MOS vs SSL vs GRO Stock Comparison

Mosaic, Sasol and Brazil Potash Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MOS Mosaic Co
$17.70 -23.0% 1M -41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.25B
Div. yield
0.05%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
2 wins
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.42 +24.2% 1M +165.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.83B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
GRO Brazil Potash Corp.
$1.69 -28.4% 1M -33.2% 1Y
Market cap
$79.25M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials

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.

QuestionMOSSSLGROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.96B $10.83B $79.25M SSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.3x 15.3x -0.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 52.1x 5.3x — 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 -41.0% +165.5% -33.2% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.5%/yr +0.4%/yr — SSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 54.1% 78.7% MOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 — 33/100 MOS

Percentile Scorecard

MOSSSLGRO

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

AxisMOSSSLGRO
Valuation 54 #44 of 94 95 #6 of 99 12 #83 of 94
Growth 7 #86 of 92 – 53 #44 of 92
Profitability 33 #60 of 89 – 6 #84 of 89
Financial Health 30 #68 of 97 52 #50 of 102 93 #8 of 97
Shareholder Returns 78 #16 of 70 – 0 #70 of 70
Overall 40 – 33
  • MOS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • GRO ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMOSSSLGROSPY
1 month -23.0%+24.2%-28.4% -0.8%
3 months -20.8%+52.3%-17.6% +3.5%
6 months -23.8%+36.9%-50.7% +7.0%
Year to date -26.5%+167.6%-10.6% +12.2%
1 year -41.0%+165.5%-33.2% +13.0%
3 years -46.5%+32.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -18.8%+9.9%— +23.1%
5 years -57.0%+2.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -15.5%+0.4%— +11.0%
10 years -28.7%-37.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.3%-4.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMOSSSLGROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%54.1%78.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%55.7%79.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.61-0.761.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.923.06-0.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.9%-89.4%-90.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.6%-3.3%-56.6% -1.8%
52-week high $31.36$18.02$3.89 $779.14
52-week low $17.26$6.00$1.69 $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.

MultipleMOSSSLGRO
P/E now vs peer median -8.8xmedian 21.6x 15.3xmedian 13.5x -0.8xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 2.1x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 12.4x —median 5.9x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.9xmedian 15.8x 3.6xmedian 11.0x -3.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 0.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 1.66 —median 2.27 —median 1.66

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 monthsMOSSSLGRO
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 $2.64B $75.71M
Total debt $21.00B $6.66B –
Shares (diluted) 317.90M 642.00M 42.49M
Enterprise value $4.96B -$233.82M -$56.06M

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
MetricMOSSSLGRO
P/E -8.8x 15.3x -0.8x
P/FCF -5.9x 3.6x -3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x – -7.2x
P/S 0.5x 0.7x –
P/B 0.5x 1.1x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.1x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x – –
EV/EBIT -65.9x – -0.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x – –
EV/FCF -11.8x – -0.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x – -1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMOSSSLGRO
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
MetricMOSSSLGRO
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
MetricMOSSSLGRO
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% 53.3% 5.4%
Equity / assets 47.2% 46.7% 94.6%
Interest coverage – – -94.7x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.8x 42.2x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.2x 41.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 41.8x
Altman Z-score 1.57 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMOSSSLGRO
Dividend yield 5.0% – –
Net buyback yield – – -69.7%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 0.0% -69.7%
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.

ConsensusMOSSSLGRO
Forward P/E 52.1xFY2026 5.3xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.34FY2026 $3.26FY2027 $-0.49FY2026
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 $16.51BFY2027 $0.00FY2026
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
HoldersMOSSSLGRO
Held by institutions 95.2% 4.7% –
Institutions holding 662 174 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% -7.6% –
Institutions buying 374 111 –
Institutions selling 212 45 –
Buyers to sellers 1.76 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.

MOSSSLGRO
MOS 1.00 0.14 0.37
SSL 0.14 1.00 0.11
GRO 0.37 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MOS, SSL and GRO?

Sasol (SSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mosaic (MOS) $5.96B, Sasol (SSL) $10.83B, Brazil Potash (GRO) $79.25M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Mosaic (MOS) -41.0%, Sasol (SSL) +165.5%, Brazil Potash (GRO) -33.2%. Over five years, Sasol (SSL) compounded fastest (Mosaic (MOS) -15.5%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

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

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.