PEABODY ENERGY CORP
BTU · Bituminous Coal & Lignite Surface Mining · 121.8M shares · +16%/yr ↑ dilution · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: $341M (gross $348M, SBC $7M)
Reference price $28.02 · est. market cap ~$3.4B — last insider sale, 2026-06-01 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
C57Large scaled coal miner in a cyclical trough with negative operating margin and weak interest coverage, cushioned by ample cash.
Strengths
- Strong liquidity cushion — cash 76.6th pct and ~29.6 quarters of runway (89th pct)
- Diversified seaborne thermal/met and US thermal platform with 2.0bn tons of reserves
Risks
- Loss-making year: operating margin -2.1% (43.7th), negative interest coverage (-1.8x), revenue down ~9%
- Secular and cyclical pressure on thermal/met coal demand and prices, with customer-contract repricing risk
Notable findings
- No interest coverageInterest coverage -1.82 (cannot cover interest)
- Net lossNet loss (net margin -1.1%)
- Cash burnNegative free cash flow (-77.7M)
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- Chronic dilutionShare count +16%/yr over 3y (dilution, book value/share -31%)
- Strong balance sheetStrong balance sheet — $575M cash & investments, ~30 quarters of runway
- Insider sellingInsider selling — 5 open-market sale(s) by 4 insider(s) (cluster of 4 insiders, ~$2M, last 6mo) Form 4 ↗
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Operating margin
-2.1%
Net margin
-1.1%
Return on equity
-1.2%
Return on assets
-0.7%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
-4.8%
Net-income growth
-110.5%
Interest coverage
-1.8×
Current ratio
1.9×
Free cash flow
-$78M
EBITDA
$304M
Tangible book value
$3.5B
Cash & investments
$575M
Cash runway
30q
Stock comp / revenue
0.4%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | Roberts Malcolm James | Grant | 43 | $28.19 |
| 2026-06-08 | Yeates Darren Ronald | Grant | 121 | $28.19 |
| 2026-06-08 | Banks Margaret Katherine | Grant | 59 | $28.19 |
| 2026-06-08 | Bertone Andrea E. | Grant | 137 | $28.19 |
| 2026-06-08 | Walker Clayton D. | Grant | 20 | $28.19 |
| 2026-06-08 | Chirekos Nicholas J. | Grant | 68 | $28.19 |
| 2026-06-08 | Hodges Georganne | Grant | 21 | $28.19 |
| 2026-06-08 | Champion William H | Grant | 114 | $28.19 |
| 2026-06-08 | Spurbeck Mark | Grant | 89 | $28.19 |
| 2026-06-08 | Grech James C. | Grant | 260 | $28.19 |
| 2026-06-08 | Malone Robert A | Grant | 71 | $28.19 |
| 2026-06-08 | GORMAN STEPHEN E | Grant | 65 | $28.19 |
| 2026-06-08 | Jarboe Scott T. | Grant | 74 | $28.19 |
| 2026-06-01 | Jarboe Scott T. | Sell | 2.9K | $28.02 |
| 2026-05-08 | Bertone Andrea E. | Grant | 5.3K | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Banks Margaret Katherine | Grant | 5.3K | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Chirekos Nicholas J. | Grant | 5.3K | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Hodges Georganne | Grant | 5.6K | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Champion William H | Grant | 5.3K | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Malone Robert A | Grant | 5.3K | — |
| 2026-05-08 | LAYMON JOE W | Grant | 5.3K | — |
| 2026-05-08 | GORMAN STEPHEN E | Grant | 5.3K | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Walker Clayton D. | Grant | 5.6K | — |
| 2026-05-07 | Bertone Andrea E. | Sell | 4.6K | $24.43 |
| 2026-03-10 | GORMAN STEPHEN E | Grant | 44 | $32.56 |
| 2026-03-10 | Walker Clayton D. | Grant | 5 | $32.56 |
| 2026-03-10 | Roberts Malcolm James | Grant | 37 | $32.56 |
| 2026-03-10 | Jarboe Scott T. | Grant | 64 | $32.56 |
| 2026-03-10 | Yeates Darren Ronald | Grant | 104 | $32.56 |
| 2026-03-10 | Banks Margaret Katherine | Grant | 39 | $32.56 |
| 2026-03-10 | Bertone Andrea E. | Grant | 106 | $32.56 |
| 2026-03-10 | Chirekos Nicholas J. | Grant | 46 | $32.56 |
| 2026-03-10 | Hodges Georganne | Grant | 5 | $32.56 |
| 2026-03-10 | Champion William H | Grant | 86 | $32.56 |
| 2026-03-10 | Spurbeck Mark | Grant | 77 | $32.56 |
