SunCoke Energy (SXC) Stock Fundamentals, Analysis & Risk Signals

Health score, price, valuation, risk signals, and key metrics at a glance.

SunCoke Energy

NYSE•Basic Materials•Coking Coal

$10.33+0.14(0.01%)Market closed

Market Cap

$813.29M

P/S

0.4x

P/B

1.4x

SunCoke Energy, Inc. operates as an independent producer of coke in the United States and internationally. It operates through Domestic Coke and Industrial Services segments. The company offers blast furnace and foundry coke products. It also provides export and domestic material handling and/or mixing services to coke, coal, steel, power/electric utility, and other bulk and manufacturing-based customers; and on-site scrap and slag handling and processing services to steel producers. In addition, the company owns and operates cokemaking facilities and logistics terminals. Further, it offers metal recovery and scrap processing services comprising metallic recovery, dropballing, scrap cutting and cleaning, scrap upgrading and shearing, and scrap baling; logistics services consisting of warehouse and yard management, raw and finished material transportation, semi-finished and finished product handling, on-highway transportation, and coil and slab transportation; and co-product processing, handling, and marketing services, such as slag processing and marketing, briquetting, mixing plant services, coal/coke stockpiling and handling, iron ore handling, slag granulation and grinding, mill scale processing and marketing, and refractory brick crushing and bagging. Additionally, the company provides scrap management services, including scrap transport and reception, rail and barge unloading, scrap yard management, charge box and bucket transport, revert scrap collection, scrap inspection, and charge box and bucket loading; melt shop services, such as tundish removal, refractory tear-out, melt shop clean-up, pit digging, and pot carrying; and environmental and ancillary services, which consists of vacuum and sweeper truck services, scarfing and grinding, drone surveying, packaging, maintenance, equipment rental, by-product bagging, road and yard grading, and road and yard watering. SunCoke Energy, Inc. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Lisle, Illinois.

How this company scores

WeakMetricSide Score: 34/100

Strongest: Balance Sheet & Red Flags (10/25); weakest: Growth (7/25).

Profitability7/25

Growth7/25

Balance Sheet & Red Flags10/25

Cash & Earnings Quality10/25

Strengths

Improving margins

Valuation vs. 5-year range

Today's multiple positioned against its own trailing range — a visual premium/discount check.

P/E · 10.7x5y range 4.9x – 20.2x

Currently near its 17-quarter median.

P/S · 0.4x5y range 0.3x – 0.5x

Currently near its 20-quarter median.

P/B · 1.4x5y range 0.9x – 1.5x

Watch items

Data-driven signals worth keeping an eye on across the last 8 quarters

High Risk

Margin Pressure

Red Flag

Operating margins dropped 140.4% over recent quarters — a sharp decline suggesting serious cost or pricing challenges.

Earnings Quality

Watch

FCF/Net Income has dropped below 0.7x in 4 quarters — monitor for earnings quality deterioration.

Price & Volume

Market Cap $813.29M

Metrics at a Glance

as of June 2026

Revenue & Profit

Revenue, EBITDA, operating income, net income, EPS, and shares

TTM Revenue: $1.90B
Q. Revenue: $475.30M
TTM EBITDA: $130.00M
TTM Op. Income: $-51.00M
Q. Op. Income: $29.00M
TTM Net Income: $-54.70M
Q. Net Income: $13.10M
EPS: $0.15
Shares Out.: $85.70M

$1.90B in TTM revenue grew 2.8% YoY, reaching $475.30M last quarter. TTM EBITDA of $130.00M and TTM operating income of $-51.00M show growth is flowing through to the bottom line. However, net income is negative at $54.70M — growth is not yet reaching the bottom line. Across the last 8 quarters, TTM revenue has risen for 2 consecutive quarters — an improving trend.

Margins

Gross, EBITDA, operating, and net margin trends

Gross Margin: 21.1%
EBITDA Margin: 14.5%
Op. Margin: 6.1%
Net Margin: 2.8%

Op. margin of 6.1% is up 3.8% YoY — cost efficiency is improving. Net margin at 2.8% and gross margin of 21.1% show how much of each revenue dollar survives to profit. Across the last 8 quarters, operating margin has risen for 2 consecutive quarters — an improving trend.

Price Ratios

P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA, FCF yield, and earnings yield

P/E Ratio: N/A
P/S Ratio: 0.4x
P/B Ratio: 1.4x

P/S of 0.4x and P/B of 1.4x. P/S is low relative to typical market levels. Across the last 5 quarters, P/E has risen for 2 consecutive quarters — a weakening trend.

Assets & Liabilities

Total assets, cash, debt, book value, and leverage

Total Assets: $1.74B
Cash: $42.70M
Long-Term Debt: $653.90M
Book Value: $585.60M
D/E Ratio: 1.1
Debt/EBITDA: 9.5

With $1.74B in assets and $653.90M in long-term debt, D/E is 1.1and book value is $585.60M — moderate leverage. Across the last 8 quarters, debt/equity has fallen for 2 consecutive quarters — an improving trend.

Cash Flow

Operating cash flow, free cash flow, FCF margin, and earnings quality

Op. Cash Flow: $-27.20M
TTM Free Cash Flow: $29.10M
FCF Margin: 1.5%
FCF / Net Income: -0.5

TTM FCF of $29.10M on $-27.20M in operating cash flow. The FCF / Net Income ratio of -0.5x means the business consumes cash — it is not yet self-funding. Over the past year, free cash flow is down 81% — a weakening trend.