
Sasol Limited
SSLNYSEBasic MaterialsChemicals
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$12.49
+$0.22 · +1.79%
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Hold
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Valuation
60
Fair Value
Momentum
48
Neutral
Sentiment
59
Mixed
Risk resilience
53
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Company profile
Company websiteBased in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sasol Limited functions as an integrated chemical and energy enterprise with a global footprint, organized into six primary segments: Mining, Gas, Fuels, and its Chemicals operations spanning Africa, America, and Eurasia. The company delivers a diverse range of chemical products, encompassing various monomers, ammonia, carbon compounds, chlor alkali, explosives, fertilizers, glycols, polymers, and waxes, in addition to specialty chemicals like lacquer thinners and phenolics. Its offerings also include industrial and household cleaning agents, degreasers, and a comprehensive suite of fuels such as bitumen, motor fuels, gas-to-liquid fuels, and other refined petroleum products like illuminating paraffin and synthetic kerosene. Beyond manufacturing, Sasol wholesales diesel and petrol, operates coal mines, provides engineering expertise, and actively invests in developing lower-carbon energy solutions. The company is also involved in the exploration, development, production, and distribution of natural gas through pipeline networks. Serving an extensive array of sectors, from automotive, agriculture, and aviation to healthcare, packaging, and textiles, Sasol was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Johannesburg.
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Headquarters
- ZA
- CEO
- Simon Baloyi
- Listed since
- Apr 26, 1982
- Employees
- 27,107
Market position
Day range
Current $12.49
52-week range
Current $12.49
- Open
- $12.355
- Previous close
- $12.27
- Volume
- 1.15M
- 0.79× average
- Average volume
- 1.47M
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 7.96B USD
- Beta
- -0.32
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- $11.132
- +12.20% above average
- 200-day average
- $9.9493
- +25.54% above average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- Enterprise value
- 129.67B ZAR
- P/E (TTM)
- 53.91×
- P/B (TTM)
- 0.86×
- P/S (TTM)
- 0.51×
- EV / EBITDA
- 3.64×
- Earnings yield
- 13.52%
- Free cash flow yield
- 25.76%
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
Profitability & efficiency
- Gross margin
- 27.38%
- Operating margin
- 17.34%
- Net margin
- 0.97%
- Return on equity
- 4.44%
- Return on assets
- 1.88%
- Return on invested capital
- 7.88%
Financial health
- Debt / equity
- 0.83×
- Current ratio
- 1.87×
- Altman Z-score
- 3.09
- Piotroski F-score
- 6 of 9
Financial statements
Margin trends
Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (ZAR) | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 249.1B ZAR | 275.11B ZAR | 289.7B ZAR | 272.75B ZAR | 201.91B ZAR |
| Cost of goods sold | 143.14B ZAR | 153.4B ZAR | 167.37B ZAR | 137.32B ZAR | 97.49B ZAR |
| Gross profit | 105.95B ZAR | 121.71B ZAR | 122.32B ZAR | 135.43B ZAR | 104.43B ZAR |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 43.06B ZAR | 45.92B ZAR | 46.47B ZAR | 43.05B ZAR | 40.87B ZAR |
| Operating expenses | 67.49B ZAR | 73.6B ZAR | 100.95B ZAR | 75.13B ZAR | 87.85B ZAR |
| Interest income | 2.93B ZAR | 3.23B ZAR | 6.86B ZAR | 4.75B ZAR | 5.86B ZAR |
| Interest expense | 9.34B ZAR | 10.27B ZAR | — | — | — |
| Depreciation and amortization | 14B ZAR | 13.21B ZAR | 14.07B ZAR | 17.64B ZAR | 22.58B ZAR |
| Operating income | 38.46B ZAR | 48.11B ZAR | 54.49B ZAR | 50.34B ZAR | 25.64B ZAR |
| Net income | 6.77B ZAR | −44.27B ZAR | 8.8B ZAR | 38.96B ZAR | 9.03B ZAR |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Earnings
- EPS beat rate
- 64%
- 7 beats, 4 misses, 0 met estimates
- Average EPS surprise
- +170.29%
- 11 comparable reports
- Latest EPS result
- 0.58
- Estimate 0.58 · Beat by 0.52%
EPS: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Revenue: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Analyst ratings
Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.
