BTU FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #3 of 6 in industry

Peabody Energy Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $9.0M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $128,930 · Mining.

Mining peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-26
Industry
Mining
Industry rank
#3/6

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
70:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$9.0M
Median worker
$128,930

Answer first

Peabody Energy Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $9.0M ranks #599 of 1,423 complete filings; its 70:1 pay ratio ranks #820. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $128,930. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-12 peer cohort (# 3 of 6, 67th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Mining companies.

Dollar rank
#599
$9.0M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#820
70:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
67th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Peabody Energy Corp ranks nationally

Peabody Energy Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$9,025,131 Top 42% higher than 58% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Peabody Energy Corp vs. Mining peers

CEO total pay ($9.0M) against pay ratio (70:1) for Peabody Energy Corp (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Mining industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both012174083.324348166.636522249.948696333.20:192.6:1185.2:1277.7:1370.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Peabody Energy Corp, CEO total pay: 9025131 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 70:1Peabody Energy CorpRamaco Resources, Inc., CEO total pay: 9206767 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 78:1Ramaco Resources, Inc.Nacco Industries Inc, CEO total pay: 141536 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 36:1Nacco Industries IncAlpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc., CEO total pay: 699993 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 7:1Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.Core Natural Resources, Inc., CEO total pay: 46384200 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 353:1Core Natural Resources, Inc.
Peabody Energy Corp vs. Mining peers, plotted against the industry's $9.0M median CEO total and 64:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Mining peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 5 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 12. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Peabody Energy Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Peabody Energy Corp

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
70:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+13:1
from FY2024 57:1
CEO $ YoY
+29%
$9.0M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Peabody Energy Corp CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $6.8M - $110,062 62:1 -
2022 $3.8M -44% $131,424 29:1 -33:1
2023 $5.9M +54% $130,664 45:1 +16:1
2024 $7.0M +19% $122,324 57:1 +12:1
2025 $9.0M +29% $128,930 70:1 +13:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1064728, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Mining

This Company's Ratio
70:1
Industry Median Ratio
64:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.0M
This CEO's Pay
$9.0M
Companies in Industry
6
vs. Industry Median
Above
#3 of 6 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Mining →

Peabody Energy Corp: MODEST · HEAVY pay ratio

Peabody Energy Corp's FY2025 ratio 70:1 ranks #3 of 6 Mining filers (67th percentile). the CEO earned 70× the median employee ($128,930) in FY2025.

Median employee $128,930 (ELITE-MED); MODEST · HEAVY stamps put about 70 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$9.0M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

70:1

Near industry median

Peabody Energy Corp in the higher Mining third

Peabody Energy Corp's FY2025 ratio 70:1 ranks #3 of 6 Mining filers (67th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Mining (SIC 12) median ratio is 64:1 across 6 FY2025 filers; Peabody Energy Corp's $9.0M CEO total is at or below the $9.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #599 and ratio rank #820 split - treat 70:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Mining peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$9.0M
Median Employee Pay
$128,930
Pay Ratio
70:1
Filing Date
2026-03-26

Company Info

Ticker
BTU
CIK
1064728
Industry
Mining
SIC Code
1221
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1064728, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Peabody Energy Corp's FY2025 ratio 70:1 ranks #3 of 6 Mining filers (67th percentile).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.

PERRIGO Co plc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.0M (Δ $1K heavier vs Peabody Energy Corp); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Warby Parker Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.0M (Δ $4K lighter vs Peabody Energy Corp); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Soundhound Ai, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.0M (Δ $4K heavier vs Peabody Energy Corp); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Hunt J B Transport Services Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.0M (Δ $6K lighter vs Peabody Energy Corp); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Ramaco Resources, Inc. (SIC 12 pole)

Ramaco Resources, Inc. stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Peabody Energy Corp's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #599/#820

Peabody Energy Corp's FY2025 package sits #599 by CEO dollars and #820 by ratio under HEAVY · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Peabody Energy Corp's MODEST stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Peabody Energy Corp (CIK 1064728), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.