SunCoke Energy, Inc.
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What SunCoke Energy, Inc. does
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- Legal name
- SunCoke Energy, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 20, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001514705-26-000010
0001514705
Revenue and margins
SunCoke Energy, Inc. had $1.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 5.1% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
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 $42.3M in fiscal 2025, 2.3% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
SunCoke Energy, Inc. returned $41.4M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 98% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.2%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably SunCoke Energy, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $63.8M | $90.0M | $140M | $190M | $88.7M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $614M | $532M | $490M | $493M | $692M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.0x | 1.5x | 1.3x | 1.1x | 5.5x |
| Debt / equity | 1.2x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 1.1x |
| Interest coverage | 3.3x | 4.8x | 4.6x | 5.3x | β1.3x |
| Current ratio | 1.5x | 1.7x | 1.9x | 2.3x | 2.1x |
| Quick ratio | 0.8x | 0.9x | 1.0x | 1.4x | 1.1x |
| Total assets | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.8B |
| Total liabilities | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $957M | $1.2B |
| Shareholders' equity | $498M | $586M | $614M | $680M | $597M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $550M | $442M | $350M | $303M | $603M |
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
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 5 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 7 / 8 | 7 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 2 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β9.7% | β1.2% | β7.8% | β17.6% | β9.2% | β11.8% | β6.6% | β11.6% | β4.4% | β8.9% |
| Altman Z'' | 0.94 | 1.24 | 1.48 | 0.23 | 0.93 | 1.39 | 1.92 | 2.06 | 2.68 | 1.36 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $1.9B | $1.8B |
| Net interest income | β$54.8M | β$61.9M | β$61.4M | β$60.3M | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Operating income | $97.9M | $104M | $119M | β$144M | $69.7M | $142M | $154M | $125M | $152M | β$44.4M |
| Interest expense | $53.5M | $60.6M | $61.4M | $60.3M | $56.3M | $42.5M | $32.0M | $27.3M | $28.7M | $32.9M |
| Pretax income | $68.1M | $21.9M | $57.0M | β$203M | $19.1M | $67.1M | $122M | $97.8M | $129M | β$72.8M |
| Income tax | $8.6M | β$81.6M | $4.6M | β$54.7M | $10.3M | $18.3M | $16.8M | $34.3M | $25.0M | β$34.0M |
| Net income | $14.4M | $122M | $26.2M | β$152M | $3.7M | $43.4M | $101M | $57.5M | $95.9M | β$44.2M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.22 | $1.88 | $0.40 | β$1.98 | $0.04 | $0.52 | $1.19 | $0.68 | $1.12 | β$0.52 |
| Diluted shares | 0.06B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.09B | 0.09B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $219M | $149M | $186M | $182M | $158M | $233M | $209M | $249M | $169M | $109M |
| Capital expenditure | $63.7M | $75.6M | $100M | $110M | $73.9M | $98.6M | $75.5M | $109M | $72.9M | $66.8M |
| Free cash flow | $155M | $72.9M | $85.5M | $71.8M | $83.9M | $135M | $133M | $140M | $95.9M | $42.3M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $114M | $128M | $142M | $144M | $134M | $134M | $143M | $143M | $119M | $154M |
| Stock-based compensation | $6.5M | $4.8M | $3.1M | $4.5M | $3.8M | $6.1M | $6.7M | $5.1M | $4.0M | $2.4M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $0.0M | $4.0M | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $272M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $36.3M | $7.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | β |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $5.1M | $19.9M | $20.1M | $23.6M | $30.7M | $37.6M | $41.4M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $41.4M | $26.9M | $20.1M | $23.6M | $30.7M | $37.6M | $41.4M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $134M | $120M | $146M | $97.1M | $48.4M | $63.8M | $90.0M | $140M | $190M | $88.7M |
