AVD vs ICL vs SSL Stock Comparison

American Vanguard, Icl and Sasol Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AVD American Vanguard Corp
$1.08 -42.2% 1M -78.6% 1Y
Market cap
$31.86M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$510.32M
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
1 win
ICL ICL Group Ltd.
$4.91 -4.5% 1M -26.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.34B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.71B
Div. yield
12.83%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
5 wins
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.14 +22.2% 1M +167.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.21B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Icl leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Icl 5, Sasol 3, American Vanguard 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVDICLSSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.86M $6.34B $11.21B SSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.6x 9.2x 15.0x ICL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.7x 12.3x 5.3x AVD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% +10.9% — ICL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.7% 9.0% — ICL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -42.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 12.83% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -78.6% -26.1% +167.4% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.3%/yr -10.7%/yr +0.2%/yr SSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.1% 39.0% 54.0% ICL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 83/100 — ICL

Percentile Scorecard

AVDICLSSL

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

AxisAVDICLSSL
Valuation 28 #68 of 94 98 #3 of 94 95 #6 of 99
Growth 16 #77 of 91 49 #47 of 91 –
Profitability 26 #64 of 86 84 #15 of 86 –
Financial Health 31 #66 of 95 – 50 #52 of 102
Shareholder Returns 12 #62 of 70 100 #1 of 70 –
Overall 22 83 –
  • AVD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ICL ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • 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

PeriodAVDICLSSLSPY
1 month -42.2%-4.5%+22.2% -0.2%
3 months -58.5%-6.3%+56.2% +3.9%
6 months -62.1%-9.6%+30.8% +8.2%
Year to date -71.7%-14.0%+163.3% +12.9%
1 year -78.6%-26.1%+167.4% +12.3%
3 years -88.4%+2.1%+30.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -51.3%+0.7%+9.4% +23.3%
5 years -93.0%-43.0%+1.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -41.3%-10.7%+0.2% +10.9%
10 years -92.8%+35.3%-37.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -23.2%+3.1%-4.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVDICLSSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.1%39.0%54.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.3%44.8%55.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.190.77-0.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.11-0.673.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-70.0%-89.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -80.0%-28.0%-4.9% -1.2%
52-week high $5.41$6.82$18.02 $779.14
52-week low $1.03$4.70$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.

MultipleAVDICLSSL
P/E now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 22.0x 9.2xmedian 22.0x 15.0xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -48.0xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x —median 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 15.1x 5.3xmedian 15.1x 3.5xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.6x —median 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.66 -0.56median 1.66 —median 2.27

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 monthsAVDICLSSL
Revenue $510.32M $7.71B –
Gross profit $149.95M $2.36B –
Operating income -$26.77M $715.00M –
Net income -$54.58M $654.00M –
Free cash flow -$47.04M $1.19B –
R&D $23.43M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.91 $0.54 –
Cash & equivalents $43.90M $496.00M $2.64B
Total debt $890.50M – $6.66B
Shares (diluted) 28.65M 1.29B 642.00M
Enterprise value -$112.17M $3.03B $574.22M

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
MetricAVDICLSSL
P/E -0.6x 9.2x 15.0x
P/FCF -0.7x 5.3x 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow -0.8x – –
P/S 0.1x 0.8x 0.7x
P/B 0.2x – 1.1x
P/Tangible book -0.2x – 1.1x
EV/EBITDA -48.0x – –
EV/EBIT -9.5x 8.2x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.8x –
EV/FCF -5.4x 4.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow -6.1x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 -0.56 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVDICLSSL
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% 10.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 1.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.2% 5.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 5.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 72.8% -1.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -47.5% -20.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 56.5% -1.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -88.9% -18.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 57.0% 88.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -88.6% -16.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -411.0% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -50.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -566.2% -17.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.3% -8.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVDICLSSL
Gross margin 29.4% 30.6% –
EBITDA margin -1.0% – –
Operating margin -5.2% 9.3% –
Pretax margin -10.3% 9.9% –
Net margin -10.7% 9.0% –
FCF margin -9.2% 15.4% –
Operating cash flow margin -8.2% – –
Return on equity -29.4% – –
Return on assets -8.4% – –
Return on invested capital -5.9% – –
Return on capital employed -5.6% – –
Asset turnover 0.8x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVDICLSSL
Debt / assets 42.1% – 30.1%
Debt / equity 1.5x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -42.0x – –
Debt / FCF -5.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 71.5% – 53.3%
Equity / assets 28.5% – 46.7%
Interest coverage -1.1x – –
Current ratio 2.5x – 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.49 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVDICLSSL
Dividend yield – 12.8% –
Net buyback yield -1.8% – –
Shareholder yield -1.8% 12.8% 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.

ConsensusAVDICLSSL
Forward P/E 2.7xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 5.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.40FY2026 $0.40FY2026 $3.26FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +11.1%FY2026 +37.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +440.0% +12.5% -24.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $540.99MFY2026 $7.47BFY2026 $16.51BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% +13.0% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVDICLSSL
Held by institutions 50.0% 13.7% 4.7%
Institutions holding 106 221 174
Change in shares held, QoQ -16.3% -13.5% -7.6%
Institutions buying 57 140 111
Institutions selling 35 56 45
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.50 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.

AVDICLSSL
AVD 1.00 0.12 0.04
ICL 0.12 1.00 0.04
SSL 0.04 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVD, ICL and SSL?

Sasol (SSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Vanguard (AVD) $31.86M, Icl (ICL) $6.34B, Sasol (SSL) $11.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVD, ICL and SSL?

Icl (ICL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Vanguard (AVD) -0.6x, Icl (ICL) 9.2x, Sasol (SSL) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Vanguard (AVD) is cheapest (American Vanguard (AVD) 2.7x, Icl (ICL) 12.3x, Sasol (SSL) 5.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Icl (ICL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Vanguard (AVD) -3.5%, Icl (ICL) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Icl (ICL) has the highest net margin (American Vanguard (AVD) -10.7%, Icl (ICL) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: American Vanguard (AVD) -78.6%, Icl (ICL) -26.1%, Sasol (SSL) +167.4%. Over five years, Sasol (SSL) compounded fastest (American Vanguard (AVD) -41.3%/yr, Icl (ICL) -10.7%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: American Vanguard (AVD) 0.00%, Icl (ICL) 12.83%, Sasol (SSL) 0.00%. American Vanguard (AVD) and Sasol (SSL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Icl (ICL) has been the steadiest (American Vanguard (AVD) 71.1%, Icl (ICL) 39.0%, Sasol (SSL) 54.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVD, ICL 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, Icl (ICL) 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.