Core Natural Resources, Inc. (CNR) is a publicly traded company in the Energy — Coal industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Core Natural Resources, Inc., which rebranded from CONSOL Energy Inc. in January 2025, specializes in the global production and sale of bituminous coal. The company's business is primarily organized into two key segments. The Pennsylvania Mining Complex (PAMC) segment manages the mining, preparation, and marketing of bituminous coal, serving power generation facilities, industrial consumers, and metallurgical industries.
Is Core Natural Resources, Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Core Natural Resources, Inc. (CNR) trades at 43.8× earnings (P/E), against a median of 17.3× across the 140 energy companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. Note: earnings per share over the last twelve months ($1.99) are far from the consensus for 2027 ($6.44); that is why this range uses expected earnings. No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (43.8) does not tell whether it is cheap.
Kaplio overview: Core Natural Resources, Inc.
Market cap $4B · 52 weeks $76 – $113 (23 % below the high) · P/E 43.8× · 2027 expected P/E 13.5× · Dividend 0.47 % · Next earnings November 5, 2026 · expected EPS $0.78 · Closing price, Oct 29 · accounts published Aug 6.
- Valuation: P/E 43.8× (no verdict).
- Business: 5-year ROIC 13.6 % (solid).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 0.0× (solid).
- Earnings: 4 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (43.8) does not tell whether it is cheap.
Note: earnings per share over the last twelve months ($1.99) are far from the consensus for 2027 ($6.44); that is why this range uses expected earnings.
In cyclicals the P/E misleads; on its average earnings over 10 years it trades at 16.5 times.
What matters in energy: 3 of 7 pass
- FCF yield 0.5 %, fails.
- Dividend coverage (FCF / div) 0.8×, fails.
- Capex / Revenue 6.8 %, fails.
- EV/EBITDA vs own 10y 6.1×, fails.
- 5y avg ROIC 13.6 %, passes.
- Positive FCF through the cycle 10 de 10 ejercicios, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA 0.0×, passes.
- P/E read in reverse (cyclicals) 43.8×, info.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Core Natural Resources, Inc.: P/E 43.8×; EV/EBITDA 6.0×; ROIC 0.7 %; $4.3B. Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (P/E 20.6×; EV/EBITDA 9.6×; ROIC 8.1 %; $4.5B), Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (P/E 11.2×; EV/EBITDA 5.6×; ROIC 11.9 %; $3.5B), Peabody Energy Corporation (P/E —; EV/EBITDA 9.3×; ROIC -2.5 %; $2.7B).
Dividend
token · Yield 0.47 % ($0.51 per share in 2025) · 5-year growth -37 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 9.4× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $4.70 a year ($0.39 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 2.70% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 0.66% |
| Return on Assets | 1.64% |
| Gross Margin | 2.27% |
| Operating Margin | 0.84% |
| Net Margin | 2.34% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.12 |
| Current Ratio | 1.83 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 4 |
| Altman Z-Score | 1.96 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +1.53% |
| 3 months | +9.16% |
| Year-to-date | -1.54% |
| 1 year | +14.66% |
| 3 years | -5.16% |
| 5 years | +216.79% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $0.4000 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | $0.1000 |
| 2026-05-29 | $0.1000 |
| 2026-03-02 | $0.1000 |
| 2025-11-28 | $0.1000 |
| 2025-08-29 | $0.1000 |
| 2025-05-30 | $0.1000 |
| 2025-03-03 | $0.1000 |
| 2024-11-15 | $0.2500 |
| 2024-08-30 | $0.2500 |
| 2023-05-12 | $1.1000 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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