AECI's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -6%, while the Chemicals industry saw earnings growing at 20.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.7% per year. AECI's return on equity is 2.8%, and it has net margins of 1.1%.
Key information
-5.95%
Earnings growth rate
-5.95%
EPS growth rate
Chemicals Industry Growth
13.08%
Revenue growth rate
6.74%
Return on equity
2.84%
Net Margin
1.07%
Last Earnings Update
31 Dec 2025
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How AECI makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
JSE:AFEP Revenue, expenses and earnings (ZAR Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Dec 25
32,183
345
9,648
0
30 Jun 25
33,229
411
9,226
0
31 Mar 25
33,414
344
9,226
0
31 Dec 24
33,598
277
9,226
0
30 Jun 24
32,596
659
8,221
0
31 Mar 24
33,769
880
8,221
0
31 Dec 23
34,942
1,101
8,221
0
30 Sep 23
37,991
1,065
8,273
0
30 Jun 23
38,482
955
7,799
0
31 Mar 23
37,033
941
7,799
0
31 Dec 22
35,583
927
7,799
0
30 Sep 22
32,670
1,080
6,951
0
30 Jun 22
29,756
1,232
6,103
0
31 Mar 22
27,905
1,210
6,103
0
31 Dec 21
26,053
1,187
6,103
0
30 Sep 21
25,351
811
6,573
0
30 Jun 21
24,648
434
7,043
0
31 Mar 21
24,380
284
7,043
0
31 Dec 20
24,111
133
7,043
0
30 Sep 20
24,102
648
6,657
0
30 Jun 20
24,092
1,163
6,271
0
31 Mar 20
24,446
1,227
6,271
0
31 Dec 19
24,799
1,291
6,271
0
30 Sep 19
24,806
1,093
6,029
0
30 Jun 19
24,813
894
5,787
0
31 Mar 19
24,064
942
5,787
0
31 Dec 18
23,314
990
5,787
0
30 Sep 18
21,896
1,008
5,214
0
30 Jun 18
20,477
1,026
4,640
0
31 Mar 18
19,480
988
4,640
0
31 Dec 17
18,482
950
4,640
0
30 Sep 17
18,244
913
4,670
0
30 Jun 17
18,006
875
4,700
0
31 Mar 17
18,301
826
4,700
0
31 Dec 16
18,596
777
4,700
0
30 Sep 16
18,741
718
4,579
0
30 Jun 16
18,885
658
4,457
0
31 Mar 16
18,666
833
4,457
0
31 Dec 15
18,446
1,007
4,457
0
30 Sep 15
17,996
1,080
4,149
0
30 Jun 15
17,545
1,153
3,840
0
Quality Earnings: AFEP has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: AFEP's current net profit margins (1.1%) are higher than last year (0.8%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: AFEP's earnings have declined by 6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: AFEP's earnings growth over the past year (24.5%) exceeds its 5-year average (-6% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: AFEP earnings growth over the past year (24.5%) exceeded the Chemicals industry 12.9%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: AFEP's Return on Equity (2.8%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/30 03:41
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/29 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
AECI Ltd is covered by 6 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.