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Astral Foods LimitedJSE:ARL Stock Report

Market Cap R10.8b
Share Price
R279.98
n/a
1Y60.4%
7D1.6%
Portfolio Value
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Astral Foods Limited

JSE:ARL Stock Report

Market Cap: R10.8b

Astral Foods (ARL) Stock Overview

Operates as an integrated poultry producer in South Africa and internationally. More details

ARL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends3/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Astral Foods
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceR279.98
52 Week HighR284.66
52 Week LowR142.52
Beta0.14
1 Month Change7.02%
3 Month Change14.52%
1 Year Change60.42%
3 Year Change73.68%
5 Year Change99.63%
Change since IPO3,512.65%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Better South African Crops Will Fuel Poultry Resurgence

Key Takeaways Lower feed costs, rising poultry demand, and expanded production position Astral for margin recovery, increased sales volumes, and earnings growth. Operational efficiencies, technological upgrades, and sector consolidation support improved productivity, cost competitiveness, and enhanced price realization.

Shareholder Returns

ARLZA FoodZA Market
7D1.6%1.0%0.7%
1Y60.4%26.2%34.0%

Return vs Industry: ARL exceeded the ZA Food industry which returned 25.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: ARL exceeded the ZA Market which returned 33.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is ARL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
ARL volatility
ARL Average Weekly Movement4.0%
Food Industry Average Movement5.2%
Market Average Movement4.3%
10% most volatile stocks in ZA Market9.5%
10% least volatile stocks in ZA Market2.4%

Stable Share Price: ARL has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the ZA market.

Volatility Over Time: ARL's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
200111,153Gary Arnoldwww.astralfoods.com

Astral Foods Limited operates as an integrated poultry producer in South Africa and internationally. The company operates through Poultry and Feed segments. It also engages in the marketing, sale, and distribution of fresh and frozen poultry products; broiler genetics and integrated breeder; engaged in the abattoir and further processing operations; and sale of day-old chicks and hatching eggs.

Astral Foods Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Astral Foods's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
ARL fundamental statistics
Market capR10.79b
Earnings (TTM)R876.39m
Revenue (TTM)R22.62b
12.3x
P/E Ratio
0.5x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
ARL income statement (TTM)
RevenueR22.62b
Cost of RevenueR18.69b
Gross ProfitR3.93b
Other ExpensesR3.06b
EarningsR876.39m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)22.75
Gross Margin17.38%
Net Profit Margin3.87%
Debt/Equity Ratio0.5%

How did ARL perform over the long term?

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Dividends

3.9%
Current Dividend Yield
48%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/16 08:03
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/16 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2025/09/30

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.

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.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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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 Github.

Analyst Sources

Astral Foods Limited is covered by 6 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Samantha NaickerAbsa Bank Limited
Victor DimaArqaam Capital Research Offshore S.A.L.
Niel VenterBofA Global Research