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Peabody Energy

NYQ:BTU · US7045511000
Oil, Gas & Consumable FuelsLarge

360

39
EV / EBIT39
Price / Owner Earnings79
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield79
Price/Sales87
EV / Gross Profit48
Price/Book87
Return on Capital17
Cash Return on Capital23
Return on Equity18
EBIT Margin12
Gross Profitability18
Accruals62
Owner Earnings Margin24
Sales growth50
Profit Growth45
Long-Term EPS Growth89
Owner Earnings Growth1
Reinvestment22
Price momentum88
Debt load86
Refinancing89
Debt Payback1
Liquidity15
Analyst ratings60
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside75
Market mood30
Value Creation0/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Peabody Energy doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1998
Employees1,768
ISINUS7045511000
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Mining TechnologyEnergy StorageUtility Scale SolarElectrical DistributionEnergyIndustrial

Description

Peabody Energy Corporation (Peabody) produces metallurgical and thermal coal. The company owned interests in 16 active coal mining operations located in the United States (U.S.), and Australia as of December 31, 2025. Included in that count is the c…

Analysis

Weak and unloved

Peabody Energy Corporation scores below average on quality and is priced accordingly, a low-conviction position in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 0/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value. Analysts lean positive.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
92
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Mar 2026

All-time low

37

Jan 2024

Average rank

76

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
87
87
80
93
Price/Earnings
30
56
78
91
Price/Book
87
90
77
57
Dividend Yield
79
40
34
1
Value (overall)
90
77
80
77

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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