ARLP vs BTU vs METC Stock Comparison

Alliance Resource Partners, Peabody Energy and Ramaco Resources Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BTU Peabody Energy Corp
$20.68 -16.6% 1M -30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.10B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
0.02%
Coal Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionARLPBTUMETCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.25B $2.10B $427.30M ARLP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.2x -11.5x -6.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.1% -0.7% -6.0% BTU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% -4.6% -12.2% ARLP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% -4.6% -7.7% ARLP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -1.0x 28.0x BTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.7% -30.9% -75.8% ARLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.6%/yr +12.9%/yr -15.2%/yr ARLP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.0% 53.6% 83.0% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 52/100 46/100 ARLP

Percentile Scorecard

ARLPBTUMETC

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

AxisARLPBTUMETC
Valuation 91 #3 of 23 77 #6 of 23 46 #13 of 23
Growth 60 #9 of 21 25 #16 of 21 15 #18 of 21
Profitability 95 #2 of 20 63 #8 of 20 58 #9 of 20
Financial Health 18 #19 of 23 41 #14 of 23 14 #20 of 23
Shareholder Returns – – 100 #1 of 11
Overall 66 52 46
  • ARLP ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • BTU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • METC 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

PeriodARLPBTUMETCSPY
1 month +6.5%-16.6%-16.8% -2.0%
3 months +1.6%-7.6%-30.1% -2.2%
6 months -0.2%-17.3%-55.2% +4.2%
Year to date +12.5%-30.4%-62.6% +10.6%
1 year +4.7%-30.9%-75.8% +10.4%
3 years +8.9%-12.7%-44.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year +2.9%-4.4%-17.8% +20.2%
5 years +124.9%+83.2%-56.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year +17.6%+12.9%-15.2% +10.1%
10 years +11.7%—— +261.3%
10 years, per year +1.1%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARLPBTUMETCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.0%53.6%83.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%55.3%87.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.120.381.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.23-0.58-0.91 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-68.3%-87.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.9%-47.6%-75.8% -3.2%
52-week high $28.99$39.50$27.87 $779.14
52-week low $23.10$20.68$6.59 $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.

MultipleARLPBTUMETC
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 25.3x -13.8xmedian 25.3x -6.4xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 6.1x 0.6xmedian 6.1x 0.8xmedian 6.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 12.6x 12.1xmedian 12.6x 82.3xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 9.5x -14.9xmedian 9.5x -3.0xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.43median 44.09 0.47median 44.09 0.16median 44.09

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 monthsARLPBTUMETC
Revenue $2.17B $4.01B $544.51M
Gross profit $775.00M – $66.95M
Operating income $319.75M -$223.20M -$79.27M
Net income $272.96M -$172.30M -$66.67M
Free cash flow $357.09M -$169.00M -$143.64M
EPS (diluted) $2.07 $-1.50 $-1.05
Cash & equivalents $111.19M $526.30M $232.95M
Total debt $579.59M $339.00M $453.56M
Shares (diluted) 128.66M 122.00M 63.40M
Enterprise value $2.94B -$101.33M -$883.75M

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
MetricARLPBTUMETC
P/E 12.6x -13.8x -6.4x
P/FCF 9.4x -14.9x -3.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x 11.4x -8.1x
P/S 1.5x 0.6x 0.8x
P/B 1.9x 0.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 0.8x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x 12.1x 82.3x
EV/EBIT 12.0x -10.5x -8.2x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 0.6x 1.2x
EV/FCF 10.7x -13.8x -4.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x 10.5x -12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.43 0.47 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARLPBTUMETC
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.1% -0.7% -6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.3% -10.5% -4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% – -28.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.3% – -27.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.8% -245.2% -133.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.1% -28.7% -44.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% -207.9% -102.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.6% -28.3% -44.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.7% -231.4% -95.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.1% -29.3% -41.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.3% -64.7% -246.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.8% -51.3% -33.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% -174.1% -438.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.1% -28.1% -68.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARLPBTUMETC
Gross margin 35.6% – 12.3%
EBITDA margin 29.3% 4.8% 1.4%
Operating margin 14.7% -5.6% -14.6%
Pretax margin 13.4% -5.3% -15.2%
Net margin 12.3% -4.6% -12.2%
FCF margin 16.4% -4.2% -26.4%
Operating cash flow margin 28.2% 5.5% -9.7%
Return on equity 15.3% -4.9% -18.0%
Return on assets 9.4% -3.0% -6.6%
Return on invested capital 12.9% -4.6% -7.7%
Return on capital employed 12.3% -4.7% -8.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x -1.3x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARLPBTUMETC
Debt / assets 19.7% 6.2% 45.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -1.0x 28.0x
Debt / FCF 1.6x -2.0x -3.2x
Liabilities / assets 39.3% 39.5% 63.9%
Equity / assets 60.7% 60.5% 36.1%
Interest coverage 6.9x -5.0x -113.7x
Current ratio 1.8x 2.0x 4.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.1x 2.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.7x 2.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.80 0.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARLPBTUMETC
Dividend yield 9.2% 1.4% –
Net buyback yield – – 15.4%
Shareholder yield 9.2% 1.4% 15.4%
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.

ConsensusARLPBTUMETC
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.59FY2026 $-0.39FY2026 $-0.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +7.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.37BFY2026 $4.54BFY2026 $535.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.6% +8.0% +37.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARLPBTUMETC
Held by institutions 15.3% 91.8% 87.6%
Institutions holding 173 327 202
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.7% -1.6% -5.5%
Institutions buying 75 151 108
Institutions selling 41 129 48
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.17 2.25

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.

ARLPBTUMETC
ARLP 1.00 0.43 0.28
BTU 0.43 1.00 0.57
METC 0.28 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARLP, BTU and METC?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.25B, Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.10B, Ramaco Resources (METC) $427.30M.

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%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.0%.

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%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.2%). On return on invested capital, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) leads (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.9%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) returned the most: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +4.7%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -30.9%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -75.8%. Over five years, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) compounded fastest (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +17.6%/yr, Peabody Energy (BTU) +12.9%/yr, Ramaco Resources (METC) -15.2%/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%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 0.00%. Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) and Ramaco Resources (METC) 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%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.