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Sasol Limited

SSL

NYSEBasic MaterialsChemicals

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$12.49

+$0.22 · +1.79%

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Hold

Wait — insufficient conviction to act

Valuation

60

Fair Value

Momentum

48

Neutral

Sentiment

59

Mixed

Risk resilience

53

Elevated Risk

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Company profile

Company website

Based 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 / TTM

Valuation & 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.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends58%31%4%-23%Gross margin, FY2021: 51.72%Gross margin, FY2022: 49.65%Gross margin, FY2023: 42.22%Gross margin, FY2024: 44.24%Gross margin, FY2025: 42.54%Operating margin, FY2021: 12.70%Operating margin, FY2022: 18.45%Operating margin, FY2023: 18.81%Operating margin, FY2024: 17.49%Operating margin, FY2025: 15.44%Net margin, FY2021: 4.47%Net margin, FY2022: 14.28%Net margin, FY2023: 3.04%Net margin, FY2024: -16.09%Net margin, FY2025: 2.72%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 51.72%. Gross margin FY2022 49.65%. Gross margin FY2023 42.22%. Gross margin FY2024 44.24%. Gross margin FY2025 42.54%. Operating margin FY2021 12.70%. Operating margin FY2022 18.45%. Operating margin FY2023 18.81%. Operating margin FY2024 17.49%. Operating margin FY2025 15.44%. Net margin FY2021 4.47%. Net margin FY2022 14.28%. Net margin FY2023 3.04%. Net margin FY2024 -16.09%. Net margin FY2025 2.72%.

Income trends

Revenue

249.1B ZAR-9.46%

Operating income

38.46B ZAR-20.05%

Net income

6.77B ZAR+51.04B ZAR
Income trends across reported periods323.09B ZAR189.51B ZAR55.92B ZAR−77.67B ZARRevenue, FY2021: 201.91B ZARRevenue, FY2022: 272.75B ZARRevenue, FY2023: 289.7B ZARRevenue, FY2024: 275.11B ZARRevenue, FY2025: 249.1B ZAROperating income, FY2021: 25.64B ZAROperating income, FY2022: 50.34B ZAROperating income, FY2023: 54.49B ZAROperating income, FY2024: 48.11B ZAROperating income, FY2025: 38.46B ZARNet income, FY2021: 9.03B ZARNet income, FY2022: 38.96B ZARNet income, FY2023: 8.8B ZARNet income, FY2024: −44.27B ZARNet income, FY2025: 6.77B ZARFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 201.91B ZAR. Revenue FY2022 272.75B ZAR. Revenue FY2023 289.7B ZAR. Revenue FY2024 275.11B ZAR. Revenue FY2025 249.1B ZAR. Operating income FY2021 25.64B ZAR. Operating income FY2022 50.34B ZAR. Operating income FY2023 54.49B ZAR. Operating income FY2024 48.11B ZAR. Operating income FY2025 38.46B ZAR. Net income FY2021 9.03B ZAR. Net income FY2022 38.96B ZAR. Net income FY2023 8.8B ZAR. Net income FY2024 −44.27B ZAR. Net income FY2025 6.77B ZAR.
Metric (ZAR)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue249.1B ZAR275.11B ZAR289.7B ZAR272.75B ZAR201.91B ZAR
Cost of goods sold143.14B ZAR153.4B ZAR167.37B ZAR137.32B ZAR97.49B ZAR
Gross profit105.95B ZAR121.71B ZAR122.32B ZAR135.43B ZAR104.43B ZAR
Selling, general, and administrative43.06B ZAR45.92B ZAR46.47B ZAR43.05B ZAR40.87B ZAR
Operating expenses67.49B ZAR73.6B ZAR100.95B ZAR75.13B ZAR87.85B ZAR
Interest income2.93B ZAR3.23B ZAR6.86B ZAR4.75B ZAR5.86B ZAR
Interest expense9.34B ZAR10.27B ZAR
Depreciation and amortization14B ZAR13.21B ZAR14.07B ZAR17.64B ZAR22.58B ZAR
Operating income38.46B ZAR48.11B ZAR54.49B ZAR50.34B ZAR25.64B ZAR
Net income6.77B ZAR−44.27B ZAR8.8B ZAR38.96B ZAR9.03B 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

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates2.481.821.150.49Q1 '23MissQ3 '23BeatQ2 '24MissQ3 '24BeatQ1 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ3 '26Estimate
Q1 2023, reported Feb 21, 2023: actual 1.69, estimate 1.85, surprise -8.65%, Miss. Q3 2023, reported Aug 23, 2023: actual 2.34, estimate 0.834, surprise +180.58%, Beat. Q2 2024, reported Apr 23, 2024: actual 1.05, estimate 1.23, surprise -14.63%, Miss. Q3 2024, reported Aug 20, 2024: actual 1.35, estimate 1.01, surprise +33.66%, Beat. Q1 2025, reported Feb 24, 2025: actual 0.766, estimate 0.752, surprise +1.86%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 25, 2025: actual 1.41, estimate 1.15, surprise +22.61%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 23, 2026: actual 0.579, estimate 0.576, surprise +0.52%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Sep 1, 2026: actual —, estimate 1.53, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates9.53B8.45B7.37B6.28BQ1 '23BeatQ3 '23BeatQ2 '24MissQ3 '24BeatQ1 '25MissQ3 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ3 '26Estimate
Q1 2023, reported Feb 21, 2023: actual 9.17B USD, estimate 8.51B USD, surprise +7.73%, Beat. Q3 2023, reported Aug 23, 2023: actual 7.38B USD, estimate 7.04B USD, surprise +4.84%, Beat. Q2 2024, reported Apr 23, 2024: actual 7.05B USD, estimate 7.27B USD, surprise -2.94%, Miss. Q3 2024, reported Aug 20, 2024: actual 7.82B USD, estimate 7.63B USD, surprise +2.50%, Beat. Q1 2025, reported Feb 24, 2025: actual 6.65B USD, estimate 6.7B USD, surprise -0.74%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Aug 25, 2025: actual 7.23B USD, estimate 7.12B USD, surprise +1.42%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 23, 2026: actual 7.64B USD, estimate 7.55B USD, surprise +1.26%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Sep 1, 2026: actual —, estimate 8.53B USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Rating distribution

11 ratings
Strong buy00%
Buy873%
Hold327%
Sell00%
Strong sell00%

Recent analyst actions

2 institutions
UBSupgradeNeutralBuy

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

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 14, 2024

$0.106

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 15, 2024 · Payment Mar 29, 2024

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 14, 2023

$0.5248

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 15, 2023 · Payment Sep 29, 2023

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 9, 2023

$0.3842

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 10, 2023 · Payment Mar 24, 2023

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 8, 2022

$0.8578

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 9, 2022 · Payment Sep 23, 2022

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 14, 2019

$0.426

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 15, 2019 · Payment Mar 28, 2019

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 6, 2018

$0.5185

Annual

Record Sep 7, 2018 · Payment Sep 20, 2018

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