Peabody Energy
BTU · Coal & Consumable Fuels
$22.89
2.1%Core Natural Resources
CNR · Coal & Consumable Fuels
$92.10
4.2%The short version
- Core Natural Resources is the larger business, with $4.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.9B for Peabody Energy.
- Core Natural Resources grew revenue faster (86.2%, against −8.9%).
- Peabody Energy kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (−2.1% operating margin, against −4.4% operating margin).
- Core Natural Resources turned more of its sales into free cash flow (0.5% FCF margin, against −2.0% FCF margin).
- Peabody Energy earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (−1.9%, against −5.7%).
| Latest fiscal year | BTU · FY25 | CNR · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.8B | $4.7B |
| Revenue | $3.9B | $4.2B |
| Free cash flow | −$77.7M | $21.2M |
| Net income | −$42.5M | −$153M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −8.9% | 86.2% |
| 5-year growth | 6.0% | 32.5% |
| Share count change | −14.2% | 72.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | −2.1% | −4.4% |
| Net margin | −1.1% | −3.7% |
| FCF margin | −2.0% | 0.5% |
| Return on capital | −1.9% | −5.7% |
| Return on equity | −1.2% | −5.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$239M | $20.3M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.8x | 0.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $36.5M | $251M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 46.3x |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
FY16
BTU $4.7B
CNR $1.2B
FY17
BTU —
CNR $1.4B
FY18
BTU $5.6B
CNR $1.5B
FY19
BTU $4.6B
CNR $1.4B
FY20
BTU $2.9B
CNR $1.0B
FY21
BTU $3.3B
CNR $1.3B
FY22
BTU $5.0B
CNR $2.1B
FY23
BTU $4.9B
CNR $2.6B
FY24
BTU $4.2B
CNR $2.2B
FY25
BTU $3.9B
CNR $4.2B
BTU
CNR
FY16
BTU −5.9%
CNR —
FY17
BTU —
CNR —
FY18
BTU 11.9%
CNR —
FY19
BTU 1.3%
CNR —
FY20
BTU −60.0%
CNR —
FY21
BTU 13.0%
CNR —
FY22
BTU 27.7%
CNR —
FY23
BTU 21.7%
CNR 31.3%
FY24
BTU 10.5%
CNR 15.7%
FY25
BTU −2.1%
CNR −4.4%
BTU
CNR
FY16
BTU −$179M
CNR $276M
FY17
BTU —
CNR $167M
FY18
BTU $1.2B
CNR $268M
FY19
BTU $392M
CNR $74.8M
FY20
BTU −$201M
CNR $43.3M
FY21
BTU $237M
CNR $173M
FY22
BTU $952M
CNR $479M
FY23
BTU $687M
CNR $690M
FY24
BTU $205M
CNR $298M
FY25
BTU −$77.7M
CNR $21.2M
BTU
CNR
FY16
BTU −7.2%
CNR —
FY17
BTU —
CNR 8.4%
FY18
BTU 20.1%
CNR 23.4%
FY19
BTU 1.4%
CNR 13.4%
FY20
BTU −53.9%
CNR 3.5%
FY21
BTU 21.2%
CNR 8.2%
FY22
BTU 63.9%
CNR 41.6%
FY23
BTU 29.5%
CNR 53.4%
FY24
BTU 11.1%
CNR 23.6%
FY25
BTU −1.9%
CNR −5.7%
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