Peabody Energy vs Helmerich & Payne
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I put Peabody Energy and Helmerich & Payne side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Peabody Energy is the larger business, with $3.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.7B for Helmerich & Payne.
- Helmerich & Payne grew revenue faster (35.9%, against −8.9%).
- Helmerich & Payne kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (0.1% operating margin, against −2.1%).
- Helmerich & Payne turned more of its sales into free cash flow (3.1% FCF margin, against −2.0%).
- Helmerich & Payne earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (0.1%, against −1.9%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Peabody Energy
BTU
4/10
Net marginReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Helmerich & Payne
HP
5/10
Revenue growth5-year growthOperating marginFCF marginReturn on capital
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | BTU FY25 | HP FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.7B | $4.0B |
| Revenue | $3.9B | $3.7B |
| Free cash flow | −$77.7M | $117M |
| Net income | −$42.5M | −$164M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −8.9% | 35.9% |
| 5-year growth | 6.0% | 16.1% |
| Share count change | −14.2% | 0.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | −2.1% | 0.1% |
| Net margin | −1.1% | −4.4% |
| FCF margin | −2.0% | 3.1% |
| Return on capital | −1.9% | 0.1% |
| Return on equity | −1.2% | −5.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$239M | $1.8B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.8x | 2.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $36.5M | $101M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | — |
| 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.