Peabody Energy vs Core Natural Resources
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I put Peabody Energy and Core Natural Resources side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- 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%).
- Core Natural Resources turned more of its sales into free cash flow (0.5% FCF margin, against −2.0%).
- Peabody Energy earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (−1.9%, against −5.7%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Peabody Energy
BTU
6/10
Operating marginNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Core Natural Resources
CNR
3/10
Revenue growth5-year growthFCF margin
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | BTU FY25 | CNR FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.7B | $4.5B |
| 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 | — | 44.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.