BTU vs METC vs MP Stock Comparison

Peabody Energy, Ramaco Resources and MP Materials Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BTU Peabody Energy Corp
$22.22 -8.9% 1M -17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
0.01%
Coal Energy
6 wins
MP MP Materials Corp. / DE
$41.65 -8.3% 1M -35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$305.38M
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Peabody Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Peabody Energy 6, MP Materials 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBTUMETCMPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.73B $453.73M $7.05B MP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -14.9x -7.3x -116.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.7% -17.7% +26.1% MP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% -12.0% -19.9% BTU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% -6.9% -2.9% MP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 16.8x 98.0x BTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.7% -74.6% -35.2% BTU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.3%/yr -16.9%/yr +4.2%/yr BTU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.6% 83.1% 70.1% BTU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 45/100 31/100 BTU

Percentile Scorecard

BTUMETCMP

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

AxisBTUMETCMP
Valuation 68 #8 of 23 41 #14 of 23 27 #120 of 163
Growth 30 #15 of 21 10 #19 of 21 22 #116 of 148
Profitability 71 #6 of 18 59 #8 of 18 27 #90 of 123
Financial Health 33 #15 of 22 14 #19 of 22 49 #84 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 10 –
Overall 51 45 31
  • BTU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • MP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBTUMETCMPSPY
1 month -8.9%-12.3%-8.3% +0.7%
3 months +3.8%-24.8%0.0% +3.7%
6 months -16.7%-50.5%-36.9% +7.1%
Year to date -25.2%-59.2%-17.6% +12.8%
1 year -17.7%-74.6%-35.2% +11.9%
3 years -7.9%-38.6%+151.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -2.7%-15.0%+36.0% +22.8%
5 years +86.9%-60.5%+23.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.3%-16.9%+4.2% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureBTUMETCMPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.6%83.1%70.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.6%88.1%68.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.411.362.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.90-0.50 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-87.3%-82.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.7%-75.8%-42.7% -1.2%
52-week high $39.50$30.36$72.65 $779.14
52-week low $20.83$6.91$37.45 $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.

MultipleBTUMETCMP
P/E now vs peer median -14.8xmedian 27.1x -7.7xmedian 27.1x -122.6xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 7.3x 0.9xmedian 7.3x 24.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 29.1x 62.9xmedian 29.1x -1,305xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.0xmedian 10.3x -4.1xmedian 10.3x -14.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 50.94 0.20median 50.94 3.73median 0.30

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 monthsBTUMETCMP
Revenue $4.01B $515.42M $305.38M
Gross profit – $69.82M $65.31M
Operating income -$223.20M -$72.64M -$126.87M
Net income -$172.30M -$61.75M -$60.62M
Free cash flow -$169.00M -$114.19M -$504.58M
EPS (diluted) $-1.50 $-0.96 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $526.30M $282.54M $429.08M
Total debt $339.00M $452.81M $934.58M
Shares (diluted) 122.00M 64.59M 178.41M
Enterprise value $529.30M -$818.20M $5.59B

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
MetricBTUMETCMP
P/E -14.8x -7.7x -122.6x
P/FCF -16.0x -4.1x -14.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.2x -11.0x -88.3x
P/S 0.7x 0.9x 24.3x
P/B 0.8x 1.2x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.2x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.1x 62.9x -1,305x
EV/EBIT -11.3x -8.8x -54.4x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.2x 22.6x
EV/FCF -14.9x -5.6x -13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x -15.1x -82.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 0.20 3.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTUMETCMP
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.7% -17.7% 26.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -3.6% -6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -34.6% 139.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -28.5% -38.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -245.2% -305.3% 21.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% -40.1% -41.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -207.9% -211.7% 40.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.3% -41.5% -32.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -231.4% -152.3% 45.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.3% -38.3% -32.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -64.7% -156.4% -94.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.3% -32.6% -34.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -174.1% -772.6% -164.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% -131.8% -51.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTUMETCMP
Gross margin – 13.5% 21.4%
EBITDA margin 4.8% 2.0% -1.7%
Operating margin -5.6% -14.1% -41.5%
Pretax margin -5.3% -14.8% -29.8%
Net margin -4.6% -12.0% -19.9%
FCF margin -4.2% -22.2% -165.2%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% -8.2% -27.5%
Return on equity -4.9% -15.2% -3.1%
Return on assets -3.0% -5.8% -1.6%
Return on invested capital -4.6% -6.9% -2.9%
Return on capital employed -4.7% -7.7% -3.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 0.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 3.9% 13.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTUMETCMP
Debt / assets 6.2% 44.2% 25.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 16.8x 98.0x
Debt / FCF -2.0x -4.0x -1.9x
Liabilities / assets 39.5% 63.3% 47.5%
Equity / assets 60.5% 36.7% 52.5%
Interest coverage -5.0x -185.8x -3.3x
Current ratio 2.0x 4.2x 9.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 3.2x 8.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 2.6x 7.9x
Altman Z-score 1.85 1.07 3.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTUMETCMP
Dividend yield 1.3% – –
Net buyback yield – 14.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 14.2% –
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.

ConsensusBTUMETCMP
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.39FY2026 $-0.91FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.54BFY2026 $535.87MFY2026 $421.40MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +37.3% +76.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTUMETCMP
Held by institutions 91.8% 70.2% 82.4%
Institutions holding 327 201 756
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -5.7% +11.3%
Institutions buying 151 107 417
Institutions selling 129 48 206
Buyers to sellers 1.17 2.23 2.02

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.

BTUMETCMP
BTU 1.00 0.54 0.32
METC 0.54 1.00 0.48
MP 0.32 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTU, METC and MP?

MP Materials (MP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.73B, Ramaco Resources (METC) $453.73M, MP Materials (MP) $7.05B.

Which company is growing faster?

MP Materials (MP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Peabody Energy (BTU) -0.7%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%, MP Materials (MP) +26.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Peabody Energy (BTU) has the highest net margin (Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.0%, MP Materials (MP) -19.9%). On return on invested capital, MP Materials (MP) leads (Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.9%, MP Materials (MP) -2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Peabody Energy (BTU) returned the most: Peabody Energy (BTU) -17.7%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -74.6%, MP Materials (MP) -35.2%. Over five years, Peabody Energy (BTU) compounded fastest (Peabody Energy (BTU) +13.3%/yr, Ramaco Resources (METC) -16.9%/yr, MP Materials (MP) +4.2%/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%, MP Materials (MP) 0.00%. Ramaco Resources (METC) and MP Materials (MP) 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) 83.1%, MP Materials (MP) 70.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.