GRO vs SSL vs BCPC Stock Comparison

Brazil Potash, Sasol and Balchem Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GRO Brazil Potash Corp.
$1.86 -21.2% 1M -27.3% 1Y
Market cap
$76.48M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.14 +22.2% 1M +167.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.98B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
BCPC Balchem Corp
$168.70 +0.5% 1M +9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.27B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Sasol leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sasol 4, Balchem 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGROSSLBCPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $76.48M $10.98B $5.27B SSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x 15.0x 30.9x SSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 5.3x 32.8x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +9.4% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 15.4% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 12.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.3% +167.4% +9.2% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +0.2%/yr +1.9%/yr BCPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.1% 54.0% 20.7% BCPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 — 68/100 BCPC

Percentile Scorecard

GROSSLBCPC

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

AxisGROSSLBCPC
Valuation 13 #82 of 94 95 #6 of 99 34 #62 of 94
Growth 53 #43 of 91 – 87 #13 of 91
Profitability 6 #81 of 86 – 85 #14 of 86
Financial Health 94 #7 of 95 50 #52 of 102 89 #11 of 95
Shareholder Returns 0 #70 of 70 – 44 #40 of 70
Overall 33 – 68
  • GRO ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • BCPC ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGROSSLBCPCSPY
1 month -21.2%+22.2%+0.5% -0.2%
3 months -9.3%+56.2%+1.8% +3.9%
6 months -41.0%+30.8%-4.8% +8.2%
Year to date -1.6%+163.3%+10.0% +12.9%
1 year -27.3%+167.4%+9.2% +12.3%
3 years —+30.7%+46.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+9.4%+13.6% +23.3%
5 years —+1.1%+10.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+0.2%+1.9% +10.9%
10 years —-37.8%+125.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-4.6%+8.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGROSSLBCPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.1%54.0%20.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.2%55.5%19.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.58-0.770.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.353.100.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.5%-89.4%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.2%-4.9%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $3.89$18.02$183.26 $779.14
52-week low $1.69$6.00$147.36 $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.

MultipleGROSSLBCPC
P/E now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 22.0x 15.0xmedian 13.0x 31.3xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x 0.7xmedian 2.1x 4.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x —median 5.9x 19.6xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 15.1x 3.5xmedian 11.1x 30.2xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 4.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.66 —median 2.27 1.66median 1.66

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 monthsGROSSLBCPC
Revenue – – $1.11B
Gross profit – – $404.38M
Operating income -$95.57M – $229.57M
Net income -$28.15M – $170.85M
Free cash flow -$24.85M – $178.00M
R&D – – $20.81M
EPS (diluted) $-2.04 – $5.33
Cash & equivalents $75.71M $2.64B $66.26M
Total debt – $6.66B $145.94M
Shares (diluted) 42.49M 642.00M 32.03M
Enterprise value -$58.82M -$79.00M $5.00B

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
MetricGROSSLBCPC
P/E -0.9x 15.0x 31.3x
P/FCF -4.0x 3.5x 30.2x
P/Operating cash flow -7.9x – 24.0x
P/S – 0.7x 4.8x
P/B 0.5x 1.1x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.1x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 19.6x
EV/EBIT -0.3x – 23.7x
EV/Revenue – – 4.9x
EV/FCF -1.0x – 30.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.9x – 24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 1.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGROSSLBCPC
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 11.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.3% – 12.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 14.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.9% – 14.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.7% – 16.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.5% – 11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 12.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% – 10.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 14.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGROSSLBCPC
Gross margin – – 36.5%
EBITDA margin – – 25.1%
Operating margin – – 20.7%
Pretax margin – – 19.9%
Net margin – – 15.4%
FCF margin – – 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – 20.2%
Return on equity -47.7% – 13.0%
Return on assets -43.5% – 10.1%
Return on invested capital – – 12.1%
Return on capital employed -48.5% – 15.0%
Asset turnover – – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGROSSLBCPC
Debt / assets – 30.1% 8.6%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.3x
Debt / FCF – – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 5.4% 53.3% 22.1%
Equity / assets 94.6% 46.7% 77.9%
Interest coverage -94.7x – –
Current ratio 42.2x 1.8x 2.5x
Quick ratio 41.9x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 41.8x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 10.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGROSSLBCPC
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield -63.3% – 2.1%
Shareholder yield -63.3% 0.0% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusGROSSLBCPC
Forward P/E – 5.3xFY2027 32.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.49FY2026 $3.26FY2027 $5.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +37.0%FY2027 +8.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -24.5% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $16.51BFY2027 $1.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -2.3%FY2027 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.4% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGROSSLBCPC
Held by institutions – 4.7% 90.5%
Institutions holding – 174 417
Change in shares held, QoQ – -7.6% +1.5%
Institutions buying – 111 193
Institutions selling – 45 162
Buyers to sellers – 2.47 1.19

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.

GROSSLBCPC
GRO 1.00 0.10 0.01
SSL 0.10 1.00 -0.09
BCPC 0.01 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GRO, SSL and BCPC?

Sasol (SSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brazil Potash (GRO) $76.48M, Sasol (SSL) $10.98B, Balchem (BCPC) $5.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, GRO, SSL and BCPC?

Sasol (SSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brazil Potash (GRO) -0.9x, Sasol (SSL) 15.0x, Balchem (BCPC) 30.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Sasol (SSL) 5.3x, Balchem (BCPC) 32.8x). 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: Brazil Potash (GRO) -27.3%, Sasol (SSL) +167.4%, Balchem (BCPC) +9.2%. Over five years, Balchem (BCPC) compounded fastest (Sasol (SSL) +0.2%/yr, Balchem (BCPC) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Balchem (BCPC) has been the steadiest (Brazil Potash (GRO) 79.1%, Sasol (SSL) 54.0%, Balchem (BCPC) 20.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GRO, SSL and BCPC?

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.