ARLP vs SSL vs HNRG Stock Comparison

Alliance Resource Partners, Sasol and Hallador Energy 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
3 wins
HNRG Hallador Energy Co
$11.05 -23.8% 1M -44.3% 1Y
Market cap
$517.76M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$452.10M
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Alliance Resource Partners leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alliance Resource Partners 5, Sasol 3, Hallador Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARLPSSLHNRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.41B $11.02B $517.76M SSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 15.8x -567.7x ARLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 5.5x — SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.1% — +7.9% HNRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% — -0.2% ARLP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — 2.4x ARLP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.7% +177.7% -44.3% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.6%/yr +0.3%/yr +27.1%/yr HNRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.8% 53.9% 64.1% ARLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 — 37/100 ARLP

Percentile Scorecard

ARLPSSLHNRG

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

AxisARLPSSLHNRG
Valuation 96 #2 of 23 93 #8 of 99 44 #14 of 24
Growth 60 #9 of 21 – 18 #19 of 23
Profitability 94 #2 of 19 – 46 #13 of 23
Financial Health 18 #19 of 23 52 #50 of 102 57 #11 of 24
Shareholder Returns – – 21 #16 of 20
Overall 67 – 37
  • ARLP ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • HNRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARLPSSLHNRGSPY
1 month +2.3%+26.2%-23.8% -1.0%
3 months +5.8%+52.2%-27.5% +2.9%
6 months +5.0%+40.0%-30.8% +6.4%
Year to date +12.5%+176.8%-42.0% +11.4%
1 year +8.7%+177.7%-44.3% +13.1%
3 years +12.1%+37.3%-24.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +3.9%+11.2%-8.9% +21.5%
5 years +124.8%+1.8%+230.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +17.6%+0.3%+27.1% +10.9%
10 years +11.5%-36.6%+27.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +1.1%-4.5%+2.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureARLPSSLHNRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.8%53.9%64.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%55.6%65.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.13-0.761.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.403.29-0.69 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-89.4%-71.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.8%0.0%-53.6% -2.5%
52-week high $28.99$18.02$23.81 $779.14
52-week low $23.05$6.00$11.05 $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.

MultipleARLPSSLHNRG
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 26.9x 15.8xmedian 13.1x -571.1xmedian 24.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 6.7x 0.7xmedian 2.0x 1.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 11.7x —median 5.7x 92.7xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 10.2x 3.7xmedian 11.1x -10.3xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.43median 47.24 —median 2.24 21.80median 0.59

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 monthsARLPSSLHNRG
Revenue $2.17B – $452.10M
Gross profit $775.00M – –
Operating income $319.75M – $16.94M
Net income $272.96M – -$912.00K
Free cash flow $357.09M – -$50.46M
R&D – – $468.00K
EPS (diluted) $2.07 – $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $111.19M $2.64B $28.98M
Total debt $579.59M $6.66B $158.45M
Shares (diluted) 128.66M 642.00M 47.13M
Enterprise value $3.10B -$37.93M $429.27M

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
MetricARLPSSLHNRG
P/E 12.6x 15.8x -571.1x
P/FCF 9.4x 3.7x -10.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x – 18.6x
P/S 1.5x 0.7x 1.2x
P/B 1.9x 1.1x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.1x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x – 92.7x
EV/EBIT 12.0x – 31.6x
EV/Revenue 1.8x – 1.2x
EV/FCF 10.7x – -10.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x – 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.43 – 21.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARLPSSLHNRG
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.1% – 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.3% – -8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.8% – 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.1% – -43.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% – 99.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.6% – -26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.7% – 99.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.1% – -26.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.3% – -63.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.8% – -34.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% – -295.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.1% – -50.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARLPSSLHNRG
Gross margin 35.6% – –
EBITDA margin 29.3% – 1.3%
Operating margin 14.7% – 3.7%
Pretax margin 13.4% – -0.2%
Net margin 12.3% – -0.2%
FCF margin 16.4% – -11.2%
Operating cash flow margin 28.2% – 6.2%
Return on equity 15.3% – 0.5%
Return on assets 9.4% – 0.2%
Return on invested capital 12.9% – –
Return on capital employed 12.3% – 6.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x – -30.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARLPSSLHNRG
Debt / assets 19.7% 30.1% 9.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – 2.4x
Debt / FCF 1.6x – -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 39.3% 53.3% 59.3%
Equity / assets 60.7% 46.7% 40.7%
Interest coverage 6.9x – 1.0x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 1.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARLPSSLHNRG
Dividend yield 9.2% – –
Net buyback yield – – -10.4%
Shareholder yield 9.2% 0.0% -10.4%
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.

ConsensusARLPSSLHNRG
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 5.5xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.59FY2026 $3.26FY2027 $-0.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 +37.0%FY2027 -143.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.3% -24.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.37BFY2026 $16.57BFY2027 $474.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 -2.0%FY2027 +1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.6% +7.3% +7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARLPSSLHNRG
Held by institutions 15.2% 4.7% 76.3%
Institutions holding 171 174 171
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.7% -7.6% +5.2%
Institutions buying 74 111 86
Institutions selling 40 45 52
Buyers to sellers 1.85 2.47 1.65

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.

ARLPSSLHNRG
ARLP 1.00 0.19 0.18
SSL 0.19 1.00 -0.03
HNRG 0.18 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARLP, SSL and HNRG?

Sasol (SSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) $3.41B, Sasol (SSL) $11.02B, Hallador Energy (HNRG) $517.76M.

Which stock is cheaper, ARLP, SSL and HNRG?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.8x, Sasol (SSL) 15.8x, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -567.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 10.1x, 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?

Hallador Energy (HNRG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) -5.1%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has the highest net margin (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 12.3%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +8.7%, Sasol (SSL) +177.7%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -44.3%. Over five years, Hallador Energy (HNRG) compounded fastest (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) +17.6%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.3%/yr, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +27.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) has been the steadiest (Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) 21.8%, Sasol (SSL) 53.9%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 64.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARLP, SSL and HNRG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) leads on 5. 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.