NTR vs CTVA vs SSL Stock Comparison

Nutrien, Corteva and Sasol Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$68.23 -5.5% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$33.70B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
5 wins
CTVA Corteva, Inc.
$11.93 -84.8% 1M -81.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.79B
P/E
7.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.81B
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
3 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
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNTRCTVASSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.70B $7.79B $10.83B NTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.1x 7.7x 15.3x CTVA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x 20.9x 5.3x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +3.7% — NTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.9% 5.7% — NTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.8% 8.4% — NTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.5x — CTVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.3% -81.3% +165.5% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.5%/yr -22.3%/yr +0.4%/yr SSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 186.2% 54.1% NTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 79/100 — CTVA

Percentile Scorecard

NTRCTVASSL

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

AxisNTRCTVASSL
Valuation 91 #9 of 94 96 #5 of 94 95 #6 of 99
Growth 58 #39 of 92 65 #33 of 92 –
Profitability 75 #23 of 89 68 #29 of 89 –
Financial Health 79 #21 of 97 68 #32 of 97 52 #50 of 102
Shareholder Returns 38 #44 of 70 99 #2 of 70 –
Overall 68 79 –
  • NTR 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

PeriodNTRCTVASSLSPY
1 month -5.5%-84.8%+24.2% -0.8%
3 months +1.2%-86.4%+52.3% +3.5%
6 months -5.7%-85.0%+36.9% +7.0%
Year to date +10.5%-82.2%+167.6% +12.2%
1 year +17.3%-81.3%+165.5% +13.0%
3 years +23.0%-75.1%+32.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +7.1%-37.1%+9.9% +23.1%
5 years -2.3%-71.7%+2.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.5%-22.3%+0.4% +11.0%
10 years ——-37.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-4.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNTRCTVASSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%186.2%54.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%275.2%55.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.24-0.10-0.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.52-0.443.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-86.8%-89.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.7%-86.8%-3.3% -1.8%
52-week high $83.94$90.53$18.02 $779.14
52-week low $53.64$11.92$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.

MultipleNTRCTVASSL
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 21.6x 7.9xmedian 21.6x 15.3xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 12.4x 2.2xmedian 12.4x —median 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 15.8x 11.7xmedian 15.8x 3.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.14median 1.66 1.52median 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 monthsNTRCTVASSL
Revenue $28.21B $17.81B –
Gross profit $8.75B $8.82B –
Operating income $5.49B $3.52B –
Net income $5.57B $1.02B –
Free cash flow $6.28B $680.00M –
R&D – $1.49B –
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $1.51 –
Cash & equivalents $921.00M $2.37B $2.64B
Total debt $11.39B $4.88B $6.66B
Shares (diluted) 486.52M 669.80M 642.00M
Enterprise value $30.53B -$3.65B -$233.82M

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
MetricNTRCTVASSL
P/E 14.9x 7.9x 15.3x
P/FCF 5.2x 11.7x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.9x 6.3x –
P/S 1.2x 0.4x 0.7x
P/B 1.3x 0.3x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 0.5x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 5.5x 2.2x –
EV/EBIT 7.9x 3.0x –
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.6x –
EV/FCF 6.9x 15.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 8.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.14 1.52 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTRCTVASSL
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 3.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 0.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.5% 12.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 6.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 140.9% 22.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.1% 13.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 77.9% -27.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 3.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 86.8% -26.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.0% 5.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% -61.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.8% 233.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.8% -75.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 49.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTRCTVASSL
Gross margin 31.0% 49.5% –
EBITDA margin 28.0% 26.7% –
Operating margin 19.5% 19.8% –
Pretax margin 13.7% 8.9% –
Net margin 7.9% 5.7% –
FCF margin 22.3% 3.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 7.1% –
Return on equity 9.4% 4.1% –
Return on assets 4.5% 2.4% –
Return on invested capital 11.8% 8.4% –
Return on capital employed – 11.2% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTRCTVASSL
Debt / assets 21.3% 11.7% 30.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.5x –
Debt / FCF 1.8x 7.2x –
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 39.0% 53.3%
Equity / assets 48.4% 61.0% 46.7%
Interest coverage 7.8x 20.1x –
Current ratio – 1.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 1.20 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTRCTVASSL
Dividend yield 3.2% 6.0% –
Net buyback yield -1.6% 12.6% –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 18.6% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusNTRCTVASSL
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 20.9xFY2026 5.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $5.06FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $3.26FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +37.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +4.5% +22.8% -24.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $29.29BFY2026 $16.64BFY2026 $16.51BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -11.2% -52.9% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTRCTVASSL
Held by institutions 63.7% 88.8% 4.7%
Institutions holding 727 1,480 174
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% +2.9% -7.6%
Institutions buying 367 646 111
Institutions selling 236 527 45
Buyers to sellers 1.56 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.

NTRCTVASSL
NTR 1.00 0.09 0.44
CTVA 0.09 1.00 0.01
SSL 0.44 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTR, CTVA and SSL?

Nutrien (NTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nutrien (NTR) $33.70B, Corteva (CTVA) $7.79B, Sasol (SSL) $10.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTR, CTVA and SSL?

Corteva (CTVA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nutrien (NTR) 15.1x, Corteva (CTVA) 7.7x, Sasol (SSL) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Nutrien (NTR) 13.5x, Corteva (CTVA) 20.9x, 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?

Nutrien (NTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nutrien (NTR) +8.6%, Corteva (CTVA) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutrien (NTR) has the highest net margin (Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%, Corteva (CTVA) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Nutrien (NTR) leads (Nutrien (NTR) 11.8%, Corteva (CTVA) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Nutrien (NTR) +17.3%, Corteva (CTVA) -81.3%, Sasol (SSL) +165.5%. Over five years, Sasol (SSL) compounded fastest (Nutrien (NTR) -0.5%/yr, Corteva (CTVA) -22.3%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nutrien (NTR) has been the steadiest (Nutrien (NTR) 33.1%, Corteva (CTVA) 186.2%, Sasol (SSL) 54.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTR, 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, Nutrien (NTR) 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.