AMR vs AREC vs BTU Stock Comparison

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, American Resources and Peabody Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BTU Peabody Energy Corp
$23.32 -8.3% 1M -17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
0.01%
Coal Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Peabody Energy leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Peabody Energy 4, Alpha Metallurgical Resources 2, American Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRARECBTULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.06B $93.66M $2.74B BTU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -41.4x 5.3x -15.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +56.7% -0.7% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -4.6% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -4.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 10.4x -1.0x BTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.7% -66.0% -17.7% AMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.9%/yr -13.8%/yr +14.2%/yr AMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.8% 96.8% 54.6% BTU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 43/100 52/100 BTU

Percentile Scorecard

AMRARECBTU

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMRARECBTU
Valuation 100 #1 of 23 77 #6 of 23 68 #8 of 23
Growth 80 #5 of 21 60 #9 of 21 30 #15 of 21
Profitability – – 71 #6 of 18
Financial Health – 33 #15 of 22 38 #14 of 22
Shareholder Returns – 0 #10 of 10 –
Overall – 43 52
  • AMR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • BTU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMRARECBTUSPY
1 month -3.3%-38.4%-8.3% -0.2%
3 months +16.4%-32.0%+0.3% +3.9%
6 months -13.6%-45.6%-13.3% +8.2%
Year to date -15.5%-52.8%-21.5% +12.9%
1 year +2.7%-66.0%-17.7% +12.3%
3 years -23.4%-14.6%-6.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -8.5%-5.1%-2.1% +23.3%
5 years +169.3%-52.4%+94.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +21.9%-13.8%+14.2% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureAMRARECBTUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.8%96.8%54.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.1%93.6%55.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.542.860.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05-0.68-0.33 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.5%-88.1%-68.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.4%-73.2%-41.0% -1.2%
52-week high $249.65$4.37$39.50 $779.14
52-week low $137.33$1.09$20.83 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMRARECBTU
P/E now vs peer median -43.1xmedian 28.4x 5.1xmedian 28.4x -15.6xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 7.3x -285.2xmedian 7.3x 0.7xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.2x -2.6xmedian 29.2x 13.8xmedian 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,449xmedian 11.0x 7.2xmedian 11.0x -16.8xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.57median 50.46 0.07median 50.46 0.53median 50.46

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMRARECBTU
Revenue – -$312.74K $4.01B
Gross profit – $956.08K –
Operating income – -$6.29M -$223.20M
Net income – -$79.01M -$172.30M
Free cash flow – $12.37M -$169.00M
R&D – -$1.22M –
EPS (diluted) $-3.92 $0.20 $-1.50
Cash & equivalents – $31.70M $526.30M
Total debt – $8.34M $339.00M
Shares (diluted) 12.71M 87.27M 122.00M
Enterprise value $2.06B $11.17M $540.28M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMRARECBTU
P/E -43.1x 5.1x -15.6x
P/FCF -1,449x 7.2x -16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 3.3x 7.0x 12.8x
P/S 1.0x -285.2x 0.7x
P/B – 0.9x 0.9x
P/Tangible book – 0.9x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – -2.6x 13.8x
EV/EBIT – -2.9x -11.9x
EV/Revenue – -57.6x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 1.5x -15.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.3x 1.4x 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.57 0.07 0.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRARECBTU
Revenue growth (1Y) – 56.7% -0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -26.2% -10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 210.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -62.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 47.3% -245.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 31.4% -28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – -517.7% -207.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -279.5% -28.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.6% 131.2% -231.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.5% 68.3% -29.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 255.9% 541.6% -64.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 71.1% -51.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 682.1% -174.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 89.3% -28.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRARECBTU
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 4.8%
Operating margin – – -5.6%
Pretax margin – – -5.3%
Net margin – – -4.6%
FCF margin – – -4.2%
Operating cash flow margin – -4,086% 5.5%
Return on equity – – -4.9%
Return on assets – 7.7% -3.0%
Return on invested capital – – -4.6%
Return on capital employed – -5.1% -4.7%
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.2x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – -3,162% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRARECBTU
Debt / assets – 0.6% 6.2%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 10.4x -1.0x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x -2.0x
Liabilities / assets – 43.9% 39.5%
Equity / assets – 56.1% 60.5%
Interest coverage – – -5.0x
Current ratio – 2.2x 2.0x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 1.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – -0.63 1.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRARECBTU
Dividend yield – 3.4% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – -84.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -81.4% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -21.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -21.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 50.1%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMRARECBTU
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.44FY2026 $-0.30FY2026 $-0.39FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.26BFY2026 $8.75MFY2026 $4.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 +17,395.7%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.2% +3,730.3% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRARECBTU
Held by institutions 87.7% 31.5% 91.8%
Institutions holding 255 99 327
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% -5.8% -1.6%
Institutions buying 115 67 151
Institutions selling 91 17 129
Buyers to sellers 1.26 3.94 1.17

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMRARECBTU
AMR 1.00 0.32 0.72
AREC 0.32 1.00 0.34
BTU 0.72 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMR, AREC and BTU?

Peabody Energy (BTU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $2.06B, American Resources (AREC) $93.66M, Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.74B.

Which company is growing faster?

American Resources (AREC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Resources (AREC) +56.7%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -0.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) returned the most: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +2.7%, American Resources (AREC) -66.0%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -17.7%. Over five years, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) compounded fastest (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +21.9%/yr, American Resources (AREC) -13.8%/yr, Peabody Energy (BTU) +14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 0.00%, American Resources (AREC) 0.00%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 0.01%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) and American Resources (AREC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Peabody Energy (BTU) has been the steadiest (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 56.8%, American Resources (AREC) 96.8%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 54.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMR, AREC and BTU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Peabody Energy (BTU) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.