METC vs BTU vs AREC Stock Comparison

Ramaco Resources, Peabody Energy 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
$2.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
1.22%
Coal Energy
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Peabody Energy leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Peabody Energy 8, American Resources 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMETCBTUARECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $485.86M $2.84B $89.21M BTU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.0x -15.6x 5.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.7% -0.7% +56.7% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.0% -4.6% — BTU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.9% -4.6% — BTU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 16.8x -1.0x 10.4x BTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.22% 3.42% AREC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -77.4% -17.7% -66.0% BTU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.6%/yr +14.2%/yr -13.8%/yr BTU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.1% 54.6% 96.8% BTU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 52/100 43/100 BTU

Percentile Scorecard

METCBTUAREC

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureMETCBTUARECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.1%54.6%96.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.0%55.6%93.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.340.412.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.91-0.33-0.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-68.3%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -77.4%-41.0%-73.2% -1.2%
52-week high $33.97$39.50$4.37 $779.14
52-week low $6.91$20.83$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.

MultipleMETCBTUAREC
P/E now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 28.4x -15.6xmedian 28.4x 5.1xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 7.3x 0.7xmedian 7.3x -285.2xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 64.9xmedian 29.2x 13.8xmedian 29.2x -2.6xmedian 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.3xmedian 11.0x -16.8xmedian 11.0x 7.2xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.21median 50.46 0.53median 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 monthsMETCBTUAREC
Revenue $515.42M $4.01B -$312.74K
Gross profit $69.82M – $956.08K
Operating income -$72.64M -$223.20M -$6.29M
Net income -$61.75M -$172.30M -$79.01M
Free cash flow -$114.19M -$169.00M $12.37M
R&D – – -$1.22M
EPS (diluted) $-0.96 $-1.50 $0.20
Cash & equivalents $282.54M $526.30M $31.70M
Total debt $452.81M $339.00M $8.34M
Shares (diluted) 64.59M 122.00M 87.27M
Enterprise value -$786.08M $694.61M $5.13M

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

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

METCBTUAREC
METC 1.00 0.53 0.49
BTU 0.53 1.00 0.34
AREC 0.49 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, METC, BTU and AREC?

Peabody Energy (BTU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ramaco Resources (METC) $485.86M, Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.84B, American Resources (AREC) $89.21M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Peabody Energy (BTU) returned the most: Ramaco Resources (METC) -77.4%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -17.7%, American Resources (AREC) -66.0%. Over five years, Peabody Energy (BTU) compounded fastest (Ramaco Resources (METC) -13.6%/yr, Peabody Energy (BTU) +14.2%/yr, American Resources (AREC) -13.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American Resources (AREC) has the highest dividend yield: Ramaco Resources (METC) 0.00%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 1.22%, American Resources (AREC) 3.42%. Ramaco Resources (METC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

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

Which is the better stock, METC, BTU 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.