Peabody Energy vs Helmerich & Payne
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The short version
- 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%).
| Latest fiscal year | BTU · FY25 | HP · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.8B | $3.9B |
| 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 |
Revenue
FY16
BTU $4.7B
HP $1.6B
FY17
BTU —
HP $1.8B
FY18
BTU $5.6B
HP $2.5B
FY19
BTU $4.6B
HP $2.8B
FY20
BTU $2.9B
HP $1.8B
FY21
BTU $3.3B
HP $1.2B
FY22
BTU $5.0B
HP $2.1B
FY23
BTU $4.9B
HP $2.9B
FY24
BTU $4.2B
HP $2.8B
FY25
BTU $3.9B
HP $3.7B
BTU
HP
Operating margin
FY16
BTU −5.9%
HP −1.6%
FY17
BTU —
HP −9.4%
FY18
BTU 11.9%
HP 1.3%
FY19
BTU 1.3%
HP 0.7%
FY20
BTU −60.0%
HP −35.0%
FY21
BTU 13.0%
HP −35.2%
FY22
BTU 27.7%
HP 2.2%
FY23
BTU 21.7%
HP 19.8%
FY24
BTU 10.5%
HP 16.6%
FY25
BTU −2.1%
HP 0.1%
BTU
HP
Free cash flow
FY16
BTU −$179M
HP $497M
FY17
BTU —
HP −$26.4M
FY18
BTU $1.2B
HP $91.3M
FY19
BTU $392M
HP $397M
FY20
BTU −$201M
HP $398M
FY21
BTU $237M
HP $54.3M
FY22
BTU $952M
HP −$17.0M
FY23
BTU $687M
HP $438M
FY24
BTU $205M
HP $190M
FY25
BTU −$77.7M
HP $117M
BTU
HP
Return on capital
FY16
BTU −7.2%
HP −0.5%
FY17
BTU —
HP −3.3%
FY18
BTU 20.1%
HP 0.8%
FY19
BTU 1.4%
HP 0.4%
FY20
BTU −53.9%
HP −13.4%
FY21
BTU 21.2%
HP −11.2%
FY22
BTU 63.9%
HP 0.8%
FY23
BTU 29.5%
HP 14.0%
FY24
BTU 11.1%
HP 9.2%
FY25
BTU −1.9%
HP 0.1%
BTU
HP
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.