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Employees: 2,477
Size SunCoke Energy (SXC) is a United States Materials company (Steel) with a market value of $832M, the 2369th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $9.80 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 33.9%, against -22.8% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 2.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +1.3%); the operating margin is 3.9% (peer median 6.0%).
Valuation It trades at 23.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.5× (5th most expensive of 14).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 7% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +7%, so the hurdle is +1 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.9 points below its cost of capital (7.8% WACC).
Backlog Backlog (remaining performance obligations) was $506M at 30 Sep 2026 — 0.3 years of trailing revenue. Backlog detail →
Credit SunCoke Energy has 1 bond outstanding ($500M), rated BB by the agencies.
Short interest Short interest is 4.0% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 4 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.90B | $1.84B | $1.94B | $2.06B | $1.97B |
| Revenue growth | — | -5% | -6% | +5% | — |
| Gross profit | $170M | $131M | $213M | $196M | $225M |
| EBITDA | $259M | $220M | $272M | $268M | $297M |
| Net income | -$55.1M | -$44.2M | $95.9M | $57.5M | $101M |
| Free cash flow | $119M | $42.3M | $95.9M | $140M | $133M |
| Capital expenditure | $77.6M | $66.8M | $72.9M | $109M | $75.5M |
| Total debt | $608M | $704M | $504M | $501M | $543M |
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| Measure | SXC | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +0.5% | -8.8% | 4th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +33.9% | -22.8% | highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -15.5% | -34.6% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +2.9% | +1.3% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 6.0% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 23.1× | 15.5× | 5th most expensive of 14 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 7.2% | 8.1% | 6th least demanding of 12 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +6.6% | +8.5% | 4th lowest of 12 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +0.6 pp | -6.9 pp | 5th most demanding of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -2.9 pp | -3.2 pp | 9th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.4× | 8.6× | cheapest of 9 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.1× | 0.7× | 3rd most indebted of 10 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SunCoke Energy SXC | United States | $832M | +34% | +3% | 4% | 23.1× | 7.2% | +6.6% |
| Jiangsu Changbao Steel Tube 002478.SZ | China | $847M | -40% | +2% | 6% | 17.5× | -4.8% | +8.4% |
| Hangxiao Steel Structure 600477.SS | China | $810M | -24% | -24% | 3% | 28.6× | 11.6% | -2.5% |
| Anyang Iron and Steel 600569.SS | China | $810M | -10% | +1% | -10% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Maharashtra Seamless MAHSEAMLES.NS | India | $809M | -12% | -12% | 13% | 15.5× | 8.1% | +15.2% |
| Yieh Phui Enterprise 2023.TW | Taiwan | $804M | +5% | -9% | 0% | 25.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Champion Iron CIA.AX | Australia | $799M | -60% | -7% | 7% | 11.5× | 10.4% | +7.4% |
| Silvery Dragon Group Co., Ltd Tianjin 603969.SS | China | $790M | -33% | -1% | 15% | 9.5× | -3.5% | +4.7% |
| Xinjiang Baodi Mining 601121.SS | China | $887M | -23% | +23% | 23% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| BRC Asia BEC.SI | Singapore | $894M | -9% | +23% | 8% | 10.5× | -14.8% | +20.5% |
| RongFa Nuclear Equipment 002366.SZ | China | $898M | -29% | -15% | -18% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Longda Superalloy 688231.SS | China | $919M | -34% | +54% | 6% | 35.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Jayaswal Neco Industries JAYNECOIND.NS | India | $920M | -22% | +18% | 15% | n/a | 8.4% | +14.0% |
| Zhejiang Jingu 002488.SZ | China | $939M | -45% | +11% | 5% | 40.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Guangdong Zhongnan Iron & Steel 000717.SZ | China | $734M | -19% | -12% | -5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sunflag Iron & Steel SUNFLAG.NS | India | $730M | -7% | +9% | 9% | n/a | 23.4% | +15.7% |
| Aichi Steel 5482.T | Japan | $970M | -17% | +4% | 5% | 14.2× | 1.6% | +8.5% |
| SBHC 001430.KS | South Korea | $712M | -64% | +11% | 3% | 14.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Xining Special Steel 600117.SS | China | $976M | -23% | 0% | -21% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hanza HANZA.ST | Sweden | $978M | -11% | +72% | 8% | 18.8× | 10.4% | +22.8% |
| Labrador Iron Ore Royalty LIF.TO | Canada | $981M | -23% | -15% | 75% | 15.4× | 0.6% | -3.9% |
SunCoke Energy has 1 bond outstanding with $500M face value. The agencies rate it BB.
SunCoke Energy reported $506M of remaining performance obligations at 30 Sep 2026 and down 2% from the previous quarter. That is 0.3 years of trailing revenue already under contract. Book-to-bill last quarter: 0.98.