| 2026-03-10 | Grech James C. | Grant | 225 | $32.56 |
| 2026-03-10 | Malone Robert A | Grant | 49 | $32.56 |
| 2026-03-10 | LAYMON JOE W | Grant | 113 | $32.56 |
| 2026-03-04 | Spurbeck Mark | Sell | 30K | $35.58 |
| 2026-02-19 | Grech James C. | Grant | 40K | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Grech James C. | Tax withheld | 17K | $33.97 |
| 2026-02-18 | Roberts Malcolm James | Grant | 1.6K | — |
| 2026-02-18 | Roberts Malcolm James | Tax withheld | 75 | $33.29 |
| 2026-02-18 | Jarboe Scott T. | Grant | 10K | — |
| 2026-02-18 | Jarboe Scott T. | Tax withheld | 4.2K | $33.29 |
| 2026-02-18 | Yeates Darren Ronald | Grant | 18K | — |
| 2026-02-18 | Yeates Darren Ronald | Tax withheld | 937 | $33.29 |
| 2026-02-18 | Spurbeck Mark | Grant | 17K | — |
| 2026-02-18 | Spurbeck Mark | Tax withheld | 7.5K | $33.29 |
| 2026-02-10 | Yeates Darren Ronald | Sell | 14K | $36.40 |
| 2026-01-14 | Jarboe Scott T. | Sell | 2.2K | $34.26 |
| 2026-01-02 | Roberts Malcolm James | Grant | 8.1K | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Roberts Malcolm James | Tax withheld | 381 | $30.68 |
| 2026-01-02 | Jarboe Scott T. | Grant | 12K | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Jarboe Scott T. | Tax withheld | 5.9K | $30.68 |
| 2026-01-02 | Yeates Darren Ronald | Grant | 20K | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Yeates Darren Ronald | Tax withheld | 1.1K | $30.68 |
| 2026-01-02 | Spurbeck Mark | Grant | 15K | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Spurbeck Mark | Tax withheld | 7.8K | $30.68 |
| 2026-01-02 | Grech James C. | Grant | 42K | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Grech James C. | Tax withheld | 21K | $30.68 |
| 2025-12-03 | Bertone Andrea E. | Grant | 117 | $29.43 |
| 2025-12-03 | Walker Clayton D. | Grant | 5 | $29.43 |
| 2025-12-03 | Roberts Malcolm James | Grant | 35 | $29.43 |
| 2025-12-03 | Jarboe Scott T. | Grant | 73 | $29.43 |
| 2025-12-03 | Yeates Darren Ronald | Grant | 121 | $29.43 |
| 2025-12-03 | Banks Margaret Katherine | Grant | 43 | $29.43 |
| 2025-12-03 | Chirekos Nicholas J. | Grant | 51 | $29.43 |
| 2025-12-03 | Hodges Georganne | Grant | 6 | $29.43 |
| 2025-12-03 | Champion William H | Grant | 95 | $29.43 |
| 2025-12-03 | Spurbeck Mark | Grant | 92 | $29.43 |
| 2025-12-03 | Grech James C. | Grant | 268 | $29.43 |
| 2025-12-03 | Malone Robert A | Grant | 54 | $29.43 |
| 2025-12-03 | LAYMON JOE W | Grant | 125 | $29.43 |
| 2025-12-03 | GORMAN STEPHEN E | Grant | 49 | $29.43 |
| 2025-11-19 | Hodges Georganne | Grant | 2.4K | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Walker Clayton D. | Grant | 2.3K | — |
| 2025-09-03 | Jarboe Scott T. | Grant | 126 | $17.09 |
| 2025-09-03 | Yeates Darren Ronald | Grant | 207 | $17.09 |
| 2025-09-03 | Banks Margaret Katherine | Grant | 74 | $17.09 |
| 2025-09-03 | Bertone Andrea E. | Grant | 200 | $17.09 |
| 2025-09-03 | Chirekos Nicholas J. | Grant | 88 | $17.09 |
| 2025-09-03 | Champion William H | Grant | 164 | $17.09 |
| 2025-09-03 | Malone Robert A | Grant | 93 | $17.09 |
| 2025-09-03 | LAYMON JOE W | Grant | 214 | $17.09 |
| 2025-09-03 | GORMAN STEPHEN E | Grant | 84 | $17.09 |
| 2025-09-03 | Grech James C. | Grant | 460 | $17.09 |
| 2025-09-03 | Spurbeck Mark | Grant | 159 | $17.09 |
| 2025-09-03 | Roberts Malcolm James | Grant | 60 | $17.09 |
| 2025-06-04 | Malone Robert A | Grant | 118 | $13.40 |
| 2025-06-04 | Bertone Andrea E. | Grant | 254 | $13.40 |
| 2025-06-04 | Champion William H | Grant | 208 | $13.40 |
| 2025-06-04 | Chirekos Nicholas J. | Grant | 111 | $13.40 |
| 2025-06-04 | GORMAN STEPHEN E | Grant | 106 | $13.40 |
| 2025-06-04 | LAYMON JOE W | Grant | 272 | $13.40 |
| 2025-06-04 | Grech James C. | Grant | 899 | $13.40 |
| 2025-06-04 | Jarboe Scott T. | Grant | 251 | $13.40 |
| 2025-06-04 | Spurbeck Mark | Grant | 312 | $13.40 |
| 2025-06-04 | Yeates Darren Ronald | Grant | 413 | $13.40 |
| 2025-06-04 | Banks Margaret Katherine | Grant | 94 | $13.40 |
