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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-048678"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HCC"
cik: "0001691303"
company_name: "WARRIOR MET COAL, INC."
filed_at: "2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T03:03:59.361107+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Warrior Met Coal Q4 net income jumps to $23M; record sales and Blue Creek ramp

## Summary
- Q4 net income $23.0M ($0.44 diluted EPS) vs $1.1M ($0.02) in Q4 2024; Adjusted EBITDA $92.9M vs $53.2M.
- Record quarterly sales of 2.9M short tons (+53% YoY); Blue Creek contributed 881K tons sold.
- Cash cost of sales per ton fell 22% to $93.53 from $119.55, driven by Blue Creek's low-cost structure.
- Full-year sales record 9.6M tons (+21%); net income $57.0M; raised 2026 volume guidance.
- Finalized federal coal leases adding ~53M short tons of reserves; maintained $0.08 quarterly dividend.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-048678
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HCC
- cik: 0001691303
- company_name: WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1691303/000119312526048678/0001193125-26-048678-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1691303/000119312526048678/hcc-20260212.htm

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