Peabody Energy Corporation

BTU Energy Thermal Coal

Peabody Energy Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $3.9 billion, down 8.86% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+8.32%
EPS
−221.7%
Free cash flow
−494.2%
Total debt
−12.1%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

16.05 0.97 −5.70%
Market cap
$2.0B
P/E
0.0×
Fwd P/E
−56.8×
Dividend yield
1.87%
F-score
4/9
Altman Z
2.07
Beneish M
−2.71
Dividend safety
28/100

Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU) Return on equity

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Peabody Energy Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −4.26%, down 2.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−1.45%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −156.3% (fiscal 2016) to 50.7% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is below the Thermal Coal industry median of 3.43% and below the Energy sector median of 7.54%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 −1.45% (11.59)
FY2024 10.1% (11.87)
FY2023 22.0% (28.70)
FY2022 50.7% 25.01
FY2021 25.7% 128.08
FY2020 −102.4% (95.48)
FY2019 −6.90% (23.57)
FY2018 16.7% 6.98
FY2017 9.69% 165.99
FY2016 −156.3% (43.29)

Against its own ten years

Low −156.3% High 50.7%
Ten-year median 9.69%
Current reading's percentile 45

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
NRP Natural Resource Partners LP compare 15.7%
ARLP Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. compare 14.7%
NC NACCO Industries, Inc. compare 3.43%
CNR Core Natural Resources, Inc. compare 2.09%
BTU Peabody Energy Corporation −4.26%
Thermal Coal industry median 3.43%
Energy sector median 7.54%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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