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 | 31.72 Bn | 28.65 Bn | 87.32 Mn | -0.33% |
| 2 | NexGen Energy | 5.50 Bn | 2.69 Bn | - | -7.85% |
| 3 | Warrior Met Coal | 4.51 Bn | 3.16 Bn | 139.41 Mn | 7.92% |
| 4 | Core Natural Resources | 4.07 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 197.89 Mn | 1.27% |
| 5 | Uranium Energy | 3.55 Bn | 1.62 Bn | 6.87 Mn | -9.12% |
| 6 | Alliance Resource Partners | 3.23 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 253.59 Mn | 10.16% |
| 7 | Centrus Energy | 2.17 Bn | -5.76 Bn | -10.60 Mn | 2.82% |
| 8 | Peabody Energy | 2.02 Bn | 40.86 Mn | - | -2.37% |
| 9 | Alpha Metallurgical Resources | 2.00 Bn | 544.21 Mn | 52.59 Mn | -2.21% |
| 10 | Energy Fuels | 1.79 Bn | -1.77 Bn | 17.88 Mn | -7.24% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -2.37% |
| 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% |
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();