ARLP vs BTU vs AMR Stock Comparison

Alliance Resource Partners, Peabody Energy and Alpha Metallurgical Resources 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
$2.07B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
0.02%
Coal Energy
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Alliance Resource Partners leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Alliance Resource Partners 6, 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.

QuestionARLPBTUAMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.24B $2.07B $1.93B ARLP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.2x -11.3x -41.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.1% -0.7% -12.9% BTU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% -4.6% -2.2% ARLP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% -4.6% -1.9% ARLP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -1.0x -2.7x AMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.4% -23.2% -11.1% ARLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.2%/yr +11.7%/yr +20.1%/yr AMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.0% 53.6% 56.4% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 52/100 65/100 ARLP

Percentile Scorecard

ARLPBTUAMR

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureARLPBTUAMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.0%53.6%56.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%55.4%53.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.120.380.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.35-0.43-0.20 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-68.3%-77.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.3%-46.7%-38.3% -3.5%
52-week high $28.99$39.50$249.65 $779.14
52-week low $23.10$20.83$137.33 $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.

MultipleARLPBTUAMR
P/E now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 25.6x -14.1xmedian 25.6x -42.5xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 6.5x 0.6xmedian 6.5x 0.9xmedian 6.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 12.9x 12.4xmedian 12.9x 13.4xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 9.6x -15.2xmedian 9.6x -1,344xmedian 9.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.44median 43.77 0.48median 43.77 1.56median 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 monthsARLPBTUAMR
Revenue $2.17B $4.01B $2.07B
Gross profit $775.00M – $206.89M
Operating income $319.75M -$223.20M -$44.78M
Net income $272.96M -$172.30M -$46.07M
Free cash flow $357.09M -$169.00M -$1.45M
EPS (diluted) $2.07 $-1.50 $-3.62
Cash & equivalents $111.19M $526.30M $307.60M
Total debt $579.59M $339.00M $11.40M
Shares (diluted) 128.66M 122.00M 12.71M
Enterprise value $2.94B -$127.30M $348.69M

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusARLPBTUAMR
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.59FY2026 $-0.39FY2026 $-1.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +7.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.37BFY2026 $4.54BFY2026 $2.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.6% +8.0% +18.2%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

ARLPBTUAMR
ARLP 1.00 0.43 0.33
BTU 0.43 1.00 0.72
AMR 0.33 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARLP, BTU and AMR?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.24B, Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.07B, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $1.93B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 0.00%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 0.02%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 0.00%. Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) and 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 (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 21.0%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 53.6%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 56.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.