METC vs SSL vs BTU Stock Comparison

Ramaco Resources, Sasol and Peabody Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.42 +24.2% 1M +165.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.88B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins
BTU Peabody Energy Corp
$22.36 -12.1% 1M -22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
0.01%
Coal Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Peabody Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Peabody Energy 6, Sasol 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMETCSSLBTULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $486.02M $10.88B $2.84B SSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.9x 15.3x -15.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 5.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.7% — -0.7% BTU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.0% — -4.6% BTU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.9% — -4.6% BTU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 16.8x — -1.0x BTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -80.2% +165.5% -22.9% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.9%/yr +0.4%/yr +11.4%/yr BTU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.6% 54.1% 54.5% SSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 — 53/100 BTU

Percentile Scorecard

METCSSLBTU

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

AxisMETCSSLBTU
Valuation 46 #13 of 23 95 #6 of 99 73 #7 of 23
Growth 10 #19 of 21 – 30 #15 of 21
Profitability 59 #8 of 18 – 71 #6 of 18
Financial Health 14 #19 of 22 52 #50 of 102 38 #14 of 22
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 10 – –
Overall 46 – 53
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • BTU 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

PeriodMETCSSLBTUSPY
1 month -23.4%+24.2%-12.1% -0.8%
3 months -32.1%+52.3%-3.2% +3.5%
6 months -52.3%+36.9%-17.4% +7.0%
Year to date -61.6%+167.6%-24.7% +12.2%
1 year -80.2%+165.5%-22.9% +13.0%
3 years -42.2%+32.9%-9.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -16.7%+9.9%-3.4% +23.1%
5 years -52.7%+2.0%+71.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.9%+0.4%+11.4% +11.0%
10 years —-37.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —-4.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMETCSSLBTUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.6%54.1%54.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.0%55.7%55.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.30-0.760.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.953.06-0.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-89.4%-68.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.7%-3.3%-43.4% -1.8%
52-week high $33.97$18.02$39.50 $779.14
52-week low $6.91$6.00$20.83 $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.

MultipleMETCSSLBTU
P/E now vs peer median -7.2xmedian 26.7x 15.3xmedian 13.5x -14.9xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 6.7x 0.7xmedian 2.1x 0.7xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 60.2xmedian 28.0x —median 5.9x 13.2xmedian 28.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 10.1x 3.6xmedian 11.0x -16.1xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 45.36 —median 2.27 0.51median 45.36

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 monthsMETCSSLBTU
Revenue $515.42M – $4.01B
Gross profit $69.82M – –
Operating income -$72.64M – -$223.20M
Net income -$61.75M – -$172.30M
Free cash flow -$114.19M – -$169.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.96 – $-1.50
Cash & equivalents $282.54M $2.64B $526.30M
Total debt $452.81M $6.66B $339.00M
Shares (diluted) 64.59M 642.00M 122.00M
Enterprise value -$785.91M -$183.27M $642.76M

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
MetricMETCSSLBTU
P/E -7.2x 15.3x -14.9x
P/FCF -3.8x 3.6x -16.1x
P/Operating cash flow -10.4x – 12.3x
P/S 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x
P/B 1.2x 1.1x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.1x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 60.2x – 13.2x
EV/EBIT -8.4x – -11.4x
EV/Revenue 1.2x – 0.6x
EV/FCF -5.3x – -15.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -14.4x – 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 – 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETCSSLBTU
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.7% – -0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.6% – -10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -34.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -305.3% – -245.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.1% – -28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -211.7% – -207.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -41.5% – -28.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -152.3% – -231.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.3% – -29.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -156.4% – -64.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% – -51.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -772.6% – -174.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -131.8% – -28.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETCSSLBTU
Gross margin 13.5% – –
EBITDA margin 2.0% – 4.8%
Operating margin -14.1% – -5.6%
Pretax margin -14.8% – -5.3%
Net margin -12.0% – -4.6%
FCF margin -22.2% – -4.2%
Operating cash flow margin -8.2% – 5.5%
Return on equity -15.2% – -4.9%
Return on assets -5.8% – -3.0%
Return on invested capital -6.9% – -4.6%
Return on capital employed -7.7% – -4.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x – -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETCSSLBTU
Debt / assets 44.2% 30.1% 6.2%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 16.8x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF -4.0x – -2.0x
Liabilities / assets 63.3% 53.3% 39.5%
Equity / assets 36.7% 46.7% 60.5%
Interest coverage -185.8x – -5.0x
Current ratio 4.2x 1.8x 2.0x
Quick ratio 3.2x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 2.6x 0.6x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.04 – 1.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETCSSLBTU
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield 15.1% – –
Shareholder yield 15.1% 0.0% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusMETCSSLBTU
Forward P/E – 5.3xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.91FY2026 $3.26FY2027 $-0.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +37.0%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after – -24.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $535.87MFY2026 $16.51BFY2027 $4.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.3% +7.4% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETCSSLBTU
Held by institutions 70.2% 4.7% 91.8%
Institutions holding 200 174 327
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.7% -7.6% -1.6%
Institutions buying 106 111 151
Institutions selling 48 45 129
Buyers to sellers 2.21 2.47 1.17

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.

METCSSLBTU
METC 1.00 0.20 0.53
SSL 0.20 1.00 0.24
BTU 0.53 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, METC, SSL and BTU?

Sasol (SSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ramaco Resources (METC) $486.02M, Sasol (SSL) $10.88B, Peabody Energy (BTU) $2.84B.

Which company is growing faster?

Peabody Energy (BTU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Peabody Energy (BTU) has the highest net margin (Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.0%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%). On return on invested capital, Peabody Energy (BTU) leads (Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.9%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Ramaco Resources (METC) -80.2%, Sasol (SSL) +165.5%, Peabody Energy (BTU) -22.9%. Over five years, Peabody Energy (BTU) compounded fastest (Ramaco Resources (METC) -13.9%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.4%/yr, Peabody Energy (BTU) +11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ramaco Resources (METC) 0.00%, Sasol (SSL) 0.00%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 0.01%. Ramaco Resources (METC) and Sasol (SSL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sasol (SSL) has been the steadiest (Ramaco Resources (METC) 84.6%, Sasol (SSL) 54.1%, Peabody Energy (BTU) 54.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, METC, SSL and BTU?

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