CNR vs SSL vs AMR Stock Comparison

Core Natural Resources, Sasol and Alpha Metallurgical Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Sasol leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sasol 4, Core Natural Resources 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNRSSLAMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.53B $11.21B $2.14B SSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.8x 15.0x -43.1x SSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.9x 5.3x — SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.5% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.44% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.0% +167.4% +2.7% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.8%/yr +0.2%/yr +21.9%/yr CNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.3% 54.0% 56.8% CNR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

CNRSSLAMR

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

AxisCNRSSLAMR
Valuation 91 #3 of 23 95 #6 of 99 100 #1 of 23
Growth 65 #8 of 21 – 80 #5 of 21
Profitability 77 #5 of 18 – –
Financial Health 43 #13 of 22 50 #52 of 102 –
Shareholder Returns 89 #2 of 10 – –
Overall 73 – –
  • CNR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • AMR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCNRSSLAMRSPY
1 month +2.2%+22.2%-3.3% -0.2%
3 months +14.1%+56.2%+16.4% +3.9%
6 months +1.7%+30.8%-13.6% +8.2%
Year to date +2.7%+163.3%-15.5% +12.9%
1 year +11.0%+167.4%+2.7% +12.3%
3 years -12.4%+30.7%-23.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -4.3%+9.4%-8.5% +23.3%
5 years +227.1%+1.1%+169.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +26.8%+0.2%+21.9% +10.9%
10 years —-37.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-4.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCNRSSLAMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.3%54.0%56.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.3%55.5%54.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.05-0.770.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.253.100.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.2%-89.4%-77.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.7%-4.9%-32.4% -1.2%
52-week high $113.23$18.02$249.65 $779.14
52-week low $76.01$6.00$137.33 $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.

MultipleCNRSSLAMR
P/E now vs peer median 45.8xmedian 28.4x 15.0xmedian 13.0x -43.1xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 7.3x 0.7xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 29.2x —median 5.9x —median 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 11.0x 3.5xmedian 11.1x -1,449xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.5x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.83median 50.46 —median 2.27 1.57median 50.46

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 monthsCNRSSLAMR
Revenue $4.27B – –
Gross profit $740.18M – –
Operating income $79.57M – –
Net income $100.13M – –
Free cash flow $244.11M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.98 – $-3.92
Cash & equivalents $473.20M $2.64B –
Total debt $447.65M $6.66B –
Shares (diluted) 50.47M 642.00M 12.71M
Enterprise value $2.77B $574.22M $2.14B

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
MetricCNRSSLAMR
P/E 45.8x 15.0x -43.1x
P/FCF 18.6x 3.5x -1,449x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x – 3.3x
P/S 1.1x 0.7x 1.0x
P/B 1.2x 1.1x –
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.1x –
EV/EBITDA 6.2x – –
EV/EBIT 56.6x – –
EV/Revenue 1.1x – –
EV/FCF 18.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x – 3.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.83 – 1.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNRSSLAMR
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.5% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.2% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.9% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 385.6% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.7% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 404.0% – -9.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.1% – -27.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.7% – 255.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.2% – -8.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.6% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNRSSLAMR
Gross margin 17.3% – –
EBITDA margin 16.9% – –
Operating margin 1.9% – –
Pretax margin 0.8% – –
Net margin 2.3% – –
FCF margin 5.7% – –
Operating cash flow margin 13.2% – –
Return on equity 2.7% – –
Return on assets 1.6% – –
Return on invested capital 1.9% – –
Return on capital employed 1.5% – –
Asset turnover 0.7x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.6x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNRSSLAMR
Debt / assets 7.3% 30.1% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – –
Debt / FCF 1.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 39.3% 53.3% –
Equity / assets 60.7% 46.7% –
Interest coverage 1.8x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.8x –
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score 2.19 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNRSSLAMR
Dividend yield 0.4% – –
Net buyback yield 3.2% – –
Shareholder yield 3.7% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusCNRSSLAMR
Forward P/E 17.9xFY2026 5.3xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.07FY2026 $3.26FY2027 $-1.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +37.0%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +30.0% -24.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.42BFY2026 $16.51BFY2027 $2.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.2%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027 +6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% +7.4% +18.2%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

CNRSSLAMR
CNR 1.00 0.28 0.70
SSL 0.28 1.00 0.18
AMR 0.70 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNR, SSL and AMR?

Sasol (SSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Core Natural Resources (CNR) $4.53B, Sasol (SSL) $11.21B, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $2.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, CNR, SSL and AMR?

Sasol (SSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 45.8x, Sasol (SSL) 15.0x, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -43.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 17.9x, Sasol (SSL) 5.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Core Natural Resources (CNR) +11.0%, Sasol (SSL) +167.4%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +2.7%. Over five years, Core Natural Resources (CNR) compounded fastest (Core Natural Resources (CNR) +26.8%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.2%/yr, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +21.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Core Natural Resources (CNR) 0.44%, Sasol (SSL) 0.00%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 0.00%. Sasol (SSL) and Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Core Natural Resources (CNR) has been the steadiest (Core Natural Resources (CNR) 44.3%, Sasol (SSL) 54.0%, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 56.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.