Peabody Energy (BTU) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Peabody Energy (BTU) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -2.98% for Q2 2026, down 5.77 percentage points from 2.79% a year earlier and down 1.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Peabody Energy (BTU) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Peabody Energy posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -0.72%, down 7.50 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +32.71 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 6.77% in FY2024 (-7.32 pp), 14.09% in FY2023 (-10.89 pp), 24.98% in FY2022 (+17.26 pp) and 7.72% in FY2021 (+41.16 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last 12 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.70 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 47.24 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2024 (a drop of 20.31 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -1.84% (Q1 2026), -0.74% (Q4 2025) and -0.30% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameco | 37.75 Bn | 33.53 Bn | 190.14 Mn | -0.73% |
| 2 | NexGen Energy | 6.02 Bn | 3.55 Bn | - | -10.18% |
| 3 | Uranium Energy | 4.67 Bn | 3.09 Bn | 10.03 Mn | -10.06% |
| 4 | Warrior Met Coal | 4.65 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 169.64 Mn | 7.66% |
| 5 | Core Natural Resources | 4.28 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 252.03 Mn | 1.64% |
| 6 | Alliance Resource Partners | 3.13 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 202.70 Mn | 9.42% |
| 7 | Peabody Energy | 2.97 Bn | 826.26 Mn | - | -2.98% |
| 8 | Energy Fuels | 2.76 Bn | -178.71 Mn | 14.42 Mn | -5.52% |
| 9 | Centrus Energy | 2.68 Bn | -4.64 Bn | 49.90 Mn | 1.95% |
| 10 | Alpha Metallurgical Resources | 2.13 Bn | 555.62 Mn | 49.19 Mn | -2.03% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.98% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.83% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.61% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.88% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.05% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.68% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.91% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -6.02% |
API Access
Peabody Energy Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "BTU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();