BTU vs SSL vs CNR Stock Comparison

Peabody Energy, Sasol and Core Natural Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BTU Peabody Energy Corp
$23.32 -8.3% 1M -17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
1.22%
Coal Energy
2 wins
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.14 +22.2% 1M +167.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.21B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Core Natural Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Core Natural Resources 6, Sasol 4, Peabody Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBTUSSLCNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.84B $11.21B $4.53B SSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.6x 15.0x 45.8x SSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 5.3x 17.9x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.7% — +31.5% CNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% — 2.3% CNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% — 1.9% CNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x — 0.0x BTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.22% 0.00% 0.44% BTU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.7% +167.4% +11.0% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.2%/yr +0.2%/yr +26.8%/yr CNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.6% 54.0% 44.3% CNR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 — 73/100 CNR

Percentile Scorecard

BTUSSLCNR

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

AxisBTUSSLCNR
Valuation 68 #8 of 23 95 #6 of 99 91 #3 of 23
Growth 30 #15 of 21 – 65 #8 of 21
Profitability 71 #6 of 18 – 77 #5 of 18
Financial Health 38 #14 of 22 50 #52 of 102 43 #13 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – 89 #2 of 10
Overall 52 – 73
  • BTU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodBTUSSLCNRSPY
1 month -8.3%+22.2%+2.2% -0.2%
3 months +0.3%+56.2%+14.1% +3.9%
6 months -13.3%+30.8%+1.7% +8.2%
Year to date -21.5%+163.3%+2.7% +12.9%
1 year -17.7%+167.4%+11.0% +12.3%
3 years -6.0%+30.7%-12.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.1%+9.4%-4.3% +23.3%
5 years +94.0%+1.1%+227.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.2%+0.2%+26.8% +10.9%
10 years —-37.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-4.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBTUSSLCNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.6%54.0%44.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.6%55.5%43.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.41-0.770.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.333.100.25 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-89.4%-52.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-4.9%-19.7% -1.2%
52-week high $39.50$18.02$113.23 $779.14
52-week low $20.83$6.00$76.01 $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.

MultipleBTUSSLCNR
P/E now vs peer median -15.6xmedian 28.4x 15.0xmedian 13.0x 45.8xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 7.3x 0.7xmedian 2.1x 1.1xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 29.2x —median 5.9x 6.2xmedian 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.8xmedian 11.0x 3.5xmedian 11.1x 18.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 50.46 —median 2.27 -0.83median 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 monthsBTUSSLCNR
Revenue $4.01B – $4.27B
Gross profit – – $740.18M
Operating income -$223.20M – $79.57M
Net income -$172.30M – $100.13M
Free cash flow -$169.00M – $244.11M
EPS (diluted) $-1.50 – $1.98
Cash & equivalents $526.30M $2.64B $473.20M
Total debt $339.00M $6.66B $447.65M
Shares (diluted) 122.00M 642.00M 50.47M
Enterprise value $694.61M $574.22M $2.77B

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
MetricBTUSSLCNR
P/E -15.6x 15.0x 45.8x
P/FCF -16.8x 3.5x 18.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x – 8.0x
P/S 0.7x 0.7x 1.1x
P/B 0.9x 1.1x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x – 6.2x
EV/EBIT -11.9x – 56.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x – 1.1x
EV/FCF -15.7x – 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x – 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 – -0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTUSSLCNR
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.7% – 31.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.5% – 22.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -245.2% – -2.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -207.9% – 385.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.3% – -48.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -231.4% – 404.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.3% – -55.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -64.7% – 43.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.3% – -10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -174.1% – 64.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% – -26.3%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTUSSLCNR
Debt / assets 6.2% 30.1% 7.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF -2.0x – 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 39.5% 53.3% 39.3%
Equity / assets 60.5% 46.7% 60.7%
Interest coverage -5.0x – 1.8x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.88 – 2.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTUSSLCNR
Dividend yield 1.2% – 0.4%
Net buyback yield – – 3.2%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusBTUSSLCNR
Forward P/E – 5.3xFY2027 17.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.39FY2026 $3.26FY2027 $5.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +37.0%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after – -24.5% +30.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.54BFY2026 $16.51BFY2027 $4.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027 +6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +7.4% +8.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTUSSLCNR
Held by institutions 91.8% 4.7% 93.0%
Institutions holding 327 174 355
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -7.6% +0.1%
Institutions buying 151 111 207
Institutions selling 129 45 108
Buyers to sellers 1.17 2.47 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.

BTUSSLCNR
BTU 1.00 0.23 0.79
SSL 0.23 1.00 0.28
CNR 0.79 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTU, SSL and CNR?

Sasol (SSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.84B, Sasol (SSL) $11.21B, Core Natural Resources (CNR) $4.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, BTU, SSL and CNR?

Sasol (SSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Peabody Energy (BTU) -15.6x, Sasol (SSL) 15.0x, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 45.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Sasol (SSL) 5.3x, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 17.9x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) has the highest net margin (Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%, 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 Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Peabody Energy (BTU) -17.7%, Sasol (SSL) +167.4%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +11.0%. Over five years, Core Natural Resources (CNR) compounded fastest (Peabody Energy (BTU) +14.2%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.2%/yr, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +26.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Peabody Energy (BTU) has the highest dividend yield: Peabody Energy (BTU) 1.22%, Sasol (SSL) 0.00%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 0.44%. Sasol (SSL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Core Natural Resources (CNR) has been the steadiest (Peabody Energy (BTU) 54.6%, Sasol (SSL) 54.0%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 44.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BTU, SSL 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 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.