SUNCOKE ENERGY INC (SXC)
Materials · coking coal and coke production · NYSE
SunCoke Energy is a leading independent producer of coke for the steel industry and a provider of essential coal handling and logistics services.
What SUNCOKE ENERGY INC does
SunCoke Energy is a raw material processing and handling company that produces high-quality coke for the steel industry and provides coal handling and mixing services. It operates through cokemaking facilities that produce coke from metallurgical coal and industrial terminal operations that manage coal logistics. The company is actively expanding its footprint into the foundry coke market.
Themes: steel industry supply chain, metallurgical coal infrastructure, foundry coke expansion, industrial services
Fundamentals
- Price$9.75 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$828M as of 2026-07-24 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+14.6% 2025-10-08 close $8.51 → 2026-10-08 close $9.75
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-2.4% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE-7.1% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity1.12 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)+2.8% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-2.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.63 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-07-30 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +5.1%; at least 1 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How SXC compares in its sector
- net profit marginmiddle range 125 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating marginmiddle range 108 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitymiddle range 144 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 127 covered Materials peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 10% 95 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 122 covered Materials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Materials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, SXC's dividend was covered by reported results (free-cash-flow payout 98%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings were not positive that year
- Free-cash-flow payout98% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How SUNCOKE ENERGY INC looks technically
SUNCOKE ENERGY INC (SXC) is trading 21.3% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 83 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 8 trading days ago. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 21.3% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +21.4% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $9.65 | $9.65 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $8.03 | $8.03 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 9.13. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 83 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 83 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 12.2 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 50.3 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($9.13 to $10.15) — its "stochastic" reading is 61 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 60.8 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 3 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $10.68 | $10.68 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 8.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -8.7% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 76.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +76.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 8.7% below its highest point of the past year | 8.7% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 8 trading days ago | 8 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 26 trading days ago | 26 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $24.57 (set on 2014-08-19) | $24.57 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($5.67 to $10.57), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 17% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $7.38 to $7.54. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 16.7% |
| From the all-time high | it is 60.3% below its all-time high | -60.3% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a resistance level at $9.76 — a price it turned at three times since 2025-04-29, most recently on 2026-06-12. Since 2024-10-08 it has 11 such levels below the current price and 3 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $2.05 (set on 2016-01-20) | $2.05 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 375.6% above its all-time low | +375.6% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 1st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.3535 between its high and its low — about 3.6% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.3535 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $9.29 and $10.11 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $9.29 – $9.70 – $10.11 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.6% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.6% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 4.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (21.4% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 4.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.07× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 3 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 3 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
1
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.4% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.4% |
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Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -2.89% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 5.7 percentage points (the stock lost 4.7% while the market gained 1.0%) | -5.7% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 16.0 percentage points (the stock gained 19.8% while the market gained 3.8%) | +15.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 34.4 percentage points (the stock gained 51.9% while the market gained 17.5%) | +34.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 0.4 percentage points (the stock gained 14.6% while the market gained 15.0%) | -0.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 3.9% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 4.4% of the share price. | +3.9% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 23% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $7.94 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +22.8% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-30 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $9.48 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 50 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +2.8% |
Price levels it has turned at before
SXC last closed at $9.75 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 11 prices below its last close and 3 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $9.76 | Resistance | 0.1% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-04-29 to 2026-06-12 |
| $9.91 | Resistance | 1.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-01-10 to 2026-08-06 |
| $9.46 | Support | 2.9% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-03-19 to 2025-03-27 |
| $9.31 | Support | 4.5% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-02-03 to 2026-09-18 |
| $9.04 | Support | 7.3% below the last close | turned there five times · 2025-03-18 to 2026-10-01 |
| $12.81 | Resistance | 31.4% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-11-11 to 2024-11-22 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $9.13.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $10.79 and $11.81 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close below $9.13.
