DRDGOLD Limited (DRD) is a publicly traded company in the Basic Materials — Gold industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
DRDGOLD Limited is a South African gold mining firm specializing in the retrieval of gold from surface tailings. Its comprehensive activities span the full spectrum of gold recovery, including exploration, extraction, processing, and smelting. The company's primary focus involves extracting gold from existing surface tailings within Gauteng province's Witwatersrand basin. Founded in 1895, DRDGOLD's corporate headquarters are situated in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Is DRDGOLD Limited stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
DRDGOLD Limited (DRD) trades at 7.5× earnings (P/E), against a median of 18.6× across the 156 materials companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (7.5) does not tell whether it is cheap.
Kaplio overview: DRDGOLD Limited
Market cap $2B · 52 weeks $20 – $39 (36 % below the high) · P/E 7.5× · 2027 est. P/E 7.5× · Dividend 4.6 % · Next earnings February 17, 2027 · Closing price, Nov 2 · accounts published Aug 19.
- Valuation: TTM P/E 7.5× (no verdict).
- Business: ROIC 25 % (solid).
- Balance sheet: Net cash/EBITDA 0.5× (solid).
- Earnings: Next.
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (7.5) does not tell whether it is cheap.
In cyclicals the P/E misleads: today's earnings are not the normal ones.
What matters in materials: 4 of 7 pass
- FCF yield 6.3 %, fails.
- Capex / D&A 6.7×, fails.
- P/B across cycles 2.5×, fails.
- Gross margin 53.0 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA (trough) −0.5×, passes.
- Dividend coverage 2.8×, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 2.2, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — DRDGOLD Limited: P/E 7.5×; EV/EBITDA 5.1×; ROIC 25.1 %; $2.0B. Seabridge Gold Inc. (P/E 117×; EV/EBITDA —; ROIC -1.1 %; $2.6B), Fortuna Mining Corp. (P/E 7.7×; EV/EBITDA 2.8×; ROIC 18.8 %; $2.7B), Allied Gold Corporation (P/E —; EV/EBITDA 5.7×; ROIC -1.4 %; $2.7B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 7.5× · median 1.9× · minimum 0.5× · maximum 25.8× · cheap below 1.2× · expensive above 5.7×. It has been cheaper than today 82% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
tight · Yield (last 12 months) 4.6 % · 86.68 ZAR per share in 2026 · Years raising it 1 · 5-year growth +3 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 1.1× (last three fiscal years) · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $46.30 a year ($3.86 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 36.20% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 25.07% |
| Return on Assets | 24.40% |
| Gross Margin | 53.00% |
| Operating Margin | 50.91% |
| Net Margin | 38.14% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.00 |
| Current Ratio | 3.62 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 8 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.24 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -0.08% |
| 3 months | +6.17% |
| Year-to-date | -21.70% |
| 1 year | -2.53% |
| 3 years | +168.29% |
| 5 years | +170.98% |
| 10 years | +358.11% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $1.0324 per share in 2 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| September 11, 2026 | $0.7368 |
| March 13, 2026 | $0.2955 |
| September 12, 2025 | $0.2300 |
| March 14, 2025 | $0.1654 |
| September 13, 2024 | $0.1133 |
| March 7, 2024 | $0.1058 |
| September 14, 2023 | $0.3463 |
| March 9, 2023 | $0.1106 |
| September 22, 2022 | $0.238 |
| March 10, 2022 | $0.1323 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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