MOS vs GRO vs SSL Stock Comparison

Mosaic, Brazil Potash and Sasol Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MOS Mosaic Co
$18.22 -18.7% 1M -36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.80B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.25B
Div. yield
0.05%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
2 wins
GRO Brazil Potash Corp.
$1.84 -16.0% 1M -29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$76.95M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.02 +23.0% 1M +173.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.88B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

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

QuestionMOSGROSSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.80B $76.95M $10.88B SSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.1x -0.9x 14.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.6x — 5.2x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.2% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.4% -29.5% +173.6% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.2%/yr — +0.3%/yr SSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 78.7% 54.0% MOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 33/100 — MOS

Percentile Scorecard

MOSGROSSL

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

AxisMOSGROSSL
Valuation 54 #44 of 94 13 #82 of 94 94 #7 of 99
Growth 6 #87 of 92 51 #46 of 92 –
Profitability 33 #58 of 86 8 #79 of 86 –
Financial Health 30 #65 of 93 94 #7 of 93 50 #52 of 102
Shareholder Returns 81 #14 of 71 0 #71 of 71 –
Overall 41 33 –
  • MOS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • GRO 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

PeriodMOSGROSSLSPY
1 month -18.7%-16.0%+23.0% +0.7%
3 months -20.0%-11.1%+45.3% +3.7%
6 months -21.7%-39.3%+23.2% +7.1%
Year to date -24.4%-2.6%+161.4% +12.8%
1 year -36.4%-29.5%+173.6% +11.9%
3 years -45.6%—+33.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -18.4%—+10.0% +22.8%
5 years -56.2%—+1.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -15.2%—+0.3% +10.9%
10 years -23.4%—-37.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year -2.6%—-4.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMOSGROSSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%78.7%54.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.1%79.0%55.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.55-0.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.81-0.373.21 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.9%-90.5%-89.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.9%-52.7%-5.5% -1.2%
52-week high $31.36$3.89$18.02 $779.14
52-week low $17.26$1.69$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.

MultipleMOSGROSSL
P/E now vs peer median -9.1xmedian 21.0x -0.9xmedian 21.0x 14.9xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 0.7xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x —median 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 15.5x -4.0xmedian 15.5x 3.5xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.7x 0.5xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 1.68 —median 1.68 —median 1.36

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 monthsMOSGROSSL
Revenue $12.25B – –
Gross profit $1.35B – –
Operating income -$169.80M -$95.57M –
Net income -$624.70M -$28.15M –
Free cash flow -$947.10M -$24.85M –
EPS (diluted) $-2.01 $-2.04 –
Cash & equivalents $294.00M $75.71M $2.64B
Total debt $21.00B – $6.66B
Shares (diluted) 317.90M 42.49M 642.00M
Enterprise value $4.79B -$58.36M -$176.95M

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
MetricMOSGROSSL
P/E -9.1x -0.9x 14.9x
P/FCF -6.1x -4.0x 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x -7.8x –
P/S 0.5x – 0.7x
P/B 0.5x 0.5x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 0.5x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x – –
EV/EBIT -66.9x -0.2x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x – –
EV/FCF -12.0x -0.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 25.6x -1.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMOSGROSSL
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.0% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -22.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.7% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -121.3% -3.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -164.7% 57.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -168.2% 27.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.2% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -62.5% 20.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -22,126% -1.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMOSGROSSL
Gross margin 11.0% – –
EBITDA margin 8.1% – –
Operating margin -1.4% – –
Pretax margin -2.0% – –
Net margin -5.2% – –
FCF margin -7.7% – –
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% – –
Return on equity -5.2% -47.7% –
Return on assets -2.5% -43.5% –
Return on invested capital -1.0% – –
Return on capital employed -0.8% -48.5% –
Asset turnover 0.5x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 0.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMOSGROSSL
Debt / assets 23.8% – 30.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.6x – –
Debt / FCF -6.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 52.8% 5.4% 53.3%
Equity / assets 47.2% 94.6% 46.7%
Interest coverage – -94.7x –
Current ratio 1.3x 42.2x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 41.9x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 41.8x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.58 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMOSGROSSL
Dividend yield 4.8% – –
Net buyback yield – -64.0% –
Shareholder yield 4.8% -64.0% 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.

ConsensusMOSGROSSL
Forward P/E 53.6xFY2026 – 5.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.34FY2026 $-0.49FY2026 $3.26FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -85.0%FY2026 – +37.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +297.1% – -24.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.74BFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $16.51BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -2.6%FY2026 – -2.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% – +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMOSGROSSL
Held by institutions 95.2% – 4.7%
Institutions holding 663 – 175
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% – -7.6%
Institutions buying 374 – 112
Institutions selling 213 – 45
Buyers to sellers 1.76 – 2.49

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.

MOSGROSSL
MOS 1.00 0.38 0.12
GRO 0.38 1.00 0.10
SSL 0.12 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MOS, GRO and SSL?

Sasol (SSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mosaic (MOS) $5.80B, Brazil Potash (GRO) $76.95M, Sasol (SSL) $10.88B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Mosaic (MOS) -36.4%, Brazil Potash (GRO) -29.5%, Sasol (SSL) +173.6%. Over five years, Sasol (SSL) compounded fastest (Mosaic (MOS) -15.2%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mosaic (MOS) 0.05%, Brazil Potash (GRO) 0.00%, Sasol (SSL) 0.00%. Brazil Potash (GRO) and 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%, Brazil Potash (GRO) 78.7%, Sasol (SSL) 54.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MOS, GRO 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 4. 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.