HCC vs SSL vs AREC Stock Comparison

Warrior Met Coal, Sasol and American Resources Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SSL Sasol Ltd
$18.02 +26.2% 1M +177.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.02B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Warrior Met Coal leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Warrior Met Coal 4, Sasol 3, American Resources 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHCCSSLARECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.51B $11.02B $84.75M SSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.5x 15.8x 4.8x AREC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 5.5x — SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.5% — +56.7% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 10.4x HCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.8% +177.7% -68.6% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.6%/yr +0.3%/yr -15.1%/yr HCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.1% 53.9% 97.4% HCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 85/100 — 46/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

HCCSSLAREC

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

AxisHCCSSLAREC
Valuation 73 #7 of 23 93 #8 of 99 82 #5 of 23
Growth 90 #3 of 21 – 75 #6 of 21
Profitability 89 #3 of 19 – –
Financial Health 86 #4 of 23 52 #50 of 102 27 #17 of 23
Shareholder Returns – – 0 #10 of 10
Overall 85 – 46
  • HCC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • AREC 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

PeriodHCCSSLARECSPY
1 month -5.0%+26.2%-39.4% -1.0%
3 months +7.1%+52.2%-34.5% +2.9%
6 months -1.0%+40.0%-46.7% +6.4%
Year to date -2.7%+176.8%-54.0% +11.4%
1 year +36.8%+177.7%-68.6% +13.1%
3 years +81.4%+37.3%-19.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.0%+11.2%-6.8% +21.5%
5 years +237.7%+1.8%-56.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +27.6%+0.3%-15.1% +10.9%
10 years —-36.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —-4.5%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureHCCSSLARECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.1%53.9%97.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.0%55.6%94.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.41-0.762.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.723.29-0.70 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-89.4%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.2%0.0%-73.9% -2.5%
52-week high $110.28$18.02$4.37 $779.14
52-week low $62.70$6.00$1.10 $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.

MultipleHCCSSLAREC
P/E now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 26.9x 15.8xmedian 13.1x 5.0xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 6.7x 0.7xmedian 2.0x -277.9xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 11.7x —median 5.7x -2.3xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -99.2xmedian 10.2x 3.7xmedian 11.1x 7.0xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.92median 47.24 —median 2.24 0.07median 47.24

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 monthsHCCSSLAREC
Revenue $1.68B – -$312.74K
Gross profit $540.14M – $956.08K
Operating income $229.26M – -$6.29M
Net income $219.33M – -$79.01M
Free cash flow -$45.68M – $12.37M
R&D – – -$1.22M
EPS (diluted) $4.15 – $0.20
Cash & equivalents $302.35M $2.64B $31.70M
Total debt $617.35M $6.66B $8.34M
Shares (diluted) 52.87M 642.00M 87.27M
Enterprise value $3.21B -$37.93M $2.27M

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
MetricHCCSSLAREC
P/E 20.7x 15.8x 5.0x
P/FCF -99.2x 3.7x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x – 6.8x
P/S 2.7x 0.7x -277.9x
P/B 2.0x 1.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.1x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x – -2.3x
EV/EBIT 19.0x – -2.5x
EV/Revenue 2.6x – -50.2x
EV/FCF -95.5x – 1.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.5x – 1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.92 – 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHCCSSLAREC
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.5% – 56.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% – -26.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 86.2% – 210.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.4% – -62.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 808.1% – 47.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% – 31.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 443.7% – -517.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -22.0% – -279.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 441.1% – 131.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% – 68.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 82.8% – 541.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.5% – 71.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 83.3% – 682.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% – 89.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHCCSSLAREC
Gross margin 32.1% – –
EBITDA margin 26.3% – –
Operating margin 13.6% – –
Pretax margin 13.6% – –
Net margin 13.0% – –
FCF margin -2.7% – –
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% – -4,086%
Return on equity 9.8% – –
Return on assets 7.7% – 7.7%
Return on invested capital 9.2% – –
Return on capital employed 8.7% – -5.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – -3,162%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHCCSSLAREC
Debt / assets 5.3% 30.1% 0.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 10.4x
Debt / FCF -3.4x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 21.0% 53.3% 43.9%
Equity / assets 79.0% 46.7% 56.1%
Interest coverage 17.1x – –
Current ratio 3.9x 1.8x 2.2x
Quick ratio 2.5x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.6x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 6.56 – -0.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHCCSSLAREC
Dividend yield 0.4% – 3.5%
Net buyback yield – – -87.0%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 0.0% -83.5%
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.

ConsensusHCCSSLAREC
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 5.5xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.87FY2026 $3.26FY2027 $-0.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +530.3%FY2026 +37.0%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +36.8% -24.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.11BFY2026 $16.57BFY2027 $8.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.9%FY2026 -2.0%FY2027 +17,395.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.6% +7.3% +3,730.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHCCSSLAREC
Held by institutions 96.7% 4.7% 31.5%
Institutions holding 345 174 99
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% -7.6% -5.8%
Institutions buying 188 111 67
Institutions selling 114 45 17
Buyers to sellers 1.65 2.47 3.94

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.

HCCSSLAREC
HCC 1.00 0.21 0.31
SSL 0.21 1.00 0.06
AREC 0.31 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HCC, SSL and AREC?

Sasol (SSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.51B, Sasol (SSL) $11.02B, American Resources (AREC) $84.75M.

Which stock is cheaper, HCC, SSL and AREC?

American Resources (AREC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 20.5x, Sasol (SSL) 15.8x, American Resources (AREC) 4.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 12.5x, Sasol (SSL) 5.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

American Resources (AREC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +37.5%, American Resources (AREC) +56.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +36.8%, Sasol (SSL) +177.7%, American Resources (AREC) -68.6%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +27.6%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.3%/yr, American Resources (AREC) -15.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has been the steadiest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 51.1%, Sasol (SSL) 53.9%, American Resources (AREC) 97.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HCC, SSL and AREC?

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 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.