February 6, 2023 - Analysts expect most U.S. coal companies to report higher earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the prior-year period. Analysts' consensus estimates project that five of the eight publicly traded U.S. coal companies analyzed by S&P Global Market Intelligence will report higher fourth-quarter EPS year over year. In addition, analysts expect each U.S. coal company to report positive revenue as producers of coal used for both steelmaking and power generation have taken advantage of a period of elevated prices that lasted through much of the year.