SunCoke Energy Inc (SXC) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of SunCoke Energy Inc stock $5.64, price $9.80, that is 42.4% below the price, quality 36 out of 100. Rating: strongly overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 11 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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SunCoke Energy Inc
SXC · USOur calculation puts a fair price 42% below what the stock costs today.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $4.74 – $11.48 · fair‑value band $5.64 – $12.70 · the $9.80 price screens above the $5.64 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 6, 2026.
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Company profile
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.
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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.
Stock analysis
SunCoke Energy Inc (SXC) currently trades at $9.80, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $5.64, 42% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Asset-Based group reads highest at a median of $3.93 per share, and 2 of the 11 models we run sit above the $9.80 price.
Bear case: the Growth DCF group reads lowest at $2.68, and 9 of the 11 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: $5.64 (bear) to $12.70 (bull), the price of $9.80 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 36/100 (below-average quality), in the Basic Materials sector.
Weak Growth: Revenue growth is inconsistent: the periods point in different directions, so there is no trend to rely on.
SunCoke Energy Inc reported revenue of $1.8B in FY2025 versus $1.5B in FY2021, a compound +6.0%/yr. Reported net income was −$44.2M in FY2025.
Key figures
Market cap $832M Small · P/E ex one-offs 58.1 · P/S ratio 0.51 · EPS (TTM) $−0.6600 · Dividend yield 4.9% · Net margin −2.9% · Return on equity −7.3% · Return on assets (EBIT) 7.7% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 16 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 14% below its 52-week high and 78% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Basic Materials peers we cover trades at −19% fair-value upside, at −42%, SXC screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
All 11 models by family
The fair value above starts from this blend and is adjusted for a cyclical trough year.
Quality Score breakdown
It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.
Insider trades
In the last 6 months, no officer or director bought or sold shares on the open market.
- BuyAndrei Alexander MikhalevskyDirector5,000 shares at $5.53$27,650Feb 26, 2026
- BuyPhillip Michael HardestySenior Vice President12,500 shares at $5.83$72,872Feb 25, 2026
- BuyMark W. MarinkoSR VP, Chief Financial Officer10,000 shares at $5.84$58,396Feb 25, 2026
Plus one other filing such as a grant, option exercise or tax withholding. It is not a market purchase or sale.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Source: SEC Form 4, as of Nov 6, 2026. All filings at the SEC ↗
Revenue & earnings trend
Growth Forecast
SXC screens overvalued: fair value 42% below the price. Compare with Warrior Met Coal, Inc →
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Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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| Shougang Fushan Resources Group 0639 | HK$2.55 | HK$3.68 | +44% | vs SXC |
| Kailuan Energy Chemical Co 600997 | ¥5.38 | ¥6.12 | +14% | vs SXC |
| Baotailong New Materials Co 601011 | ¥2.52 | ¥2.64 | +5% | vs SXC |
| PT Alamtri Minerals Indonesia Tbk, ADMR | 1,310 IDR | 1,238 IDR | −6% | vs SXC |
| Mongolian Mining Corporation 0975 | HK$6.89 | HK$5.60 | −19% | vs SXC |
| Shanxi Meijin Energy Co 000723 | ¥3.24 | ¥2.48 | −23% | vs SXC |
| Shanxi Coking Co 600740 | ¥3.50 | ¥2.38 | −32% | vs SXC |
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc AMR | $147.93 | $92.08 | −38% | vs SXC |
| Coronado Global Resources Inc CODQL | $0.1050 | $0.0400 | −62% | vs SXC |
| Warrior Met Coal, Inc HCC | $84.15 | $28.76 | −66% | vs SXC |
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