Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Sep 30, 2026
Basics
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Coking Coal
Country
United States
Market cap
911.6M USD
Enterprise value
1.5B USD
Full-time employees
2,477
Overall health
Drawback:less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback:growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback:higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.01 vs a peer median of 0.69) and more debt relative to equity (1.12× vs a peer median of 0.36×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.01 vs peers 0.69) and more debt vs equity (1.12× vs peers 0.36×)
About average: valuation
Ranks #1,072 of 1,217 basic materials companies (bottom 12%)
Earnings slid into a loss. Loss per share this year after a profit last year.
SunCoke Energy made a loss per share in its latest year after a profit the year before.
Operating margin at a 6-year low.-2.4% in 2025, the weakest of the last 6 years.
SunCoke Energy's operating margin fell to -2.4% in 2025, its lowest in the 6 years of filings we have.
Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 55% of peers on free cash flow, but only 0% on earnings.
Relative to its free cash flow, SunCoke Energy looks cheaper than 55% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.
Loss over 12 months, profit last quarter. Lost money in the 12 months to June 2026, but made a $13M profit in the quarter to June 2026.
SunCoke Energy reported a net loss over the last twelve months, but its most recent quarter was profitable ($13M). One quarter isn't a trend, but it's closer to profitability than the 12-month figure suggests.
Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 43 → 42
Peer companies moved-1
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.
Earnings yield-6.0%
SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price30% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0364 · MAD: 0.0364
EBITDA yield8.5%
SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score 0.00Sector median: 0.0854 · MAD: 0.0520
Free cash flow yield3.2%
SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 0.22Sector median: 0.0261 · MAD: 0.0261
Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.
Questions investors ask about SunCoke Energy
Is SunCoke Energy getting weaker?
Its latest SEC filing (Jul 30, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 25/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is SunCoke Energy valued vs its peers?
Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 42/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.Earnings yield -6.0% vs a peer median of 3.6% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -6.0% vs peers 3.6% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is SunCoke Energy growing?
More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 27/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.
How profitable is SunCoke Energy?
Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 11/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.Return on invested capital -3.4% vs a peer median of 6.7% (weaker than 89% of peers).Return on invested capital -3.4% vs peers 6.7% (weaker than 89% of peers).
How risky is SunCoke Energy?
Higher risk relative to 1,371 basic materials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings.Current ratio 2.25× vs a peer median of 1.76× (stronger than 65% of peers).Current ratio 2.25× vs peers 1.76× (stronger than 65% of peers).Debt / equity 1.12× vs a peer median of 0.36× (weaker than 86% of peers).Debt / equity 1.12× vs peers 0.36× (weaker than 86% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.
Latest filing: what changed
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Jul 30, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026
No major changes
Worth watching: SunCoke Energy is in the bottom fifth of its sector on profitability. From 2021 to 2025, 63% of companies in that position posted a loss over the following year, against 4% for the top fifth.
Previous quarter
Latest quarter
Change
Revenue (12 months)
1.9B USD
1.9B USD
+2.2%
Net income (12 months)
−65.9M USD
−54.7M USD
−17.0%
Operating margin
-3.8%
-2.7%
+1.1 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)
77.1M USD
29.1M USD
−62.3%
Debt
659.9M USD
653.9M USD
−0.9%
Cash
104.4M USD
42.7M USD
−59.1%
Shares outstanding
84.9M
84.9M
+0.0%
From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.
Industry valuation context
Sector: Basic Materials · 121 companies
Valuations in Basic Materials are near the top of their range since 2016.
84% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
43% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +23% and earnings +13% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −9% vs the whole market, against a usual −27%.
2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026
Shown for Basic Materials: too few Coking Coal companies have a long enough history of their own.
This is a cyclical group: after a downturn, trailing earnings and sales fall faster than prices, which can make valuations look high near a cycle's low.
Describes valuations since 2016; it does not predict prices. US companies worth $1B+, from SEC filings and month-end prices, as of Aug 2026. Today's companies and industry labels are used throughout. Measured on earnings, EBITDA, sales and free cash flow yields. How this works
Financials
Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year
Key ratios
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
Change
Operating margin
9.7%
7.8%
6.1%
7.8%
-2.4%
▼ 10 pts
Net margin
3.0%
5.1%
2.8%
5.0%
-2.4%
▼ 7.4 pts
Return on assets (ROA)
2.7%
6.1%
3.5%
5.7%
-2.5%
▼ 8.2 pts
Return on equity (ROE)
8.7%
17.2%
9.4%
14.1%
-7.4%
▼ 21 pts
Free cash flow margin
9.2%
6.8%
6.8%
5.0%
2.3%
▼ 2.7 pts
Current ratio
1.49×
1.67×
1.86×
2.31×
2.11×
▼ 8.5%
Quick ratio
0.80×
0.89×
1.05×
1.43×
1.11×
▼ 22%
Debt to equity
1.23×
0.91×
0.80×
0.72×
1.15×
▲ 59%
Interest coverage
3.33×
4.80×
4.58×
5.29×
-1.35×
▼ 125%
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