Peabody Energy (BTU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Peabody Energy's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -4.68% in Q2 2026, down 7.73 percentage points from 3.05% a year earlier and down 1.52 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Peabody Energy (BTU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Peabody Energy came in at -1.59%, down 10.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +34.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 8.68% in FY2024 (-13.68 pp), 22.35% in FY2023 (-9.32 pp), 31.68% in FY2022 (+20.53 pp) and 11.15% in FY2021 (+47.05 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for 12 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -11.13 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 54.98 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2024 (a drop of 24.06 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BTU's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -3.16% (Q1 2026), -1.62% (Q4 2025) and -0.96% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameco | 37.09 Bn | 32.88 Bn | 190.14 Mn | 3.55% |
| 2 | NexGen Energy | 5.93 Bn | 3.46 Bn | - | -14.00% |
| 3 | Warrior Met Coal | 4.72 Bn | 3.42 Bn | 169.64 Mn | 8.72% |
| 4 | Uranium Energy | 4.61 Bn | 3.02 Bn | 10.03 Mn | -9.56% |
| 5 | Core Natural Resources | 4.43 Bn | 2.67 Bn | 252.03 Mn | 1.49% |
| 6 | Alliance Resource Partners | 3.16 Bn | 2.85 Bn | 202.70 Mn | 12.26% |
| 7 | Peabody Energy | 3.02 Bn | 875.02 Mn | - | -4.68% |
| 8 | Energy Fuels | 2.68 Bn | -258.69 Mn | 14.42 Mn | -6.60% |
| 9 | Centrus Energy | 2.68 Bn | -4.65 Bn | 49.90 Mn | 0.36% |
| 10 | Alpha Metallurgical Resources | 2.17 Bn | 593.43 Mn | 49.19 Mn | -2.22% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.68% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.76% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.10% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 28.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 33.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 38.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 30.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 32.62% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.48% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -5.43% |
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Peabody Energy Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();