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We are a world-class producer and exporter of high-quality, low-cost coals, including metallurgical and thermal coals. We play an essential role in meeting the world s growing need for energy, steel, cement and other infrastructure solutions.
$83.02
$0.57 (-0.68%)
EOD Jul 17, 2026
The business is unprofitable at the operating level (-4.37% margin). The thesis depends entirely on whether and when it reaches sustainable profitability.
Revenue grew 86.2%, still solid. Margins contracted 20.1pp, which offsets some of the top-line progress.
Free cash flow declined 93% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. ROIC dropped from 18.28% to -4.83%, capital efficiency is deteriorating.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$4.23B
▲ +86.2% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
-$63M
▼ -153.5% YoY
Op. Margin
-2.26%
▼ -20.1pp YoY
ROIC
-1.80%
▼ -23.1pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$242M
▼ -92.9% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$535M
▼ -35.8% YoY
Net Debt
$174M
Cash & Equiv.
$413M
5Y CAGR: +32.5%
5Y CAGR: -13.3%
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Core Natural Resources (CNR) trades around a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $107.71 per share, so at $83.02 the stock looks around fair value (29.7% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Core Natural Resources scores 45/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 0.5%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $107.71 per share for CNR, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $80.78. At today's $83.02, that puts the stock about 29.7% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Core Natural Resources scores 45 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a -2.3% operating margin and a -1.8% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, Core Natural Resources pays a regular dividend of about $0.40 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 0.5% at the current price. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For CNR's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. CNR currently trades around its estimated intrinsic value and scores 45/100 on quality (mixed). It also yields about 0.5%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.