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accession: "0001437749-22-018727"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CNR"
cik: "0001710366"
company_name: "Core Natural Resources, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-08-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T04:17:37.902645+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CEIX Q2 net income $126.3M, special dividend $1.00, launches 35% FCF return program

## Summary
- GAAP net income $126.3M; quarterly adjusted EBITDA $216.3M; free cash flow $159.9M.
- Special dividend of $1.00/share payable Aug 24, 2022; new shareholder return program targets ~35% of quarterly FCF.
- PAMC shipped 6.2M tons at avg realized coal revenue $72.18/ton (vs $44.02 year ago); avg cash cost $34.81/ton.
- Debt repayments $115.9M in Q2, net leverage ratio drops to 0.5x; revolver refinanced to $260M through July 2026.
- FY 2022 guidance: PAMC coal sales 24-25M tons; avg realized coal revenue $64-$67; capex $160-$185M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-018727
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CNR
- cik: 0001710366
- company_name: Core Natural Resources, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-08-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1710366/000143774922018727/0001437749-22-018727-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1710366/000143774922018727/ceix20220526_8k.htm

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