BTU vs AMR vs HCC Stock Comparison

Peabody Energy, Alpha Metallurgical Resources and Warrior Met Coal Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BTU Peabody Energy Corp
$22.54 -10.4% 1M -17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
1.26%
Coal Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Warrior Met Coal leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Warrior Met Coal 8, Peabody Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBTUAMRHCCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.75B $2.07B $4.41B HCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.1x -41.6x 20.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 12.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.7% — +37.5% HCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% — 13.0% HCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% — 9.2% HCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x — -0.4x BTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.26% 0.00% 0.38% BTU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.9% -1.0% +29.4% HCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.7%/yr +21.4%/yr +28.4%/yr HCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.6% 56.9% 51.3% HCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 — 84/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

BTUAMRHCC

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

AxisBTUAMRHCC
Valuation 68 #8 of 23 100 #1 of 23 73 #7 of 23
Growth 30 #15 of 21 80 #5 of 21 90 #3 of 21
Profitability 71 #6 of 18 – 88 #3 of 18
Financial Health 33 #15 of 22 – 86 #4 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 51 – 84
  • BTU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • AMR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • HCC 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

PeriodBTUAMRHCCSPY
1 month -10.4%-7.2%-9.1% +0.9%
3 months +8.2%+17.2%+5.5% +5.9%
6 months -17.9%-14.2%-7.3% +8.5%
Year to date -24.1%-18.4%-5.4% +13.3%
1 year -17.9%-1.0%+29.4% +12.4%
3 years -9.2%-26.0%+73.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -3.2%-9.6%+20.2% +23.5%
5 years +89.6%+163.9%+248.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.7%+21.4%+28.4% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureBTUAMRHCCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.6%56.9%51.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.6%54.1%47.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.530.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.020.57 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-77.5%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.9%-34.7%-24.3% -0.9%
52-week high $39.50$249.65$110.28 $779.14
52-week low $20.83$137.33$64.22 $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.

MultipleBTUAMRHCC
P/E now vs peer median -15.1xmedian 27.3x -41.6xmedian 27.3x 20.1xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 7.5x 1.0xmedian 7.5x 2.6xmedian 7.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 29.3x —median 29.3x 9.6xmedian 29.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.3xmedian 10.6x -1,449xmedian 10.6x -96.5xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 51.60 1.51median 51.60 -0.90median 51.60

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 monthsBTUAMRHCC
Revenue $4.01B – $1.68B
Gross profit – – $540.14M
Operating income -$223.20M – $229.26M
Net income -$172.30M – $219.33M
Free cash flow -$169.00M – -$45.68M
EPS (diluted) $-1.50 $-3.92 $4.15
Cash & equivalents $526.30M – $302.35M
Total debt $339.00M – $154.59M
Shares (diluted) 122.00M 12.71M 52.87M
Enterprise value $599.53M $2.07B $3.10B

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
MetricBTUAMRHCC
P/E -15.1x -41.6x 20.1x
P/FCF -16.3x -1,449x -96.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x 3.2x 14.6x
P/S 0.7x 1.0x 2.6x
P/B 0.8x – 1.9x
P/Tangible book 0.8x – 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x – 9.6x
EV/EBIT -11.5x – 18.5x
EV/Revenue 0.6x – 2.5x
EV/FCF -15.1x – -92.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x 3.2x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 1.51 -0.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTUAMRHCC
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.7% – 37.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.5% – 1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 86.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -11.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -245.2% – 808.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% – -24.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -207.9% – 443.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.3% – -22.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -231.4% -9.6% 441.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.3% -27.5% -22.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -64.7% 255.9% 82.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.3% -8.1% -26.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -174.1% – 83.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% – -28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTUAMRHCC
Gross margin – – 32.1%
EBITDA margin 4.8% – 26.3%
Operating margin -5.6% – 13.6%
Pretax margin -5.3% – 13.6%
Net margin -4.6% – 13.0%
FCF margin -4.2% – -2.7%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% – 17.9%
Return on equity -4.9% – 9.8%
Return on assets -3.0% – 7.7%
Return on invested capital -4.6% – 9.2%
Return on capital employed -4.7% – 8.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTUAMRHCC
Debt / assets 6.2% – 5.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF -2.0x – -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 39.5% – 21.0%
Equity / assets 60.5% – 79.0%
Interest coverage -5.0x – 17.1x
Current ratio 2.0x – 3.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 2.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 1.4x
Altman Z-score 1.86 – 6.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTUAMRHCC
Dividend yield 1.3% – 0.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 0.0% 0.4%
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.

ConsensusBTUAMRHCC
Forward P/E – – 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.39FY2026 $-1.44FY2026 $6.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +533.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +35.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.54BFY2026 $2.26BFY2026 $2.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 +60.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +18.2% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTUAMRHCC
Held by institutions 91.8% 87.7% 96.7%
Institutions holding 327 255 345
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -1.2% +3.1%
Institutions buying 151 115 188
Institutions selling 129 91 114
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.26 1.65

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.

BTUAMRHCC
BTU 1.00 0.73 0.66
AMR 0.73 1.00 0.72
HCC 0.66 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTU, AMR and HCC?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.75B, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $2.07B, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.41B.

Which company is growing faster?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Peabody Energy (BTU) -0.7%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +37.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has the highest net margin (Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 13.0%). On return on invested capital, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) leads (Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warrior Met Coal (HCC) returned the most: Peabody Energy (BTU) -17.9%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -1.0%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +29.4%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (Peabody Energy (BTU) +13.7%/yr, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +21.4%/yr, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +28.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Peabody Energy (BTU) has the highest dividend yield: Peabody Energy (BTU) 1.26%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 0.00%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 0.38%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has been the steadiest (Peabody Energy (BTU) 54.6%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 56.9%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 51.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) leads on 8. 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.