| Total debt | $854M | $864M | $838M | $783M | $677M | $614M | $532M | $490M | $492M | $686M |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | $0.5M | $6.4M |
| Current assets | $316M | $311M | $335M | $308M | $230M | $272M | $374M | $417M | $475M | $463M |
| Current liabilities | $172M | $178M | $171M | $195M | $159M | $182M | $224M | $224M | $206M | $220M |
| Inventory | $92.5M | $111M | $110M | $147M | $127M | $127M | $175M | $183M | $181M | $220M |
| Property and equipment, net | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.1B | β |
| Goodwill | $76.9M | $76.9M | $76.9M | $3.4M | $3.4M | β | β | β | $3.4M | $55.6M |
| Intangible assets | $179M | $168M | $157M | $34.7M | $33.8M | $31.8M | $29.8M | $27.7M | $25.8M | $44.0M |
| Total assets | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $1.8B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.8B |
| Total liabilities | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $957M | $1.2B |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $311M | $426M | $463M | $492M | $469M | $498M | $586M | $614M | $680M | $597M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.2% | β9.0% | 5.2% | 9.7% | 7.8% | 6.1% | 7.8% | β2.4% |
| EBITDA margin | 17.3% | 17.5% | 17.9% | β0.0% | 15.3% | 18.9% | 15.0% | 13.0% | 14.0% | 5.9% |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 9.2% | 1.8% | β9.5% | 0.3% | 3.0% | 5.1% | 2.8% | 5.0% | β2.4% |
| FCF margin | 12.7% | 5.5% | 5.9% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 9.2% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 5.0% | 2.3% |
| Net interest share of revenue | β4.5% | β4.6% | β4.2% | β3.8% | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 8.3% | 8.9% | 9.4% | β9.7% | 4.1% | 9.8% | 12.9% | 8.4% | 12.4% | β2.9% |
| Return on capital employed | 5.0% | 5.5% | 6.3% | β9.3% | 4.8% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 8.7% | 10.4% | β2.8% |
| Return on equity | 4.6% | 33.2% | 5.9% | β31.9% | 0.8% | 9.0% | 18.6% | 9.6% | 14.8% | β6.9% |
| Return on assets | 0.7% | 5.9% | 1.3% | β8.0% | 0.2% | 2.7% | 6.2% | 3.5% | 5.8% | β2.6% |
| Return on tangible equity | 26.1% | 67.5% | 11.4% | β33.6% | 0.9% | 9.3% | 18.1% | 9.8% | 14.7% | β8.9% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 8.8% | 9.0% | 10.3% | β16.7% | 9.2% | 35.5% | 4.6% | β6.2% | β5.1% |
| Net income growth | β | 750.0% | β78.6% | β681.3% | β | 1,073.0% | 132.0% | β42.9% | 66.8% | β146.1% |
| EPS growth | β | 754.5% | β78.7% | β595.0% | β | 1,200.0% | 128.8% | β42.9% | 64.7% | β146.4% |
| FCF growth | β | β53.1% | 17.3% | β16.0% | 16.9% | 60.3% | β0.8% | 4.8% | β31.4% | β55.9% |
| Share count change | β | 1.2% | 0.5% | 17.3% | 8.3% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.4x | 3.2x | 2.7x | β | 3.1x | 2.0x | 1.5x | 1.3x | 1.1x | 5.5x |
| Debt / equity | 2.7x | 2.0x | 1.8x | 1.6x | 1.4x | 1.2x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 1.1x |
| Interest coverage | 1.8x | 1.7x | 1.9x | β2.4x | 1.2x | 3.3x | 4.8x | 4.6x | 5.3x | β1.3x |
| Current ratio | 1.8x | 1.7x | 2.0x | 1.6x | 1.4x | 1.5x | 1.7x | 1.9x | 2.3x | 2.1x |
| Quick ratio | 1.3x | 1.1x | 1.3x | 0.8x | 0.6x | 0.8x | 0.9x | 1.0x | 1.4x | 1.1x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 5.2% | 5.7% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 5.5% | 6.8% | 3.8% | 5.3% | 3.8% | 3.6% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Payouts / FCF | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 57.7% | 32.1% | 14.9% | 17.7% | 22.0% | 39.2% | 97.9% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
| Accruals ratio | β9.7% | β1.2% | β7.8% | β17.6% | β9.2% | β11.8% | β6.6% | β11.6% | β4.4% | β8.9% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001514705). Data updated October 24, 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.