Shell vs Sasol
SHEL and SSL side by side, both in crude petroleum and natural gas. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SHEL and SSL compare
Sasol grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.2% versus −6.1% for Shell).
Shell keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 6.7% compared with 4.5% at Sasol.
Sasol scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 5 for Shell), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | SHEL | SSL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $108.69 | $17.22 |
| Change, 1 year | 43.9% | 177% |
| Change, 5 years | 138% | −0.52% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.33 | 0.51 |
| Employees | 85K | 34K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −6.1% | 9.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.1% (better) | 6.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 10.8% | 79.5% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 77.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 5.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | – | 9.4% |
| Net margin | 6.7% (better) | 4.5% |
| FCF margin | – | 4.3% |
| Return on equity | 9.9% (better) | 7.7% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 14.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.40 | 0.17 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.70 (better) | −0.40 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.7× |
| Current ratio | 1.43 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 48.3% | 4.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 6.5% | 4.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 2.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$562K |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
Go deeper
- SHEL stock overview
- SHEL income statement
- SHEL valuation and score
- SSL stock overview
- SSL income statement
- SSL valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.