BTU vs ARLP vs HNRG Stock Comparison

Peabody Energy, Alliance Resource Partners and Hallador Energy Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BTU Peabody Energy Corp
$20.68 -16.6% 1M -30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.08B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
0.02%
Coal Energy
1 win
HNRG Hallador Energy Co
$10.64 -21.1% 1M -51.5% 1Y
Market cap
$452.01M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$452.10M
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Alliance Resource Partners leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Alliance Resource Partners 6, Hallador Energy 2, Peabody Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBTUARLPHNRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.08B $3.25B $452.01M ARLP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.4x 12.2x -495.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.7% -5.1% +7.9% HNRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% 12.3% -0.2% ARLP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% 12.9% — ARLP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.7x 2.4x BTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.9% +4.7% -51.5% ARLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.9%/yr +17.6%/yr +28.2%/yr HNRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.6% 21.0% 64.3% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 66/100 38/100 ARLP

Percentile Scorecard

BTUARLPHNRG

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

AxisBTUARLPHNRG
Valuation 77 #6 of 23 91 #3 of 23 48 #13 of 24
Growth 25 #16 of 21 60 #9 of 21 14 #20 of 23
Profitability 63 #8 of 20 95 #2 of 20 50 #12 of 23
Financial Health 41 #14 of 23 18 #19 of 23 61 #10 of 24
Shareholder Returns – – 17 #16 of 19
Overall 52 66 38
  • BTU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • ARLP ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • HNRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBTUARLPHNRGSPY
1 month -16.6%+6.5%-21.1% -2.0%
3 months -7.6%+1.6%-29.7% -2.2%
6 months -17.3%-0.2%-39.8% +4.2%
Year to date -30.4%+12.5%-44.1% +10.6%
1 year -30.9%+4.7%-51.5% +10.4%
3 years -12.7%+8.9%-22.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year -4.4%+2.9%-8.2% +20.2%
5 years +83.2%+124.9%+245.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year +12.9%+17.6%+28.2% +10.1%
10 years —+11.7%+18.0% +261.3%
10 years, per year —+1.1%+1.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBTUARLPHNRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.6%21.0%64.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.3%19.9%65.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.38-0.121.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.580.23-0.80 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-35.1%-71.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.6%-9.9%-55.3% -3.2%
52-week high $39.50$28.99$23.81 $779.14
52-week low $20.68$23.10$10.60 $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.

MultipleBTUARLPHNRG
P/E now vs peer median -13.8xmedian 25.3x 12.6xmedian 25.3x -549.9xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 6.1x 1.5xmedian 6.1x 1.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 12.6x 6.0xmedian 12.6x 89.4xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.9xmedian 9.5x 9.4xmedian 9.5x -9.9xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 2.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 44.09 -0.43median 44.09 20.99median 0.76

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 monthsBTUARLPHNRG
Revenue $4.01B $2.17B $452.10M
Gross profit – $775.00M –
Operating income -$223.20M $319.75M $16.94M
Net income -$172.30M $272.96M -$912.00K
Free cash flow -$169.00M $357.09M -$50.46M
R&D – – $468.00K
EPS (diluted) $-1.50 $2.07 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $526.30M $111.19M $28.98M
Total debt $339.00M $579.59M $42.93M
Shares (diluted) 122.00M 128.66M 47.13M
Enterprise value -$114.86M $2.94B $363.52M

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
MetricBTUARLPHNRG
P/E -13.8x 12.6x -549.9x
P/FCF -14.9x 9.4x -9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 5.5x 17.9x
P/S 0.6x 1.5x 1.1x
P/B 0.8x 1.9x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.9x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x 6.0x 89.4x
EV/EBIT -10.5x 12.0x 30.4x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF -13.8x 10.7x -10.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 6.3x 18.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 -0.43 20.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTUARLPHNRG
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.7% -5.1% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -6.3% -8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -12.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -245.2% 6.8% 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% -26.1% -43.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -207.9% 13.2% 99.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.3% -28.6% -26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -231.4% 12.7% 99.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.3% -29.1% -26.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -64.7% -9.3% -63.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.3% -16.8% -34.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -174.1% 12.4% -295.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% -18.1% -50.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTUARLPHNRG
Gross margin – 35.6% –
EBITDA margin 4.8% 29.3% 1.3%
Operating margin -5.6% 14.7% 3.7%
Pretax margin -5.3% 13.4% -0.2%
Net margin -4.6% 12.3% -0.2%
FCF margin -4.2% 16.4% -11.2%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 28.2% 6.2%
Return on equity -4.9% 15.3% 0.5%
Return on assets -3.0% 9.4% 0.2%
Return on invested capital -4.6% 12.9% –
Return on capital employed -4.7% 12.3% 6.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 2.2x -30.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTUARLPHNRG
Debt / assets 6.2% 19.7% 9.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.7x 2.4x
Debt / FCF -2.0x 1.6x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 39.5% 39.3% 59.3%
Equity / assets 60.5% 60.7% 40.7%
Interest coverage -5.0x 6.9x 1.0x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.80 – 1.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTUARLPHNRG
Dividend yield 1.4% 9.2% –
Net buyback yield – – -10.8%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 9.2% -10.8%
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.

ConsensusBTUARLPHNRG
Forward P/E – 10.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.39FY2026 $2.59FY2026 $-0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.9%FY2026 -136.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.54BFY2026 $2.37BFY2026 $474.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% -8.6% +7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTUARLPHNRG
Held by institutions 91.8% 15.3% 76.3%
Institutions holding 327 173 172
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -11.7% +5.2%
Institutions buying 151 75 87
Institutions selling 129 41 52
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.83 1.67

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.

BTUARLPHNRG
BTU 1.00 0.43 0.30
ARLP 0.43 1.00 0.18
HNRG 0.30 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTU, ARLP and HNRG?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.08B, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.25B, Hallador Energy (HNRG) $452.01M.

Which company is growing faster?

Hallador Energy (HNRG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Peabody Energy (BTU) -0.7%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) -5.1%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has the highest net margin (Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.3%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -0.2%). On return on invested capital, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) leads (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: Peabody Energy (BTU) -30.9%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +4.7%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -51.5%. Over five years, Hallador Energy (HNRG) compounded fastest (Peabody Energy (BTU) +12.9%/yr, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +17.6%/yr, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +28.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Peabody Energy (BTU) 0.02%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 0.00%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 0.00%. Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) and Hallador Energy (HNRG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has been the steadiest (Peabody Energy (BTU) 53.6%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 21.0%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 64.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.