AESI vs ODC vs SND Stock Comparison

Atlas Energy Solutions, Oil-Dri Corp of America and Smart Sand Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ODC Oil-Dri Corp of America
$75.69 -14.5% 1M +26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.04B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$493.84M
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
6 wins
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.84 -7.5% 1M +116.1% 1Y
Market cap
$194.73M
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Oil-Dri Corp of America leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Oil-Dri Corp of America 6, Smart Sand 3, Atlas Energy Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAESIODCSNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.13B $1.04B $194.73M AESI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.6x 18.2x 18.6x ODC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.1% +1.7% +26.5% SND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11.1% 11.5% 2.7% ODC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.4% 16.8% 3.1% ODC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.9x -0.4x 0.1x ODC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.5% +26.6% +116.1% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +34.5%/yr +15.5%/yr ODC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 38.5% 70.8% ODC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 64/100 73/100 SND

Percentile Scorecard

AESIODCSND

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAESIODCSND
Valuation 58 #68 of 162 66 #56 of 162 96 #7 of 162
Growth 6 #138 of 147 47 #79 of 147 75 #37 of 147
Profitability 32 #83 of 122 71 #36 of 122 55 #55 of 122
Financial Health 14 #142 of 165 63 #61 of 165 45 #92 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 75 #28 of 107 94 #7 of 107
Overall 28 64 73
  • AESI ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ODC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SND ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAESIODCSNDSPY
1 month -27.8%-14.5%-7.5% -0.8%
3 months -21.3%-23.3%+2.5% +3.5%
6 months -46.2%+2.7%-10.5% +7.0%
Year to date -4.6%+54.7%+21.0% +12.2%
1 year -14.5%+26.6%+116.1% +13.0%
3 years -52.5%+170.0%+139.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -22.0%+39.3%+33.8% +23.1%
5 years —+340.1%+105.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+34.5%+15.5% +11.0%
10 years —+355.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+16.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAESIODCSNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%38.5%70.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.5%39.1%80.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.41-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.210.691.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.6%-39.5%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.5%-28.9%-16.8% -1.8%
52-week high $19.75$106.39$5.82 $779.14
52-week low $8.10$46.21$2.09 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAESIODCSND
P/E now vs peer median -9.5xmedian 12.8x 18.5xmedian 12.8x 18.1xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 3.1x 2.1xmedian 3.1x 0.5xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 7.0x 11.2xmedian 7.0x 5.0xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 15.2x 22.9xmedian 15.2x 5.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.1x 3.5xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.29median 0.29 0.79median 0.29 2.88median 0.29

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAESIODCSND
Revenue $1.07B $493.84M $386.99M
Gross profit $76.19M $137.51M $52.09M
Operating income -$88.46M $67.98M $7.85M
Net income -$118.33M $56.97M $10.49M
Free cash flow -$184.12M $45.90M $34.63M
EPS (diluted) $-0.95 $3.17 $0.25
Cash & equivalents – $73.70M $10.20M
Total debt $966.72M $38.86M $14.66M
Shares (diluted) 124.94M 17.95M 41.37M
Enterprise value $1.13B $813.00M $137.45M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAESIODCSND
P/E -9.5x 18.5x 18.1x
P/FCF -6.1x 22.9x 5.4x
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x 13.1x 4.0x
P/S 1.1x 2.1x 0.5x
P/B 1.0x 3.5x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 3.8x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x 11.2x 5.0x
EV/EBIT -23.6x 15.0x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.1x 0.5x
EV/FCF -11.4x 22.2x 5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.3x 12.7x 4.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.29 0.79 2.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAESIODCSND
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.1% 1.7% 26.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 6.1% 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -63.6% -3.9% 64.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -38.0% 10.0% 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -229.1% -0.3% 193.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.2% 18.3% 4.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -946.3% 5.5% 1,206%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.8% 24.5% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -937.6% -18.4% 1,143%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.5% 23.4% 6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -77.0% -0.1% 350.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.2% 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -915.6% -3.6% 16,392%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.8% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAESIODCSND
Gross margin 7.1% 27.8% 13.5%
EBITDA margin 9.2% 18.5% 10.0%
Operating margin -8.3% 13.8% 2.0%
Pretax margin -14.8% 14.1% 1.9%
Net margin -11.1% 11.5% 2.7%
FCF margin -17.2% 9.3% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 5.1% 16.2% 12.1%
Return on equity -10.4% 19.5% 4.4%
Return on assets -4.9% 13.6% 3.1%
Return on invested capital -3.4% 16.8% 3.1%
Return on capital employed -4.1% 19.4% 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 1.4x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% 1.1% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAESIODCSND
Debt / assets 37.8% 9.1% 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.9x -0.4x 0.1x
Debt / FCF -5.3x 0.8x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 30.6% 31.4%
Equity / assets 43.6% 69.4% 68.6%
Interest coverage – 30.9x –
Current ratio 1.8x 3.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 2.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 1.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.81 7.95 2.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAESIODCSND
Dividend yield – 1.1% 5.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.2% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.3% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 23.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.8% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAESIODCSND
Forward P/E – 19.7xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.92FY2026 $3.84FY2027 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -2.0%FY2027 -1,000.0%FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.05BFY2026 $534.84MFY2027 $380.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 +8.3%FY2027 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.7% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAESIODCSND
Held by institutions 84.6% 38.7% 49.7%
Institutions holding 286 161 91
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.8% +1.5% +12.9%
Institutions buying 170 92 69
Institutions selling 72 44 17
Buyers to sellers 2.36 2.09 4.06

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AESIODCSND
AESI 1.00 -0.10 0.20
ODC -0.10 1.00 0.02
SND 0.20 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AESI, ODC and SND?

Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) $1.13B, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) $1.04B, Smart Sand (SND) $194.73M.

Which stock is cheaper, AESI, ODC and SND?

Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -9.6x, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 18.2x, Smart Sand (SND) 18.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Smart Sand (SND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -8.1%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) +1.7%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) has the highest net margin (Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -11.1%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 11.5%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) leads (Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -3.4%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 16.8%, Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -14.5%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) +26.6%, Smart Sand (SND) +116.1%. Over five years, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) compounded fastest (Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) +34.5%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +15.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) 0.00%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 0.01%, Smart Sand (SND) 0.00%. Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) and Smart Sand (SND) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) has been the steadiest (Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) 67.3%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 38.5%, Smart Sand (SND) 70.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AESI, ODC and SND?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.