Alpha Metallurgical Q1 revenue misses estimates on lower volumes

Alpha Metallurgical Resources

08/05/2026 12:39

Overview

US metallurgical coal supplier's Q1 revenue fell and missed analyst expectations

Company posted Q1 net loss of $11 mln, citing lower volumes and higher costs

Alpha continued previously announced $1.5 bln share buyback, with $1.2 bln spent to date

Outlook

Alpha maintains 2026 met segment cost of coal sales guidance at $95-$101 per ton

Company says persistent Iran conflict could require upward revision of cost guidance

Alpha has committed and priced 48% of 2026 metallurgical coal at $132.37 per ton

Result Drivers

LOWER VOLUMES - Co said planned outages at Dominion Terminal Associates led to reduced shipping volumes in Q1

HIGHER COSTS - War-related increases in diesel and other supply prices drove up costs in Q1, per CEO Andy Eidson

Company press release: ID:nPnb2tFBWa

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q1 Revenue
Miss
$524.90 mln
$538.53 mln (3 Analysts)
Q1 EPS
-$0.86
Q1 Capex
-$40.70 mln
Q1 Operating Cash Flow
$29 mln


Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the iron & steel peer group is "buy."

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc is $195.00, about 0.8% above its May 7 closing price of $193.43

The stock recently traded at 19 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 15 three months ago

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