How many employees does Peabody Energy Corporation have?

Peabody Energy Corporation reported 5,400 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 19, 2026. That is down 3.6% from a year earlier.

What is Peabody Energy Corporation's revenue per employee?

Peabody Energy Corporation brought in $3.86B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $715K per employee. That ranks 49 of 61 companies we track in Energy, where the median is $5.01M.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

Peabody Energy Corporation employees and revenue per employee

BTU · Coal · $2.67B market cap

Peabody Energy Corporation had 5,400 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 3.6% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $3.86B, down 8.9% from a year earlier, or $715K per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.

Employees

5,400

-3.6% YoY

Revenue

$3.86B

-8.9% YoY

Revenue / employee

$715K

Peer median $5.01M

Rank in sector

49 of 61

Energy

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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BTU employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	5,400	$3.86B	$715K	-3.6%	-8.9%
Dec 2024	5,600	$4.24B	$757K	+3.7%	-14.4%
Dec 2023	5,400	$4.95B	$916K	-1.8%	-0.7%
Dec 2022	5,500	$4.98B	$906K	+12.2%	+50.1%
Dec 2021	4,900	$3.32B	$677K	+6.5%	+15.2%
Dec 2020	4,600	$2.88B	$626K	-30.3%	-37.7%
Dec 2019	6,600	$4.62B	$701K	-10.8%	-17.2%
Dec 2018	7,400	$5.58B	$754K	+4.2%	+0.1%
Dec 2017	7,100	$5.58B	$786K	+6.0%	+18.3%
Dec 2016	6,700	$4.72B	$704K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Peabody Energy Corporation against similar companies

The closest sector peers by revenue, from Energy.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
CHRD Chord Energy Corporation	676	$4.88B	$7.21M	Contracting
RRC Range Resources Corporation	564	$2.99B	$5.31M	Leaner
CRGY Crescent Energy Company	1,066	$3.58B	$3.36M	Efficient growth
SM SM Energy Company	1,241	$3.15B	$2.54M	Hiring ahead
WES Western Midstream Partners, LP	1,704	$3.84B	$2.26M	Hiring ahead
NXT Nextpower Inc.	1,993	$3.56B	$1.79M	Hiring ahead
BTU Peabody Energy Corporation	5,400	$3.86B	$715K	Contracting
LBRT Liberty Energy Inc.	5,800	$4.01B	$691K	Hiring into decline
PTEN Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.	7,900	$4.83B	$611K	Contracting

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Questions about Peabody Energy Corporation

How many employees does Peabody Energy Corporation have?: Peabody Energy Corporation reported 5,400 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 19, 2026. That is down 3.6% from a year earlier.
What is Peabody Energy Corporation's revenue per employee?: Peabody Energy Corporation brought in $3.86B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $715K per employee. That ranks 49 of 61 companies we track in Energy, where the median is $5.01M.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Peabody Energy Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 19, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell BTU.