Peabody Energy vs Centrus Energy
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I put Peabody Energy and Centrus Energy side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Peabody Energy is the larger business, with $3.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $449M for Centrus Energy, about 8.6 times as much.
- Centrus Energy grew revenue faster (1.5%, against β8.9%).
- Centrus Energy kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (11.2% operating margin, against β2.1%).
- Centrus Energy turned more of its sales into free cash flow (7.0% FCF margin, against β2.0%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 9 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Peabody Energy
BTU
1/9
Share count change
Centrus Energy
LEU
7/9
Revenue growth5-year growthOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | BTU FY25 | LEU FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.7B | $2.2B |
| Revenue | $3.9B | $449M |
| Free cash flow | β$77.7M | $31.3M |
| Net income | β$42.5M | $77.8M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | β8.9% | 1.5% |
| 5-year growth | 6.0% | 12.7% |
| Share count change | β14.2% | 21.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | 26.2% |
| Operating margin | β2.1% | 11.2% |
| Net margin | β1.1% | 17.3% |
| FCF margin | β2.0% | 7.0% |
| Return on capital | β1.9% | β |
| Return on equity | β1.2% | 16.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | β$239M | β$782M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.8x | β13.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $36.5M | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | β | 47.7x |
| 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.