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Peabody Energy

Industry: Gas

Fortune Rank: 346

Peabody Energy Corporation operates as the private sector coal company worldwide. It also markets, brokerages, and trades coal. The company’s energy related businesses include the development of mine-mouth coal-fueled generating plants; and management of coal reserve and real estate holdings, coalbed methane production, and transportation services. As of December 31, 2004, Peabody Energy owned and operated 32 mines in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia in the United States; and 4 in Queensland, Australia. As of same date, it had approximately 9.3 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves, as well as approximately 300 million tons of coal reserves in Powder River Basin. The company was founded in 1883 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

Peabody Energy

Peabody Energy is a Fortune 500 company. In 2010 Peabody Energy was ranked number 346 on the Fortune 500 list, making it the 346th largest company in the United States when judged by revenue.

Peabody Energy achieved revenue of $6,313.90 million in 2010 and earned a profit of $448.20 million.

Peabody Energy' rank improves

The company ranking improved in 2010, moving up the Fortune 500 list to 346th compared to 353rd in 2009. This was based on its 2009 revenue of $7,074 million (a change of -1 million compared to 2010) and profits of $954 million (a change of $-506 million compared to 2009).

Another point of view

To many investors, profits are more important than the revenue a company earns. If the Fortune 500 was ranked by profits instead of revenue then Peabody Energy would be ranked 223rd rather than 346th due to its profits of $448 in 2010.

Peabody Energy Revenue* Profit* Fortune Ranking
20106,314448346
20097,074954353
20085,599264432
20075,256601431
20064,645423453

* US$ Million

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