Core Natural Resources stock analysis
Core Natural Resources (C9X0) Stock Price & Analysis
C9X0 Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 74.58 - EUR 77.22
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 66.05 - EUR 98.75
- Previous Close
- EUR 75.60
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 48
- Market Cap
- EUR 3.68B
- Enterprise Value
- EUR 4.25B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 428.20M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 455.62M
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 54.7
- Beta
- -0.04
- Next Earnings
- Feb 25, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 1.45
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 0.45%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Contracted Revenue Visibility
The expanded sales book provides multi-year volume visibility and reduces near-term exposure to spot-market volatility. Contracted tons through 2031 should support planning, customer relationships, and more predictable cash generation while leaving the company positioned to benefit from additional pricing opportunities.
Balance Sheet Strength
Conservative leverage and substantial liquidity give Core flexibility to withstand commodity-market volatility, fund required mine investment, and continue strategic capital allocation. The stronger balance sheet also lowers financial strain compared with prior periods when leverage was materially higher.
Positive Cash Generation
Positive operating and free cash flow demonstrate that the business can convert production and sales into internally generated funding. This supports shareholder returns and reinvestment without relying heavily on additional borrowing, although cash availability remains influenced by working capital and reinvestment needs.
Bears Say
Fragile Profitability Recovery
The return to profitability has not yet established a durable earnings base because margins remain thin after substantial volatility. Small changes in realized coal prices, production performance, or operating costs could therefore produce disproportionate changes in earnings and reduce financial predictability.
Geological And Cost Risk
Unplanned geological conditions can slow mining, require additional support, and increase unit costs across important operations. Combined with inflation in maintenance, power, contractors, diesel, and mining inputs, these pressures can erode margins even when contracted volumes provide revenue visibility.
Coal Demand Pressure
Lower domestic coal burn highlights ongoing substitution pressure from inexpensive natural gas and can weaken demand for thermal coal. Even with a constructive longer-term power outlook, persistent displacement could limit volume growth, pressure realizations, and increase reliance on export markets or contracted sales.
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Company Description
Core Natural Resources
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. Key assets within this segment include the Bailey, Enlow Fork, and Harvey Mines, alongside a central preparation facility. The second segment, the CONSOL Marine Terminal, offers crucial coal export terminal services through the Port of Baltimore. Beyond these core operations, the company is developing and operating the Itmann Mining Complex in Wyoming County, West Virginia, and also possesses substantial Greenfield Reserves and Resources spread across the Northern Appalachian, Central Appalachian, and Illinois basins. Tracing its origins to 1864, Core Natural Resources, Inc. maintains its headquarters in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
- Sector
- Energy
- Industry
- Coal
- CEO
- James A. Brock
- Employees
- 4,850
- Website
- corenaturalresources.com
- Address
- 275 Technology Drive, Canonsburg, PA, 15317-9565, US
Core Natural Resources (C9X0) Earnings & Revenues
C9X0 Company Deck
C9X0 Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call was predominantly positive. Management highlighted improving thermal and metallurgical coal markets, expanded contracted volumes, strong liquidity, substantial shareholder returns, constructive power-demand trends, and improved operating momentum entering the fourth quarter. These positives were partly offset by lower third-quarter earnings and free cash flow, geological disruptions, persistent inflationary pressures, higher segment cost guidance, delayed shipments, and weaker domestic coal burn caused by low natural gas prices. Management nevertheless expressed confidence in a strong fourth quarter and in the company's positioning for 2027.
View all DE:C9X0 earnings summariesC9X0 Net sales Breakdown
- 91.87% PAMC
- 4.24% CONSOL Marine Terminal
- 3.89% Other
C9X0 Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Technical Analysis | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Moving Averages | 6 | 0 | 6 |
