AMR vs CNR vs SSL Stock Comparison

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Core Natural Resources and Sasol Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SSL Sasol Ltd
$18.02 +26.2% 1M +177.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.02B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Core Natural Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Core Natural Resources 6, Sasol 4, Alpha Metallurgical Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRCNRSSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.02B $4.47B $11.02B SSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -43.9x 44.6x 15.8x SSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.0x 5.5x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.9% +31.5% — CNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.2% 2.3% — CNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.9% 1.9% — CNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 0.0x — AMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.9% +10.3% +177.7% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.5%/yr +25.2%/yr +0.3%/yr CNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.7% 44.1% 53.9% CNR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 74/100 — CNR

Percentile Scorecard

AMRCNRSSL

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

AxisAMRCNRSSL
Valuation 77 #6 of 23 86 #4 of 23 93 #8 of 99
Growth 35 #14 of 21 70 #7 of 21 –
Profitability 72 #6 of 19 78 #5 of 19 –
Financial Health 73 #7 of 23 46 #13 of 23 52 #50 of 102
Shareholder Returns – 89 #2 of 10 –
Overall 64 74 –
  • AMR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CNR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMRCNRSSLSPY
1 month -9.3%+0.1%+26.2% -1.0%
3 months +14.5%+10.9%+52.2% +2.9%
6 months -12.6%+7.4%+40.0% +6.4%
Year to date -18.1%+4.1%+176.8% +11.4%
1 year +4.9%+10.3%+177.7% +13.1%
3 years -25.0%-12.0%+37.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -9.2%-4.2%+11.2% +21.5%
5 years +153.9%+207.7%+1.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +20.5%+25.2%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years ——-36.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——-4.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAMRCNRSSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.7%44.1%53.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.1%42.8%55.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.04-0.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.090.233.29 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.5%-52.2%-89.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.4%-18.6%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $249.65$113.23$18.02 $779.14
52-week low $137.33$76.01$6.00 $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.

MultipleAMRCNRSSL
P/E now vs peer median -45.2xmedian 26.9x 46.4xmedian 26.9x 15.8xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 6.7x 1.1xmedian 6.7x 0.7xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 11.7x 6.3xmedian 11.7x —median 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,429xmedian 10.2x 18.8xmedian 10.2x 3.7xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.66median 47.24 -0.84median 47.24 —median 2.24

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 monthsAMRCNRSSL
Revenue $2.07B $4.27B –
Gross profit $206.89M $740.18M –
Operating income -$44.78M $79.57M –
Net income -$46.07M $100.13M –
Free cash flow -$1.45M $244.11M –
EPS (diluted) $-3.62 $1.98 –
Cash & equivalents $307.60M $473.20M $2.64B
Total debt $11.40M – $6.66B
Shares (diluted) 12.71M 50.47M 642.00M
Enterprise value $442.39M $2.70B -$37.93M

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
MetricAMRCNRSSL
P/E -45.2x 46.4x 15.8x
P/FCF -1,429x 18.8x 3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 8.1x –
P/S 1.0x 1.1x 0.7x
P/B 1.4x 1.2x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.2x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.4x 6.3x –
EV/EBIT -39.1x 57.4x –
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.1x –
EV/FCF -1,204x 18.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 8.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.66 -0.84 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRCNRSSL
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.9% 31.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.8% 22.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.4% 1.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -44.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -101.5% -2.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -23.8% 385.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% -48.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -27.1% 404.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.2% -55.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -56.9% 43.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.0% -10.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -100.8% 64.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.0% -26.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRCNRSSL
Gross margin 10.0% 17.3% –
EBITDA margin 5.9% 16.9% –
Operating margin -2.2% 1.9% –
Pretax margin -3.4% 0.8% –
Net margin -2.2% 2.3% –
FCF margin -0.1% 5.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 6.7% 13.2% –
Return on equity -3.1% 2.7% –
Return on assets -2.0% 1.6% –
Return on invested capital -1.9% 1.9% –
Return on capital employed -2.2% 1.5% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.0x 5.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRCNRSSL
Debt / assets 0.5% 7.3% 30.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF -7.8x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 33.6% 39.3% 53.3%
Equity / assets 66.4% 60.7% 46.7%
Interest coverage -13.6x 1.8x –
Current ratio 3.4x 1.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 4.11 2.21 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRCNRSSL
Dividend yield – 0.4% –
Net buyback yield – 3.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAMRCNRSSL
Forward P/E – 18.0xFY2026 5.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.43FY2026 $5.12FY2026 $3.26FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +37.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +29.9% -24.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.22BFY2026 $4.42BFY2026 $16.57BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 -2.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +20.4% +9.0% +7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRCNRSSL
Held by institutions 87.7% 93.0% 4.7%
Institutions holding 255 355 174
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +0.1% -7.6%
Institutions buying 115 207 111
Institutions selling 91 108 45
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.92 2.47

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.

AMRCNRSSL
AMR 1.00 0.70 0.19
CNR 0.70 1.00 0.28
SSL 0.19 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMR, CNR and SSL?

Sasol (SSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $2.02B, Core Natural Resources (CNR) $4.47B, Sasol (SSL) $11.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMR, CNR and SSL?

Sasol (SSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -43.9x, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 44.6x, Sasol (SSL) 15.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 18.0x, Sasol (SSL) 5.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -12.9%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +31.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Core Natural Resources (CNR) has the highest net margin (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -2.2%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Core Natural Resources (CNR) leads (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -1.9%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 1.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +4.9%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +10.3%, Sasol (SSL) +177.7%. Over five years, Core Natural Resources (CNR) compounded fastest (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +20.5%/yr, Core Natural Resources (CNR) +25.2%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Core Natural Resources (CNR) has been the steadiest (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 56.7%, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 44.1%, Sasol (SSL) 53.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMR, CNR and SSL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Core Natural Resources (CNR) 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.