BTU vs METC vs AREC Stock Comparison

Peabody Energy, Ramaco Resources and American Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BTU Peabody Energy Corp
$23.32 -8.3% 1M -17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.78B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
0.01%
Coal Energy
8 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionBTUMETCARECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.78B $469.55M $91.72M BTU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.2x -7.6x 5.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.7% -17.7% +56.7% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% -12.0% — BTU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% -6.9% — BTU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 16.8x 10.4x BTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.7% -77.4% -66.0% BTU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.2%/yr -13.6%/yr -13.8%/yr BTU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.6% 85.1% 96.8% BTU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 45/100 43/100 BTU

Percentile Scorecard

BTUMETCAREC

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

AxisBTUMETCAREC
Valuation 68 #8 of 23 41 #14 of 23 77 #6 of 23
Growth 30 #15 of 21 10 #19 of 21 60 #9 of 21
Profitability 71 #6 of 18 59 #8 of 18 –
Financial Health 38 #14 of 22 14 #19 of 22 33 #15 of 22
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 10 0 #10 of 10
Overall 52 45 43
  • BTU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • AREC 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

PeriodBTUMETCARECSPY
1 month -8.3%-15.0%-38.4% -0.2%
3 months +0.3%-21.3%-32.0% +3.9%
6 months -13.3%-47.3%-45.6% +8.2%
Year to date -21.5%-57.4%-52.8% +12.9%
1 year -17.7%-77.4%-66.0% +12.3%
3 years -6.0%-35.8%-14.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.1%-13.7%-5.1% +23.3%
5 years +94.0%-51.7%-52.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.2%-13.6%-13.8% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureBTUMETCARECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.6%85.1%96.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.6%92.0%93.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.411.342.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.91-0.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-87.3%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-77.4%-73.2% -1.2%
52-week high $39.50$33.97$4.37 $779.14
52-week low $20.83$6.91$1.09 $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.

MultipleBTUMETCAREC
P/E now vs peer median -15.6xmedian 28.4x -8.0xmedian 28.4x 5.1xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 7.3x 0.9xmedian 7.3x -285.2xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 29.2x 64.9xmedian 29.2x -2.6xmedian 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.8xmedian 11.0x -4.3xmedian 11.0x 7.2xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 50.46 0.21median 50.46 0.07median 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 monthsBTUMETCAREC
Revenue $4.01B $515.42M -$312.74K
Gross profit – $69.82M $956.08K
Operating income -$223.20M -$72.64M -$6.29M
Net income -$172.30M -$61.75M -$79.01M
Free cash flow -$169.00M -$114.19M $12.37M
R&D – – -$1.22M
EPS (diluted) $-1.50 $-0.96 $0.20
Cash & equivalents $526.30M $282.54M $31.70M
Total debt $339.00M $452.81M $8.34M
Shares (diluted) 122.00M 64.59M 87.27M
Enterprise value $579.32M -$802.38M $9.23M

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
MetricBTUMETCAREC
P/E -15.6x -8.0x 5.1x
P/FCF -16.8x -4.3x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x -11.5x 7.0x
P/S 0.7x 0.9x -285.2x
P/B 0.9x 1.3x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.3x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 64.9x -2.6x
EV/EBIT -11.9x -9.0x -2.9x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.3x -57.6x
EV/FCF -15.7x -5.7x 1.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x -15.5x 1.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 0.21 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTUMETCAREC
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.7% -17.7% 56.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -3.6% -26.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -34.6% 210.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -28.5% -62.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -245.2% -305.3% 47.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% -40.1% 31.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -207.9% -211.7% -517.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.3% -41.5% -279.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -231.4% -152.3% 131.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.3% -38.3% 68.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -64.7% -156.4% 541.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.3% -32.6% 71.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -174.1% -772.6% 682.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% -131.8% 89.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTUMETCAREC
Gross margin – 13.5% –
EBITDA margin 4.8% 2.0% –
Operating margin -5.6% -14.1% –
Pretax margin -5.3% -14.8% –
Net margin -4.6% -12.0% –
FCF margin -4.2% -22.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% -8.2% -4,086%
Return on equity -4.9% -15.2% –
Return on assets -3.0% -5.8% 7.7%
Return on invested capital -4.6% -6.9% –
Return on capital employed -4.7% -7.7% -5.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 0.7x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 3.9% -3,162%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTUMETCAREC
Debt / assets 6.2% 44.2% 0.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 16.8x 10.4x
Debt / FCF -2.0x -4.0x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 39.5% 63.3% 43.9%
Equity / assets 60.5% 36.7% 56.1%
Interest coverage -5.0x -185.8x –
Current ratio 2.0x 4.2x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 3.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 2.6x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 1.88 1.08 -0.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTUMETCAREC
Dividend yield 1.2% – 3.4%
Net buyback yield – 13.6% -84.8%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 13.6% -81.4%
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.

ConsensusBTUMETCAREC
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.39FY2026 $-0.91FY2026 $-0.30FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.54BFY2026 $535.87MFY2026 $8.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026 +17,395.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +37.3% +3,730.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTUMETCAREC
Held by institutions 91.8% 70.2% 31.5%
Institutions holding 327 200 99
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -5.7% -5.8%
Institutions buying 151 106 67
Institutions selling 129 48 17
Buyers to sellers 1.17 2.21 3.94

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.

BTUMETCAREC
BTU 1.00 0.53 0.34
METC 0.53 1.00 0.49
AREC 0.34 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTU, METC and AREC?

Peabody Energy (BTU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.78B, Ramaco Resources (METC) $469.55M, American Resources (AREC) $91.72M.

Which company is growing faster?

American Resources (AREC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Peabody Energy (BTU) -0.7%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%, American Resources (AREC) +56.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Peabody Energy (BTU) has the highest net margin (Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.0%). On return on invested capital, Peabody Energy (BTU) leads (Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Peabody Energy (BTU) returned the most: Peabody Energy (BTU) -17.7%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -77.4%, American Resources (AREC) -66.0%. Over five years, Peabody Energy (BTU) compounded fastest (Peabody Energy (BTU) +14.2%/yr, Ramaco Resources (METC) -13.6%/yr, American Resources (AREC) -13.8%/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%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 0.00%, American Resources (AREC) 0.00%. Ramaco Resources (METC) and American Resources (AREC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Peabody Energy (BTU) has been the steadiest (Peabody Energy (BTU) 54.6%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 85.1%, American Resources (AREC) 96.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BTU, METC and AREC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Peabody Energy (BTU) 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.