PSX vs SSL vs EQNR Stock Comparison

Phillips 66, Sasol and Equinor Asa Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PSX Phillips 66
$273.69 +7.9% 1M +104.8% 1Y
Market cap
$108.30B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$172.89B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.30 +24.2% 1M +174.2% 1Y
Market cap
$10.82B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$47.65 +12.7% 1M +97.8% 1Y
Market cap
$122.47B
P/E
11.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.56B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Equinor Asa leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Equinor Asa 5, Phillips 66 4, Sasol 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPSXSSLEQNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $108.30B $10.82B $122.47B EQNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.6x 15.2x 11.0x PSX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.5x 5.3x 8.8x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.8% — +11.8% PSX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% — 9.1% EQNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.3% — 57.3% EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — 0.0x EQNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +104.8% +174.2% +97.8% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.6%/yr +0.6%/yr +13.4%/yr PSX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 54.0% 39.0% PSX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 — 78/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

PSXSSLEQNR

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

AxisPSXSSLEQNR
Valuation 70 #30 of 99 93 #8 of 99 88 #13 of 99
Growth 99 #2 of 97 – 92 #9 of 97
Profitability 57 #42 of 96 – 90 #11 of 96
Financial Health 54 #48 of 102 50 #52 of 102 63 #38 of 102
Shareholder Returns 72 #22 of 77 – 55 #35 of 77
Overall 70 – 78
  • PSX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EQNR 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

PeriodPSXSSLEQNRSPY
1 month +7.9%+24.2%+12.7% +0.9%
3 months +32.3%+49.9%+16.4% +5.9%
6 months +57.8%+26.2%+18.9% +8.5%
Year to date +112.1%+165.7%+101.7% +13.3%
1 year +104.8%+174.2%+97.8% +12.4%
3 years +146.7%+32.0%+41.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +35.2%+9.7%+12.4% +23.5%
5 years +266.0%+3.2%+87.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +29.6%+0.6%+13.4% +11.0%
10 years +241.6%-36.6%+188.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +13.1%-4.5%+11.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePSXSSLEQNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%54.0%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%55.8%38.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.36-0.77-1.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.193.222.51 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.2%-89.4%-47.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-4.0%-2.4% -0.9%
52-week high $297.20$18.02$48.81 $779.14
52-week low $127.75$6.00$22.41 $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.

MultiplePSXSSLEQNR
P/E now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 12.4x 15.2xmedian 12.4x 11.1xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.0x 0.7xmedian 2.0x 1.0xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 5.9x —median 5.9x 2.3xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 10.0x 3.6xmedian 10.0x 5.2xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.92 —median 0.92 —median 0.92

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 monthsPSXSSLEQNR
Revenue $172.89B – $121.56B
Gross profit $30.05B – –
Operating income $16.93B – $39.22B
Net income $12.66B – $11.80B
Free cash flow $12.36B – $22.82B
R&D – – $939.00M
EPS (diluted) $31.52 – $4.26
Cash & equivalents $5.85B $2.64B $6.30B
Total debt $18.53B $6.66B $24.40B
Shares (diluted) 398.95M 642.00M 2.60B
Enterprise value $92.09B -$240.14M $35.32B

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
MetricPSXSSLEQNR
P/E 8.6x 15.2x 11.1x
P/FCF 8.6x 3.6x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 7.1x – 4.9x
P/S 0.6x 0.7x 1.0x
P/B 3.0x 1.1x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 1.1x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x – 2.3x
EV/EBIT 7.1x – 3.0x
EV/Revenue 0.7x – 1.0x
EV/FCF 9.7x – 5.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.9x – 4.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPSXSSLEQNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.8% – 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 82.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 480.2% – 37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 678.8% – 105.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.7% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 749.4% – 160.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.7% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 341.0% – 22.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 814.7% – 257.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPSXSSLEQNR
Gross margin 17.4% – –
EBITDA margin 11.3% – 41.9%
Operating margin 9.8% – 32.3%
Pretax margin 9.1% – 32.8%
Net margin 7.3% – 9.1%
FCF margin 7.1% – 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 8.7% – 20.0%
Return on equity 37.1% – 26.8%
Return on assets 15.1% – 834.8%
Return on invested capital 25.3% – 57.3%
Return on capital employed 26.8% – –
Asset turnover 2.1x – 86.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPSXSSLEQNR
Debt / assets 21.6% 30.1% 1,674%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 1.5x – 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 58.7% 53.3% -2,981%
Equity / assets 41.3% 46.7% 3,081%
Interest coverage 14.9x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 4.70 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPSXSSLEQNR
Dividend yield 1.8% – 3.2%
Net buyback yield 2.8% – –
Shareholder yield 4.7% 0.0% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 15.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.1% – –

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.

ConsensusPSXSSLEQNR
Forward P/E 8.5xFY2026 5.3xFY2027 8.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $32.20FY2026 $3.26FY2027 $5.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +400.0%FY2026 +37.0%FY2027 +119.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.4% -24.5% -15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $165.53BFY2026 $16.51BFY2027 $120.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.6%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027 +14.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% +7.4% -1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPSXSSLEQNR
Held by institutions 78.8% 4.7% 6.6%
Institutions holding 2,103 174 409
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% -7.6% +1.8%
Institutions buying 968 111 230
Institutions selling 729 45 115
Buyers to sellers 1.33 2.47 2.00

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.

PSXSSLEQNR
PSX 1.00 0.32 0.49
SSL 0.32 1.00 0.53
EQNR 0.49 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PSX, SSL and EQNR?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Phillips 66 (PSX) $108.30B, Sasol (SSL) $10.82B, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $122.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, PSX, SSL and EQNR?

Phillips 66 (PSX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Phillips 66 (PSX) 8.6x, Sasol (SSL) 15.2x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 11.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Phillips 66 (PSX) 8.5x, Sasol (SSL) 5.3x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 8.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phillips 66 (PSX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Phillips 66 (PSX) +28.8%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) has the highest net margin (Phillips 66 (PSX) 7.3%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 9.1%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (Phillips 66 (PSX) 25.3%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 57.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Phillips 66 (PSX) +104.8%, Sasol (SSL) +174.2%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +97.8%. Over five years, Phillips 66 (PSX) compounded fastest (Phillips 66 (PSX) +29.6%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.6%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Phillips 66 (PSX) 0.02%, Sasol (SSL) 0.00%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 0.00%. Sasol (SSL) and Equinor Asa (EQNR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phillips 66 (PSX) has been the steadiest (Phillips 66 (PSX) 32.8%, Sasol (SSL) 54.0%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PSX, SSL and EQNR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 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.