BTU vs CNR vs NC Stock Comparison

Peabody Energy, Core Natural Resources and Nacco Industries Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BTU Peabody Energy Corp
$22.88 -13.4% 1M -21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
0.01%
Coal Energy
1 win
NC Nacco Industries Inc
$34.13 -6.3% 1M -22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$257.56M
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$278.48M
Div. yield
–
Coal Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Core Natural Resources leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Core Natural Resources 5, Nacco Industries 5, Peabody Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBTUCNRNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.72B $4.47B $257.56M CNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -14.9x 44.6x 14.9x NC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.0x 170.7x CNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.7% +31.5% +4.7% CNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% 2.3% 6.2% NC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% 1.9% 4.3% NC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.0x — BTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.3% +10.3% -22.5% CNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.1%/yr +25.2%/yr +1.1%/yr CNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.4% 44.1% 40.4% NC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 74/100 76/100 NC

Percentile Scorecard

BTUCNRNC

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

AxisBTUCNRNC
Valuation 68 #8 of 23 86 #4 of 23 100 #1 of 23
Growth 25 #16 of 21 70 #7 of 21 65 #8 of 21
Profitability 61 #8 of 19 78 #5 of 19 83 #4 of 19
Financial Health 32 #16 of 23 46 #13 of 23 55 #11 of 23
Shareholder Returns – 89 #2 of 10 78 #3 of 10
Overall 47 74 76
  • BTU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CNR 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

PeriodBTUCNRNCSPY
1 month -13.4%+0.1%-6.3% -1.0%
3 months +0.4%+10.9%-27.8% +2.9%
6 months -14.0%+7.4%-32.2% +6.4%
Year to date -23.0%+4.1%-30.4% +11.4%
1 year -21.3%+10.3%-22.5% +13.1%
3 years -7.2%-12.0%-1.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -2.5%-4.2%-0.4% +21.5%
5 years +61.7%+207.7%+5.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.1%+25.2%+1.1% +10.9%
10 years ——+109.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+7.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBTUCNRNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.4%44.1%40.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.4%42.8%41.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.390.040.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.390.23-0.56 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-52.2%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.1%-18.6%-42.1% -2.5%
52-week high $39.50$113.23$58.99 $779.14
52-week low $20.83$76.01$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.

MultipleBTUCNRNC
P/E now vs peer median -15.3xmedian 26.9x 46.4xmedian 26.9x 14.9xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 6.7x 1.1xmedian 6.7x 0.9xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 11.7x 6.3xmedian 11.7x —median 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.5xmedian 10.2x 18.8xmedian 10.2x -28.7xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 47.24 -0.84median 47.24 -0.78median 47.24

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 monthsBTUCNRNC
Revenue $4.01B $4.27B $278.48M
Gross profit – $740.18M $51.49M
Operating income -$223.20M $79.57M $23.10M
Net income -$172.30M $100.13M $17.29M
Free cash flow -$169.00M $244.11M -$8.96M
EPS (diluted) $-1.50 $1.98 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $526.30M $473.20M $45.52M
Total debt $339.00M – $336.83M
Shares (diluted) 122.00M 50.47M 7.54M
Enterprise value $522.59M $2.70B $56.51M

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
MetricBTUCNRNC
P/E -15.3x 46.4x 14.9x
P/FCF -16.5x 18.8x -28.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 8.1x 3.5x
P/S 0.7x 1.1x 0.9x
P/B 0.8x 1.2x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.2x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 6.3x –
EV/EBIT -11.7x 57.4x 13.7x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.1x 1.1x
EV/FCF -15.4x 18.7x -35.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 8.1x 4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 -0.84 -0.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTUCNRNC
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.7% 31.5% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 22.2% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.3% 59.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -245.2% -2.9% -26.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% – -7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -207.9% 385.6% -44.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.3% -48.7% -19.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -231.4% 404.0% -45.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.3% -55.1% -19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -64.7% 43.7% 194.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.3% -10.2% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -174.1% 64.6% 54.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% -26.3% -48.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTUCNRNC
Gross margin – 17.3% 18.5%
EBITDA margin 4.8% 16.9% –
Operating margin -5.6% 1.9% 8.3%
Pretax margin -5.3% 0.8% 4.6%
Net margin -4.6% 2.3% 6.2%
FCF margin -4.2% 5.7% -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 13.2% 26.7%
Return on equity -4.9% 2.7% 4.0%
Return on assets -3.0% 1.6% 2.5%
Return on invested capital -4.6% 1.9% 4.3%
Return on capital employed -4.7% 1.5% 3.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 5.6x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTUCNRNC
Debt / assets 6.2% 7.3% 15.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF -2.0x 1.8x -11.6x
Liabilities / assets 39.5% 39.3% 35.6%
Equity / assets 60.5% 60.7% 64.4%
Interest coverage -5.0x 1.8x 4.3x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.8x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.2x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.87 2.21 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTUCNRNC
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.4% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – 3.2% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 3.6% 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.

ConsensusBTUCNRNC
Forward P/E – 18.0xFY2026 170.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.22FY2026 $5.12FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -91.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +29.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.54BFY2026 $4.42BFY2026 $319.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% +9.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTUCNRNC
Held by institutions 91.8% 93.0% 35.5%
Institutions holding 327 355 93
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +0.1% +0.3%
Institutions buying 151 207 45
Institutions selling 129 108 20
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.92 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.

BTUCNRNC
BTU 1.00 0.79 0.11
CNR 0.79 1.00 0.12
NC 0.11 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTU, CNR and NC?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.72B, Core Natural Resources (CNR) $4.47B, Nacco Industries (NC) $257.56M.

Which stock is cheaper, BTU, CNR and NC?

Nacco Industries (NC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Peabody Energy (BTU) -14.9x, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 44.6x, Nacco Industries (NC) 14.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Core Natural Resources (CNR) is cheapest (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 18.0x, Nacco Industries (NC) 170.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Peabody Energy (BTU) -0.7%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +31.5%, Nacco Industries (NC) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nacco Industries (NC) has the highest net margin (Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 2.3%, Nacco Industries (NC) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Nacco Industries (NC) leads (Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 1.9%, Nacco Industries (NC) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Core Natural Resources (CNR) returned the most: Peabody Energy (BTU) -21.3%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +10.3%, Nacco Industries (NC) -22.5%. Over five years, Core Natural Resources (CNR) compounded fastest (Peabody Energy (BTU) +10.1%/yr, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +25.2%/yr, Nacco Industries (NC) +1.1%/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%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 0.00%, Nacco Industries (NC) 0.00%. Core Natural Resources (CNR) 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) 54.4%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 44.1%, Nacco Industries (NC) 40.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BTU, CNR 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, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 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.