SSL vs WDS vs PSX Stock Comparison

Sasol, Woodside Energy and Phillips 66 Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.14 +22.2% 1M +167.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.98B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins
PSX Phillips 66
$268.39 +4.9% 1M +98.2% 1Y
Market cap
$109.91B
P/E
15.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.36B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Sasol leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Sasol 3, Phillips 66 2, Woodside Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSLWDSPSXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.98B $43.39B $109.91B PSX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x — 15.5x SSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.3x 13.2x 8.3x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +15.5% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 4.5% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 14.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +167.4% +43.7% +98.2% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.2%/yr +5.2%/yr +28.5%/yr PSX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.0% 32.7% 32.8% WDS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 54/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

SSLWDSPSX

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

AxisSSLWDSPSX
Valuation 95 #6 of 99 – 47 #53 of 99
Growth – – 84 #16 of 97
Profitability – – 47 #51 of 96
Financial Health 50 #52 of 102 85 #16 of 102 48 #54 of 102
Shareholder Returns – 92 #7 of 76 45 #42 of 76
Overall – – 54
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • WDS ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PSX 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

PeriodSSLWDSPSXSPY
1 month +22.2%+5.0%+4.9% -0.2%
3 months +56.2%+4.5%+30.4% +3.9%
6 months +30.8%-0.4%+62.5% +8.2%
Year to date +163.3%+48.6%+108.0% +12.9%
1 year +167.4%+43.7%+98.2% +12.3%
3 years +30.7%+4.6%+141.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.4%+1.5%+34.3% +23.3%
5 years +1.1%+28.5%+249.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +0.2%+5.2%+28.5% +10.9%
10 years -37.8%+8.9%+235.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.6%+0.9%+12.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSSLWDSPSXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.0%32.7%32.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.5%34.3%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.77-0.39-0.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.101.332.99 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.4%-57.2%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-6.5%-9.7% -1.2%
52-week high $18.02$24.78$297.20 $779.14
52-week low $6.00$14.58$127.75 $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.

MultipleSSLWDSPSX
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 13.0x —median 13.0x 15.2xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x 0.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.9x —median 5.9x 9.6xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 11.1x —median 11.1x 16.7xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 3.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.27 —median 2.27 -1.56median 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 monthsSSLWDSPSX
Revenue – – $156.36B
Gross profit – – $24.12B
Operating income – – $10.04B
Net income – – $7.19B
Free cash flow – – $6.39B
EPS (diluted) – – $17.62
Cash & equivalents $2.64B $4.34B $4.10B
Total debt $6.66B $1.13B $20.57B
Shares (diluted) 642.00M 1.91B 402.62M
Enterprise value -$79.00M $23.73B $97.70B

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
MetricSSLWDSPSX
P/E 15.0x – 15.2x
P/FCF 3.5x – 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow – – 12.0x
P/S 0.7x – 0.7x
P/B 1.1x 1.1x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.1x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 9.6x
EV/EBIT – – 12.3x
EV/Revenue – – 0.8x
EV/FCF – – 19.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -1.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSLWDSPSX
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 53.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 223.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -13.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 293.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -14.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 318.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -9.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 165.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -3.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 329.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -7.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSLWDSPSX
Gross margin – – 15.4%
EBITDA margin – – 8.2%
Operating margin – – 6.4%
Pretax margin – – 5.7%
Net margin – – 4.5%
FCF margin – – 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – 5.7%
Return on equity – – 23.1%
Return on assets – – 8.7%
Return on invested capital – – 14.8%
Return on capital employed – – 15.5%
Asset turnover – – 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSLWDSPSX
Debt / assets 30.1% 1.7% 25.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.3x
Debt / FCF – – 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 53.3% 38.4% 60.0%
Equity / assets 46.7% 61.6% 40.0%
Interest coverage – – 8.7x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 4.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSLWDSPSX
Dividend yield – 5.0% 1.9%
Net buyback yield – – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.0% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 27.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 31.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.8%

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.

ConsensusSSLWDSPSX
Forward P/E 5.3xFY2027 13.2xFY2026 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.26FY2027 $1.75FY2026 $32.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.0%FY2027 +22.4%FY2026 +400.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -24.5% +14.3% -1.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.51BFY2027 $15.29BFY2026 $165.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.3%FY2027 +17.8%FY2026 +21.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +2.8% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSLWDSPSX
Held by institutions 4.7% 1.6% 78.8%
Institutions holding 174 308 2,102
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.6% +8.5% +1.3%
Institutions buying 111 168 967
Institutions selling 45 65 729
Buyers to sellers 2.47 2.58 1.33

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.

SSLWDSPSX
SSL 1.00 0.49 0.32
WDS 0.49 1.00 0.49
PSX 0.32 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSL, WDS and PSX?

Phillips 66 (PSX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sasol (SSL) $10.98B, Woodside Energy (WDS) $43.39B, Phillips 66 (PSX) $109.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, SSL, WDS and PSX?

Sasol (SSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sasol (SSL) 15.0x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 15.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Sasol (SSL) 5.3x, Woodside Energy (WDS) 13.2x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 8.3x). 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) +167.4%, Woodside Energy (WDS) +43.7%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +98.2%. Over five years, Phillips 66 (PSX) compounded fastest (Sasol (SSL) +0.2%/yr, Woodside Energy (WDS) +5.2%/yr, Phillips 66 (PSX) +28.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Woodside Energy (WDS) has been the steadiest (Sasol (SSL) 54.0%, Woodside Energy (WDS) 32.7%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 32.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sasol (SSL) leads on 3. 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.