Rating distribution
11 ratingsRecent analyst actions
SSL news
Corporate actions
Annual dividends per share
Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.
$0.9119
2023 complete year-35.3% since 2015
$1.4096
2,015
$1.006
2,016
$0.962
2,017
$0.9453
2,018
$0.9119
2,023
Corporate action history
| Action | Ex-dividend date | Details | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend | Mar 14, 2024 | $0.106Semi-Annual | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 |
Dividend | Sep 14, 2023 | $0.5248Semi-Annual | Sep 15, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 |
Dividend | Mar 9, 2023 | $0.3842Semi-Annual | Mar 10, 2023 | Mar 24, 2023 |
Dividend | Sep 8, 2022 | $0.8578Semi-Annual | Sep 9, 2022 | Sep 23, 2022 |
Dividend | Mar 14, 2019 | $0.426Semi-Annual | Mar 15, 2019 | Mar 28, 2019 |
Dividend | Sep 6, 2018 | $0.5185Annual | Sep 7, 2018 | Sep 20, 2018 |
Ex-dividend Mar 14, 2024
$0.106
Semi-Annual
Record Mar 15, 2024 · Payment Mar 29, 2024
Ex-dividend Sep 14, 2023
$0.5248
Semi-Annual
Record Sep 15, 2023 · Payment Sep 29, 2023
Ex-dividend Mar 9, 2023
$0.3842
Semi-Annual
Record Mar 10, 2023 · Payment Mar 24, 2023
Ex-dividend Sep 8, 2022
$0.8578
Semi-Annual
Record Sep 9, 2022 · Payment Sep 23, 2022
Ex-dividend Mar 14, 2019
$0.426
Semi-Annual
Record Mar 15, 2019 · Payment Mar 28, 2019
Ex-dividend Sep 6, 2018
$0.5185
Annual
Record Sep 7, 2018 · Payment Sep 20, 2018
SSL peers
ETFs holding SSL
Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.
Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETFAVEM21.74M0.08%27.89B USD0.33%$94.24+0.75%
Amplify CWP International Enhanced Dividend Income ETFIDVO13.55M0.95%1.42B USD0.65%$43.27+1.24%
Gabelli Opportunities in Live and Sports ETFGOLS8.67M0.69%12.55M USD0.90%$27.7576+0.40%
Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETFAVES2.36M0.16%1.5B USD0.36%$65.16+0.51%
ActivePassive International Equity ETFAPIE1.01M0.09%953.79M USD0.45%$39.766+1.16%
AdvisorShares Dorsey WrightAADR943.62K2.41%39.12M USD1.17%$84.1177+1.10%
Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETFAVXC851.46K0.19%445.33M USD0.33%$81.593+0.73%
VanEck Africa Index ETFAFK633.75K0.59%109.84M USD0.76%$29.86+2.32%
Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETFAVEM- Market value
- 21.74M
- Weight
- 0.08%
- AUM
- 27.89B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.33%
- Price / 1D
- $94.24+0.75%
Amplify CWP International Enhanced Dividend Income ETFIDVO- Market value
- 13.55M
- Weight
- 0.95%
- AUM
- 1.42B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.65%
- Price / 1D
- $43.27+1.24%
Gabelli Opportunities in Live and Sports ETFGOLS- Market value
- 8.67M
- Weight
- 0.69%
- AUM
- 12.55M USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.90%
- Price / 1D
- $27.7576+0.40%
Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETFAVES- Market value
- 2.36M
- Weight
- 0.16%
- AUM
- 1.5B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.36%
- Price / 1D
- $65.16+0.51%
ActivePassive International Equity ETFAPIE- Market value
- 1.01M
- Weight
- 0.09%
- AUM
- 953.79M USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.45%
- Price / 1D
- $39.766+1.16%
AdvisorShares Dorsey WrightAADR- Market value
- 943.62K
- Weight
- 2.41%
- AUM
- 39.12M USD
- Expense ratio
- 1.17%
- Price / 1D
- $84.1177+1.10%
Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETFAVXC- Market value
- 851.46K
- Weight
- 0.19%
- AUM
- 445.33M USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.33%
- Price / 1D
- $81.593+0.73%
VanEck Africa Index ETFAFK- Market value
- 633.75K
- Weight
- 0.59%
- AUM
- 109.84M USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.76%
- Price / 1D
- $29.86+2.32%
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