MOS vs SSL vs AVD Stock Comparison

Mosaic, Sasol and American Vanguard Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MOS Mosaic Co
$17.70 -23.0% 1M -41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.63B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.25B
Div. yield
4.97%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
5 wins
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
3 wins
AVD American Vanguard Corp
$1.05 -43.9% 1M -80.4% 1Y
Market cap
$30.98M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$510.32M
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Mosaic leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mosaic 5, Sasol 3, American Vanguard 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMOSSSLAVDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.63B $11.39B $30.98M SSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.8x 15.3x -0.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.6x 5.3x 2.6x AVD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% — -3.5% MOS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.2% — -10.7% MOS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.0% — -5.9% MOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.6x — -42.0x AVD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.97% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.0% +165.5% -80.4% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.5%/yr +0.4%/yr -41.6%/yr SSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 54.1% 71.1% MOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 — 31/100 MOS

Percentile Scorecard

MOSSSLAVD

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

AxisMOSSSLAVD
Valuation 70 #11 of 34 98 #2 of 49 30 #24 of 34
Growth 13 #29 of 33 – 22 #26 of 33
Profitability 62 #12 of 30 – 38 #19 of 30
Financial Health 37 #23 of 36 41 #31 of 52 34 #24 of 36
Shareholder Returns 91 #3 of 23 – 32 #16 of 23
Overall 54 – 31
  • MOS ranked among 38 companies in Chemicals
  • SSL ranked among 52 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • AVD ranked among 38 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMOSSSLAVDSPY
1 month -23.0%+24.2%-43.9% -0.8%
3 months -20.8%+52.3%-60.1% +3.5%
6 months -23.8%+36.9%-64.5% +7.0%
Year to date -26.5%+167.6%-72.5% +12.2%
1 year -41.0%+165.5%-80.4% +13.0%
3 years -46.5%+32.9%-88.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -18.8%+9.9%-51.7% +23.1%
5 years -57.0%+2.0%-93.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -15.5%+0.4%-41.6% +11.0%
10 years -28.7%-37.0%-93.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.3%-4.5%-23.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMOSSSLAVDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%54.1%71.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%55.7%80.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.61-0.761.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.923.06-1.13 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.9%-89.4%-96.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.6%-3.3%-80.6% -1.8%
52-week high $31.36$18.02$5.41 $779.14
52-week low $17.26$6.00$1.03 $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.

MultipleMOSSSLAVD
P/E now vs peer median -8.8xmedian 17.4x 15.3xmedian 14.1x -0.6xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.2x 0.7xmedian 2.3x 0.1xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 12.4x —median 4.9x -47.9xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.9xmedian 10.3x 3.6xmedian 8.1x -0.7xmedian 10.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 0.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 1.64 —median 1.20 0.01median 1.64

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 monthsMOSSSLAVD
Revenue $12.25B – $510.32M
Gross profit $1.35B – $149.95M
Operating income -$169.80M – -$26.77M
Net income -$624.70M – -$54.58M
Free cash flow -$947.10M – -$47.04M
R&D – – $23.43M
EPS (diluted) $-2.01 – $-1.91
Cash & equivalents $294.00M $2.64B $43.90M
Total debt $21.00B $6.66B $890.50M
Shares (diluted) 317.90M 642.00M 28.65M
Enterprise value $4.79B $757.36M -$113.06M

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
MetricMOSSSLAVD
P/E -8.8x 15.3x -0.6x
P/FCF -5.9x 3.6x -0.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x – -0.7x
P/S 0.5x 0.7x 0.1x
P/B 0.5x 1.1x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.1x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x – -47.9x
EV/EBIT -65.9x – -9.5x
EV/Revenue 0.9x – 0.5x
EV/FCF -11.8x – -5.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x – -6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 – 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMOSSSLAVD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% – -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.0% – -3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -22.0% – 35.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.7% – -4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -121.3% – 72.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% – -47.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -164.7% – 56.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% – -88.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -168.2% – 57.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.2% – -88.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -62.5% – -411.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.5% – -50.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -22,126% – -566.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.5% – -21.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMOSSSLAVD
Gross margin 11.0% – 29.4%
EBITDA margin 8.1% – -1.0%
Operating margin -1.4% – -5.2%
Pretax margin -2.0% – -10.3%
Net margin -5.2% – -10.7%
FCF margin -7.7% – -9.2%
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% – -8.2%
Return on equity -5.2% – -29.4%
Return on assets -2.5% – -8.4%
Return on invested capital -1.0% – -5.9%
Return on capital employed -0.8% – -5.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMOSSSLAVD
Debt / assets 23.8% 30.1% 42.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.6x – -42.0x
Debt / FCF -6.2x – -5.7x
Liabilities / assets 52.8% 53.3% 71.5%
Equity / assets 47.2% 46.7% 28.5%
Interest coverage – – -1.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.8x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.2x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.57 – 1.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMOSSSLAVD
Dividend yield 5.0% – –
Net buyback yield – – -1.8%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 0.0% -1.8%
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.

ConsensusMOSSSLAVD
Forward P/E 46.6xFY2026 5.3xFY2027 2.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.38FY2026 $3.26FY2027 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -83.3%FY2026 +37.0%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +250.0% -24.5% +440.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.77BFY2026 $16.51BFY2027 $540.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027 +5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.0% +7.4% +8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMOSSSLAVD
Held by institutions 95.2% 4.7% 50.0%
Institutions holding 662 174 106
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% -7.6% -16.3%
Institutions buying 374 111 57
Institutions selling 212 45 35
Buyers to sellers 1.76 2.47 1.63

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.

MOSSSLAVD
MOS 1.00 0.14 0.19
SSL 0.14 1.00 0.04
AVD 0.19 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MOS, SSL and AVD?

Sasol (SSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mosaic (MOS) $5.63B, Sasol (SSL) $11.39B, American Vanguard (AVD) $30.98M.

Which company is growing faster?

Mosaic (MOS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mosaic (MOS) +8.8%, American Vanguard (AVD) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mosaic (MOS) has the highest net margin (Mosaic (MOS) -5.2%, American Vanguard (AVD) -10.7%). On return on invested capital, Mosaic (MOS) leads (Mosaic (MOS) -1.0%, American Vanguard (AVD) -5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Mosaic (MOS) -41.0%, Sasol (SSL) +165.5%, American Vanguard (AVD) -80.4%. Over five years, Sasol (SSL) compounded fastest (Mosaic (MOS) -15.5%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.4%/yr, American Vanguard (AVD) -41.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mosaic (MOS) 4.97%, Sasol (SSL) 0.00%, American Vanguard (AVD) 0.00%. Sasol (SSL) and American Vanguard (AVD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mosaic (MOS) has been the steadiest (Mosaic (MOS) 44.7%, Sasol (SSL) 54.1%, American Vanguard (AVD) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MOS, SSL and AVD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mosaic (MOS) leads on 5. 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.