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SSL · NYSE
Sasol Limited
Specialty Chemicals · South Africa
USD 13.72-3.0% daily changeQuote 2026-09-18 · USD
- Market cap (USD)
- US$8.80B
- Trailing P/E
- 12.04x
- Forward P/E
- 4.92x
- Quarterly revenue growth
- 17.9%
- Trailing net margin
- 4.5%
- Indicated dividend yield
- —
Snapshot 2026-09-20 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.
Company background
Sasol Limited operates as a chemical and energy company in South Africa, Mozambique, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It offers bitumen, industrial heating fuels, naphtha, lubricants and lubricant base oils, liquefied petroleum gas, automotive and industrial lubricants, greases, cleansers and degreasers, automotive fuels, and burner fuels, as well as illuminating paraffin transport fuels, such as petrol, diesel, and jet fuels. The company also provides methane rich and natural gas; leaners and degreasers; hydrocarbon liquid fuel; specialty gas, butane, and propane; gasoline, kerosene (jet fuel), olefins, alcohols, polymers, solvents, surfactants, co-monomers, ammonia, methanol, crude tar acids, sulphur, and fuel oil; gas to liquid fuel; sustainable aviation fuel; and other fuels, as well as engages in the wholesale of motor fuels. In addition, it is involved in engineering, research and development, and technology transfer; management of cash resources, investments, and procurement of loans; development and implementation of international gas to liquid and CTL ventures; marketing of fuels and lubricants; production, trading, and transportation of oil products, petrochemicals and chemical products, and derivatives; and coal mining activities. The company serves adhesives, agriculture and forestry, automotive and transportation, aviation, burner fuels, chemicals, construction and materials, corrosion protection, electrical and electronics, flavors and fragrances, furniture, health and medical, household and consumer goods, industrial products, lubricants, manufacturing, mining, packaging, paints and coatings, personal care, pharmaceuticals, plastics and polymers, publishing and inks, pulp and paper, rubber and tires, specialty graphite, steel and foundry, textile and leather, water treatment, and other industries. Sasol Limited was founded in 1950 and is based in Sandton, South Africa.
Company websiteFY2026
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Sasol Stock (SSL): HOLD Call - Best Year In Five, Written Down Again FY2026
Published 2026-09-02
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| Metric | SSLSasol LimitedSnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30 | NEUNewMarket CorporationSnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30 | ESIElement Solutions IncSnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30 | Peer medianSimilar-size peers only |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market capMarket value, converted to USD | US$8.80B | US$8.20B | US$7.98B | US$8.09Bn=2 |
| Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate | 4.92x | 34.54x | 15.52x | 25.03xn=2 |
| EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA | — | 12.35x | 17.58x | 14.96xn=2 |
| Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 17.9% | 7.0% | 56.4% | 31.7%n=2 |
| Operating marginLatest reported quarter | 23.1% | 23.9% | 11.8% | 17.8%n=2 |
| Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap | — | 5.3% | 0.6% | 3.0%n=2 |
| Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA | 1.11x | 1.15x | 3.42x | 2.29xn=2 |
| Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity | 0.65x | 0.51x | 0.75x | 0.63xn=2 |
| Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings | 12.04x | 19.19x | 44.23x | 31.71xn=2 |
| Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share | 0.90x | 4.46x | 2.84x | 3.65xn=2 |
| EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue | — | 3.30x | 3.15x | 3.22xn=2 |
| Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 447.5% | 22.9% | 61.9% | 42.4%n=2 |
| Gross marginTrailing twelve months | 43.8% | 31.5% | 38.6% | 35.0%n=2 |
| Net marginTrailing twelve months | 4.5% | 15.8% | 5.7% | 10.7%n=2 |
| Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only | 8.8% | 25.1% | 6.5% | 15.8%n=2 |
| Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue | 2.1% | 15.9% | 1.6% | 8.7%n=2 |
| Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price | — | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.2%n=2 |
| Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout | 0.0% | 25.3% | 43.2% | 34.3%n=2 |
| Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities | 1.79x | 2.25x | 2.91x | 2.58xn=2 |
| BetaProvider historical market sensitivity | -0.32 | 0.56 | 1.26 | 0.91n=2 |
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THE RESEARCH RECORD
Research history for SSL
FY20262026-09-02
Sasol Stock (SSL): HOLD Call - Best Year In Five, Written Down Again FY2026
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