Warrior Met Coal
HCC NYSE Steel Financials FY2017βFY2025
Warrior Met Coal's revenue fell 14.1% to $1.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 3.5%, down from 16.7% a year earlier. Free cash flow was β$91 million. It paid out $18 million in dividends and buybacks. The diluted share count rose 0.5%.
What Warrior Met Coal does
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- Legal name
- WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001193125-26-048914
0001691303
Revenue and margins
Warrior Met Coal had $1.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 14.1% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2017 to 2025, diluted EPS grew β22.9% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was β$91.0M in fiscal 2025, β7.0% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Warrior Met Coal returned $17.8M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 0.5%.
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Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of $61.6M and divides by 52.6M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 20.7x Β· peers 56.4x Β· sector 20.1x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Warrior Met Coal can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $396M | $830M | $738M | $492M | $300M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $392M | $336M | $173M | $173M | $238M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.0x | β0.5x | β0.8x | β0.8x | β0.3x |
| Debt / equity | 0.5x | 0.2x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x |
| Interest coverage | 6.7x | 25.5x | 30.2x | 59.7x | 4.7x |
| Current ratio | 5.1x | 7.7x | 7.2x | 5.2x | 3.2x |
| Quick ratio | 4.7x | 6.7x | 6.0x | 4.0x | 2.3x |
| Total assets | $1.5B | $2.0B | $2.4B | $2.6B | $2.8B |
| Total liabilities | $592M | $581M | $483M | $501M | $642M |
| Shareholders' equity | $872M | $1.4B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$3.9M | β$494M | β$565M | β$319M | β$61.6M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$26.4M
4 insiders
Of sales under plans
96%
$25.4M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | Walter J SchellerChief Executive Officer, Director | Sold plan | 50,000 | $110.00 | $5.5M | Form 4 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Brian M ChopinChief Accounting Officer | Sold | 3,232 | $104.02 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Stephen D. WilliamsDirector | Sold | 4,800 | $104.23 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Walter J SchellerChief Executive Officer, Director | Sold plan | 50,000 | $105.00 | $5.3M | Form 4 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Kelli K. GantSee remarks | Sold plan | 20,000 | $110.00 | $2.2M | Form 4 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Kelli K. GantSee remarks | Sold plan | 10,000 | $100.00 | $1.0M | Form 4 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Walter J SchellerChief Executive Officer, Director | Sold plan | 100,000 | $100.31 | $10.0M | Form 4 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Brian M ChopinChief Accounting Officer | Sold | 1,498 | $80.54 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Brian M ChopinChief Accounting Officer | Sold | 585 | $84.75 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Walter J SchellerChief Executive Officer, Director | Sold plan | 18,966 | $75.00 | $1.4M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 4 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β10.2% | β4.7% | β6.4% |
| Altman Z'' | 10.46 | 9.19 | 7.15 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrior Met Coal HCC | $4.5B | β14.1% | 3.5% | β7.0% | 2.4% | 20.7x | 4 | |
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| Alpha Metallurgical Resources AMR | $2.1B | β28.0% | β2.9% | 0.8% | β4.2% | β | 4 | Compare β |
| Worthington Steel WS | $2.0B | 11.3% | β0.0% | 2.3% | β0.1% | β | 5 | Compare β |
| Commercial Metals CMC | $7.0B | 20.5% | β | 5.1% | 12.9% | 10.7x | 7 | Compare β |
9 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||||
| Revenue | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.3B | $783M | $1.1B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.5B | $1.3B |
| Gross profit | $577M | $661M | $548M | $158M | $505M | $1.0B | $766M | $518M | $328M |
| Operating income | $423M | $508M | $383M | β$27.1M | $244M | $801M | $541M | $255M | $45.7M |
| Interest expense | $0.2M | $30.2M | $33.5M | $30.5M | $36.4M | $31.4M | $18.0M | $4.3M | $9.7M |
| Pretax income | $417M | $471M | $367M | β$55.9M | $200M | $783M | $551M | $284M | $54.4M |
| Income tax | β$38.6M | β$226M | $65.4M | β$20.1M | $49.1M | $142M | $72.8M | $33.1M | β$2.6M |
| Net income | $455M | $697M | $302M | β$35.8M | $151M | $641M | $479M | $251M | $57.0M |
