Suncoke Energy Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Suncoke Energy Inc (SXC) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Suncoke Energy Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 1,898M vs -M combined for tracked competitors (100.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is holding steady (+0.2% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Scale: Suncoke Energy Inc ranks #19 of 30 companies by market capitalization in the Iron & Steel industry, holding 0.3% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Suncoke Energy Inc accounted for 100.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 100.0% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.77M compares with $0.00M for the peer group (277.5x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
SXC Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Suncoke Energy Inc generated 100.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 100.00 % a year earlier.
For context: the Iron & Steel industry grew revenue 0.0% year over year, combined, vs 9.5% for Suncoke Energy Inc. Suncoke Energy Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.20% to 0.21%, a gain of 0.02 percentage points.
Suncoke Energy Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suncoke Energy Inc | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Competitors combined (1) | - | - | - | |
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (9) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 75.00 % (6 of 8) | 50.00 % (4 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) | 50.00 % (3 of 6) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
SXC Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
SXC Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
SXC Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
SXC Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Resources Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Suncoke Energy Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Suncoke Energy Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Cokemaking
The cokemaking business is highly competitive. Most of the world’s coke
production capacity is owned by blast furnace steel companies utilizing by-product
coke oven technology. The international merchant coke market is largely supplied
by Chinese, Colombian and Ukrainian producers, among others, though it is difficult
to maintain high quality coke in the export market, and when coupled with transportation
costs, coke imports into the U.S. are often not economical.
The principal competitive factors affecting our cokemaking business include
coke quality and price, reliability of supply, proximity to market, access to
metallurgical coals and environmental performance. Our oven design and heat
recovery technology plays a role in all of these factors. Competitors include
merchant coke producers as well as the cokemaking facilities owned and operated
by blast furnace steel companies.
In the past, there have been technologies which have sought to produce carbonaceous
substitutes for coke in the blast furnace. While none have proven commercially
viable thus far, we monitor the development of competing technologies carefully.
We also monitor ferrous technologies, such as direct reduced iron production
("DRI"), as these could indirectly impact our blast furnace customers.
We believe we are well-positioned to compete with other coke producers. Current
production from our cokemaking business is largely committed under long-term
take-or-pay contracts. As a result, competition mainly affects our ability to
obtain new contracts supporting development of additional cokemaking capacity,
re-contracting existing facilities, as well as the sale of coke in the spot
market. Our facilities were constructed using proven, industry-leading technology
with many proprietary features allowing us to produce consistently higher quality
coke than our competitors produce. Additionally, our technology allows us to
produce heat that can be converted into steam or electrical power.
Coal Logistics
The coal mixing and/or handling service market is highly competitive in the
geographic area of our operations. The principal competitive factors affecting
our coal logistics business include proximity to the source of coal as well
as the nature and price of our services provided. We believe we are well-positioned
to compete with other coal mixing and/or handling terminal service providers.
Our KRT competitors are generally located within 100 miles of our operations.
KRT has state-of-the-art mixing capabilities with fully automated and computer-controlled
mixing that mixes coal to within two percent accuracy of customer specifications.
KRT also has the ability to provide pad storage and has access to both CSX and
Norfolk Southern rail lines as well as the Ohio River system.
The principal competitors of CMT, who serve the coal export market, are located
on the U.S. Gulf Coast or U.S. East Coast. CMT is one of the largest export
terminals on the U.S. Gulf Coast and provides strategic access to seaborne markets
for coal and other industrial materials.
Region which should allow our customers to benefit from lower shipping costs. Additionally, CMT is the only terminal in the lower U.S. with direct rail access on the Canadian National Railway, which provides a competitive advantage.
Lake Terminal and DRT provide coal handling and/or mixing services to our Indiana
Harbor and Jewell cokemaking facilities, respectively, and therefore, do not
have any competitors.
