Peabody Energy free cash flow BTU

Cash from operations less capital spending, by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2008.

Peabody Energy's free cash flow was $478.5M over the twelve months to Mar 31, 2017.

In its latest quarter, Q4 FY17, it was $205.6M, up 34% on the same quarter a year before.

Over the five fiscal years to FY2017 it shrank 2% a year on average.

Free cash flow over time

Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.

Quarter	Ended	Free cash flow	On a year earlier	Last 12 months
Q4 FY17	Mar 31, 2017	$205.6M	+34%	$478.5M
Q4 FY16	Dec 31, 2016	$154M	+486%	−$179.4M
Q3 FY16	Sep 30, 2016	$136.5M	n/a	−$307.1M
Q2 FY16	Jun 30, 2016	−$17.6M	n/a	−$503.8M
Q1 FY16	Mar 31, 2016	−$452.3M	n/a	−$571.8M
Q4 FY15	Dec 31, 2015	$26.3M	n/a	−$141.2M
Q3 FY15	Sep 30, 2015	−$60.2M	−147%	−$167.9M
Q2 FY15	Jun 30, 2015	−$85.6M	n/a	$19.3M
Q1 FY15	Mar 31, 2015	−$21.7M	−173%	$85.8M
Q4 FY14	Dec 31, 2014	−$400K	−101%	$137.2M
Q3 FY14	Sep 30, 2014	$127M	−16%	$216.3M
Q2 FY14	Jun 30, 2014	−$19.1M	n/a	$239.7M

Companies in Coal nearest Peabody Energy's size, closest first, today.

Company	Free cash flow yield
BTUPeabody Energy	n/m
ARLPAlliance Resource Partners	10.6%
HCCWarrior MET Coal	0.3%
CNRCore Natural Resources	5.7%
NRPNatural Resource Partners	n/m
Peer median	5.7%

Cash from operations minus capital spending. The cash the company could hand back or reinvest.

Seasonal and lumpy quarter to quarter. The TTM view is the one to trust.

Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.