HCC vs BTU vs SSL Stock Comparison

Warrior Met Coal, Peabody Energy and Sasol Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BTU Peabody Energy Corp
$23.32 -8.3% 1M -17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
1.22%
Coal Energy
2 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
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Warrior Met Coal leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Warrior Met Coal 6, Sasol 4, Peabody Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHCCBTUSSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.61B $2.84B $11.21B SSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x -15.6x 15.0x SSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x — 5.3x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.5% -0.7% — HCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% -4.6% — HCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% -4.6% — HCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.0x — BTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.37% 1.22% 0.00% BTU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.6% -17.7% +167.4% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.1%/yr +14.2%/yr +0.2%/yr HCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.1% 54.6% 54.0% HCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 52/100 — HCC

Percentile Scorecard

HCCBTUSSL

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

AxisHCCBTUSSL
Valuation 73 #7 of 23 68 #8 of 23 95 #6 of 99
Growth 90 #3 of 21 30 #15 of 21 –
Profitability 88 #3 of 18 71 #6 of 18 –
Financial Health 86 #4 of 22 38 #14 of 22 50 #52 of 102
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 84 52 –
  • HCC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • BTU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • 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

PeriodHCCBTUSSLSPY
1 month -2.4%-8.3%+22.2% -0.2%
3 months +10.5%+0.3%+56.2% +3.9%
6 months -2.4%-13.3%+30.8% +8.2%
Year to date -0.9%-21.5%+163.3% +12.9%
1 year +35.6%-17.7%+167.4% +12.3%
3 years +81.5%-6.0%+30.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.0%-2.1%+9.4% +23.3%
5 years +258.0%+94.0%+1.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +29.1%+14.2%+0.2% +10.9%
10 years ——-37.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——-4.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHCCBTUSSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.1%54.6%54.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.8%55.6%55.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.41-0.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.70-0.333.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-68.3%-89.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.8%-41.0%-4.9% -1.2%
52-week high $110.28$39.50$18.02 $779.14
52-week low $64.22$20.83$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.

MultipleHCCBTUSSL
P/E now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 28.4x -15.6xmedian 28.4x 15.0xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 7.3x 0.7xmedian 7.3x 0.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 29.2x 13.8xmedian 29.2x —median 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -101.0xmedian 11.0x -16.8xmedian 11.0x 3.5xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.94median 50.46 0.53median 50.46 —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 monthsHCCBTUSSL
Revenue $1.68B $4.01B –
Gross profit $540.14M – –
Operating income $229.26M -$223.20M –
Net income $219.33M -$172.30M –
Free cash flow -$45.68M -$169.00M –
EPS (diluted) $4.15 $-1.50 –
Cash & equivalents $302.35M $526.30M $2.64B
Total debt $154.59M $339.00M $6.66B
Shares (diluted) 52.87M 122.00M 642.00M
Enterprise value $3.31B $694.61M $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
MetricHCCBTUSSL
P/E 21.0x -15.6x 15.0x
P/FCF -101.0x -16.8x 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 12.8x –
P/S 2.7x 0.7x 0.7x
P/B 2.0x 0.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 0.9x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 10.1x 13.8x –
EV/EBIT 19.4x -11.9x –
EV/Revenue 2.6x 0.7x –
EV/FCF -97.3x -15.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 12.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.94 0.53 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHCCBTUSSL
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.5% -0.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% -10.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 86.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 808.1% -245.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% -28.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 443.7% -207.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -22.0% -28.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 441.1% -231.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% -29.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 82.8% -64.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -51.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 83.3% -174.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -28.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHCCBTUSSL
Gross margin 32.1% – –
EBITDA margin 26.3% 4.8% –
Operating margin 13.6% -5.6% –
Pretax margin 13.6% -5.3% –
Net margin 13.0% -4.6% –
FCF margin -2.7% -4.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 5.5% –
Return on equity 9.8% -4.9% –
Return on assets 7.7% -3.0% –
Return on invested capital 9.2% -4.6% –
Return on capital employed 8.7% -4.7% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHCCBTUSSL
Debt / assets 5.3% 6.2% 30.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.0x –
Debt / FCF -3.4x -2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 21.0% 39.5% 53.3%
Equity / assets 79.0% 60.5% 46.7%
Interest coverage 17.1x -5.0x –
Current ratio 3.9x 2.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.5x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.7x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 6.64 1.88 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHCCBTUSSL
Dividend yield 0.4% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 1.2% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -21.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -21.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 50.1% –

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.

ConsensusHCCBTUSSL
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 – 5.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $6.91FY2026 $-0.39FY2026 $3.26FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +533.9%FY2026 – +37.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +35.0% – -24.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.11BFY2026 $4.54BFY2026 $16.51BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +60.9%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% +8.0% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHCCBTUSSL
Held by institutions 96.7% 91.8% 4.7%
Institutions holding 345 327 174
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% -1.6% -7.6%
Institutions buying 188 151 111
Institutions selling 114 129 45
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.17 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.

HCCBTUSSL
HCC 1.00 0.66 0.21
BTU 0.66 1.00 0.23
SSL 0.21 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HCC, BTU and SSL?

Sasol (SSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.61B, Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.84B, Sasol (SSL) $11.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, HCC, BTU and SSL?

Sasol (SSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 21.0x, Peabody Energy (BTU) -15.6x, Sasol (SSL) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 12.6x, 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?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +37.5%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has the highest net margin (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 13.0%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%). On return on invested capital, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) leads (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 9.2%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +35.6%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -17.7%, Sasol (SSL) +167.4%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +29.1%/yr, Peabody Energy (BTU) +14.2%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Peabody Energy (BTU) has the highest dividend yield: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 0.37%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 1.22%, Sasol (SSL) 0.00%. Sasol (SSL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has been the steadiest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 51.1%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 54.6%, Sasol (SSL) 54.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HCC, BTU 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, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) leads on 6. 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.