METC vs MP vs SSL Stock Comparison

Ramaco Resources, MP Materials and Sasol Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MP MP Materials Corp. / DE
$41.06 -11.5% 1M -36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.53B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$305.38M
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
3 wins
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.30 +24.2% 1M +174.2% 1Y
Market cap
$10.82B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionMETCMPSSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $478.59M $7.53B $10.82B SSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.7x -124.3x 15.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 5.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.7% +26.1% — MP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.0% -19.9% — METC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.9% -2.9% — MP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 16.8x 98.0x — METC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -73.4% -36.8% +174.2% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.6%/yr +3.9%/yr +0.6%/yr MP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.2% 70.1% 54.0% SSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 30/100 — METC

Percentile Scorecard

METCMPSSL

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

AxisMETCMPSSL
Valuation 41 #14 of 23 26 #120 of 162 93 #8 of 99
Growth 10 #19 of 21 19 #119 of 147 –
Profitability 59 #8 of 18 26 #90 of 122 –
Financial Health 14 #19 of 22 48 #86 of 164 50 #52 of 102
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 10 – –
Overall 45 30 –
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • MP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • 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

PeriodMETCMPSSLSPY
1 month -16.5%-11.5%+24.2% +0.9%
3 months -22.1%+7.8%+49.9% +5.9%
6 months -48.5%-33.0%+26.2% +8.5%
Year to date -58.3%-18.7%+165.7% +13.3%
1 year -73.4%-36.8%+174.2% +12.4%
3 years -37.2%+148.8%+32.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -14.4%+35.5%+9.7% +23.5%
5 years -59.7%+21.3%+3.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -16.6%+3.9%+0.6% +11.0%
10 years ——-36.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-4.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMETCMPSSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.2%70.1%54.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 88.4%68.5%55.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.362.56-0.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.88-0.523.22 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-82.0%-89.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.3%-43.5%-4.0% -0.9%
52-week high $30.36$72.65$18.02 $779.14
52-week low $6.91$37.45$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.

MultipleMETCMPSSL
P/E now vs peer median -7.8xmedian 27.3x -120.8xmedian 13.4x 15.2xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 7.5x 23.9xmedian 3.2x 0.7xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 63.9xmedian 29.3x -1,286xmedian 7.3x —median 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.2xmedian 10.6x -14.5xmedian 14.8x 3.6xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 3.7xmedian 2.3x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 51.60 3.68median 0.31 —median 0.92

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 monthsMETCMPSSL
Revenue $515.42M $305.38M –
Gross profit $69.82M $65.31M –
Operating income -$72.64M -$126.87M –
Net income -$61.75M -$60.62M –
Free cash flow -$114.19M -$504.58M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.96 $-0.34 –
Cash & equivalents $282.54M $429.08M $2.64B
Total debt $452.81M $934.58M $6.66B
Shares (diluted) 64.59M 178.41M 642.00M
Enterprise value -$793.34M $6.08B -$240.14M

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
MetricMETCMPSSL
P/E -7.8x -120.8x 15.2x
P/FCF -4.2x -14.5x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow -11.2x -87.1x –
P/S 0.9x 23.9x 0.7x
P/B 1.3x 3.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 3.7x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 63.9x -1,286x –
EV/EBIT -8.9x -53.5x –
EV/Revenue 1.3x 22.2x –
EV/FCF -5.7x -13.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow -15.3x -80.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 3.68 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETCMPSSL
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.7% 26.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -6.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -34.6% 139.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -38.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -305.3% 21.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.1% -41.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -211.7% 40.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -41.5% -32.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) -152.3% 45.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.3% -32.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -156.4% -94.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% -34.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -772.6% -164.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -131.8% -51.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETCMPSSL
Gross margin 13.5% 21.4% –
EBITDA margin 2.0% -1.7% –
Operating margin -14.1% -41.5% –
Pretax margin -14.8% -29.8% –
Net margin -12.0% -19.9% –
FCF margin -22.2% -165.2% –
Operating cash flow margin -8.2% -27.5% –
Return on equity -15.2% -3.1% –
Return on assets -5.8% -1.6% –
Return on invested capital -6.9% -2.9% –
Return on capital employed -7.7% -3.5% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 13.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETCMPSSL
Debt / assets 44.2% 25.1% 30.1%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 16.8x 98.0x –
Debt / FCF -4.0x -1.9x –
Liabilities / assets 63.3% 47.5% 53.3%
Equity / assets 36.7% 52.5% 46.7%
Interest coverage -185.8x -3.3x –
Current ratio 4.2x 9.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 3.2x 8.4x 1.2x
Cash ratio 2.6x 7.9x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.07 3.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETCMPSSL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 13.9% – –
Shareholder yield 13.9% – 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.

ConsensusMETCMPSSL
Forward P/E – – 5.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.91FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $3.26FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +37.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – -24.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $535.87MFY2026 $421.40MFY2026 $16.51BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +37.3% +76.7% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETCMPSSL
Held by institutions 87.4% 82.4% 4.7%
Institutions holding 200 755 174
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.7% +11.3% -7.6%
Institutions buying 106 417 111
Institutions selling 48 205 45
Buyers to sellers 2.21 2.03 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.

METCMPSSL
METC 1.00 0.49 0.20
MP 0.49 1.00 0.05
SSL 0.20 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, METC, MP and SSL?

Sasol (SSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ramaco Resources (METC) $478.59M, MP Materials (MP) $7.53B, Sasol (SSL) $10.82B.

Which company is growing faster?

MP Materials (MP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%, MP Materials (MP) +26.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ramaco Resources (METC) has the highest net margin (Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.0%, MP Materials (MP) -19.9%). On return on invested capital, MP Materials (MP) leads (Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.9%, MP Materials (MP) -2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Ramaco Resources (METC) -73.4%, MP Materials (MP) -36.8%, Sasol (SSL) +174.2%. Over five years, MP Materials (MP) compounded fastest (Ramaco Resources (METC) -16.6%/yr, MP Materials (MP) +3.9%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sasol (SSL) has been the steadiest (Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.2%, MP Materials (MP) 70.1%, Sasol (SSL) 54.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, METC, MP 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 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.