Core Natural Resources (NYSE:CNR) Issues Earnings Results

Core Natural Resources (NYSE:CNR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The energy company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by ($0.54), FiscalAI reports. The company had revenue of $1.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.13 billion. Core Natural Resources had a net margin of 1.76% and a negative return on equity of 0.59%. Core Natural Resources’s revenue was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.61 earnings per share.

Core Natural Resources Price Performance

Shares of CNR traded up $4.00 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $79.22. 878,169 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 520,507. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. Core Natural Resources has a 52-week low of $73.31 and a 52-week high of $114.80. The company has a market cap of $3.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.78 and a beta of 0.24. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $90.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $90.51.

Core Natural Resources Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 30th. Core Natural Resources’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.64%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research downgraded Core Natural Resources from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 9th. B. Riley Financial lifted their price objective on Core Natural Resources from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 26th. UBS Group downgraded Core Natural Resources from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $101.00 to $105.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 target price on shares of Core Natural Resources in a report on Thursday. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Core Natural Resources from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $109.00.

Key Core Natural Resources News

Here are the key news stories impacting Core Natural Resources this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CNR returned $90 million to shareholders during the quarter, including repurchasing 930,611 shares. The company said it has returned $450 million over seven quarters and reduced its share count by about 10% since February 2025. Core Natural Resources Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue rose 9.7% year over year to $1.15 billion, above the cited $1.13 billion consensus estimate. CNR also secured about 29 million tons of future sales commitments amid a strengthening price environment. Core Natural Resources Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, payable December 15 to shareholders of record November 30. The annualized yield is modest at about 0.5%.
• Negative Sentiment: Quarterly EPS of $0.18 missed analyst estimates and declined from $0.61 a year earlier; net income was $9 million. Reports point to operational headwinds affecting profits despite stronger revenue, raising concerns about near-term earnings. Core Natural Resources Lags Q3 Earnings Estimates CNR Q3 2026 Deep Dive

About Core Natural Resources

Core Natural Resources, Inc is a diversified coal producer formed through the combination of Arch Resources and CONSOL Energy, completed in January 2025. The company mines and markets both metallurgical coal, which is used in steelmaking, and thermal coal, which is used primarily for electricity generation and industrial applications.

Core Natural Resources operates mining assets in the United States, including operations in the Appalachian region and the western United States. Its portfolio includes underground and surface mines, and the company also has coal logistics and export capabilities that support deliveries to domestic and international customers.

The company serves electric utilities, steel producers, industrial users and other customers in the United States and overseas.