ICL vs SSL vs WDS Stock Comparison

Icl, Sasol and Woodside Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ICL ICL Group Ltd.
$4.81 -6.4% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.35B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.71B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
1 win
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.42 +24.2% 1M +165.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.83B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Woodside Energy leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Woodside Energy 3, Sasol 2, Icl 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionICLSSLWDSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.35B $10.83B $43.88B WDS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.2x 15.3x — ICL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 5.3x 13.3x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.0% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.7% +165.5% +46.8% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.0%/yr +0.4%/yr +5.3%/yr WDS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.0% 54.1% 32.8% WDS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

ICLSSLWDS

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

AxisICLSSLWDS
Valuation 98 #3 of 94 95 #6 of 99 –
Growth 47 #49 of 92 – –
Profitability 82 #17 of 89 – –
Financial Health – 52 #50 of 102 84 #17 of 102
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 70 – 92 #7 of 76
Overall 82 – –
  • ICL ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • WDS 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

PeriodICLSSLWDSSPY
1 month -6.4%+24.2%+5.8% -0.8%
3 months -6.8%+52.3%+7.0% +3.5%
6 months -13.2%+36.9%+0.9% +7.0%
Year to date -15.8%+167.6%+49.6% +12.2%
1 year -26.7%+165.5%+46.8% +13.0%
3 years 0.0%+32.9%+5.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year 0.0%+9.9%+1.8% +23.1%
5 years -44.1%+2.0%+29.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.0%+0.4%+5.3% +11.0%
10 years +30.7%-37.0%+7.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.7%-4.5%+0.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureICLSSLWDSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.0%54.1%32.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.8%55.7%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.77-0.76-0.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.683.061.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-89.4%-57.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.5%-3.3%-5.9% -1.8%
52-week high $6.82$18.02$24.78 $779.14
52-week low $4.70$6.00$14.58 $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.

MultipleICLSSLWDS
P/E now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 21.6x 15.3xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x —median 5.9x —median 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 15.8x 3.6xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.55median 1.66 —median 2.27 —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 monthsICLSSLWDS
Revenue $7.71B – –
Gross profit $2.36B – –
Operating income $715.00M – –
Net income $654.00M – –
Free cash flow $1.19B – –
EPS (diluted) $0.54 – –
Cash & equivalents $496.00M $2.64B $4.34B
Total debt – $6.66B $23.27B
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 642.00M 1.91B
Enterprise value $3.04B -$233.82M $24.22B

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
MetricICLSSLWDS
P/E 9.0x 15.3x –
P/FCF 5.2x 3.6x –
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S 0.8x 0.7x –
P/B – 1.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book – 1.1x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 8.0x – –
EV/Revenue 0.7x – –
EV/FCF 4.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.55 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricICLSSLWDS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.7% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -1.7% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.0% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 88.4% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.4% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.5% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricICLSSLWDS
Gross margin 30.6% – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 9.3% – –
Pretax margin 9.9% – –
Net margin 9.0% – –
FCF margin 15.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets – – –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricICLSSLWDS
Debt / assets – 30.1% 1.7%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets – 53.3% 38.4%
Equity / assets – 46.7% 61.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 1.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricICLSSLWDS
Dividend yield 13.1% – 5.0%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 13.1% 0.0% 5.0%
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.

ConsensusICLSSLWDS
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 5.3xFY2027 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.40FY2026 $3.26FY2027 $1.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 +37.0%FY2027 +22.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.5% -24.5% +14.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.47BFY2026 $16.51BFY2027 $15.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.0% +7.4% +2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersICLSSLWDS
Held by institutions 13.7% 4.7% 1.6%
Institutions holding 221 174 307
Change in shares held, QoQ -13.5% -7.6% +8.5%
Institutions buying 140 111 168
Institutions selling 56 45 65
Buyers to sellers 2.50 2.47 2.58

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.

ICLSSLWDS
ICL 1.00 0.04 0.05
SSL 0.04 1.00 0.49
WDS 0.05 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ICL, SSL and WDS?

Woodside Energy (WDS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Icl (ICL) $6.35B, Sasol (SSL) $10.83B, Woodside Energy (WDS) $43.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, ICL, SSL and WDS?

Icl (ICL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Icl (ICL) 9.2x, Sasol (SSL) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Icl (ICL) 12.0x, Sasol (SSL) 5.3x, Woodside Energy (WDS) 13.3x). 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: Icl (ICL) -26.7%, Sasol (SSL) +165.5%, Woodside Energy (WDS) +46.8%. Over five years, Woodside Energy (WDS) compounded fastest (Icl (ICL) -11.0%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.4%/yr, Woodside Energy (WDS) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Woodside Energy (WDS) has been the steadiest (Icl (ICL) 39.0%, Sasol (SSL) 54.1%, Woodside Energy (WDS) 32.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ICL, SSL and WDS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Woodside Energy (WDS) leads on 3. 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.