Publicly Traded Peers of Suncoke Energy Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Suncoke Energy Inc | 827.11 | 1,897.60 |
| American Resources Corporation | 159.71 | 0.38 |
| SUBTOTAL | 986.82 | 1,897.98 |
Sources: Suncoke Energy Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Suncoke Energy Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian producers | Named by the company | 85% |
| Enviri Corp | Named by the company | 85% |
| CMT | Named by the company | 85% |
| Canadian National Railway Company | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Suncoke Energy Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Suncoke Energy Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Suncoke Energy Inc | Domestic Coke 79.48 % |
| American Resources Corporation | Consolidated 99.91 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Suncoke Energy Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suncoke Energy Inc | 827 | 766,088 | -19,984 |
| American Resources Corporation | 160 | 2,761 | 388,398 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 160 | 2,761 | 388,398 |
Suncoke Energy Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Suncoke Energy Inc | United States 94.70 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Suncoke Energy Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 29 companies in Suncoke Energy Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Suncoke Energy Inc ranks #19 of 29 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.28 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,141, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor Corporation | 55,891 | 18.91 % |
| 2 | Arcelormittal | 53,436 | 18.08 % |
| 3 | Steel Dynamics Inc | 33,358 | 11.29 % |
| 4 | Tenaris Sa | 29,635 | 10.03 % |
| 5 | Ati Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Reliance Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Carpenter Technology Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Posco Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Ternium S a | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Gerdau S a | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 19 | Suncoke Energy Inc | 813 | 0.28 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Suncoke Energy Inc's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Suncoke Energy Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | National Steel Co | 1,419 | -29.14 % |
| 15 | Ryerson Holding Corporation | 1,252 | 6.87 % |
| 16 | Gibraltar Industries Inc | 1,184 | -34.95 % |
| 17 | Nwpx Infrastructure Inc | 1,010 | 99.00 % |
| 18 | Metallus Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 19 | Suncoke Energy Inc | 813 | 17.33 % |
| 20 | Grupo Simec S a b De C v | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 21 | Insteel Industries Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 22 | Algoma Steel Group Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 23 | Titan International Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 24 | L b Foster Company | 1,234 | 12.3% |
Market cap, return, momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio for the rest of Suncoke Energy Inc's same-size peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Suncoke Energy Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Iron & Steel industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (39 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | - | 24.76 % (avg) | - |
| Operating Margin | -2.69 % | industry median | -7.1 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 6.04 % | 3.07 % (avg) | +3.0 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 4.33 % | 4.65 % (avg) | -0.3 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Suncoke Energy Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Iron & Steel industry average (39 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 31.3x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.5x | 13.1x | -1.7x |
| P/B | 1.1x | 2.4x | -1.3x |
| Return on Equity | -7.69 % | industry aggregate | -21.73 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -2.25 % | 1.14 % (avg) | -3.39 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Suncoke Energy Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 8.97 % | 10.30 % | -16.70 % | 3.08 % | 52.47 % | 1.25 % | -6.19 % | -5.07 % |
| Operating Margin | 8.18 % | -9.02 % | 5.23 % | 9.17 % | 8.70 % | 6.06 % | 7.85 % | -2.42 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 4.26 % | -5.94 % | 3.26 % | 6.56 % | 8.33 % | 5.80 % | 6.91 % | -1.94 % |
| P/E | 24.7x | - | 95.6x | 14.0x | 5.0x | 14.6x | 10.1x | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Suncoke Energy Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Suncoke Energy Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Suncoke Energy Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Suncoke Energy Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Suncoke Energy Inc's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Suncoke Energy Inc falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.01x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 5.0% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Suncoke Energy Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 1,141 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Moderate, in line with the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 4.33 % vs industry average 4.65 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Suncoke Energy Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Suncoke Energy Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Suncoke Energy Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Suncoke Energy Inc falls in the Low attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Suncoke Energy Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 7.1 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 21.7 points below the industry aggregate.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.01x).
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Suncoke Energy Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suncoke Energy Inc | 0.37 | 2.18 | 1.04 |
| American Resources Corporation | 0.12 | 0.61 | - |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Suncoke Energy Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suncoke Energy Inc | Q2 2026 | +9.5 % | +345.7 % |
| American Resources Corporation | Q4 2025 | - | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +9.5 % | - |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Suncoke Energy Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suncoke Energy Inc | Q2 2026 | - | +26.2 % |
| American Resources Corporation | Q4 2025 | - | - |
Suncoke Energy Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suncoke Energy Inc | - | - | - |
| American Resources Corporation | 25.27% | 37.46% | - |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Suncoke Energy Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Suncoke Energy Inc | - | 0.44 |
| American Resources Corporation | - | 416.22 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 219.91 | 0.52 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.