SSL vs CVE vs SU Stock Comparison

Sasol, Cenovus Energy and Suncor Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.42 +24.2% 1M +165.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.89B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins
CVE Cenovus Energy Inc.
$33.18 +7.2% 1M +94.3% 1Y
Market cap
$58.07B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$79.48 +16.5% 1M +99.5% 1Y
Market cap
$94.07B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
-$3.60B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Suncor Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Suncor Energy 6, Sasol 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSLCVESULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.89B $58.07B $94.07B SU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 16.1x 6.9x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.3x 7.8x 8.5x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -108.8% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 0.5x SU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +165.5% +94.3% +99.5% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr +23.6%/yr +28.3%/yr SU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.1% 35.9% 27.5% SU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 54/100 64/100 SU

Percentile Scorecard

SSLCVESU

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

AxisSSLCVESU
Valuation 95 #6 of 99 45 #55 of 99 74 #27 of 99
Growth – 44 #55 of 97 65 #35 of 97
Profitability – 92 #9 of 96 72 #28 of 96
Financial Health 52 #50 of 102 58 #43 of 102 75 #26 of 102
Shareholder Returns – 33 #51 of 76 35 #50 of 76
Overall – 54 64
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CVE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SU 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

PeriodSSLCVESUSPY
1 month +24.2%+7.2%+16.5% -0.8%
3 months +52.3%+18.3%+24.2% +3.5%
6 months +36.9%+23.9%+23.3% +7.0%
Year to date +167.6%+96.1%+79.2% +12.2%
1 year +165.5%+94.3%+99.5% +13.0%
3 years +32.9%+71.5%+144.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.9%+19.7%+34.8% +23.1%
5 years +2.0%+188.3%+247.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.4%+23.6%+28.3% +11.0%
10 years -37.0%+119.6%+169.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.5%+8.2%+10.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSSLCVESUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.1%35.9%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.7%34.9%28.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.76-0.33-0.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.062.633.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.4%-57.2%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.3%-0.8%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $18.02$33.46$79.48 $779.14
52-week low $6.00$15.85$39.51 $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.

MultipleSSLCVESU
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 13.5x 16.6xmedian 13.5x 7.1xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.1x 1.8xmedian 2.1x -26.4xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.9x 7.5xmedian 5.9x 11.4xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 11.0x 10.6xmedian 11.0x 4.8xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.27 -1.22median 2.27 0.19median 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 monthsSSLCVESU
Revenue – – -$3.60B
Operating income – $4.67B $1.71B
Net income – $3.61B $8.93B
Free cash flow – – $19.78B
R&D – $31.67M –
EPS (diluted) – $1.98 $11.22
Cash & equivalents $2.64B $2.00B $5.37B
Total debt $6.66B $14.38B $9.85B
Shares (diluted) 642.00M 1.82B 1.22B
Enterprise value -$167.47M $49.78B $79.82B

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
MetricSSLCVESU
P/E 15.3x 16.6x 7.1x
P/FCF 3.6x 10.6x 4.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – 6.0x
P/S 0.7x 1.8x -26.4x
P/B 1.1x 2.7x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 2.7x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – 7.5x 11.4x
EV/EBIT – 14.7x 58.2x
EV/Revenue – – -27.6x
EV/FCF – – 5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.22 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSLCVESU
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -108.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -27.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -10.8% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -17.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 2.5% 57.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -16.3% 13.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 4.9% 55.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -13.6% 36.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 9.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 5.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSLCVESU
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – -438.8%
Return on equity – 16.6% 29.1%
Return on assets – 8.5% 14.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 12.4% 2.1%
Asset turnover – – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – -3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSLCVESU
Debt / assets 30.1% 17.4% 10.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 0.5x
Debt / FCF – – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 53.3% 50.1% 49.2%
Equity / assets 46.7% 49.9% 50.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSLCVESU
Dividend yield – 2.5% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – -3.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.5% -0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 31.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 14.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.4%

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.

ConsensusSSLCVESU
Forward P/E 5.3xFY2027 7.8xFY2026 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.26FY2027 $4.23FY2026 $9.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.0%FY2027 +169.4%FY2026 +177.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -24.5% -9.5% -18.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.51BFY2027 $42.97BFY2026 $45.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.3%FY2027 +0.6%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +2.6% -12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSLCVESU
Held by institutions 4.7% 48.8% 65.2%
Institutions holding 174 490 752
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.6% -5.2% -5.1%
Institutions buying 111 264 367
Institutions selling 45 162 252
Buyers to sellers 2.47 1.63 1.46

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.

SSLCVESU
SSL 1.00 0.52 0.51
CVE 0.52 1.00 0.84
SU 0.51 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSL, CVE and SU?

Suncor Energy (SU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sasol (SSL) $10.89B, Cenovus Energy (CVE) $58.07B, Suncor Energy (SU) $94.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, SSL, CVE and SU?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sasol (SSL) 15.3x, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 16.1x, Suncor Energy (SU) 6.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Sasol (SSL) 5.3x, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 7.8x, Suncor Energy (SU) 8.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Sasol (SSL) +165.5%, Cenovus Energy (CVE) +94.3%, Suncor Energy (SU) +99.5%. Over five years, Suncor Energy (SU) compounded fastest (Sasol (SSL) +0.4%/yr, Cenovus Energy (CVE) +23.6%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +28.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suncor Energy (SU) has been the steadiest (Sasol (SSL) 54.1%, Cenovus Energy (CVE) 35.9%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SSL, CVE and SU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Suncor Energy (SU) leads on 6. 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.