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Coal · Energy · Fiscal year ends Dec 31
Peabody Energy reported revenue of $3.9B in the fiscal year ended Dec 2025, down 8.9% from the year before. Operating income was −$80M, an operating margin of −2.1%, and net income was −$43M. Operating cash flow of $334M less capital expenditure of $411M left free cash flow of −$78M. It held more cash than debt (net cash $254M).
Ranks among the 3 coal companies we cover (1st = best; for debt, the least indebted). Green = top third, red = bottom third.
Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3,318 | 4,982 | 4,947 | 4,237 | 3,862 |
| Selling, general & admin | 84.9 | 88.8 | 90.7 | 91.0 | 105 |
| Operating income | 432 | 1,382 | 1,075 | 445 | −80.1 |
| Net interest incomeBanks | 183 | 140 | 59.8 | 46.9 | 43.9 |
| Interest expense | 183 | 140 | 59.8 | 46.9 | 43.9 |
| Pre-tax income | 370 | 1,279 | 1,125 | 516 | −33.5 |
| Income tax | 22.8 | −38.8 | 309 | 109 | 8.8 |
| Net income | 371 | 1,319 | 816 | 404 | −42.5 |
| Diluted EPS | 3.22 | 8.31 | 5.00 | 2.70 | −0.43 |
| Diluted shares | 112 | 157 | 154 | 142 | 122 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 954 | 1,307 | 969 | 700 | 575 |
| Receivables | 351 | 466 | 390 | 359 | 315 |
| Inventory | 227 | 296 | 352 | 393 | 383 |
| Current assets | 1,802 | 2,373 | 2,020 | 1,781 | 1,559 |
| Net PP&E | 2,951 | 2,865 | 2,844 | 3,082 | 3,153 |
| Total assets | 4,950 | 5,611 | 5,962 | 5,954 | 5,807 |
| Payables | 202 | 241 | 276 | 228 | 205 |
| Deferred revenue | 5,300 | 6,300 | 5,000 | – | – |
| Current liabilities | 932 | 919 | 979 | 828 | 842 |
| Long-term debt | 1,078 | 321 | 321 | 332 | 321 |
| Total liabilities | 3,129 | 2,316 | 2,355 | 2,245 | 2,225 |
| Shareholders' equity | 1,762 | 3,231 | 3,547 | 3,651 | 3,536 |
| Backlog (remaining obligations) | – | – | – | 3,600 | 5,000 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 420 | 1,174 | 1,036 | 607 | 334 |
| Capital expenditure | 183 | 222 | 348 | 401 | 411 |
| Free cash flow | 237 | 952 | 687 | 205 | −77.7 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 309 | 318 | 321 | 343 | 385 |
| Stock-based compensation | 10.0 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 13.8 |
| Acquisitions | 0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Share buybacks | 0.0 | 0.0 | 348 | 183 | 0.0 |
| Dividends paid | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.6 | 37.6 | 36.5 |
| Dividend per share | – | – | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.30 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 50.1% | −0.7% | −14.4% | −8.9% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | 219.7% | −22.2% | −58.6% | −118.0% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | 158.1% | −39.8% | −46.0% | −115.9% |
| Operating margin | 13.0% | 27.7% | 21.7% | 10.5% | −2.1% |
| Net margin | 11.2% | 26.5% | 16.5% | 9.5% | −1.1% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 21.1% | 40.8% | 23.0% | 11.1% | −1.2% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 10.8% | 29.4% | 21.6% | 8.7% | −1.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 7.1% | 19.1% | 13.9% | 4.8% | −2.0% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 1.13x | 0.89x | 1.27x | 1.50x | −7.85x |
| Receivable days | 39 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 30 |
| Interest cover | 2.36x | 9.85x | 18.0x | 9.49x | −1.82x |
| Debt ÷ equity | 0.61x | 0.10x | 0.09x | 0.09x | 0.09x |
| Net debtDebt − cash & equivalents; excludes investments; negative = net cash | 124 | −987 | −649 | −368 | −254 |
| Current ratio | 1.93x | 2.58x | 2.06x | 2.15x | 1.85x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.