Peabody Energy BTU
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As of: Sep 29, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Peabody Energy (BTU) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Updated

Peabody Energy (BTU) posted Operating Expenses of $953.9 million for Q2 2026, up 20.8% from $789.4 million a year earlier and up 10.3% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Peabody Energy (BTU) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Expenses at Peabody Energy was $3.59 billion, up 6.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $3.33 billion, down 2.5% from FY2024.

  • Annual Operating Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • In prior years, Peabody Energy's Operating Expenses was $3.42 billion in FY2024 (+1.1%), $3.39 billion in FY2023 (+2.9%), $3.29 billion in FY2022 (+28.9%) and $2.55 billion in FY2021 (+1.1%).
  • The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Expenses since Q4 2024.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 4.8%.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was Q2 2022, with growth of 35.0%; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a decline of 8.2%.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior quarters was $864.7 million (Q1 2026), $878.4 million (Q4 2025) and $896.9 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Cameco 37.90 Bn 33.68 Bn 190.14 Mn 9.50 Mn
2 NexGen Energy 5.95 Bn 3.47 Bn - 301,459.84
3 Warrior Met Coal 4.85 Bn 3.54 Bn 169.64 Mn 415.17 Mn
4 Uranium Energy 4.53 Bn 3.37 Bn - 40.79 Mn
5 Core Natural Resources 4.41 Bn 2.64 Bn 252.03 Mn 985.26 Mn
6 Alliance Resource Partners 3.19 Bn 2.89 Bn 202.70 Mn 455.98 Mn
7 Peabody Energy 3.07 Bn 918.90 Mn - 953.90 Mn
8 Energy Fuels 2.76 Bn -181.21 Mn 14.42 Mn 55.68 Mn
9 Centrus Energy 2.70 Bn -4.63 Bn 49.90 Mn 37.00 Mn
10 Alpha Metallurgical Resources 2.23 Bn 651.52 Mn 49.19 Mn 503.36 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 953.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 864.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 878.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 896.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 789.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 770.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 957.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 845.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 803.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 814.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 872.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 803.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 862.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 846.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 927.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 838.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 825.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 699.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 709.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 649.40 Mn
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