BTU vs ARLP vs NC Stock Comparison

Peabody Energy, Alliance Resource Partners and Nacco Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NC Nacco Industries Inc
$34.63 -8.2% 1M -17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$261.18M
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$278.48M
Div. yield
2.95%
Coal Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alliance Resource Partners leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Alliance Resource Partners 7, Nacco Industries 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBTUARLPNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.84B $3.43B $261.18M ARLP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.6x 5.2x 15.1x ARLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.3x 173.2x ARLP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.7% -1.9% +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 1.22% 9.00% 2.95% ARLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.7% +11.2% -17.6% ARLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.2%/yr +17.3%/yr +2.7%/yr ARLP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.6% 21.0% 40.2% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 67/100 75/100 NC

Percentile Scorecard

BTUARLPNC

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

AxisBTUARLPNC
Valuation 68 #8 of 23 82 #5 of 23 96 #2 of 23
Growth 30 #15 of 21 70 #7 of 21 55 #10 of 21
Profitability 71 #6 of 18 94 #2 of 18 82 #4 of 18
Financial Health 38 #14 of 22 24 #17 of 22 62 #9 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – 78 #3 of 10
Overall 52 67 75
  • BTU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • ARLP 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

PeriodBTUARLPNCSPY
1 month -8.3%+6.1%-8.2% -0.2%
3 months +0.3%+3.0%-27.7% +3.9%
6 months -13.3%+0.8%-30.5% +8.2%
Year to date -21.5%+14.9%-29.4% +12.9%
1 year -17.7%+11.2%-17.6% +12.3%
3 years -6.0%+18.7%+1.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.1%+5.9%+0.6% +23.3%
5 years +94.0%+122.3%+14.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.2%+17.3%+2.7% +10.9%
10 years —+13.5%+108.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+1.3%+7.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBTUARLPNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.6%21.0%40.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.6%20.0%41.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.41-0.130.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.330.53-0.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-35.1%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-8.0%-41.3% -1.2%
52-week high $39.50$28.99$58.99 $779.14
52-week low $20.83$23.10$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.

MultipleBTUARLPNC
P/E now vs peer median -15.6xmedian 28.4x 5.2xmedian 28.4x 15.1xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 7.3x 1.6xmedian 7.3x 0.9xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 29.2x —median 29.2x —median 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.8xmedian 11.0x 8.8xmedian 11.0x -29.1xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 50.46 -1.38median 50.46 -0.79median 50.46

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 monthsBTUARLPNC
Revenue $4.01B $2.21B $278.48M
Gross profit – – $51.49M
Operating income -$223.20M $643.77M $23.10M
Net income -$172.30M – $17.29M
Free cash flow -$169.00M – -$8.96M
EPS (diluted) $-1.50 $5.10 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $526.30M $84.81M $45.52M
Total debt $339.00M – $103.60M
Shares (diluted) 122.00M 128.66M 7.54M
Enterprise value $694.61M $3.43B $60.13M

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
MetricBTUARLPNC
P/E -15.6x 5.2x 15.1x
P/FCF -16.8x 8.8x -29.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x 5.2x 3.5x
P/S 0.7x 1.6x 0.9x
P/B 0.9x 1.7x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.7x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x – –
EV/EBIT -11.9x – 13.8x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.6x 1.1x
EV/FCF -15.7x – -35.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 5.2x 4.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 -1.38 -0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTUARLPNC
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.7% -1.9% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -5.9% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 59.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -245.2% 112.2% -26.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% -6.1% -7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -207.9% – -44.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.3% – -19.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -231.4% 167.5% -45.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.3% -3.8% -19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -64.7% -3.0% 194.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.3% -12.4% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -174.1% – 54.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% – -48.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTUARLPNC
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% 29.7% 26.7%
Return on equity -4.9% 16.7% 4.0%
Return on assets -3.0% 10.2% 2.5%
Return on invested capital -4.6% – 4.3%
Return on capital employed -4.7% – 3.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x – 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTUARLPNC
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% 38.8% 35.6%
Equity / assets 60.5% 61.2% 64.4%
Interest coverage -5.0x – 4.3x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.4x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.88 – 2.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTUARLPNC
Dividend yield 1.2% 9.0% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 9.0% 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.

ConsensusBTUARLPNC
Forward P/E – 10.3xFY2026 173.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.39FY2026 $2.59FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.9%FY2026 -91.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.54BFY2026 $2.37BFY2026 $319.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% -8.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTUARLPNC
Held by institutions 91.8% 15.2% 35.5%
Institutions holding 327 171 93
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -11.7% +0.3%
Institutions buying 151 74 45
Institutions selling 129 40 20
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.85 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.

BTUARLPNC
BTU 1.00 0.43 0.11
ARLP 0.43 1.00 0.16
NC 0.11 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTU, ARLP and NC?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.84B, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.43B, Nacco Industries (NC) $261.18M.

Which stock is cheaper, BTU, ARLP and NC?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Peabody Energy (BTU) -15.6x, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 5.2x, Nacco Industries (NC) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is cheapest (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 10.3x, Nacco Industries (NC) 173.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nacco Industries (NC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Peabody Energy (BTU) -0.7%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) -1.9%, 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 Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) returned the most: Peabody Energy (BTU) -17.7%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +11.2%, Nacco Industries (NC) -17.6%. Over five years, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) compounded fastest (Peabody Energy (BTU) +14.2%/yr, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +17.3%/yr, Nacco Industries (NC) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has the highest dividend yield: Peabody Energy (BTU) 1.22%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 9.00%, Nacco Industries (NC) 2.95%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has been the steadiest (Peabody Energy (BTU) 54.6%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 21.0%, Nacco Industries (NC) 40.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BTU, ARLP 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, 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.