This reading has stood for 10 trading days, since 2026-09-25.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · beating the market · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$9.50 range $9.00 – $10.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-06. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for SXC
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.11 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-06
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $0.11, on 2026-09-01, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 5 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Cyclical volatility in the global steel and metallurgical coal industries","Operational risks associated with aging coke oven equipment and infrastructure maintenance","Dependence on key customers and potential for default on supply agreements"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of SXC's 10-Q filed 2026-04-30 against the prior one filed 2025-11-04.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing references Annual Report on Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2025 (vs. December 31, 2024 in older filing)
- Newer filing reports quarter ended March 31, 2026 (vs. September 30, 2025 in older filing)
- Newer filing includes 'First Quarter Key Financial Results' table with net loss of $(3.4)M and net cash from operations of $72.7M
- Newer filing reports Adjusted EBITDA of $56.5M for Q1 2026
- Newer filing includes 'Recent Developments' section mentioning 'Haverhill I Shutdown' completed in Q1 2026
- Newer filing cites 'severe winter weather' impact on blast coke sales volumes
- Newer filing cites 'turbine failure at our Middletown cokemaking facility' impacting energy revenues
- Newer filing includes detailed 'Results of Operations' table showing three-month period ended March 31, 2026 vs. 2025
- Newer filing reports operating income of $4.4M and net loss attributable to SunCoke of $(4.4)M for Q1 2026
- Newer filing states segment information was 'recast' for all prior periods following Phoenix Global acquisition
- Removed:
- Older filing's 'Overview' section describing company business, cokemaking capacity, and industrial services is not present in newer filing excerpt
- Older filing's 'Market Discussion' section analyzing pricing, take-or-pay agreements, and market dynamics is not present in newer filing excerpt
- Older filing's 'Third Quarter Key Financial Results' table (net income $23.8M, operating cash $9.2M, Adjusted EBITDA $59.1M for Q3 2025) removed
- Older filing's nine-month comparison data (net income $46.7M, operating cash $52.5M, Adjusted EBITDA $162.5M) removed
- Older filing's 'Recent Developments' section beginning with 'Acquisition of Phoenix Global. On August 1, 2025' removed (text cuts off)
- Reworded:
- Reference year changed from 'December 31, 2024' to 'December 31, 2025' in forward-looking statements boilerplate
- Quarter reference changed from 'September 30, 2025' to 'March 31, 2026' throughout
- 'Third Quarter Key Financial Results' heading changed to 'First Quarter Key Financial Results'
- Operating results explanation changed from discussing 'lower pricing in Domestic Coke segment' and 'unfavorable coal-to-coke yields' to discussing 'lower volumes due to shutdown of Haverhill I' and 'severe winter weather' and 'turbine failure'
- Notes:
- Older filing MD&A excerpt appears truncated at 'Recent Developments' section
- Newer filing excerpt ends mid-section before completion of segment discussion
- Direct year-over-year comparisons are between different quarters (Q1 2026 vs. Q1 2025 in newer; Q3 2025 vs. Q3 2024 in older)
- Comparison reflects different reporting periods rather than consistent period-to-period changes
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-02-26. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding SXC as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 18,976,045
- Reported value $152,757,164
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 1 increased, 4 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
SXC had 4,067,006 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
SXC had 4.79% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 4.87 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 4,067,006
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 4.79%
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,107,075
- Reported change -0.98%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.87
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF)
- U.S. Steel (X)
- Steel Dynamics (STLD)
AI-enriched competitor set. Linked names are companies covered by stocks-llm; other named peers are shown for reference only.
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Frequently asked questions
What does SUNCOKE ENERGY INC (SXC) do?
SunCoke Energy is a raw material processing and handling company that produces high-quality coke for the steel industry and provides coal handling and mixing services. It operates through cokemaking facilities that produce coke from metallurgical coal and industrial terminal operations that manage coal logistics. The company is actively expanding its footprint into the foundry coke market.
What sector is SUNCOKE ENERGY INC (SXC) in?
SUNCOKE ENERGY INC (SXC) is classified in the Materials sector. Its industry is coking coal and coke production. It trades on NYSE.
Does SXC pay a dividend?
Yes — SUNCOKE ENERGY INC (SXC) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 5.06% and at least 1 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are SUNCOKE ENERGY INC's (SXC) competitors?
Notable peers of SUNCOKE ENERGY INC (SXC) include Cleveland-Cliffs, U.S. Steel and Steel Dynamics. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is SUNCOKE ENERGY INC (SXC) overbought or oversold right now?
SUNCOKE ENERGY INC (SXC) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on SXC come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.