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How Peabody Energy Corporation stacks up
BTU · against 400 other Energy companies
Profitability
7/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #372 of 401 · scores higher than 7% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score38 peers with a profitability score of 0–9, including BTU · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 7?
Weighted metrics compared with all Energy companies.Mainly because of its return on invested capital, operating margin and return on assets, which are weaker than most Energy peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 93% of peers. Return on invested capital: -5.8% vs peer median 9.3%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 92% of peers. Operating margin: -5.6% vs peer median 11.7%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 91% of peers. Return on assets: -3.2% vs peer median 4.4%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = BTU, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | BTU | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 383 reported | -5.8% | 9.3% | 7% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 398 reported | -5.6% | 11.7% | 8% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 391 reported | -3.2% | 4.4% | 9% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 384 reported | -4.8% | 10.5% | 11% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 405 reported | 10.4% | 33.2% | 11% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BTU| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.9B EUR (≈$7.6B) | 100 | 76 | |
| 1 | 22.9B USD | 100 | 72 | |
| 3 | 6.33T SAR (≈$1.71T) | 99 | 66 | |
| 3 | 400M EUR (≈$440M) | 99 | 77 | |
| 3 | 1.6B USD | 99 | 61 | |
| 368 | 2.5B USD | 8 | 41 | |
| 368 | 750.1B INR (≈$9.0B) | 8 | 33 | |
| 368 | 104M USD | 8 | 33 | |
| 372 | 13.0B HKD (≈$1.7B) | 7 | 23 | |
| 372 | 2.5B USD | 7 | 31 | |
| 372 | 1.0B USD | 7 | 33 | |
| 372 | 1.9B USD | 7 | 49 | |
| 376 | 212M MYR (≈$47M) | 6 | 8 | |
| 376 | 5.1B CNY (≈$715M) | 6 | 11 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score