| 2025-05-09 | Chirekos Nicholas J. | Grant | 8.7K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Malone Robert A | Grant | 8.7K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | LAYMON JOE W | Grant | 8.7K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | GORMAN STEPHEN E | Grant | 8.7K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Champion William H | Grant | 8.7K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Bertone Andrea E. | Grant | 8.7K | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Banks Margaret Katherine | Grant | 8.7K | — |
| 2025-03-11 | Malone Robert A | Grant | 67 | $13.81 |
| 2025-03-11 | Bertone Andrea E. | Grant | 209 | $13.81 |
| 2025-03-11 | LAYMON JOE W | Grant | 216 | $13.81 |
| 2025-03-11 | GORMAN STEPHEN E | Grant | 61 | $13.81 |
| 2025-03-11 | Chirekos Nicholas J. | Grant | 67 | $13.81 |
| 2025-03-11 | Champion William H | Grant | 153 | $13.81 |
| 2025-03-11 | Banks Margaret Katherine | Grant | 44 | $13.81 |
| 2025-03-11 | Yeates Darren Ronald | Grant | 104 | $13.81 |
| 2025-03-11 | Spurbeck Mark | Grant | 84 | $13.81 |
| 2025-03-11 | Jarboe Scott T. | Grant | 63 | $13.81 |
| 2025-03-11 | Grech James C. | Grant | 247 | $13.81 |
| 2025-03-03 | Jarboe Scott T. | Sell | 2.0K | $14.22 |
| 2025-02-24 | Grech James C. | Buy | 6.7K | $14.97 |
| 2025-01-03 | Yeates Darren Ronald | Tax withheld | 333 | $20.23 |
| 2025-01-03 | Spurbeck Mark | Tax withheld | 2.5K | $20.23 |
| 2025-01-03 | Jarboe Scott T. | Tax withheld | 1.5K | $20.23 |
| 2025-01-03 | Grech James C. | Tax withheld | 5.5K | $20.23 |
| 2025-01-02 | Spurbeck Mark | Tax withheld | 2.3K | $20.86 |
| 2025-01-02 | Yeates Darren Ronald | Grant | 28K | — |
| 2025-01-02 | Grech James C. | Tax withheld | 6.5K | $20.86 |
| 2025-01-02 | Grech James C. | Grant | 58K | — |
| 2025-01-02 | Yeates Darren Ronald | Tax withheld | 393 | $20.86 |
| 2025-01-02 | Spurbeck Mark | Grant | 20K | — |
| 2025-01-02 | Jarboe Scott T. | Tax withheld | 2.0K | $20.86 |
| 2025-01-02 | Jarboe Scott T. | Grant | 17K | — |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Supply chain
Customers (0)
Suppliers (2)
- Abbot Point Coal Terminal
- Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal
Named in the 10-K; linked when we track them.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | Material agreement1.02Reg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-02 | Material agreementDebt obligation3.02Exhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-29 | OtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-28 | OtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-21 | Exec/director changeExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-21 | Reg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-07 | Exec/director changeShareholder voteOtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-05 | ResultsOtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-15 | 2026-06-09 | 0001193125-26-270268 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-06-02 | 2026-05-28 | 0001193125-26-252668 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-29 | 2026-05-28 | 0001193125-26-245937 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-28 | 2026-05-28 | 0001193125-26-242965 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-20 | 0001064728-26-000032 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-21 | 0001064728-26-000030 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-07 | 2026-05-07 | 0001064728-26-000027 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-06 | 2026-03-31 | 0001064728-26-000025 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-05 | 2026-05-05 | 0001064728-26-000022 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-30 | 2026-03-30 | 0001064728-26-000016 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-23 | 2026-02-23 | 0001064728-26-000008 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-02-19 | 2025-12-31 | 0001064728-26-000006 ↗ |