HCC vs SSL Stock Comparison

Warrior Met Coal and Sasol 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
4 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

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

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

Percentile Scorecard

HCCSSL

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

AxisHCCSSL
Valuation 73 #7 of 23 93 #8 of 99
Growth 90 #3 of 21 –
Profitability 89 #3 of 19 –
Financial Health 86 #4 of 23 52 #50 of 102
Shareholder Returns – –
Overall 85 –
  • HCC 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

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

Risk

MeasureHCCSSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.1%53.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.0%55.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.41-0.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.723.29 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-89.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.2%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $110.28$18.02 $779.14
52-week low $62.70$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.

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

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 monthsHCCSSL
Revenue $1.68B –
Gross profit $540.14M –
Operating income $229.26M –
Net income $219.33M –
Free cash flow -$45.68M –
EPS (diluted) $4.15 –
Cash & equivalents $302.35M $2.64B
Total debt $617.35M $6.66B
Shares (diluted) 52.87M 642.00M
Enterprise value $3.21B -$37.93M

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
MetricHCCSSL
P/E 20.7x 15.8x
P/FCF -99.2x 3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x –
P/S 2.7x 0.7x
P/B 2.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x –
EV/EBIT 19.0x –
EV/Revenue 2.6x –
EV/FCF -95.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.92 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHCCSSL
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 86.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 808.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 443.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -22.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 441.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 82.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 83.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHCCSSL
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% –
Return on equity 9.8% –
Return on assets 7.7% –
Return on invested capital 9.2% –
Return on capital employed 8.7% –
Asset turnover 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% –

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHCCSSL
Dividend yield 0.4% –
Net buyback yield – –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 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.

ConsensusHCCSSL
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 5.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $6.87FY2026 $3.26FY2027
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
Revenue growth, next FY +60.9%FY2026 -2.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.6% +7.3%

Institutional Ownership

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

HCCSSL
HCC 1.00 0.21
SSL 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HCC and SSL?

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

Which stock is cheaper, HCC and SSL?

Sasol (SSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 20.5x, Sasol (SSL) 15.8x). 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 stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +36.8%, Sasol (SSL) +177.7%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +27.6%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.3%/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%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do HCC and SSL move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.21, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, HCC 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, 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.