MOS vs CTVA vs SSL Stock Comparison

Mosaic, Corteva and Sasol Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MOS Mosaic Co
$18.80 -18.3% 1M -36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.25B
Div. yield
4.68%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
2 wins
CTVA Corteva, Inc.
$11.63 -85.2% 1M -81.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.76B
P/E
7.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.81B
Div. yield
6.19%
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
6 wins
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.14 +22.2% 1M +167.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.21B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Corteva leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Corteva 6, Sasol 4, Mosaic 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMOSCTVASSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.98B $7.76B $11.21B SSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.4x 7.7x 15.0x CTVA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 55.3x 20.4x 5.3x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +3.7% — MOS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.2% 5.7% — CTVA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.0% 8.4% — CTVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 0.5x — CTVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.68% 6.19% 0.00% CTVA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.4% -81.8% +167.4% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr -23.0%/yr +0.2%/yr SSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 185.8% 54.0% MOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 79/100 — CTVA

Percentile Scorecard

MOSCTVASSL

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

AxisMOSCTVASSL
Valuation 54 #44 of 94 96 #5 of 94 95 #6 of 99
Growth 7 #85 of 91 64 #33 of 91 –
Profitability 35 #56 of 86 68 #28 of 86 –
Financial Health 30 #67 of 95 67 #32 of 95 50 #52 of 102
Shareholder Returns 78 #16 of 70 99 #2 of 70 –
Overall 41 79 –
  • MOS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CTVA ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • 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

PeriodMOSCTVASSLSPY
1 month -18.3%-85.2%+22.2% -0.2%
3 months -18.5%-86.9%+56.2% +3.9%
6 months -18.9%-85.3%+30.8% +8.2%
Year to date -22.0%-82.6%+163.3% +12.9%
1 year -36.4%-81.8%+167.4% +12.3%
3 years -43.2%-75.7%+30.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -17.2%-37.6%+9.4% +23.3%
5 years -55.1%-73.0%+1.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.8%-23.0%+0.2% +10.9%
10 years -21.4%—-37.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -2.4%—-4.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMOSCTVASSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%185.8%54.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%274.0%55.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.63-0.11-0.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.81-0.443.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.9%-87.2%-89.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.1%-87.2%-4.9% -1.2%
52-week high $31.36$90.53$18.02 $779.14
52-week low $17.26$11.63$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.

MultipleMOSCTVASSL
P/E now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 22.0x 7.7xmedian 22.0x 15.0xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 12.4x 2.2xmedian 12.4x —median 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 15.1x 11.4xmedian 15.1x 3.5xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.29median 1.66 1.48median 1.66 —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 monthsMOSCTVASSL
Revenue $12.25B $17.81B –
Gross profit $1.35B $8.82B –
Operating income -$169.80M $3.52B –
Net income -$624.70M $1.02B –
Free cash flow -$947.10M $680.00M –
R&D – $1.49B –
EPS (diluted) $-2.01 $1.51 –
Cash & equivalents $294.00M $2.37B $2.64B
Total debt $21.00B $4.88B $6.66B
Shares (diluted) 317.90M 669.80M 642.00M
Enterprise value $5.14B -$3.44B $574.22M

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
MetricMOSCTVASSL
P/E -9.4x 7.7x 15.0x
P/FCF -6.3x 11.4x 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 6.1x –
P/S 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x
P/B 0.5x 0.3x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 0.4x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 2.2x –
EV/EBIT -68.0x 2.9x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.6x –
EV/FCF -12.2x 15.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.0x 8.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.29 1.48 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMOSCTVASSL
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 3.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 0.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -22.0% 12.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.7% 6.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -121.3% 22.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% 13.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -164.7% -27.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% 3.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -168.2% -26.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.2% 5.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -62.5% -61.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.5% 233.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -22,126% -75.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.5% 49.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMOSCTVASSL
Gross margin 11.0% 49.5% –
EBITDA margin 8.1% 26.7% –
Operating margin -1.4% 19.8% –
Pretax margin -2.0% 8.9% –
Net margin -5.2% 5.7% –
FCF margin -7.7% 3.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% 7.1% –
Return on equity -5.2% 4.1% –
Return on assets -2.5% 2.4% –
Return on invested capital -1.0% 8.4% –
Return on capital employed -0.8% 11.2% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMOSCTVASSL
Debt / assets 23.8% 11.7% 30.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 0.5x –
Debt / FCF -6.2x 7.2x –
Liabilities / assets 52.8% 39.0% 53.3%
Equity / assets 47.2% 61.0% 46.7%
Interest coverage – 20.1x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.59 1.19 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMOSCTVASSL
Dividend yield 4.7% 6.2% –
Net buyback yield – 12.9% –
Shareholder yield 4.7% 19.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) -44.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -29.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.7% – –

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.

ConsensusMOSCTVASSL
Forward P/E 55.3xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 5.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.34FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $3.26FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -85.0%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +37.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +297.1% +22.8% -24.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.74BFY2026 $16.64BFY2026 $16.51BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -2.6%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% -52.9% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMOSCTVASSL
Held by institutions 95.2% 88.8% 4.7%
Institutions holding 662 1,480 174
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +2.9% -7.6%
Institutions buying 374 646 111
Institutions selling 212 527 45
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.23 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.

MOSCTVASSL
MOS 1.00 0.06 0.13
CTVA 0.06 1.00 0.01
SSL 0.13 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MOS, CTVA and SSL?

Sasol (SSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mosaic (MOS) $5.98B, Corteva (CTVA) $7.76B, Sasol (SSL) $11.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, MOS, CTVA and SSL?

Corteva (CTVA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mosaic (MOS) -9.4x, Corteva (CTVA) 7.7x, Sasol (SSL) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Mosaic (MOS) 55.3x, Corteva (CTVA) 20.4x, Sasol (SSL) 5.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mosaic (MOS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mosaic (MOS) +8.8%, Corteva (CTVA) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corteva (CTVA) has the highest net margin (Mosaic (MOS) -5.2%, Corteva (CTVA) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Corteva (CTVA) leads (Mosaic (MOS) -1.0%, Corteva (CTVA) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Mosaic (MOS) -36.4%, Corteva (CTVA) -81.8%, Sasol (SSL) +167.4%. Over five years, Sasol (SSL) compounded fastest (Mosaic (MOS) -14.8%/yr, Corteva (CTVA) -23.0%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Corteva (CTVA) has the highest dividend yield: Mosaic (MOS) 4.68%, Corteva (CTVA) 6.19%, Sasol (SSL) 0.00%. Sasol (SSL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mosaic (MOS) has been the steadiest (Mosaic (MOS) 45.0%, Corteva (CTVA) 185.8%, Sasol (SSL) 54.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MOS, CTVA 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, Corteva (CTVA) 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.