Core Natural Resources, Inc.

CNR

Core Natural Resources, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces, sells, and exports metallurgical and thermal coals in the United States and internationally. It operates through the High CV Thermal; Metallurgical; Powder River Basin (PRB); and Core Marine Terminal segments. The High CV Thermal segment consists of Pennsylvania Mining Complex and the West Elk mine located in Colorado.

Country: United StatesPrice: $95.94Market Cap: $4.8B

Company Profile

Industry: Coal

SIC Sector: Coal Mining

Size: Mid Cap($4.8B)

Revenue: $4.2B+86.2% YoY

Net Income: $153.2M-153.5% YoY

Financial Snapshot

Operating Margin-4.4%

Return on Equity-4.2%

Debt / Equity0.13

Current Ratio1.60

EPS (Diluted)$-2.98−51.4%

Buybacks (1y)$224.3M

Buybacks (2y)$295.1M

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Shareholder Return

Fiscal 2025

Share retirement not available for this company.

Buybacks: $224.3M
Dividends: $26.3M

What drove EPS

A buyback raises earnings per share without the company earning more. This splits each year's change into the two.

FY22

1261.5% = 1269.0% + −0.6%

FY23

51.4% = 40.5% + 7.8%

FY24

−51.4% = −56.3% + 11.2%

Earnings Fewer shares More shares

The two parts do not sum exactly to the total — the difference is the cross-term, plus preferred capital where the company has any. It is left visible rather than distributed into the other two.

Share count is the denominator the filer used for diluted EPS, recovered as net income ÷ EPS — not the balance-sheet count, which is a point-in-time figure and would put the timing difference into this split. Years with a loss are omitted: a smaller share count makes a loss per share larger, so the decomposition inverts.

Company Financials

Annual data (10-K) · Last 5 years

Metric	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Market Cap	$4.8B	$2.6Best.	$2.8Best.	$1.9Best.	$691.2Mest.
Revenue	$4.2B↑86%	$2.2B↓13%	$2.6B↑22%	$2.1B↑67%	$1.3B
Operating Income	-$182.1M↓152%	$351.0M↓56%	$803.3M↑41%	$568.4M↑1505%	$35.4M
Net Income	-$153.2M↓153%	$286.4M↓56%	$655.9M↑40%	$467.0M↑1269%	$34.1M
EPS (Diluted)	$-2.98↓131%	$9.61↓51%	$19.79↑51%	$13.07↑1261%	$0.96
Gross Margin	14.9%↓59%	36.0%↓22%	46.4%	—	—
Operating Margin	-4.4%↓128%	15.7%↓50%	31.3%↑16%	27.0%↑862%	2.8%
ROE	-4.2%↓123%	18.3%↓63%	48.8%↑22%	40.1%↑690%	5.1%
Total Debt	$472.4M↑64%	$287.4M↑55%	$185.2M↓47%	$351.6M↓45%	$641.2M
Shareholders' Equity	$3.7B↑135%	$1.6B↑17%	$1.3B↑15%	$1.2B↑73%	$672.8M
Current Ratio	1.60↑6%	1.52↑12%	1.35↑2%	1.33↑54%	0.87
Debt / Equity	0.13↓30%	0.18↑33%	0.14↓54%	0.30↓68%	0.95
Operating Cash Flow	$305.8M↓36%	$476.4M↓44%	$857.9M↑32%	$651.0M↑113%	$305.6M
Free Cash Flow	$21.2M↓93%	$298.4M↓57%	$690.2M↑44%	$479.5M↑177%	$172.8M

Scored from 10-K1d ago

Metric	Marks Risk-Aware Value	Akre Three-Legged Stool	Druckenmiller Macro-Enhanced Growth	Spier Value Checklist	Pabrai Dhandho Framework	Munger Quality Focus	Ackman Activist Value	Piotroski F-Score	Greenblatt Magic Formula	Lynch GARP	Buffett Quality Compounder	Graham Defensive Value
Verdict	HOLD	PASS	HOLD	BUY	HOLD	HOLD	PASS	FAIL	Not ranked	FAIL	PASS	FAIL
Score
Analysis
Intrinsic Value			N/A							N/A		N/A
Margin of Safety	-22.7%	+74.2%	N/A	-72.2%	+4.4%	-880.0%	-544.8%	-33.0%	-91.0%	N/A	-125.8%	N/A
Data As Of	10-K (2026-08-15)	10-K (2026-08-15)	10-K (2026-08-15)	10-K (2026-08-15)	10-K (2026-08-15)	10-K (2026-08-15)	10-K (2026-08-15)	10-K (2026-08-15)	10-K (2026-08-15)	10-K (2026-08-15)	10-K (2026-08-15)	10-K (2026-08-15)

