Santos Limited

ASX:STO Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$21.2b

Santos Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Santos is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 11.2% and 6.9% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 12.1% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 9.8% in 3 years.

Key information

11.2%

Earnings growth rate

12.1%

EPS growth rate

Oil and Gas earnings growth7.6%
Revenue growth rate6.9%
Future return on equity9.8%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated23 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Analysts Are Updating Their Santos Limited (ASX:STO) Estimates After Its Half-Year Results

Aug 22
Analysts Are Updating Their Santos Limited (ASX:STO) Estimates After Its Half-Year Results

Santos Limited (ASX:STO) Annual Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Feb 23
Santos Limited (ASX:STO) Annual Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Recent updates

Is Santos (ASX:STO) A Risky Investment?

Sep 18
Is Santos (ASX:STO) A Risky Investment?

Analysts Are Updating Their Santos Limited (ASX:STO) Estimates After Its Half-Year Results

Aug 22
Analysts Are Updating Their Santos Limited (ASX:STO) Estimates After Its Half-Year Results

Little Excitement Around Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) Earnings

Jun 26
Little Excitement Around Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) Earnings

Does Santos (ASX:STO) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

May 28
Does Santos (ASX:STO) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

It May Be Possible That Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) CEO Compensation Could Get Bumped Up

Apr 04
It May Be Possible That Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) CEO Compensation Could Get Bumped Up

Santos Limited (ASX:STO) Annual Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Feb 23
Santos Limited (ASX:STO) Annual Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) Low P/E

Feb 21
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) Low P/E

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

ASX:STO - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/20266,5791,6661,6393,59412
12/31/20255,4741,3247292,95413
12/31/20245,4361,2822242,81913
6/30/20245,6331,2626013,070N/A
3/31/20245,7611,3397453,164N/A
12/31/20235,8891,4168893,258N/A
9/30/20236,4401,5761,4683,654N/A
6/30/20236,9911,7352,0474,049N/A
3/31/20237,3911,9242,4494,304N/A
12/31/20227,7902,1122,8514,558N/A
9/30/20227,1151,7922,4654,013N/A
6/30/20226,4391,4712,0783,467N/A
3/31/20225,5761,0651,6242,870N/A
12/31/20214,7136581,1692,272N/A
9/30/20214,2364729461,926N/A
6/30/20213,7592867231,580N/A
3/31/20213,573-357151,528N/A
12/31/20203,387-3577061,476N/A
9/30/20203,557-1808221,655N/A
6/30/20203,727-39381,833N/A
3/31/20203,8803361,0541,940N/A
12/31/20194,0336741,1692,046N/A
9/30/20193,9947941,2332,016N/A
6/30/20193,9549141,2971,985N/A
3/31/20193,8077721,1501,782N/A
12/31/20183,6606301,0021,578N/A
9/30/20183,4964408231,415N/A
6/30/20183,3312506441,252N/A
3/31/20183,216-55N/A1,250N/A
12/31/20173,100-360N/A1,248N/A
9/30/20172,976-404N/A1,219N/A
6/30/20172,852-449N/A1,189N/A
3/31/20172,723-748N/A1,015N/A
12/31/20162,594-1,047N/A840N/A
9/30/20162,483-2,067N/A763N/A
6/30/20162,372-3,087N/A686N/A
3/31/20162,407-2,520N/A749N/A
12/31/20152,442-1,953N/A811N/A
9/30/20152,607-1,363N/A1,000N/A
6/30/20152,916-848N/A1,262N/A
3/31/20152,990-777N/A1,330N/A
12/31/20143,303-765N/A1,508N/A
9/30/20143,506-212N/A1,568N/A
6/30/20143,753425N/A1,644N/A
3/31/20143,514448N/A1,563N/A
12/31/20133,221461N/A1,456N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: STO's forecast earnings growth (11.2% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: STO's earnings (11.2% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the Australian market (12.6% per year).

High Growth Earnings: STO's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: STO's revenue (6.9% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Australian market (5.9% per year).

High Growth Revenue: STO's revenue (6.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: STO's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (9.8%).

Discover growth companies

7D

1Y

7D

1Y

7D

1Y

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 07:24
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.

Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.

Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on .

Analyst Sources

Santos Limited is covered by 29 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Russell WrightBarclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited
Dale KoendersBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited
Rob CrookstonBell Potter