CEG vs HNRG vs SSL Stock Comparison

Constellation Energy, Hallador Energy and Sasol Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HNRG Hallador Energy Co
$11.88 -19.3% 1M -42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$563.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$452.10M
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
2 wins
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.14 +22.2% 1M +167.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.01B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Constellation Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Constellation Energy 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.

QuestionCEGHNRGSSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $92.89B $563.71M $11.01B CEG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.8x -618.1x 15.0x SSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.9x — 5.3x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.0% +7.9% — CEG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% -0.2% — CEG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.4x — HNRG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.8% -42.5% +167.4% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +29.2%/yr +0.2%/yr HNRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.6% 64.4% 54.0% CEG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 36/100 — CEG

Percentile Scorecard

CEGHNRGSSL

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

AxisCEGHNRGSSL
Valuation 61 #10 of 24 39 #15 of 24 95 #6 of 99
Growth 96 #2 of 23 18 #19 of 23 –
Profitability 86 #4 of 23 46 #13 of 23 –
Financial Health 48 #13 of 24 57 #11 of 24 50 #52 of 102
Shareholder Returns 58 #9 of 20 21 #16 of 20 –
Overall 70 36 –
  • CEG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • HNRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • 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

PeriodCEGHNRGSSLSPY
1 month -1.6%-19.3%+22.2% -0.2%
3 months -0.3%-18.7%+56.2% +3.9%
6 months -15.3%-23.2%+30.8% +8.2%
Year to date -26.7%-37.6%+163.3% +12.9%
1 year -33.8%-42.5%+167.4% +12.3%
3 years +133.8%-17.8%+30.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +32.7%-6.3%+9.4% +23.3%
5 years —+260.0%+1.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+29.2%+0.2% +10.9%
10 years —+31.0%-37.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+2.7%-4.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCEGHNRGSSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.6%64.4%54.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.1%65.1%55.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.441.74-0.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.70-0.663.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-71.1%-89.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.5%-50.1%-4.9% -1.2%
52-week high $401.43$23.81$18.02 $779.14
52-week low $236.50$10.99$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.

MultipleCEGHNRGSSL
P/E now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 25.0x -614.0xmedian 25.0x 15.0xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.8x 1.2xmedian 2.8x 0.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 11.5x 99.5xmedian 11.5x —median 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 297.5xmedian 13.6x -11.1xmedian 13.6x 3.5xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 2.9xmedian 2.1x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.60 23.43median 0.60 —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 monthsCEGHNRGSSL
Revenue $31.27B $452.10M –
Operating income $4.60B $16.94M –
Net income $3.48B -$912.00K –
Free cash flow $309.00M -$50.46M –
R&D – $468.00K –
EPS (diluted) $9.63 $-0.02 –
Cash & equivalents $697.00M $28.98M $2.64B
Total debt $24.70B $158.45M $6.66B
Shares (diluted) 360.00M 47.13M 642.00M
Enterprise value $83.79B $475.22M -$47.40M

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
MetricCEGHNRGSSL
P/E 26.9x -614.0x 15.0x
P/FCF 297.5x -11.1x 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 21.9x 20.0x –
P/S 2.9x 1.2x 0.7x
P/B 2.9x 2.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 2.9x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 99.5x –
EV/EBIT 25.2x 33.9x –
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1.3x –
EV/FCF 375.2x -11.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 27.6x 20.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 23.43 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEGHNRGSSL
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.0% 7.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -8.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.7% 109.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 111.3% -43.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 15.2% 99.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 66.0% -26.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% 99.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.2% -26.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 822.4% -63.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.4% -34.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 112.9% -295.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.9% -50.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEGHNRGSSL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 26.4% 1.3% –
Operating margin 14.7% 3.7% –
Pretax margin 16.3% -0.2% –
Net margin 11.1% -0.2% –
FCF margin 1.0% -11.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 13.5% 6.2% –
Return on equity 10.6% 0.5% –
Return on assets 3.6% 0.2% –
Return on invested capital 5.5% – –
Return on capital employed 5.4% 6.8% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -30.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEGHNRGSSL
Debt / assets 25.1% 9.2% 30.1%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF 79.9x -0.9x –
Liabilities / assets 67.5% 59.3% 53.3%
Equity / assets 32.5% 40.7% 46.7%
Interest coverage 5.9x 1.0x –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.7x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.49 1.94 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEGHNRGSSL
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield – -9.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% -9.6% 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.

ConsensusCEGHNRGSSL
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2026 – 5.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $12.40FY2026 $-0.35FY2026 $3.26FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +32.1%FY2026 -136.5%FY2026 +37.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% – -24.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.54BFY2026 $474.13MFY2026 $16.51BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +7.3% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEGHNRGSSL
Held by institutions 79.8% 76.3% 4.7%
Institutions holding 1,843 171 174
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +5.2% -7.6%
Institutions buying 1,002 86 111
Institutions selling 579 52 45
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.65 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.

CEGHNRGSSL
CEG 1.00 0.32 0.04
HNRG 0.32 1.00 -0.03
SSL 0.04 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEG, HNRG and SSL?

Constellation Energy (CEG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Constellation Energy (CEG) $92.89B, Hallador Energy (HNRG) $563.71M, Sasol (SSL) $11.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, CEG, HNRG and SSL?

Sasol (SSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Constellation Energy (CEG) 26.8x, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -618.1x, Sasol (SSL) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Constellation Energy (CEG) 20.9x, 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?

Constellation Energy (CEG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Constellation Energy (CEG) +26.0%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Constellation Energy (CEG) has the highest net margin (Constellation Energy (CEG) 11.1%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Constellation Energy (CEG) -33.8%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -42.5%, Sasol (SSL) +167.4%. Over five years, Hallador Energy (HNRG) compounded fastest (Hallador Energy (HNRG) +29.2%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Constellation Energy (CEG) has been the steadiest (Constellation Energy (CEG) 48.6%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 64.4%, Sasol (SSL) 54.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CEG, HNRG 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, Constellation Energy (CEG) 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.