| Diluted EPS | $8.62 | $13.17 | $5.86 | β$0.70 | $2.93 | $12.40 | $9.20 | $4.79 | $1.08 |
| Diluted shares | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B |
| Cash flow | |||||||||
| Cash from operations | $435M | $559M | $533M | $113M | $352M | $842M | $701M | $367M | $229M |
| Capital expenditure | $92.6M | $102M | $107M | $87.5M | $57.9M | $205M | $492M | $457M | $320M |
| Free cash flow | $342M | $458M | $426M | $25.1M | $294M | $637M | $209M | β$89.8M | β$91.0M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $75.4M | $97.2M | $97.3M | $118M | $141M | $115M | $127M | $154M | $189M |
| Stock-based compensation | $4.2M | $6.4M | $5.8M | $7.6M | $9.4M | $17.6M | $18.2M | $22.1M | $20.0M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $2.5M | $2.4M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $38.0M | $12.5M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends paid | $797M | $361M | $240M | $10.4M | $10.5M | $79.7M | $61.1M | $43.8M | $17.8M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $797M | $399M | $253M | $10.4M | $10.5M | $79.7M | $61.1M | $43.8M | $17.8M |
| Balance sheet | |||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $35.5M | $206M | $193M | $212M | $396M | $830M | $738M | $492M | $300M |
| Total debt | $346M | $469M | $339M | $380M | $340M | $303M | $153M | $154M | $154M |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $35.7M | $38.5M | $52.1M | $33.1M | $20.2M | $19.4M | $84.2M |
| Current assets | $269M | $469M | $444M | $468M | $627M | $1.2B | $1.1B | $887M | $820M |
| Current liabilities | $108M | $124M | $129M | $170M | $122M | $153M | $148M | $170M | $257M |
| Inventory | $54.3M | $56.7M | $97.9M | $119M | $59.6M | $154M | $184M | $208M | $236M |
| Property and equipment, net | $537M | $540M | $606M | $637M | $603M | $739M | $1.2B | $1.5B | $1.8B |
| Total assets | $993M | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $2.0B | $2.4B | $2.6B | $2.8B |
| Total liabilities | $580M | $682M | $579M | $669M | $592M | $581M | $483M | $501M | $642M |
| Shareholders' equity | $413M | $713M | $766M | $725M | $872M | $1.4B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| Margins | |||||||||
| Gross margin | 49.3% | 48.0% | 43.2% | 20.1% | 47.7% | 59.1% | 45.7% | 34.0% | 25.0% |
| Operating margin | 36.2% | 36.9% | 30.2% | β3.5% | 23.0% | 46.1% | 32.3% | 16.7% | 3.5% |
| EBITDA margin | 42.7% | 43.9% | 37.9% | 11.6% | 36.4% | 52.7% | 39.9% | 26.8% | 17.9% |
| Net margin | 38.9% | 50.6% | 23.8% | β4.6% | 14.2% | 36.9% | 28.6% | 16.4% | 4.4% |
| FCF margin | 29.2% | 33.2% | 33.6% | 3.2% | 27.7% | 36.6% | 12.5% | β5.9% | β7.0% |
| Returns | |||||||||
| Return on capital | β | 59.8% | 32.8% | β2.3% | 20.4% | 72.1% | 41.5% | 14.6% | 2.4% |
| Return on capital employed | β | 47.2% | 30.9% | β2.2% | 19.0% | 49.8% | 26.5% | 11.0% | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | β | 123.8% | 40.8% | β4.8% | 18.9% | 55.3% | 28.8% | 12.6% | 2.7% |
| Return on assets | β | 58.4% | 22.0% | β2.6% | 10.6% | 36.7% | 21.8% | 10.1% | 2.1% |
| Growth | |||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 17.9% | β8.0% | β38.3% | 35.3% | 64.2% | β3.6% | β9.0% | β14.1% |
| Net income growth | β | 53.1% | β56.7% | β111.9% | β | 325.0% | β25.4% | β47.6% | β77.3% |
| EPS growth | β | 52.8% | β55.5% | β112.0% | β | 323.2% | β25.8% | β47.9% | β77.5% |
| FCF growth | β | 33.9% | β7.0% | β94.1% | 1,068.2% | 116.8% | β67.1% | β142.9% | β |
| Share count change | β | 0.2% | β2.7% | β0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Financial health | |||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.6x | 0.4x | 0.4x | 2.3x | β0.0x | β0.5x | β0.8x | β0.8x | β0.3x |
| Debt / equity | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.2x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x |
| Interest coverage | 2,006.6x | 16.8x | 11.4x | β0.9x | 6.7x | 25.5x | 30.2x | 59.7x | 4.7x |
| Current ratio | 2.5x | 3.8x | 3.4x | 2.7x | 5.1x | 7.7x | 7.2x | 5.2x | 3.2x |
| Quick ratio | 2.0x | 3.3x | 2.7x | 2.1x | 4.7x | 6.7x | 6.0x | 4.0x | 2.3x |
| Capital allocation | |||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 7.9% | 7.4% | 8.5% | 11.2% | 5.5% | 11.8% | 29.3% | 30.0% | 24.5% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Payouts / FCF | 233.1% | 87.1% | 59.4% | 41.4% | 3.6% | 12.5% | 29.2% | β | β |
| Quality scores | |||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | 5.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 4.9 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 7.2 |
| Accruals ratio | β | 11.5% | β16.9% | β10.8% | β14.0% | β11.5% | β10.2% | β4.7% | β6.4% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001691303). Data updated October 21, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.