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Yancoal Australia Ltd (YAL.AU) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for YAL.AU, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 61/100 · S&P 500 fund at 75, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-10-06
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 98th percentile of the window, +5.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-10-06
  • Sector × region Energy in Asia-Pacific developed: −0.7% week · −1.8% month · +13.6% quarter · −4.8% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from 1618.TSE; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-10-06
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.74 · up 0.17 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-10-06
Who it is priced against Energy · Australia · 5 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Energy · Australia

Scored names in the same sector and country from the Closelooknet universe.

Compared against YAL.AU on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — Yancoal Australia Ltd

YAL.AU in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Yancoal explores, develops, produces and markets metallurgical and thermal coal, mainly from mines in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. It sells into export markets across Asia, Europe and beyond. The company is majority owned by Yankuang Energy Group and based in Sydney.
Where it sits in the stack
No Closelooknet index currently seats Yancoal; it sits in the Energy sector of our universe, under Thermal Coal, alongside other coal producers we track outside the AI build-out indices.
Who it is priced against
The diary's records show no set peer group for Yancoal; the market often compares it with Whitehaven Coal, another Australian producer of thermal and metallurgical coal.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
Yancoal holds no seat in Rubin or Halo, so it sits outside the AI-linked indices, and it carries no Closelooknet score yet; the diary has not quoted it in any edition so far.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether Yancoal's shares hold above the 200-day average and narrow the gap to their 52-week high, since the chart currently sits well below that level.

Yancoal Australia Ltd (YAL.AU) trades on the AU exchange in Australia, classified under Energy.

The Closelooknet company score reads 49/100 composite (momentum 29, quality 42, valuation 85) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 3.29%, semi-annual · last 0.0700 AUD on 2026-09-02

Dividends and capital return

What YAL.AU pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.19 AUD per share · a 3.29% yield on the 2026-10-06 close 2 distributions, paid twice a year 2026-10-06
  • Change on the year −67.0% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.58 AUD per share
  • Last distribution 0.0700 AUD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-02
  • By calendar year 2025: 0.58 AUD (partial) · 2026: 0.19 AUD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-03-13
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 769 m AUD 83% of earnings
  • Share count −0.1% in FY2025
  • Capital returned 769 m AUD · 148% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-07

Quick answers

What is Yancoal Australia Ltd (YAL.AU)?

Yancoal Australia Ltd trades as YAL.AU on the AU exchange (Australia) and is classified under Energy in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-10-07.

Is YAL.AU in a Closelooknet index?

Not currently — Yancoal Australia Ltd is tracked in the Closelooknet research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelooknet functional index as of 2026-10-07.

What is Yancoal Australia Ltd's Closelooknet composite score?

49 out of 100, with momentum 29, quality 42 and valuation 85 sub-scores, as of 2026-10-07. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does YAL.AU trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -0.3% vs the 50-day and -5.4% vs the 200-day average, 34.8% below the 52-week high and +26.1% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 51 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-06 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How does Yancoal Australia Ltd compare with its peers?

Against its peer group (Energy · Australia), Yancoal Australia Ltd (YAL.AU) sits 34.8% below its 52-week high, 0.3% below its 50-day average; New Hope Corporation Ltd (NHC.AU) is 9.1% below, Viva Energy Group Ltd (VEA.AU) is 3.4% below, Paladin Energy Ltd (PDN.AU) is 39.9% below. Put any of them next to YAL.AU in the chart grid (2×1 or 2×2) and the page lays the companies side by side: performance, trend, valuation, margins and our money-flow reading.

What does Yancoal Australia Ltd do?

Yancoal explores, develops, produces and markets metallurgical and thermal coal, mainly from mines in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. It sells into export markets across Asia, Europe and beyond. The company is majority owned by Yankuang Energy Group and based in Sydney. The diary's records show no set peer group for Yancoal; the market often compares it with Whitehaven Coal, another Australian producer of thermal and metallurgical coal.

Where does Yancoal Australia Ltd sit in the AI build-out?

No Closelooknet index currently seats Yancoal; it sits in the Energy sector of our universe, under Thermal Coal, alongside other coal producers we track outside the AI build-out indices. Yancoal holds no seat in Rubin or Halo, so it sits outside the AI-linked indices, and it carries no Closelooknet score yet; the diary has not quoted it in any edition so far.

Does Yancoal Australia Ltd pay a dividend?

Yancoal Australia Ltd has paid 0.19 AUD per share over the last twelve months, paid twice a year, a trailing yield of 3.29% on the 2026-10-06 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.0700 AUD on 2026-09-02. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 769 m AUD in dividends, 148% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 0.1% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for YAL.AU, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

then Thermal Coal, then Energy. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.