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SunCoke Energy Inc

SXCNYSE

SectorMaterials

IndustryDiversified Metals & Mining

Beta (adjusted)0.99

Intrinsic Value

Insufficient data for a value estimateNot enough reliable inputs to publish a fair value for this company yet.

Market Price $9.74Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Data confidenceNot applicable

Market Cap $826.7M

Enterprise Value $1.4B

Shares Outstanding 85.7M diluted

Moat Rating None

Next Earnings Date2 Nov 2026

Last ex-dividend15 May 2026

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Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

SunCoke Energy, Inc. (SXC) is navigating a transitional period marked by near-term operational headwinds in its legacy Domestic Coke segment, balanced by strong growth momentum in its Industrial Services segment following the integration of Phoenix Services. While Q1 2026 earnings were severely impacted by winter weather, the Haverhill 1 shutdown, and the Middletown turbine failure, management's reaffirmation of full-year 2026 guidance and commitment to a stable $0.12 quarterly dividend support a Hold recommendation. The company's long-term take-or-pay contracts provide solid revenue visibility, but near-term margin compression and elevated capital expenditures warrant a cautious stance.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets2 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$9.00

Mean target$9.50

High · most bullish analyst$10.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 19 Jun 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

The bear case is triggered by prolonged operational disruptions, such as extended downtime at the Middletown turbine, persistent inflationary pressures on labor and raw materials, or a structural downturn in domestic steel mill utilization. This would compress margins further, pressure liquidity, and potentially delay the company's leverage reduction targets.

Base CaseCentral scenario

Under the base case, SunCoke successfully recovers power production at its Middletown facility by late Q2 2026 and makes up for lost coke production during the second half of the year. Industrial Services continues to perform strongly, allowing the company to meet its full-year consolidated Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $230 million to $250 million. The company maintains its quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share and gradually reduces gross leverage toward its target of below 3.0x.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

SunCoke Energy's investment thesis is anchored by its long-term, fee-based, take-or-pay coke contracts with major steelmakers, which provide highly stable and predictable cash flows while passing through raw material (metallurgical coal) and transportation costs to minimize commodity price risk. Additionally, the company possesses a significant competitive advantage with a modern asset base (average asset age of ~23-25 years compared to over 40 years for the rest of the industry) and proprietary heat-recovery cokemaking technology that meets strict EPA MACT environmental standards.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Strong revenue visibility supported by long-term, take-or-pay contracts with major domestic steelmakers.
Robust growth momentum in the Industrial Services segment, driven by the Phoenix Services acquisition.
Consistent shareholder returns with a stable quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share (27 consecutive quarters of declarations).
Solid liquidity position of $262 million as of Q1 2026, providing financial flexibility.

Key Investment Risks

Operational vulnerabilities to severe weather and equipment failures, as demonstrated by the Middletown turbine failure and Haverhill 1 shutdown.
Exposure to cyclical fluctuations in the domestic and global steel industries.
Margin compression from volatile coal input costs and inflationary pressures on labor and materials.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

Failure to resume power production at the Middletown facility by the end of Q2 2026.
A significant reduction or suspension of the quarterly dividend.
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA falling below the low end of the $230 million guidance range.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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