AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Peabody Energy (BTU)

Peabody Swings to $32.4 Million Q1 Loss as Centurion Mine Delays Weigh

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Peabody reported a first-quarter 2026 net loss attributable to common stockholders of $(32.4) million, or $(0.27) per diluted share, compared with net income of $34.4 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, a year earlier, even though revenue rose to $973.3 million from $937.0 million. The company also cut its full-year 2026 Centurion volume expectation to 2.5 million tons from 3.5 million tons after longwall commissioning problems, which lowers expected output for shareholders. The Board also declared a $0.075 per share quarterly dividend.

Key points

  • Q1 2026 revenue was $973.3 million vs. $937.0 million in Q1 2025; net loss attributable to common stockholders was $(32.4) million vs. net income of $34.4 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $82.5 million vs. $144.0 million a year earlier; Seaborne Metallurgical posted a $(7.0) million Adjusted EBITDA loss, including approximately $80 million impact from Centurion.
  • Full-year 2026 Centurion volume is now expected at 2.5 million tons vs. the original 3.5 million tons; the longwall move planned for Q4 2026 is now expected in early 2027.
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share, payable June 8, 2026 to stockholders of record on May 19, 2026.

The filing

CompanyPeabody Energy (BTU)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 5, 2026, 7:46 AM ET
Accession number0001064728-26-000022

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations8.01 Other Events

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Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:55 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 05, 2026.

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