# Peabody Energy Corporation Common Stock (BTU) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price $28.85, market value $3.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Peabody Energy Corporation Common Stock reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.9×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.1×**. The shares trade at 1.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 17.0×**. Enterprise value is 17.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: -5.6%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -1.1%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -1.2%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -5.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -5.3%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -3.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces -3.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -8.9%** (3-yr -8.1%/yr, 5-yr 6.0%/yr). Revenue fell 8.9% over the last year, against 6.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -115.9%**. Earnings per share fell 115.9%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.10**. Debt is 0.10 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Peabody Energy Corporation Common Stock holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 1.85** (quick 1.85). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.85 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.57**. A Z-score of 2.57 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.04%** ($0.30 per share, trailing). Peabody Energy Corporation Common Stock yields 1.04%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (6 analysts). 6 analysts cover Peabody Energy Corporation Common Stock; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $30.75 (+7% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 67.1%** (YTD -2.3%, 3-mo 2.7%). The shares are up 67.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -29.9%** (58.5% above the low). Trading 30% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 61**. An RSI of 61 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.46** (volatility 59%). Beta of 0.46 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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