PEABODY ENERGY CORP
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $2.90B
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- 1.26%
About Peabody Energy
Bituminous Coal & Lignite Surface Mining, SIC 1221
Peabody Energy Corporation produces and sells metallurgical and thermal coal used for energy generation and steel production. The company operates through four primary reporting segments: Seaborne Thermal, Seaborne Metallurgical, Powder River Basin, and Other U.S. Thermal. Its core products include thermal steam coal for power plants as well as coking and pulverized injection coal for metallurgical applications. Peabody supplies these fuel and mineral products primarily to electricity generators, industrial facilities, and steel manufacturers across domestic and international markets, utilizing both long-term supply contracts and shorter-term commercial agreements.
The company holds ownership interests in 16 active surface and underground coal mining operations located in the United States and Australia. Its operational footprint spans American mines in Wyoming, Indiana, Illinois, New Mexico, Colorado, and Alabama, along with Australian assets situated in Queensland and New South Wales. Peabody employs approximately 5,400 workers across its mining locations, Australian regional offices, and corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.
Summary of the business section of Peabody Energy's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- PEABODY ENERGY CORP
- Headquarters
- St Louis, MO
- Address
- 1245 J.J. Kelley Memorial Drive, Suite 700 63131
- Phone
- (314) 342-3400
- Employees
- 5,400, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Bituminous Coal & Lignite Surface Mining
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Ernst& Young LLP, St.Louis, Missouri
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- BTU
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 122M, Aug 3, 2026
- Public float
- $1.20B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 1-for-15 reverse, Nov 9, 2015
- SEC CIK
- 1064728
- CUSIP
- 704551100
- ISIN
- US7045511000
- LEI
- EJCO258LNNVSKAR2JX59
- EIN
- 13-4004153
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| James C. Grech | President and CEO, Director | 379,990 |
| Malcolm James Roberts | EVP & Chief Commercial Officer | 33,557 |
| Mark Spurbeck | EVP and CFO | 68,652 |
| Scott T. Jarboe | CAO and Corporate Secretary | 85,448 |
| Darren Ronald Yeates | EVP & COO | 130,498 |
| William H. Champion | Director | 43,304 |
| Stephen E. Gorman | Director | 57,720 |
| Margaret Katherine Banks | Director | 22,533 |
| Georganne Hodges | Director | 8,064 |
| Nicholas J. Chirekos | Director | 44,672 |
| Andrea E. Bertone | Director | 47,171 |
| Robert A. Malone | Director | 58,692 |
| Clayton D. Walker | Director | 7,927 |
| Joe W. Laymon | Director | 59,689 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 James C.Grech | $9.03M | $16.63M | $3.38M | $1282 | $331 |
| FY2024 James C.Grech | $6.97M | $7.28M | $2.51M | $888 | $179 |
| FY2023 James C.Grech | $5.88M | $4.81M | $2.63M | $1019 | $187 |
| FY2022 Glenn L.Kellow | $0 | $0 | $2.17M | $1096 | $154 |
| FY2022 Grech | $3.81M | $8.02M | $2.17M | $1096 | $154 |
| FY2022 James C.Grech | $3.81M | $8.02M | $2.17M | $1096 | $154 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings