BTU vs AMR vs NC Stock Comparison

Peabody Energy, Alpha Metallurgical Resources and Nacco Industries Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BTU Peabody Energy Corp
$22.36 -12.1% 1M -22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
0.01%
Coal Energy
1 win
NC Nacco Industries Inc
$34.11 -9.6% 1M -22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$259.71M
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$278.48M
Div. yield
–
Coal Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Nacco Industries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nacco Industries 5, 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.

QuestionBTUAMRNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.84B $2.14B $259.71M BTU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.6x -43.0x 15.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 170.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.7% — +4.7% NC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% — 6.2% NC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% — 4.3% NC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.9% -3.2% -22.4% AMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.4%/yr +20.7%/yr +2.2%/yr AMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.5% 56.6% 40.2% NC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 — 75/100 NC

Percentile Scorecard

BTUAMRNC

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

AxisBTUAMRNC
Valuation 73 #7 of 23 100 #1 of 23 96 #2 of 23
Growth 30 #15 of 21 80 #5 of 21 55 #10 of 21
Profitability 71 #6 of 18 – 82 #4 of 18
Financial Health 38 #14 of 22 – 62 #9 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – 78 #3 of 10
Overall 53 – 75
  • BTU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • AMR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • NC 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

PeriodBTUAMRNCSPY
1 month -12.1%-8.8%-9.6% -0.8%
3 months -3.2%+9.3%-28.0% +3.5%
6 months -17.4%-18.4%-31.8% +7.0%
Year to date -24.7%-20.4%-30.4% +12.2%
1 year -22.9%-3.2%-22.4% +13.0%
3 years -9.9%-27.8%+0.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -3.4%-10.3%+0.1% +23.1%
5 years +71.3%+156.1%+11.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.4%+20.7%+2.2% +11.0%
10 years ——+105.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+7.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBTUAMRNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.5%56.6%40.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.6%54.1%41.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.520.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.06-0.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-77.5%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.4%-36.3%-42.2% -1.8%
52-week high $39.50$249.65$58.99 $779.14
52-week low $20.83$137.33$32.36 $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.

MultipleBTUAMRNC
P/E now vs peer median -14.9xmedian 26.7x -40.6xmedian 26.7x 14.9xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 6.7x 1.0xmedian 6.7x 0.9xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 28.0x —median 28.0x —median 28.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.1xmedian 10.1x -1,449xmedian 10.1x -28.7xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 45.36 1.48median 45.36 -0.78median 45.36

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 monthsBTUAMRNC
Revenue $4.01B – $278.48M
Gross profit – – $51.49M
Operating income -$223.20M – $23.10M
Net income -$172.30M – $17.29M
Free cash flow -$169.00M – -$8.96M
EPS (diluted) $-1.50 $-3.92 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $526.30M – $45.52M
Total debt $339.00M – $103.60M
Shares (diluted) 122.00M 12.71M 7.54M
Enterprise value $645.20M $2.14B $58.66M

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
MetricBTUAMRNC
P/E -14.9x -40.6x 14.9x
P/FCF -16.1x -1,449x -28.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.3x 3.1x 3.5x
P/S 0.7x 1.0x 0.9x
P/B 0.8x – 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.8x – 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x – –
EV/EBIT -11.4x – 13.7x
EV/Revenue 0.6x – 1.1x
EV/FCF -15.0x – -35.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 3.1x 4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 1.48 -0.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTUAMRNC
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.7% – 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.5% – 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 59.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -245.2% – -26.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% – -7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -207.9% – -44.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.3% – -19.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -231.4% -9.6% -45.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.3% -27.5% -19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -64.7% 255.9% 194.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.3% -8.1% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -174.1% – 54.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% – -48.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTUAMRNC
Gross margin – – 18.5%
EBITDA margin 4.8% – –
Operating margin -5.6% – 8.3%
Pretax margin -5.3% – 4.6%
Net margin -4.6% – 6.2%
FCF margin -4.2% – -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% – 26.7%
Return on equity -4.9% – 4.0%
Return on assets -3.0% – 2.5%
Return on invested capital -4.6% – 4.3%
Return on capital employed -4.7% – 3.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x – 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTUAMRNC
Debt / assets 6.2% – 15.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – –
Debt / FCF -2.0x – -11.6x
Liabilities / assets 39.5% – 35.6%
Equity / assets 60.5% – 64.4%
Interest coverage -5.0x – 4.3x
Current ratio 2.0x – 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.85 – 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTUAMRNC
Dividend yield 1.3% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 0.0% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusBTUAMRNC
Forward P/E – – 170.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.26FY2026 $-3.43FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -91.5%FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.54BFY2026 $2.22BFY2026 $319.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% +20.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTUAMRNC
Held by institutions 91.8% 87.7% 35.5%
Institutions holding 327 255 93
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -1.2% +0.3%
Institutions buying 151 115 45
Institutions selling 129 91 20
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.26 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.

BTUAMRNC
BTU 1.00 0.72 0.11
AMR 0.72 1.00 0.18
NC 0.11 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTU, AMR and NC?

Peabody Energy (BTU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.84B, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $2.14B, Nacco Industries (NC) $259.71M.

Which company is growing faster?

Nacco Industries (NC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Peabody Energy (BTU) -0.7%, Nacco Industries (NC) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nacco Industries (NC) has the highest net margin (Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Nacco Industries (NC) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Nacco Industries (NC) leads (Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Nacco Industries (NC) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) returned the most: Peabody Energy (BTU) -22.9%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -3.2%, Nacco Industries (NC) -22.4%. Over five years, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) compounded fastest (Peabody Energy (BTU) +11.4%/yr, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +20.7%/yr, Nacco Industries (NC) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nacco Industries (NC) has been the steadiest (Peabody Energy (BTU) 54.5%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 56.6%, Nacco Industries (NC) 40.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nacco Industries (NC) leads on 5. 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.