Peabody Energy Corporation
Peabody Energy Corp. produces metallurgical coal and thermal coal through a portfolio of surface and underground mines in the United States and Australia. Its business includes seaborne coal sold into international markets as well as U.S. thermal coal supplied to domestic power and industrial customers.
Fiscal year 2025 · change from previous year
Development 2020–2025
Business
Share of revenueExport metallurgical coal sold to steel producers and traders for coke-making and steel production.
Export thermal coal sold into international power markets and traded under spot, index and contract pricing.
Low-sulfur U.S. thermal coal produced from the Powder River Basin for utility customers.
Thermal coal from other U.S. basins supplied mainly to electric utilities and industrial users.
Corporate items and smaller activities including asset optimization and non-core land-related projects.
Products
Reported · share of revenue- Thermal Coal71.7 %
- Metallurgical Coal26.8 %
- Other1.5 %
Source: 10-K FY2025, revenue the company reports per product line (SEC XBRL). Shares are of the lines shown and add up to 100 %.
Customers
Peabody sells mainly to electric utilities, energy marketers, steel producers and nonfinancial trading houses. Its metallurgical coal customers buy coal for steelmaking, while thermal coal customers buy fuel for electricity generation and related energy needs. The company also serves international buyers through seaborne supply chains and long-term or spot coal contracts.
Buy thermal coal for baseload and seasonal power generation needs.
Buy metallurgical coal used in blast furnace steelmaking.
Purchase coal for resale and portfolio supply management.
Buy and trade seaborne coal cargoes for global market distribution.
Strategy
Peabody’s strategy centers on balancing seaborne metallurgical coal, seaborne thermal coal and U.S. thermal coal across a diversified mine portfolio. It also emphasizes mine development, reserve optimization and selective land/asset monetization to extend the value of its coal base and related properties. The company uses segment-level operating metrics to allocate capital toward mines and expansions that can improve product mix and supply reliability.
Adds higher-quality metallurgical coal capacity and strengthens the seaborne segment.
Creates optionality beyond mining by monetizing non-core assets and evaluating new uses.
Mining depends on equipment, parts, services and logistics that must remain dependable.
Geography
Peabody operates active coal mining interests in the United States and Australia, with headquarters in St. Louis and a business office in Brisbane. Its revenue base is split between U.S. domestic thermal coal and seaborne exports, so shipping routes, port access and international coal pricing are central to the business. Australia is especially important for seaborne metallurgical coal, while the U.S. remains the core base for Powder River Basin and other thermal operations.
Risks
Peabody is exposed to coal demand swings, commodity price volatility, trade disruptions and regulatory pressure tied to energy and environmental policy. Its operations also face cybersecurity, geopolitical, supply chain and counterparty credit risks because coal is sold and transported through global industrial and financial networks.
- Coal market volatilityImpact: HighLikelihood: High
Revenue depends on coal prices and volumes, which move with steel demand, electricity demand and global supply.
Exposure: Metallurgical and thermal coal sales
- Regulatory and environmental pressureImpact: HighLikelihood: High
Coal mining and coal combustion face ongoing policy, permitting and emissions-related constraints.
Exposure: U.S. and Australian mining operations
- Geopolitical and trade disruptionImpact: HighLikelihood: Medium
Seaborne coal trade can be affected by sanctions, tariffs, customs rules and international conflict.
Exposure: Export coal flows and pricing
- Cybersecurity and operational technology attacksImpact: HighLikelihood: Medium
Mining and trading operations rely on connected systems that could be disrupted or compromised.
Exposure - Counterparty credit riskImpact: Medium
Customers and trading counterparties may fail to pay or perform, especially in volatile markets.
Exposure
Accounting
Judgemental itemsCoal assets depend on future prices, volumes and mine plans; weaker assumptions can trigger write-downs.
Impact: Other U.S. Thermal assets were identified as sensitive to customer concentration risk
Depletion expense depends on recoverable reserves and production plans, which affect earnings timing.
Impact: Changes in reserve assumptions alter unit costs and book value of mines
Mining creates long-dated environmental restoration liabilities that require judgmental estimates.
Impact: Affects liabilities, operating costs and cash flow timing
Foreign currency and fuel hedges require fair value estimates and credit-risk adjustments.
Impact: Can create earnings volatility through mark-to-market changes
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Last updated: 24/09/2026