Record Performance Yet... U.S. Coal Stocks Lose $300 Million in Market Value in a Day

Warrior Met Coal Inc. (HCC) closed at $85 on the New York Stock Exchange on April 30, down 5.31%, wiping out approximately $226 million in market capitalization—around KRW 300 billion—in a single day. Its total market value now stands at about $4.49 billion, or roughly KRW 6.3 trillion.

The previous day, the company reported first-quarter 2026 results showing net income of $72.3 million and diluted earnings per share of $1.37, turning a year-ago loss into a profit while delivering double-digit growth in both revenue and production. It also reaffirmed its full-year 2026 guidance and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share, payable on May 7.

In January, Warrior Met Coal secured additional coal leases from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and held a completion ceremony for its Blue Creek Mine, strengthening the resource and infrastructure base needed for long-term production growth.

Headquartered in Alabama, Warrior Met Coal is a U.S. producer and exporter of premium metallurgical hard coking coal mined via underground longwall methods. The company supplies steelmakers across Europe, South America and Asia. Its flagship Blue Creek Mine, which yields low-sulfur, high-quality “High Vol A” coal, has significantly expanded annual output capacity over legacy operations and lowered costs to first-quartile levels, making it a true “game changer” for boosting profitability and cash generation.