METC vs SSL vs HCC Stock Comparison

Ramaco Resources, Sasol and Warrior Met Coal Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.42 +24.2% 1M +165.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.39B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Warrior Met Coal leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Warrior Met Coal 7, Sasol 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMETCSSLHCCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $437.71M $11.39B $4.50B SSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.2x 15.3x 20.5x SSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 5.3x 12.4x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.7% — +37.5% HCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.0% — 13.0% HCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.9% — 9.2% HCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 16.8x — -0.4x HCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.38% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -80.2% +165.5% +32.5% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.9%/yr +0.4%/yr +28.4%/yr HCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.6% 54.1% 51.1% HCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 — 85/100 HCC

Percentile Scorecard

METCSSLHCC

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

AxisMETCSSLHCC
Valuation 46 #13 of 23 95 #6 of 99 77 #6 of 23
Growth 10 #19 of 21 – 90 #3 of 21
Profitability 59 #8 of 18 – 88 #3 of 18
Financial Health 14 #19 of 22 52 #50 of 102 86 #4 of 22
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 10 – –
Overall 46 – 85
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • HCC 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

PeriodMETCSSLHCCSPY
1 month -23.4%+24.2%-4.8% -0.8%
3 months -32.1%+52.3%+5.6% +3.5%
6 months -52.3%+36.9%-2.6% +7.0%
Year to date -61.6%+167.6%-3.4% +12.2%
1 year -80.2%+165.5%+32.5% +13.0%
3 years -42.2%+32.9%+77.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -16.7%+9.9%+21.0% +23.1%
5 years -52.7%+2.0%+248.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.9%+0.4%+28.4% +11.0%
10 years —-37.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —-4.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMETCSSLHCCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.6%54.1%51.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.0%55.7%46.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.30-0.760.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.953.060.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-89.4%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.7%-3.3%-22.8% -1.8%
52-week high $33.97$18.02$110.28 $779.14
52-week low $6.91$6.00$64.22 $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.

MultipleMETCSSLHCC
P/E now vs peer median -7.2xmedian 26.7x 15.3xmedian 13.5x 20.5xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 6.7x 0.7xmedian 2.1x 2.7xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 60.2xmedian 28.0x —median 5.9x 9.8xmedian 28.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 10.1x 3.6xmedian 11.0x -98.5xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 45.36 —median 2.27 -0.92median 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 monthsMETCSSLHCC
Revenue $515.42M – $1.68B
Gross profit $69.82M – $540.14M
Operating income -$72.64M – $229.26M
Net income -$61.75M – $219.33M
Free cash flow -$114.19M – -$45.68M
EPS (diluted) $-0.96 – $4.15
Cash & equivalents $282.54M $2.64B $302.35M
Total debt $452.81M $6.66B $154.59M
Shares (diluted) 64.59M 642.00M 52.87M
Enterprise value -$834.22M $757.36M $3.20B

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
MetricMETCSSLHCC
P/E -7.2x 15.3x 20.5x
P/FCF -3.8x 3.6x -98.5x
P/Operating cash flow -10.4x – 14.9x
P/S 0.8x 0.7x 2.7x
P/B 1.2x 1.1x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.1x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 60.2x – 9.8x
EV/EBIT -8.4x – 18.9x
EV/Revenue 1.2x – 2.6x
EV/FCF -5.3x – -94.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -14.4x – 14.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 – -0.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETCSSLHCC
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.7% – 37.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.6% – 1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -34.6% – 86.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.5% – -11.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -305.3% – 808.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.1% – -24.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -211.7% – 443.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -41.5% – -22.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -152.3% – 441.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.3% – -22.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -156.4% – 82.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% – -26.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -772.6% – 83.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -131.8% – -28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETCSSLHCC
Gross margin 13.5% – 32.1%
EBITDA margin 2.0% – 26.3%
Operating margin -14.1% – 13.6%
Pretax margin -14.8% – 13.6%
Net margin -12.0% – 13.0%
FCF margin -22.2% – -2.7%
Operating cash flow margin -8.2% – 17.9%
Return on equity -15.2% – 9.8%
Return on assets -5.8% – 7.7%
Return on invested capital -6.9% – 9.2%
Return on capital employed -7.7% – 8.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETCSSLHCC
Debt / assets 44.2% 30.1% 5.3%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 16.8x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF -4.0x – -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 63.3% 53.3% 21.0%
Equity / assets 36.7% 46.7% 79.0%
Interest coverage -185.8x – 17.1x
Current ratio 4.2x 1.8x 3.9x
Quick ratio 3.2x 1.2x 2.5x
Cash ratio 2.6x 0.6x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 1.04 – 6.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETCSSLHCC
Dividend yield – – 0.4%
Net buyback yield 15.1% – –
Shareholder yield 15.1% 0.0% 0.4%
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.

ConsensusMETCSSLHCC
Forward P/E – 5.3xFY2027 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.91FY2026 $3.26FY2027 $6.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +37.0%FY2027 +530.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -24.5% +36.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $535.80MFY2026 $16.51BFY2027 $2.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.2%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027 +60.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.3% +7.4% +4.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETCSSLHCC
Held by institutions 70.2% 4.7% 96.7%
Institutions holding 200 174 345
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.7% -7.6% +3.1%
Institutions buying 106 111 188
Institutions selling 48 45 114
Buyers to sellers 2.21 2.47 1.65

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.

METCSSLHCC
METC 1.00 0.21 0.51
SSL 0.21 1.00 0.21
HCC 0.51 0.21 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, METC, SSL and HCC?

Sasol (SSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ramaco Resources (METC) $437.71M, Sasol (SSL) $11.39B, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) $4.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, METC, SSL and HCC?

Sasol (SSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ramaco Resources (METC) -7.2x, Sasol (SSL) 15.3x, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Sasol (SSL) 5.3x, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 12.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +37.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has the highest net margin (Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.0%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 13.0%). On return on invested capital, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) leads (Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.9%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Ramaco Resources (METC) -80.2%, Sasol (SSL) +165.5%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +32.5%. Over five years, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) compounded fastest (Ramaco Resources (METC) -13.9%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.4%/yr, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) +28.4%/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%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 0.38%. Ramaco Resources (METC) and Sasol (SSL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) has been the steadiest (Ramaco Resources (METC) 84.6%, Sasol (SSL) 54.1%, Warrior Met Coal (HCC) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.