Sasol (SAO) Stock Overview
Operates as a chemical and energy company in South Africa and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 3/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Sasol Limited Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | R4.68 |
| 52 Week High | R7.30 |
| 52 Week Low | R2.52 |
| Beta | 0.55 |
| 1 Month Change | 20.62% |
| 3 Month Change | 22.51% |
| 1 Year Change | -28.55% |
| 3 Year Change | -78.13% |
| 5 Year Change | -34.08% |
| Change since IPO | 60.01% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| SAO | DE Chemicals | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 12.5% | -3.2% | -3.2% |
| 1Y | -28.5% | -5.4% | 13.7% |
Return vs Industry: SAO underperformed the German Chemicals industry which returned -3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: SAO underperformed the German Market which returned 16.2% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| SAO volatility | |
|---|---|
| SAO Average Weekly Movement | 11.5% |
| Chemicals Industry Average Movement | 5.5% |
| Market Average Movement | 5.9% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 12.4% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: SAO's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: SAO's weekly volatility (12%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of German stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 27,678 | Simon Baloyi | www.sasol.com |
Sasol Limited operates as a chemical and energy company in South Africa and internationally. It offers alumina, such as battery materials, catalyst supports, abrasives and polishing, and polymer additives; cobalt fischer-tropsch catalysts; carbon-based and recarburiser products; graphite electrodes; and mono-ethylene glycol and chlor-alkali products, monomers, mining chemicals and reagents, blends and hydrocarbons, methanol products, polymers, phenolics, and fertilizers. The company also provides linear alkyl benzene, sulfonate, macrogol/polyethylene glycol, ethanol, isopropyl, acetone, and MIBK and ethyl acetate products; and fatty alcohols, alkoxylates, ether sulfates, solvents, dispersants, diluents esters, alpha-hydroxy acids ester, waxes, diluents, guerbet alcohols, biosurfactants, C6-C20+ alcohols, ethoxylates, propoxylates, paraffins/isoparaffins, parafols, amines, alkylphenols, and sulfates.
Sasol Limited Fundamentals Summary
| SAO fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | €3.13b |
| Earnings (TTM) | -€2.38b |
| Revenue (TTM) | €12.59b |
Is SAO overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| SAO income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | R260.93b |
| Cost of Revenue | R145.79b |
| Gross Profit | R115.14b |
| Other Expenses | R164.40b |
| Earnings | -R49.25b |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Aug 25, 2025
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -77.42 |
| Gross Margin | 44.13% |
| Net Profit Margin | -18.88% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 76.6% |
How did SAO perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/06/19 02:26 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/06/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Sasol Limited is covered by 20 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Gerhard Engelbrecht | Absa Bank Limited |
| Jared Hoover | Arqaam Capital Research Offshore S.A.L. |
| Caroline Learmonth | Barclays |