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SunCoke Energy, Inc. (SXC)

Basic Materials | Coking Coal | Lisle, United States | NYSE
10.16 USD -0.12 (-1.167%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 10.16

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:47 a.m. EDT

SunCoke presents a classic value trap scenario where the market has priced in a permanent decline in operational quality. While the company recently raised EBITDA guidance and restarted a turbine, the underlying fundamentals remain deeply compromised: the business is currently losing money (-$0.64 trailing EPS), has negative equity returns, and carries a debt load nearly 108 times its book value. The stock's resilience—trading up nearly 30% over the last year—is largely a function of the broader materials sector rally and a massive dividend yield of 5.1%, which acts as a magnet for income seekers but masks the lack of organic capital appreciation potential. The price history confirms this fragility, showing two consecutive years of decline after a volatile decade, suggesting the recent rally may be exhausting itself against a ceiling of deteriorating margins. For investors, the high yield provides a cushion, but the lack of earnings power and the heavy debt burden make this a risky hold rather than a compelling buy.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.080061
AutoTheta0.080752
MSTL0.093984
AutoETS0.097545

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 0.89
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.418
Excess Kurtosis -0.94
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-16
Debt to Equity Ratio 107.694
Revenue per Share 22.181
Market Cap 862,328,448
Forward P/E 35.03
Beta 0.98
Profit Margins -2.88%
Website https://www.suncoke.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:47 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put open interest at the $7.50 strike across multiple expirations, suggesting a floor for downside protection. Conversely, call activity is concentrated at the $10.00 strike (at-the-money) and shows notable open interest buildup at the $12.50 strike for later dates, indicating a speculative bet on a rebound toward the 52-week high rather than a deep recovery. Implied volatility is elevated on near-term puts relative to calls, reflecting fear of a continued grind lower despite recent price gains.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.26% 6.45% 5.33% 4.73%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-17 0.120 1.261830
2026-05-15 0.120 1.574803
2026-02-17 0.120 1.744186
2025-11-17 0.120 1.872075
2025-08-15 0.120 1.591512
2025-05-16 0.120 1.369863
2025-02-14 0.120 1.248699
2024-11-14 0.120 0.976404
2024-08-15 0.120 1.368301
2024-05-14 0.100 0.969932
2024-02-14 0.100 0.901713
2023-11-14 0.100 1.118568
2023-08-16 0.100 1.121076
2023-05-17 0.080 1.068091
2023-02-15 0.080 0.826446
2022-11-17 0.080 0.976801
2022-08-17 0.080 1.171303
2022-05-17 0.060 0.749064
2022-02-16 0.060 0.779221
2021-11-17 0.060 0.953895
2021-08-17 0.060 0.864553
2021-05-18 0.060 0.794702
2021-02-18 0.060 0.998336
2020-11-19 0.060 1.392111
2020-08-17 0.060 1.769911
2020-05-20 0.060 1.898734
2020-02-14 0.060 0.996678
2019-11-18 0.060 1.239669
2015-11-16 0.150 3.722084
2015-08-17 0.150 1.351351
2015-05-01 0.075 0.430046
2015-03-03 0.059 0.332020
2014-11-12 0.059 0.257529
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.48
dividendYield 4.67
exDividendDate 2026-08-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.48
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.046692606
lastDividendValue 0.12
lastDividendDate 2026-08-17
dividendDate 2026-09-02

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.3350854
Address1 1,011 Warrenville Road
Address2 Suite 600
All Time High 24.57
All Time Low 2.05
Ask 10.21
Ask Size 1,000
Audit Risk 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,222,920
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,494,598
Average Volume 1,494,598
Average Volume10Days 1,222,920
Beta 0.984
Bid 10.2
Bid Size 900
Board Risk 2
Book Value 6.9
City Lisle
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 10.16
Current Ratio 2.253
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 10.36
Day Low 10.115
Debt To Equity 107.694
Display Name SunCoke Energy
Dividend Date 1,788,307,200
Dividend Rate 0.48
Dividend Yield 4.67
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,423,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,423,600
Earnings Growth 6.5
Earnings Quarterly Growth 5.895
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,795,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,795,400
Ebitda 228,700,000
Ebitda Margins 0.12052
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.595
Enterprise To Revenue 0.795
Enterprise Value 1,508,228,480
Eps Current Year 0.32
Eps Forward 0.29
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.63
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,924,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 630 824 1001
Fifty Day Average 8.8466
Fifty Day Average Change 1.3134003
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.14846386
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 33.508537
Fifty Two Week High 10.4
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.23999977
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.023076901
Fifty Two Week Low 5.52
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.64
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.8405797
Fifty Two Week Range 5.52 - 10.4
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,311,255,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.32
Float Shares 83,965,840
Forward Eps 0.29
Forward P E 35.034485
Free Cashflow 1,887,500
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,477
Fullday Change -0.12
Fullday Change Percent -1.16731
Fullday Price 10.16
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.18107
Gross Profits 343,600,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01114
Held Percent Institutions 0.93586
Implied Shares Outstanding 84,874,850
Industry Coking Coal
Industry Disp Coking Coal
Industry Key coking-coal
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,924,800
Last Dividend Value 0.12
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name SunCoke Energy, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 862,328,448
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_42757816
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common -54,700,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 872,513,458
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 10.32
Operating Cashflow 111,300,000
Operating Margins 0.06101
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.64
Peg Ratio 1.98
Phone 630 824 1000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 10.16
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 10.28
Price Eps Current Year 31.75
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.4724637
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.4544311
Profit Margins -0.02883
Quick Ratio 1.255
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.12
Regular Market Change Percent -1.16731
Regular Market Day High 10.36
Regular Market Day Low 10.115
Regular Market Day Range 10.115 - 10.36
Regular Market Open 10.32
Regular Market Previous Close 10.28
Regular Market Price 10.16
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 860,545
Return On Assets 0.01762
Return On Equity -0.07497
Revenue Growth 0.095
Revenue Per Share 22.181
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 84,874,850
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.039100002
Shares Short 3,321,203
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 4,250,792
Short Name SunCoke Energy, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0471
Short Ratio 1.87
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol SXC
Target High Price 10.0
Target Low Price 9.0
Target Mean Price 9.5
Target Median Price 9.5
Total Cash 42,700,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.503
Total Debt 660,700,032
Total Revenue 1,897,600,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.48
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.046692606
Trailing Eps -0.63
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 7.62955
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.5304499
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.33166435
Type Disp Equity
Volume 860,545
Website https://www.suncoke.com
Zip 60,532