SSL vs SQM vs E Stock Comparison

Sasol, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 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
$10.88B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins
E Eni Spa
$60.57 +10.7% 1M +64.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.30B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.30B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 6, Eni Spa 3, Sasol 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSLSQMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.88B $17.30B $89.30B E
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 12.5x 17.2x SQM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.3x 8.0x 9.0x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +59.0% +11.2% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 20.6% 5.3% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.8% 6.9% SQM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x 1.4x SQM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +165.5% +25.0% +64.5% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr +1.2%/yr +16.4%/yr E
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.1% 47.0% 27.5% E
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 70/100 51/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

SSLSQME

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

AxisSSLSQME
Valuation 95 #6 of 99 81 #31 of 162 78 #23 of 99
Growth – 62 #56 of 147 64 #36 of 97
Profitability – 81 #24 of 122 47 #51 of 96
Financial Health 52 #50 of 102 32 #112 of 165 33 #69 of 102
Shareholder Returns – 92 #10 of 107 32 #52 of 76
Overall – 70 51
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SQM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • E 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

PeriodSSLSQMESPY
1 month +24.2%-14.8%+10.7% -0.8%
3 months +52.3%-17.2%+19.6% +3.5%
6 months +36.9%-37.6%+12.6% +7.0%
Year to date +167.6%-17.2%+59.6% +12.2%
1 year +165.5%+25.0%+64.5% +13.0%
3 years +32.9%+11.5%+86.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.9%+3.7%+23.1% +23.1%
5 years +2.0%+5.9%+113.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.4%+1.2%+16.4% +11.0%
10 years -37.0%+94.6%+105.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.5%+6.9%+7.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSSLSQMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.1%47.0%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.7%43.9%26.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.760.96-0.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.060.532.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.4%-73.5%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.3%-40.2%-2.4% -1.8%
52-week high $18.02$95.31$62.08 $779.14
52-week low $6.00$44.36$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.

MultipleSSLSQME
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 13.5x 11.7xmedian 12.8x 17.6xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.1x 2.4xmedian 3.1x 1.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.9x 4.8xmedian 7.0x 7.7xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 11.0x —median 15.2x 6.2xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.27 -0.75median 0.29 1.46median 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 monthsSSLSQME
Revenue – $6.73B $98.30B
Gross profit – $2.83B –
Operating income – $3.11B $6.83B
Net income – $1.39B $6.59B
Free cash flow – – $15.30B
EPS (diluted) – $4.86 $3.36
Cash & equivalents $2.64B $3.38B $9.55B
Total debt $6.66B $19.72B $139.18B
Shares (diluted) 642.00M 285.64M 1.54B
Enterprise value -$183.27M $3.96B $33.85B

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
MetricSSLSQME
P/E 15.3x 11.7x 17.6x
P/FCF 3.6x – 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow – – 6.2x
P/S 0.7x 2.4x 1.0x
P/B 1.1x 1.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.9x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 4.8x 7.7x
EV/EBIT – 5.5x 17.0x
EV/Revenue – 2.5x 1.2x
EV/FCF – – 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.75 1.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSLSQME
Revenue growth (1Y) – 59.0% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -4.8% -6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 150.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -9.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 134.4% 204.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -17.5% -14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 190.5% 135.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -7.2% -11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 190.5% 6.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -15.7% 12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 12.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -18.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSLSQME
Gross margin – 42.1% –
EBITDA margin – 52.7% 15.4%
Operating margin – 46.2% 6.9%
Pretax margin – 36.6% 8.0%
Net margin – 20.6% 5.3%
FCF margin – – 15.6%
Operating cash flow margin – – 15.6%
Return on equity – 16.4% 10.4%
Return on assets – 8.6% 3.9%
Return on invested capital – 22.8% 6.9%
Return on capital employed – 23.4% 5.3%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSLSQME
Debt / assets 30.1% 31.3% 21.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 53.3% 47.9% 61.3%
Equity / assets 46.7% 52.1% 38.7%
Interest coverage – 15.3x 1.5x
Current ratio 1.8x 2.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 1.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSLSQME
Dividend yield – 4.2% 4.0%
Net buyback yield – – -2.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.2% 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.

ConsensusSSLSQME
Forward P/E 5.3xFY2027 8.0xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.26FY2027 $7.12FY2026 $6.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.0%FY2027 +245.6%FY2026 +76.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -24.5% -2.5% -4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.51BFY2027 $8.37BFY2026 $106.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.3%FY2027 +82.7%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +2.9% -8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSLSQME
Held by institutions 4.7% 13.4% 1.6%
Institutions holding 174 316 343
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.6% -3.0% +2.3%
Institutions buying 111 166 196
Institutions selling 45 100 92
Buyers to sellers 2.47 1.66 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.

SSLSQME
SSL 1.00 0.16 0.58
SQM 0.16 1.00 0.14
E 0.58 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSL, SQM and E?

Eni Spa (E) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sasol (SSL) $10.88B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $17.30B, Eni Spa (E) $89.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, SSL, SQM and E?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sasol (SSL) 15.3x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 12.5x, Eni Spa (E) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Sasol (SSL) 5.3x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 8.0x, Eni Spa (E) 9.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%, Eni Spa (E) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest net margin (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%, Eni Spa (E) 5.3%). On return on invested capital, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) leads (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 22.8%, Eni Spa (E) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Sasol (SSL) +165.5%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +25.0%, Eni Spa (E) +64.5%. Over five years, Eni Spa (E) compounded fastest (Sasol (SSL) +0.4%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +1.2%/yr, Eni Spa (E) +16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eni Spa (E) has been the steadiest (Sasol (SSL) 54.1%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.0%, Eni Spa (E) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SSL, SQM 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, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 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.