SSL vs HNRG vs E Stock Comparison

Sasol, Hallador Energy and Eni Spa Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
HNRG Hallador Energy Co
$10.99 -25.3% 1M -46.7% 1Y
Market cap
$518.11M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$452.10M
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
1 win
E Eni Spa
$60.57 +10.7% 1M +64.5% 1Y
Market cap
$95.30B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.30B
Div. yield
4.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Eni Spa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Eni Spa 6, Sasol 3, Hallador Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSLHNRGELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.39B $518.11M $95.30B E
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x -568.0x 17.6x SSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.3x — 9.1x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.9% +11.2% E
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -0.2% 5.3% E
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 6.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x 1.4x E
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 4.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +165.5% -46.7% +64.5% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr +27.6%/yr +16.4%/yr HNRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.1% 64.1% 27.5% E
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 44/100 52/100 E

Percentile Scorecard

SSLHNRGE

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

AxisSSLHNRGE
Valuation 98 #2 of 49 58 #6 of 13 71 #15 of 49
Growth – 33 #9 of 13 68 #16 of 48
Profitability – 33 #9 of 13 56 #21 of 46
Financial Health 41 #31 of 52 50 #7 of 13 31 #36 of 52
Shareholder Returns – – 33 #23 of 34
Overall – 44 52
  • SSL ranked among 52 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • HNRG ranked among 13 companies in Power Generation
  • E ranked among 52 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSSLHNRGESPY
1 month +24.2%-25.3%+10.7% -0.8%
3 months +52.3%-27.7%+19.6% +3.5%
6 months +36.9%-32.9%+12.6% +7.0%
Year to date +167.6%-42.3%+59.6% +12.2%
1 year +165.5%-46.7%+64.5% +13.0%
3 years +32.9%-23.9%+86.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.9%-8.7%+23.1% +23.1%
5 years +2.0%+238.2%+113.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.4%+27.6%+16.4% +11.0%
10 years -37.0%+22.8%+105.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.5%+2.1%+7.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSSLHNRGESPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.1%64.1%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.7%65.1%26.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.761.71-0.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.06-0.732.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.4%-71.1%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.3%-53.8%-2.4% -1.8%
52-week high $18.02$23.81$62.08 $779.14
52-week low $6.00$10.99$36.32 $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.

MultipleSSLHNRGE
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 14.1x -568.0xmedian 23.4x 17.6xmedian 14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.3x 1.1xmedian 2.9x 1.0xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 4.9x 92.2xmedian 12.5x 7.7xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 8.1x -10.3xmedian 6.8x 6.2xmedian 8.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 2.7x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.20 21.68median 0.10 1.46median 1.20

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 monthsSSLHNRGE
Revenue – $452.10M $98.30B
Operating income – $16.94M $6.83B
Net income – -$912.00K $6.59B
Free cash flow – -$50.46M $15.30B
R&D – $468.00K –
EPS (diluted) – $-0.02 $3.36
Cash & equivalents $2.64B $28.98M $9.55B
Total debt $6.66B $158.45M $139.18B
Shares (diluted) 642.00M 47.13M 1.54B
Enterprise value $757.36M $429.62M $45.49B

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
MetricSSLHNRGE
P/E 15.3x -568.0x 17.6x
P/FCF 3.6x -10.3x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.5x 6.2x
P/S 0.7x 1.1x 1.0x
P/B 1.1x 2.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 2.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 92.2x 7.7x
EV/EBIT – 31.4x 17.0x
EV/Revenue – 1.2x 1.2x
EV/FCF – -10.5x 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.0x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 21.68 1.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSLHNRGE
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.9% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -8.3% -6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 109.0% 204.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -43.0% -14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 99.5% 135.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -26.2% -11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 99.6% 6.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -26.2% 12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -63.1% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -34.2% -5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -295.8% 12.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -50.2% -18.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSLHNRGE
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 1.3% 15.4%
Operating margin – 3.7% 6.9%
Pretax margin – -0.2% 8.0%
Net margin – -0.2% 5.3%
FCF margin – -11.2% 15.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 6.2% 15.6%
Return on equity – 0.5% 10.4%
Return on assets – 0.2% 3.9%
Return on invested capital – – 6.9%
Return on capital employed – 6.8% 5.3%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -30.7x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSLHNRGE
Debt / assets 30.1% 9.2% 21.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – -0.9x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 53.3% 59.3% 61.3%
Equity / assets 46.7% 40.7% 38.7%
Interest coverage – 1.0x 1.5x
Current ratio 1.8x 0.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 1.85 1.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSLHNRGE
Dividend yield – – 4.0%
Net buyback yield – -10.4% -2.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -10.4% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 55.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 23.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -7.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -4.9%

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.

ConsensusSSLHNRGE
Forward P/E 5.3xFY2027 – 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.26FY2027 $-0.35FY2026 $6.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.0%FY2027 -136.5%FY2026 +75.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -24.5% – -4.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.51BFY2027 $474.13MFY2026 $106.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.3%FY2027 +1.0%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +7.3% -8.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSLHNRGE
Held by institutions 4.7% 76.3% 1.6%
Institutions holding 174 171 343
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.6% +5.2% +2.3%
Institutions buying 111 86 196
Institutions selling 45 52 92
Buyers to sellers 2.47 1.65 2.13

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.

SSLHNRGE
SSL 1.00 -0.02 0.58
HNRG -0.02 1.00 0.01
E 0.58 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSL, HNRG and E?

Eni Spa (E) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sasol (SSL) $11.39B, Hallador Energy (HNRG) $518.11M, Eni Spa (E) $95.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, SSL, HNRG and E?

Sasol (SSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sasol (SSL) 15.3x, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -568.0x, Eni Spa (E) 17.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Sasol (SSL) 5.3x, Eni Spa (E) 9.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eni Spa (E) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hallador Energy (HNRG) +7.9%, Eni Spa (E) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eni Spa (E) has the highest net margin (Hallador Energy (HNRG) -0.2%, Eni Spa (E) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Sasol (SSL) +165.5%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -46.7%, Eni Spa (E) +64.5%. Over five years, Hallador Energy (HNRG) compounded fastest (Sasol (SSL) +0.4%/yr, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +27.6%/yr, Eni Spa (E) +16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sasol (SSL) 0.00%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 0.00%, Eni Spa (E) 4.03%. Sasol (SSL) and Hallador Energy (HNRG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eni Spa (E) has been the steadiest (Sasol (SSL) 54.1%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 64.1%, Eni Spa (E) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SSL, HNRG and E?

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