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South African (JSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMar 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies200
  • 7D-2.1%
  • 3M1.0%
  • 1Y25.8%
  • YTD-2.3%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 2.1%, driven by a loss of 6.8% in the Materials sector. On the other hand, the Consumer Discretionary has risen by 6.0%. As for the longer term, the market has actually risen by 26% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 18 Mar 2026R8.0tR5.5tR610.7b9.6x13x1.5x
Fri, 13 Feb 2026R8.5tR5.3tR557.0b9.7x15.3x1.6x
Sun, 11 Jan 2026R8.3tR5.4tR559.5b9.6x14.9x1.6x
Tue, 09 Dec 2025R7.8tR5.4tR567.0b9.4x13.8x1.4x
Thu, 06 Nov 2025R7.7tR5.5tR577.0b9.1x13.4x1.4x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025R7.7tR5.5tR572.1b8.9x13.5x1.4x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025R7.3tR5.5tR574.7b9.1x12.6x1.3x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025R7.1tR5.5tR468.7b8.2x15.2x1.3x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025R6.9tR5.5tR473.8b8.5x14.6x1.3x
Sun, 25 May 2025R6.7tR5.3tR418.2b8.7x16.1x1.3x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025R6.5tR5.4tR426.1b8.4x15.2x1.2x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025R6.5tR5.3tR413.1b9x15.8x1.2x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025R6.4tR5.3tR370.2b9.5x17.4x1.2x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025R6.2tR5.3tR371.3b10x16.6x1.2x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024R6.5tR5.3tR361.5b10.1x17.9x1.2x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024R6.4tR5.3tR336.2b10.3x18.9x1.2x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024R6.3tR5.3tR338.8b10.3x18.7x1.2x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024R6.1tR5.2tR345.4b9.8x17.7x1.2x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024R6.1tR5.2tR417.5b9.7x14.5x1.2x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024R5.8tR5.2tR421.3b8.9x13.8x1.1x
Mon, 27 May 2024R5.7tR5.3tR429.4b8.7x13.3x1.1x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024R5.3tR5.3tR436.5b8.5x12.2x1x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024R5.3tR5.4tR449.1b8.5x11.9x1x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024R5.5tR5.3tR526.0b9x10.4x1x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024R5.7tR5.4tR541.1b9.4x10.4x1x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023R5.5tR5.5tR544.6b9.1x10.2x1x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023R5.5tR5.5tR537.7b9x10.1x1x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023R5.3tR5.5tR549.9b9.1x9.6x1x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023R5.8tR5.4tR560.8b8.9x10.3x1.1x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023R5.9tR5.4tR635.0b8.4x9.4x1.1x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023R5.8tR5.4tR660.6b8.6x8.9x1.1x
Tue, 30 May 2023R5.7tR5.4tR663.4b8x8.6x1.1x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023R6.1tR5.4tR671.5b8.1x9.1x1.1x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023R5.9tR5.3tR645.6b8.2x9.1x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.1x


Total Market Cap: R5.9tTotal Earnings: R645.6bTotal Revenue: R5.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.4x202420252026
Current Market PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the South African market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
  • The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for South African listed companies have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the South African Market?

ZA Market-2.06%
Consumer Discretionary5.99%
Energy4.63%
Utilities0%0
Financials-0.91%
Consumer Staples-1.93%
Industrials-2.11%
Real Estate-2.65%
Healthcare-3.14%
Telecom-3.68%
Tech-4.52%
Materials-6.76%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Telecom sector the most for future growth even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.1x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (29.9%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
    • The market's confidence could indicate that the market believes that analysts are underestimating future growth.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Healthcare sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 49% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 17% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 7.1% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
SOL SasolR205.6932.5%
+R32.5b
163.9%PE55.1xMaterials
NPN NaspersR979.743.7%
+R26.5b
1.8%PE7.8xConsumer Discretionary
SBK Standard Bank GroupR307.503.0%
+R15.5b
28.3%PB1.7xFinancials
MTN MTN GroupR195.643.2%
+R11.6b
70.2%PE17.7xTelecom
OUT OUTsurance GroupR73.086.2%
+R6.6b
8.7%PE22.6xFinancials
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