BTU vs ARLP vs SSL Stock Comparison

Peabody Energy, Alliance Resource Partners and Sasol Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BTU Peabody Energy Corp
$22.36 -12.1% 1M -22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.83B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
0.01%
Coal Energy
1 win
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.42 +24.2% 1M +165.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.85B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Alliance Resource Partners leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Alliance Resource Partners 4, Sasol 3, Peabody Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBTUARLPSSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.83B $3.43B $10.85B SSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.5x 5.2x 15.3x ARLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.2x 5.3x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.7% -1.9% — BTU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% — — –
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% +14.5% +165.5% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.4%/yr +16.6%/yr +0.4%/yr ARLP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.5% 21.0% 54.1% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 67/100 — ARLP

Percentile Scorecard

BTUARLPSSL

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

AxisBTUARLPSSL
Valuation 73 #7 of 23 82 #5 of 23 95 #6 of 99
Growth 30 #15 of 21 70 #7 of 21 –
Profitability 71 #6 of 18 94 #2 of 18 –
Financial Health 38 #14 of 22 24 #17 of 22 52 #50 of 102
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 53 67 –
  • BTU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • ARLP ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBTUARLPSSLSPY
1 month -12.1%+5.0%+24.2% -0.8%
3 months -3.2%+3.0%+52.3% +3.5%
6 months -17.4%+3.7%+36.9% +7.0%
Year to date -24.7%+13.6%+167.6% +12.2%
1 year -22.9%+14.5%+165.5% +13.0%
3 years -9.9%+17.4%+32.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -3.4%+5.5%+9.9% +23.1%
5 years +71.3%+115.2%+2.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.4%+16.6%+0.4% +11.0%
10 years —+13.3%-37.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+1.3%-4.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBTUARLPSSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.5%21.0%54.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.6%20.0%55.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.40-0.14-0.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.420.693.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-35.1%-89.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.4%-8.9%-3.3% -1.8%
52-week high $39.50$28.99$18.02 $779.14
52-week low $20.83$23.10$6.00 $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.

MultipleBTUARLPSSL
P/E now vs peer median -14.9xmedian 26.7x 5.2xmedian 26.7x 15.3xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 6.7x 1.5xmedian 6.7x 0.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 28.0x —median 28.0x —median 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.1xmedian 10.1x 8.8xmedian 10.1x 3.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 45.36 -1.37median 45.36 —median 2.27

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 monthsBTUARLPSSL
Revenue $4.01B $2.21B –
Operating income -$223.20M $643.77M –
Net income -$172.30M – –
Free cash flow -$169.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.50 $5.10 –
Cash & equivalents $526.30M $84.81M $2.64B
Total debt $339.00M – $6.66B
Shares (diluted) 122.00M 128.66M 642.00M
Enterprise value $632.39M $3.43B -$211.71M

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
MetricBTUARLPSSL
P/E -14.9x 5.2x 15.3x
P/FCF -16.1x 8.8x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.3x 5.2x –
P/S 0.7x 1.5x 0.7x
P/B 0.8x 1.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.7x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x – –
EV/EBIT -11.4x – –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.5x –
EV/FCF -15.0x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 5.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 -1.37 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTUARLPSSL
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.7% -1.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -5.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -245.2% 112.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% -6.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -207.9% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.3% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -231.4% 167.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.3% -3.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -64.7% -3.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.3% -12.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -174.1% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTUARLPSSL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 4.8% – –
Operating margin -5.6% – –
Pretax margin -5.3% – –
Net margin -4.6% – –
FCF margin -4.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 29.7% –
Return on equity -4.9% 16.7% –
Return on assets -3.0% 10.2% –
Return on invested capital -4.6% – –
Return on capital employed -4.7% – –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTUARLPSSL
Debt / assets 6.2% – 30.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – –
Debt / FCF -2.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 39.5% 38.8% 53.3%
Equity / assets 60.5% 61.2% 46.7%
Interest coverage -5.0x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.85 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTUARLPSSL
Dividend yield 1.3% 9.1% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 9.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusBTUARLPSSL
Forward P/E – 10.2xFY2026 5.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.39FY2026 $2.59FY2026 $3.26FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +7.9%FY2026 +37.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +7.3% -24.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.54BFY2026 $2.37BFY2026 $16.51BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% -8.6% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTUARLPSSL
Held by institutions 91.8% 15.2% 4.7%
Institutions holding 327 171 174
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -11.7% -7.6%
Institutions buying 151 74 111
Institutions selling 129 40 45
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.85 2.47

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.

BTUARLPSSL
BTU 1.00 0.43 0.24
ARLP 0.43 1.00 0.18
SSL 0.24 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTU, ARLP and SSL?

Sasol (SSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.83B, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.43B, Sasol (SSL) $10.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, BTU, ARLP and SSL?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Peabody Energy (BTU) -15.5x, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 5.2x, Sasol (SSL) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 10.2x, Sasol (SSL) 5.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Peabody Energy (BTU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Peabody Energy (BTU) -0.7%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) -1.9%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Peabody Energy (BTU) -22.9%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +14.5%, Sasol (SSL) +165.5%. Over five years, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) compounded fastest (Peabody Energy (BTU) +11.4%/yr, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +16.6%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.4%/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%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 0.00%, Sasol (SSL) 0.00%. Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) and Sasol (SSL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has been the steadiest (Peabody Energy (BTU) 54.5%, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 21.0%, Sasol (SSL) 54.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.