SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $1.10 EPS

SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The energy company reported ($1.00) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by ($1.10), Briefing.com reports. The company had revenue of $480.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $437.45 million. SunCoke Energy had a positive return on equity of 7.43% and a negative net margin of 2.41%.The company’s revenue was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.28 earnings per share.

Here are the key takeaways from SunCoke Energy’s conference call:

• SunCoke expects consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $230–$250 million in 2026 with free cash flow of $140–$150 million, plans to use excess cash to pay down revolver borrowings and target year-end gross leverage around 2.45x while maintaining the quarterly dividend.
• The Phoenix Global acquisition integration is progressing and is included in guidance, driving an expected industrial services Adjusted EBITDA of $90–$100 million in 2026 (management reiterates roughly $60M annual EBITDA contribution from Phoenix plus $5–$10M of synergies).
• Management is pursuing arbitration against Algoma for an ongoing breach of contract that reduced coke volumes, produced a $30 million receivable/inventory impact in 2025, and contributed to the closure and impairment of Haverhill One.
• 2025 results weakened year-over-year: consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $219.2 million (down $53.6M) and a Q4 net loss of $1.00 per share, driven by one-time impairment, restructuring, transaction and Phoenix-related site closure costs.
• Near-term operational headwinds include a Middletown turbine failure (an insured event) and severe winter weather that management says will depress Q1 2026 by about $10 million, but they expect to recover production and realize modest per-ton margin improvement after fleet optimization.

SunCoke Energy Stock Performance

NYSE SXC traded down $0.18 during trading on Thursday, reaching $6.65. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 339,211 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,060,545. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $7.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $7.60. SunCoke Energy has a 12 month low of $6.24 and a 12 month high of $9.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $562.63 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -12.84 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10.

SunCoke Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.2%. SunCoke Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 63.16%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on SXC. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of SunCoke Energy in a report on Monday, December 22nd. B. Riley Financial cut their target price on SunCoke Energy from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $9.00.

Institutional Trading of SunCoke Energy

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of SunCoke Energy by 544.8% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,992 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 2,528 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in SunCoke Energy by 176.2% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 5,615 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 3,582 shares in the last quarter. RPO LLC bought a new position in SunCoke Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $73,000. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV acquired a new position in SunCoke Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $75,000. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new position in SunCoke Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $90,000. 90.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About SunCoke Energy

SunCoke Energy, Inc is a leading independent producer of metallurgical coke and related products for the steel and foundry industries. The company specializes in manufacturing both blast furnace coke and foundry coke, offering high‐quality, low‐sulfur coal products that serve as essential inputs in steelmaking and metal casting processes. In addition to coke production, SunCoke provides comprehensive engineering, maintenance and environmental solutions tailored to the needs of integrated steel mills and foundries.

The company operates a network of coke production facilities across the United States, including plants in Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia and Louisiana.