SSL vs MOS Stock Comparison

Sasol and Mosaic Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.42 +24.2% 1M +165.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.39B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
MOS Mosaic Co
$17.70 -23.0% 1M -41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.63B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.25B
Div. yield
4.97%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

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

QuestionSSLMOSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.39B $5.63B SSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x -8.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.3x 46.6x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.8% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -5.2% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 4.97% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +165.5% -41.0% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr -15.5%/yr SSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.1% 44.7% MOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 54/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

SSLMOS

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

AxisSSLMOS
Valuation 98 #2 of 49 70 #11 of 34
Growth – 13 #29 of 33
Profitability – 62 #12 of 30
Financial Health 41 #31 of 52 37 #23 of 36
Shareholder Returns – 91 #3 of 23
Overall – 54
  • SSL ranked among 52 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MOS ranked among 38 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSSLMOSSPY
1 month +24.2%-23.0% -0.8%
3 months +52.3%-20.8% +3.5%
6 months +36.9%-23.8% +7.0%
Year to date +167.6%-26.5% +12.2%
1 year +165.5%-41.0% +13.0%
3 years +32.9%-46.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.9%-18.8% +23.1%
5 years +2.0%-57.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.4%-15.5% +11.0%
10 years -37.0%-28.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.5%-3.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSSLMOSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.1%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.7%44.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.760.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.06-0.92 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.4%-77.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.3%-43.6% -1.8%
52-week high $18.02$31.36 $779.14
52-week low $6.00$17.26 $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.

MultipleSSLMOS
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 14.1x -8.8xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.3x 0.5xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 4.9x 11.2xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 8.1x -5.9xmedian 10.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x 0.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.20 0.27median 1.64

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 monthsSSLMOS
Revenue – $12.25B
Gross profit – $1.35B
Operating income – -$169.80M
Net income – -$624.70M
Free cash flow – -$947.10M
EPS (diluted) – $-2.01
Cash & equivalents $2.64B $294.00M
Total debt $6.66B $21.00B
Shares (diluted) 642.00M 317.90M
Enterprise value $757.36M $4.79B

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
MetricSSLMOS
P/E 15.3x -8.8x
P/FCF 3.6x -5.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.7x
P/S 0.7x 0.5x
P/B 1.1x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA – 11.2x
EV/EBIT – -65.9x
EV/Revenue – 0.9x
EV/FCF – -11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 25.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSLMOS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -22.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -28.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -121.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -27.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – -164.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -31.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – -168.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -62.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -47.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -22,126%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -36.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSLMOS
Gross margin – 11.0%
EBITDA margin – 8.1%
Operating margin – -1.4%
Pretax margin – -2.0%
Net margin – -5.2%
FCF margin – -7.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 3.6%
Return on equity – -5.2%
Return on assets – -2.5%
Return on invested capital – -1.0%
Return on capital employed – -0.8%
Asset turnover – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSLMOS
Debt / assets 30.1% 23.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.6x
Debt / FCF – -6.2x
Liabilities / assets 53.3% 52.8%
Equity / assets 46.7% 47.2%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSLMOS
Dividend yield – 5.0%
Net buyback yield – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -44.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -29.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.7%

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.

ConsensusSSLMOS
Forward P/E 5.3xFY2027 46.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.26FY2027 $0.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.0%FY2027 -83.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -24.5% +250.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.51BFY2027 $11.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.3%FY2027 -2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +14.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSLMOS
Held by institutions 4.7% 95.2%
Institutions holding 174 662
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.6% +7.4%
Institutions buying 111 374
Institutions selling 45 212
Buyers to sellers 2.47 1.76

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.

SSLMOS
SSL 1.00 0.14
MOS 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSL and MOS?

Sasol (SSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sasol (SSL) $11.39B, Mosaic (MOS) $5.63B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Sasol (SSL) +165.5%, Mosaic (MOS) -41.0%. Over five years, Sasol (SSL) compounded fastest (Sasol (SSL) +0.4%/yr, Mosaic (MOS) -15.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sasol (SSL) 0.00%, Mosaic (MOS) 4.97%. Sasol (SSL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mosaic (MOS) has been the steadiest (Sasol (SSL) 54.1%, Mosaic (MOS) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do SSL and MOS move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.14, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, SSL and MOS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sasol (SSL) leads on 4. 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.