SSL vs ICL vs XOM Stock Comparison

Sasol, Icl and ExxonMobil Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
2 wins
ICL ICL Group Ltd.
$4.81 -6.4% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.35B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.71B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
4 wins
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$184.54 +14.9% 1M +59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$750.88B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$368.76B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Icl leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Icl 4, ExxonMobil Holdings 3, Sasol 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSLICLXOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.83B $6.35B $750.88B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 9.2x 22.9x ICL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.3x 12.0x 13.1x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.9% +9.1% ICL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.0% 8.9% ICL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 11.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +165.5% -26.7% +59.9% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr -11.0%/yr +23.6%/yr XOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.1% 39.0% 25.9% XOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 82/100 51/100 ICL

Percentile Scorecard

SSLICLXOM

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

AxisSSLICLXOM
Valuation 95 #6 of 99 98 #3 of 94 29 #71 of 99
Growth – 47 #49 of 92 51 #48 of 97
Profitability – 82 #17 of 89 57 #42 of 96
Financial Health 52 #50 of 102 – 76 #25 of 102
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 70 40 #46 of 76
Overall – 82 51
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • ICL ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • XOM 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

PeriodSSLICLXOMSPY
1 month +24.2%-6.4%+14.9% -0.8%
3 months +52.3%-6.8%+19.2% +3.5%
6 months +36.9%-13.2%+24.5% +7.0%
Year to date +167.6%-15.8%+53.3% +12.2%
1 year +165.5%-26.7%+59.9% +13.0%
3 years +32.9%0.0%+74.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.9%0.0%+20.5% +23.1%
5 years +2.0%-44.1%+187.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.4%-11.0%+23.6% +11.0%
10 years -37.0%+30.7%+111.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.5%+2.7%+7.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSSLICLXOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.1%39.0%25.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.7%44.8%26.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.760.77-0.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.06-0.682.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.4%-70.0%-20.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.3%-29.5%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $18.02$6.82$184.54 $779.14
52-week low $6.00$4.70$113.68 $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.

MultipleSSLICLXOM
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 13.5x 9.0xmedian 21.6x 23.5xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.9x —median 12.4x 10.4xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 11.0x 5.2xmedian 15.8x 24.8xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x —median 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.27 -0.55median 1.66 -1.67median 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 monthsSSLICLXOM
Revenue – $7.71B $368.76B
Gross profit – $2.36B –
Operating income – $715.00M –
Net income – $654.00M $33.73B
Free cash flow – $1.19B $30.55B
R&D – – $973.00M
EPS (diluted) – $0.54 $7.41
Cash & equivalents $2.64B $496.00M $10.59B
Total debt $6.66B – $42.37B
Shares (diluted) 642.00M 1.29B 4.42B
Enterprise value -$233.82M $3.04B $707.36B

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
MetricSSLICLXOM
P/E 15.3x 9.0x 23.5x
P/FCF 3.6x 5.2x 24.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – 12.7x
P/S 0.7x 0.8x 2.1x
P/B 1.1x – 2.9x
P/Tangible book 1.1x – 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – – 10.4x
EV/EBIT – 8.0x 17.1x
EV/Revenue – 0.7x 2.1x
EV/FCF – 4.8x 25.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 13.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.55 -1.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSLICLXOM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.9% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -1.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -20.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -1.7% 4.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -18.0% -14.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 88.4% 5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -16.4% -14.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -17.5% 4.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.0% -13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSLICLXOM
Gross margin – 30.6% –
EBITDA margin – – 20.5%
Operating margin – 9.3% –
Pretax margin – 9.9% 12.3%
Net margin – 9.0% 8.9%
FCF margin – 15.4% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 16.2%
Return on equity – – 12.8%
Return on assets – – 7.3%
Return on invested capital – – 11.1%
Return on capital employed – – 12.3%
Asset turnover – – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSLICLXOM
Debt / assets 30.1% – 9.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.4x
Debt / FCF – – 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 53.3% – 42.7%
Equity / assets 46.7% – 57.3%
Interest coverage – – 59.5x
Current ratio 1.8x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 4.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSLICLXOM
Dividend yield – 13.1% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – – 2.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 13.1% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 51.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 56.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.0%

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.

ConsensusSSLICLXOM
Forward P/E 5.3xFY2027 12.0xFY2026 13.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.26FY2027 $0.40FY2026 $14.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.0%FY2027 +11.1%FY2026 +101.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -24.5% +12.5% -15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.51BFY2027 $7.47BFY2026 $448.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.3%FY2027 +4.5%FY2026 +35.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +13.0% -12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSLICLXOM
Held by institutions 4.7% 13.7% 63.9%
Institutions holding 174 221 4,226
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.6% -13.5% -2.2%
Institutions buying 111 140 2,041
Institutions selling 45 56 1,744
Buyers to sellers 2.47 2.50 1.17

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.

SSLICLXOM
SSL 1.00 0.04 0.51
ICL 0.04 1.00 -0.01
XOM 0.51 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSL, ICL and XOM?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sasol (SSL) $10.83B, Icl (ICL) $6.35B, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $750.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, SSL, ICL and XOM?

Icl (ICL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sasol (SSL) 15.3x, Icl (ICL) 9.2x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 22.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Sasol (SSL) 5.3x, Icl (ICL) 12.0x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 13.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Icl (ICL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Icl (ICL) +10.9%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Icl (ICL) has the highest net margin (Icl (ICL) 9.0%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Sasol (SSL) +165.5%, Icl (ICL) -26.7%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +59.9%. Over five years, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) compounded fastest (Sasol (SSL) +0.4%/yr, Icl (ICL) -11.0%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sasol (SSL) 0.00%, Icl (ICL) 0.00%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 0.02%. Sasol (SSL) and Icl (ICL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has been the steadiest (Sasol (SSL) 54.1%, Icl (ICL) 39.0%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 25.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SSL, ICL and XOM?

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