BTU vs HNRG vs CNR Stock Comparison

Peabody Energy, Hallador Energy and Core Natural Resources Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BTU Peabody Energy Corp
$17.01 -33.3% 1M -42.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.99B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
0.02%
Coal Energy
1 win
HNRG Hallador Energy Co
$9.61 -31.1% 1M -52.8% 1Y
Market cap
$425.61M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$452.10M
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Core Natural Resources leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Core Natural Resources 8, Peabody Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBTUHNRGCNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.99B $425.61M $3.95B CNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.9x -466.7x 39.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 15.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.7% +7.9% +31.5% CNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% -0.2% 2.3% CNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% — 1.9% CNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 2.4x 0.0x BTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.1% -52.8% +4.5% CNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.9%/yr +25.2%/yr +27.4%/yr CNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.0% 64.7% 43.8% CNR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 38/100 75/100 CNR

Percentile Scorecard

BTUHNRGCNR

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

AxisBTUHNRGCNR
Valuation 77 #6 of 23 48 #13 of 24 100 #1 of 23
Growth 25 #16 of 21 14 #20 of 23 70 #7 of 21
Profitability 63 #8 of 20 52 #11 of 22 79 #5 of 20
Financial Health 41 #14 of 23 61 #10 of 24 36 #15 of 23
Shareholder Returns – 18 #15 of 18 90 #2 of 11
Overall 52 38 75
  • BTU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • HNRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • CNR 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

PeriodBTUHNRGCNRSPY
1 month -33.3%-31.1%-12.0% -1.0%
3 months -25.4%-34.9%-4.3% -0.4%
6 months -31.9%-48.2%-8.8% +4.5%
Year to date -42.7%-49.5%-9.5% +12.4%
1 year -42.1%-52.8%+4.5% +13.6%
3 years -28.2%-30.1%-18.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year -10.5%-11.2%-6.5% +20.8%
5 years +46.1%+207.0%+234.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year +7.9%+25.2%+27.4% +10.4%
10 years —+4.9%— +267.7%
10 years, per year —+0.5%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBTUHNRGCNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.0%64.7%43.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.5%66.2%42.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.181.59-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.74-0.820.10 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-71.1%-52.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.9%-59.6%-29.3% -1.6%
52-week high $39.50$23.81$113.23 $779.14
52-week low $17.01$9.61$76.56 $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.

MultipleBTUHNRGCNR
P/E now vs peer median -11.4xmedian 24.4x -496.7xmedian 22.5x 40.3xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 6.1x 1.0xmedian 2.6x 0.9xmedian 6.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 11.6x 81.0xmedian 11.0x 5.5xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.3xmedian 12.8x -9.0xmedian 13.5x 16.4xmedian 12.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.1x 2.4xmedian 2.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 42.72 18.96median 0.66 -0.73median 42.72

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 monthsBTUHNRGCNR
Revenue $4.01B $452.10M $4.27B
Gross profit – – $740.18M
Operating income -$223.20M $16.94M $79.57M
Net income -$172.30M -$912.00K $100.13M
Free cash flow -$169.00M -$50.46M $244.11M
R&D – $468.00K –
EPS (diluted) $-1.50 $-0.02 $1.98
Cash & equivalents $526.30M $28.98M $473.20M
Total debt $339.00M $42.93M $447.65M
Shares (diluted) 122.00M 47.13M 50.47M
Enterprise value -$205.14M $337.12M $2.18B

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
MetricBTUHNRGCNR
P/E -11.4x -496.7x 40.3x
P/FCF -12.3x -9.0x 16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x 16.2x 7.1x
P/S 0.5x 1.0x 0.9x
P/B 0.6x 2.4x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 2.4x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 81.0x 5.5x
EV/EBIT -8.5x 27.6x 49.8x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF -11.2x -9.3x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.5x 16.7x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 18.96 -0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTUHNRGCNR
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.7% 7.9% 31.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -8.3% 22.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -245.2% 109.0% -2.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% -43.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -207.9% 99.5% 385.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.3% -26.2% -48.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -231.4% 99.6% 404.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.3% -26.2% -55.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -64.7% -63.1% 43.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.3% -34.2% -10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -174.1% -295.8% 64.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% -50.2% -26.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTUHNRGCNR
Gross margin – – 17.3%
EBITDA margin 4.8% 1.3% 16.9%
Operating margin -5.6% 3.7% 1.9%
Pretax margin -5.3% -0.2% 0.8%
Net margin -4.6% -0.2% 2.3%
FCF margin -4.2% -11.2% 5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 6.2% 13.2%
Return on equity -4.9% 0.5% 2.7%
Return on assets -3.0% 0.2% 1.6%
Return on invested capital -4.6% – 1.9%
Return on capital employed -4.7% 6.8% 1.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x -30.7x 5.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.0% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTUHNRGCNR
Debt / assets 6.2% 9.2% 7.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 2.4x 0.0x
Debt / FCF -2.0x -0.9x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 39.5% 59.3% 39.3%
Equity / assets 60.5% 40.7% 60.7%
Interest coverage -5.0x 1.0x 1.8x
Current ratio 2.0x 0.7x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.67 1.71 2.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTUHNRGCNR
Dividend yield 1.7% – 0.5%
Net buyback yield – -11.9% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 1.7% -11.9% 4.2%
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.

ConsensusBTUHNRGCNR
Forward P/E – – 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.39FY2026 $-0.35FY2026 $5.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -136.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – – +30.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.54BFY2026 $474.13MFY2026 $4.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +7.3% +8.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTUHNRGCNR
Held by institutions 91.8% 76.3% 93.0%
Institutions holding 327 172 355
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +5.2% +0.1%
Institutions buying 151 87 207
Institutions selling 129 52 108
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.67 1.92

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.

BTUHNRGCNR
BTU 1.00 0.33 0.78
HNRG 0.33 1.00 0.31
CNR 0.78 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTU, HNRG and CNR?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Peabody Energy (BTU) $1.99B, Hallador Energy (HNRG) $425.61M, Core Natural Resources (CNR) $3.95B.

Which company is growing faster?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Peabody Energy (BTU) -0.7%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +7.9%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +31.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) has the highest net margin (Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -0.2%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Core Natural Resources (CNR) leads (Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 1.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Core Natural Resources (CNR) returned the most: Peabody Energy (BTU) -42.1%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -52.8%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +4.5%. Over five years, Core Natural Resources (CNR) compounded fastest (Peabody Energy (BTU) +7.9%/yr, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +25.2%/yr, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +27.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Peabody Energy (BTU) 0.02%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 0.00%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 0.00%. Hallador Energy (HNRG) and Core Natural Resources (CNR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Core Natural Resources (CNR) has been the steadiest (Peabody Energy (BTU) 57.0%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 64.7%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 43.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.