Where They Agree

Where They Disagree

Profitability
2 of 11 pass — Marks, Druckenmiller, Spier +6 more object
Margin of SafetyP/B=1.1x
✗SpierP/E < 15 AND P/B < 2.0✓PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15
Discount to Intrinsic Value
✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
Positive Net Income Frequency9/11 years positive
✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
Return on Equity21.0% (3-yr avg)
✓AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
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EPS Growth Acceleration
✗DruckenmillerAccelerating EPS growth
Operating Income / Revenue-4.4%
✗Ackman>= 15%
Net Income / Shareholders Equity-4.2%
✗Ackman>= 15%
Net Income / Total Assets-2.50%
✗PiotroskiROA > 0
ROA Change YoY9.95% -> -2.50% (delta: -12.45%)
✗PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=4.99%, ROA=-2.50%
✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
Gross Margin Change YoY36.0% -> 14.9%
✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
EBIT / Enterprise Value-4.3%
✗Greenblatt> 10%
Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-4.3%, ROC=None
✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
3-5 Year EPS CAGR
✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
ROE-4.2%
✗Lynch> 15%
Net Income Positive (10+ years)9/12 years positive
✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
ROE (5-yr avg)21.6%
✓Buffett> 15% (5-yr avg)
Operating Margin (10-yr trend)-4.4% (latest)
✗BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
Free Cash Flow Proxy$183.3M
✗BuffettPositive and growing
Earnings Variance (10-yr CoV)
✗BuffettCoV < 0.3
Retained Earnings Effectiveness1.49x
✓Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value created
Positive EPS (10 years)9/12 years positive
✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years
EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
✗Graham>= 33% growth
Debt & Leverage
5 of 8 pass — Marks, Piotroski and Buffett object
Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=-4.9x, D/EBITDA=1.1x
✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x
Debt Levels0.13
✓AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3✓MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5
Total Debt / Shareholders Equity0.13
✓Ackman<= 1.0
LT Debt / Total Assets Change2.76% -> 5.18%
✗PiotroskiDecreased YoY
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Total Debt / Equity0.13
✓Lynch< 0.33
Cash - Long-term Debt$114.9M
✓LynchPositive preferred
Debt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: 0.13, IC: -4.9x
✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
LT Debt vs Net Current AssetsLT Debt $317.3M vs NCA $501.9M
✓GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
Valuation
1 of 9 pass — Marks, Spier, Pabrai +5 more object
P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/B=1.1x
✓MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
Discount to Intrinsic Value
✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
Price vs. 200-day MAQualitative
✓DruckenmillerPrice above 200-day moving average
Margin of SafetyP/B=1.1x
✗SpierP/E < 15 AND P/B < 2.0
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P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=0.5%
✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
Valuation ReasonablenessOE Yield=4.4%
✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
Price / FCF per Share197.6x
✗Ackman<= 25
EBIT / Enterprise Value-4.3%
✗Greenblatt> 10%
Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-4.3%, ROC=None
✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
P/E / EPS Growth Rate
✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
Price / 3-yr avg EPS
✗Graham<= 15x
Price-to-Book Ratio1.1x
✓Graham<= 1.5x
P/E x P/B
✗Graham<= 22.5
Cash Flow
2 of 6 pass — Pabrai, Ackman, Lynch +1 more object
FCF Positive11/11 years FCF positive
✓MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=0.5%
✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
(OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap0.5%
✗Ackman>= 4%
Price / FCF per Share197.6x
✗Ackman<= 25
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Operating Cash Flow$305.8M
✓PiotroskiCFO > 0
(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=4.99%, ROA=-2.50%
✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
FCF Positive and Growing$21.2M
✗LynchPositive and growing
Free Cash Flow Proxy$183.3M
✗BuffettPositive and growing
Growth
1 of 5 pass — Druckenmiller, Ackman, Lynch +1 more object
Positive Net Income Frequency9/11 years positive
✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
EPS Growth Acceleration
✗DruckenmillerAccelerating EPS growth
Revenue Growth RateLatest: 86.2%, Prior: -12.9%
✓DruckenmillerRevenue growth accelerating
3yr Median Revenue Growth22.2%
✓Ackman>= 5%
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Positive EPS Growth Frequency
✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years
P/E / EPS Growth Rate
✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
3-5 Year EPS CAGR
✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
Inventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthInv: 289.6% vs Rev: 86.2%
✗LynchInventory growth < Revenue growth
EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
✗Graham>= 33% growth
Efficiency
1 of 6 pass — Akre, Munger, Piotroski +2 more object
ROIC (high and growing)2/10 years ROIC > 15% (latest: -3.5%)
✗AkreROIC > 15% for 3+ years
Reinvestment Rate x ROICN/A (non-positive net income)
✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
Return on Invested Capital-3.5%
✗Munger> 15%
Current Ratio Change YoY1.52 -> 1.60
✓PiotroskiIncreased YoY
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Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.78x -> 0.68x
✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)
✗Greenblatt> 25%
ROIC (3-5 yr avg)20.3%
✓Buffett> 10%
ROIC - WACC+10.3%
✓BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
Current Ratio1.60
✗Graham>= 2.0
Verdicts
Split decision: 4 HOLD · 3 PASS · 3 FAIL · 1 BUY
Overall verdict
•MarksHOLD (6/8)✓AkrePASS (4/7)•DruckenmillerHOLD (5/7)✓SpierBUY (7/8)•PabraiHOLD (6/8)•MungerHOLD (5/7)✓AckmanPASS (4/9)✗PiotroskiFAIL (F-Score 3)•GreenblattNot ranked✗LynchFAIL (2/7)✓BuffettPASS (4/9)✗GrahamFAIL (3/9)
Valuation models
Models split on CNR at $95.94 — fair values range $9.79–$372.20
Marks fair value$78.22
✗Marks-22.7% margin vs $95.94
Akre fair value$372.20
✓Akre+74.2% margin vs $95.94
Spier fair value$55.70
✗Spier-72.2% margin vs $95.94
Pabrai fair value$100.32
✓Pabrai+4.4% margin vs $95.94
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Munger fair value$9.79
✗Munger-880.0% margin vs $95.94
Ackman fair value$14.88
✗Ackman-544.8% margin vs $95.94
Piotroski fair value$72.16
✗Piotroski-33.0% margin vs $95.94
Greenblatt fair value$50.23
✗Greenblatt-91.0% margin vs $95.94
Buffett fair value$42.49
✗Buffett-125.8% margin vs $95.94

Historical Score Timeline

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Revenue$4.2BTop 25%

Net Income$153.2MBottom 25%

ROE-4.2%Bottom 25%

D/E0.13Median

Op. Margin-4.4%Bottom 25%

Curr. Ratio1.60Bottom 25%

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