Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (HCC) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 77 Materials companies.
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (HCC) scores 3.9 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as low quality. The reading rests on solvency, and efficiency is what holds it back.
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On the filings behind it, Warrior Met Coal, Inc. earns 3.9 out of 10 for business quality as of October 19, 2026. That is low quality on our scale. A low reading means the reported numbers show weakness on several pillars at once, which is a reason to understand the business before anything else. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Set against 77 Materials companies, Warrior Met Coal, Inc. lands at the 42nd percentile, in the lower half of the group, above the bottom quarter. A typical company in the group scores 4.4, and the best quarter starts from 6.2. Warrior Met Coal, Inc. is below that typical reading.
Warrior Met Coal, Inc.’s profitability score is 5.3 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 4.4 among 74 Materials companies, that is above the group and the 60th percentile. An average profitability reading usually means the company earns a fair return without obvious pricing power, so the other pillars decide more of the story.
Solvency scores 8.2 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 66 Materials companies is 6.7, so Warrior Met Coal, Inc. is above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 71st percentile. Strong solvency points to a balance sheet that can carry its debts comfortably, with interest well covered and little pressure from creditors.
Warrior Met Coal, Inc.’s growth score is 1.8 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 3.2 among 57 Materials companies, that is below the group and the 30th percentile. Weak growth means revenue and earnings have been flat or shrinking against peers, which can be cyclical or a sign of a market that is maturing.
On efficiency, Warrior Met Coal, Inc. scores 1.3, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 5.2 across 71 Materials companies, which places it well below them, at the 4th percentile. Poor conversion of assets and earnings into cash can come from heavy investment phases, and it matters whether that investment is paying off.
Predictability scores 1.9 out of 10, which reads as weak. The median across 76 Materials companies is 4.5, so Warrior Met Coal, Inc. is well below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 8th percentile. A low predictability score often belongs to cyclical businesses, where good and bad years alternate with the economy or with commodity prices.
This is a lopsided profile. Solvency scores 8.2 but efficiency only 1.3, a gap of 6.9 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. A solvency lead means the balance sheet is the company’s strongest asset, a cushion that buys time when trading gets harder. An efficiency shortfall means profit is not turning into cash as readily as it could.
The pillar with the most room to move the score is efficiency. If it rose to the median of Materials companies, 5.2, Warrior Met Coal, Inc.’s overall score would go from 3.9 to about 4.5. All five pillars could be scored, so the overall uses the full set of weights out of 100: profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20.
These are the Materials companies closest to Warrior Met Coal, Inc. in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Warrior Met Coal, Inc. scores 3.9 out of 10, which reads as low quality. Its strongest pillar is solvency, its weakest is efficiency. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. ranks at the 42nd percentile of the 77 Materials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 4.4 and the top quarter starts at 6.2, against Warrior Met Coal, Inc.’s 3.9.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for HCC are in the app.
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