AMR vs BTU vs ARLP Stock Comparison

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Peabody Energy and Alliance Resource Partners Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BTU Peabody Energy Corp
$21.07 -15.0% 1M -23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
1.35%
Coal Energy
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Alliance Resource Partners leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Alliance Resource Partners 7, Alpha Metallurgical Resources 2, Peabody Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRBTUARLPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.95B $2.57B $3.38B ARLP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -42.5x -14.1x 12.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 10.2x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.9% -0.7% -5.1% BTU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.2% -4.6% 12.3% ARLP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.9% -4.6% 12.9% ARLP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x -1.0x 0.7x AMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.35% 9.13% ARLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.1% -23.2% +7.4% ARLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.1%/yr +11.7%/yr +17.2%/yr AMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.4% 53.6% 21.0% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 52/100 67/100 ARLP

Percentile Scorecard

AMRBTUARLP

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

AxisAMRBTUARLP
Valuation 82 #5 of 23 73 #7 of 23 96 #2 of 23
Growth 35 #14 of 21 25 #16 of 21 60 #9 of 21
Profitability 72 #6 of 19 61 #8 of 19 94 #2 of 19
Financial Health 73 #7 of 23 50 #12 of 23 18 #19 of 23
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 65 52 67
  • AMR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • BTU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • ARLP 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

PeriodAMRBTUARLPSPY
1 month -10.1%-15.0%+7.2% -2.3%
3 months +11.1%-3.3%+0.7% -0.7%
6 months -16.7%-20.6%0.0% +4.8%
Year to date -23.0%-29.1%+13.2% +10.3%
1 year -11.1%-23.2%+7.4% +10.3%
3 years -29.9%-11.1%+9.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year -11.2%-3.8%+3.1% +20.1%
5 years +149.2%+74.1%+121.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year +20.1%+11.7%+17.2% +10.1%
10 years ——+9.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year ——+0.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMRBTUARLPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.4%53.6%21.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.7%55.4%19.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.38-0.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.430.35 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.5%-68.3%-35.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.3%-46.7%-9.3% -3.5%
52-week high $249.65$39.50$28.99 $779.14
52-week low $137.33$20.83$23.10 $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.

MultipleAMRBTUARLP
P/E now vs peer median -42.5xmedian 25.6x -14.1xmedian 25.6x 12.7xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 6.5x 0.6xmedian 6.5x 1.6xmedian 6.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 12.9x 12.4xmedian 12.9x 6.0xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,344xmedian 9.6x -15.2xmedian 9.6x 9.5xmedian 9.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.56median 43.77 0.48median 43.77 -0.44median 43.77

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 monthsAMRBTUARLP
Revenue $2.07B $4.01B $2.17B
Gross profit $206.89M – $775.00M
Operating income -$44.78M -$223.20M $319.75M
Net income -$46.07M -$172.30M $272.96M
Free cash flow -$1.45M -$169.00M $357.09M
EPS (diluted) $-3.62 $-1.50 $2.07
Cash & equivalents $307.60M $526.30M $111.19M
Total debt $11.40M $339.00M $579.59M
Shares (diluted) 12.71M 122.00M 128.66M
Enterprise value $374.47M $420.33M $3.08B

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
MetricAMRBTUARLP
P/E -42.5x -14.1x 12.7x
P/FCF -1,344x -15.2x 9.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 11.6x 5.5x
P/S 0.9x 0.6x 1.6x
P/B 1.3x 0.8x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 0.8x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 12.4x 6.0x
EV/EBIT -36.3x -10.7x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.6x 1.8x
EV/FCF -1,119x -14.1x 10.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 10.7x 6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.56 0.48 -0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRBTUARLP
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.9% -0.7% -5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.8% -10.5% -6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.4% – 4.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -44.9% – -12.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -101.5% -245.2% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.9% -28.7% -26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -23.8% -207.9% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% -28.3% -28.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -27.1% -231.4% 12.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.2% -29.3% -29.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -56.9% -64.7% -9.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.0% -51.3% -16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -100.8% -174.1% 12.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.0% -28.1% -18.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRBTUARLP
Gross margin 10.0% – 35.6%
EBITDA margin 5.9% 4.8% 29.3%
Operating margin -2.2% -5.6% 14.7%
Pretax margin -3.4% -5.3% 13.4%
Net margin -2.2% -4.6% 12.3%
FCF margin -0.1% -4.2% 16.4%
Operating cash flow margin 6.7% 5.5% 28.2%
Return on equity -3.1% -4.9% 15.3%
Return on assets -2.0% -3.0% 9.4%
Return on invested capital -1.9% -4.6% 12.9%
Return on capital employed -2.2% -4.7% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.0x -1.3x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRBTUARLP
Debt / assets 0.5% 6.2% 19.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x -1.0x 0.7x
Debt / FCF -7.8x -2.0x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 33.6% 39.5% 39.3%
Equity / assets 66.4% 60.5% 60.7%
Interest coverage -13.6x -5.0x 6.9x
Current ratio 3.4x 2.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.01 1.81 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRBTUARLP
Dividend yield – 1.4% 9.1%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.4% 9.1%
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.

ConsensusAMRBTUARLP
Forward P/E – – 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.44FY2026 $-0.39FY2026 $2.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.26BFY2026 $4.54BFY2026 $2.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.2% +8.0% -8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRBTUARLP
Held by institutions 87.7% 91.8% 15.3%
Institutions holding 255 327 173
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% -1.6% -11.7%
Institutions buying 115 151 75
Institutions selling 91 129 41
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.17 1.83

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.

AMRBTUARLP
AMR 1.00 0.72 0.33
BTU 0.72 1.00 0.43
ARLP 0.33 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMR, BTU and ARLP?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $1.95B, Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.57B, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.38B.

Which company is growing faster?

Peabody Energy (BTU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -12.9%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -0.7%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) -5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has the highest net margin (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -2.2%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.3%). On return on invested capital, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) leads (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -1.9%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) returned the most: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -11.1%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -23.2%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +7.4%. Over five years, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) compounded fastest (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +20.1%/yr, Peabody Energy (BTU) +11.7%/yr, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +17.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has the highest dividend yield: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 0.00%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 1.35%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 9.13%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has been the steadiest (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 56.4%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 53.6%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 21.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) leads on 7. 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.