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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001710366-26-000053"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CNR"
cik: "0001710366"
company_name: "Core Natural Resources, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-06T11:06:05+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-06T11:11:35.912884+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Core Natural Resources Q2 net income $126.5M, adj EBITDA $324M; settles Leer South claim for $155M

## Summary
- Net income $126.5M ($2.51 diluted EPS); revenue $1.1B; adjusted EBITDA $323.6M.
- Leer South insurance claim settled for full limit recovery netting $154.5M total; $125.4M recognized in Q2.
- Returned $68M to stockholders in Q2 ($63M buybacks, $0.10 dividend); $360M total since Feb 2025.
- High CV thermal: 8.4M tons at $58.11/ton revenue, $38.58/ton cash cost; metallurgical: 2.6M tons at $114.13/ton revenue.
- Secured 16M tons of new sales commitments for future periods; liquidity $1.0B including $474M cash.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001710366-26-000053
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CNR
- cik: 0001710366
- company_name: Core Natural Resources, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-06T11:06:05+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/1710366/000171036626000053/0001710366-26-000053-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1710366/000171036626000053/cnr-20260806.htm

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