Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU) Stock Overview
NYSE · Energy · Thermal Coal
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About Peabody Energy Corporation
Peabody Energy Corporation engages in the production of metallurgical and thermal coal. It operates through Seaborne Thermal, Seaborne Metallurgical, Powder River Basin, and Other U.S. Thermal segments.
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Peabody Energy Corporation operates in the Energy sector, within the Thermal Coal industry group. It is listed on the NYSE exchange.
Peabody Energy Corporation at a Glance
| Company | Peabody Energy Corporation |
| Ticker | BTU |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Currency | USD |
| Price | $28.85 |
| Market cap | $3.52B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | — |
| EPS (trailing) | -$1.49 |
| 52-week high | $41.14 |
| 52-week low | $18.20 |
| Dividend yield | 1.04% |
| Ex-dividend date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Beta | 0.33 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | -4.77% |
| Debt-to-equity | 12.88% |
| Average volume | 2.54M |
| Shares outstanding | 121.90M |
| Sector | Energy |
| Industry | Thermal Coal |
| Employees | 5,400 |
| Country | United States |
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- Peabody Energy Corporation's trailing annual dividend yield is 1.04%. Compare with other high-yield stocks →
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