 | 21.19 | 23.57 | 36.40 | 42.75 |
| Inventory turnover | 5.41 | 6.16 | 6.36 | 7.98 | 8.13 | 7.17 | 10.97 | 13.09 | 13.25 | 9.31 |
| Asset turnover | 0.49 | 0.62 | 0.76 | 1.00 | 0.74 | 0.57 | 0.93 | 1.15 | 1.20 | 0.42 |
| Average receivables | $161.9M | $126.0M | $132.9M | $142.8M | $109.3M | $101.3M | $127.0M | $136.0M | $102.0M | $50.1M |
| Average payables | $53.1M | $38.2M | $37.6M | $36.4M | $46.5M | $52.8M | $40.0M | $30.8M | $17.1M | $9.9M |
| Average inventory | $221.8M | $195.8M | $169.0M | $106.8M | $89.2M | $108.3M | $77.3M | $55.5M | $46.9M | $45.5M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Computed from HCC's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 12, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
HCC valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Warrior Met Coal traded at 81.4 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 5.1. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 21.6 and the forward P/E is 16.2. Warrior Met Coal earned a return on equity of 2.7% and a return on invested capital of 2.4% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $270.9 million of debt and $353.2 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $82.3 million. It returned $27.2 million to shareholders: $17.8 million in dividends and $9.4 million in share buybacks.
See the HCC income statement, the HCC chart for price history, or the HCC stock overview for the latest quote and news.
HCC key metrics FAQ
What is Warrior Met Coal's P/E ratio?
Warrior Met Coal's trailing P/E ratio is 21.6 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 16.2. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 81.4, compared with a 10-year median of 5.1.
What is Warrior Met Coal's EV/EBITDA?
Warrior Met Coal's enterprise value was 18.0 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $4.6 billion, EBITDA $252.8 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 10.4.
What is Warrior Met Coal's return on equity?
Warrior Met Coal's return on equity (ROE) was 2.7% in fiscal 2025: net income of $57.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $2.1 billion.
What is Warrior Met Coal's ROIC?
Warrior Met Coal's return on invested capital was 2.4% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Warrior Met Coal have?
Warrior Met Coal had total debt of $270.9 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13 and more cash than debt.
What is Warrior Met Coal's dividend yield?
Warrior Met Coal's forward dividend yield is 0.36%. Warrior Met Coal paid $17.8 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.34 per share), a payout ratio of 31.3%.
Does Warrior Met Coal buy back its shares?
Yes. Warrior Met Coal spent $9.4 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +0.5% over the year, to 52.6M..
What is Warrior Met Coal's free cash flow yield?
Warrior Met Coal generated -$91.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −2.0% on its market value at year-end ($4.6 billion).
What is Warrior Met Coal's current ratio?
Warrior Met Coal's current ratio was 3.19 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 3.19 times current liabilities.