Sasol Limited (SSL) is a publicly traded company in the Basic Materials — Chemicals industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sasol Limited functions as an integrated chemical and energy enterprise with a global footprint, organized into six primary segments: Mining, Gas, Fuels, and its Chemicals operations spanning Africa, America, and Eurasia.
Is Sasol Limited stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Sasol Limited (SSL) trades at 15.0× earnings (P/E), against a median of 18.8× across the 156 materials companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (15.0) does not tell whether it is cheap.
Kaplio overview: Sasol Limited
Market cap $11B · 52 weeks $6 – $18 (6 % below the high) · P/E 15.0× · 2027 expected P/E 5.3× · Dividend none · Next earnings March 1, 2027 · expected EPS $1.78 · Closing price, Oct 30 · accounts published Sep 1.
- Valuation: P/E 15.0× (no verdict).
- Business: ROIC 12 % (fair).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 1.0× (solid).
- Earnings: 6 of 8 (on track).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (15.0) 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: 5 of 7 pass
- FCF yield 4.8 %, fails.
- Capex / D&A 1.5×, borderline.
- Gross margin 30.8 %, passes, near the threshold.
- Net debt / EBITDA (trough) 1.0×, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 2.2, passes.
- P/B across cycles 1.1×, passes.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 4.0×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Sasol Limited: P/E 15.0×; EV/EBITDA 4.0×; ROIC 12.3 %; $11.0B. Celanese Corporation (P/E —; EV/EBITDA 42.4×; ROIC -3.8 %; $5.4B), YPF Sociedad Anónima (P/E 9.2×; EV/EBITDA 5.2×; ROIC 3.9 %; $18.4B), Ecopetrol S.A. (P/E 8.9×; EV/EBITDA 4.5×; ROIC 8.7 %; $35.3B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 15.0× · median 4.4× · minimum 0.6× · maximum 22.5× · cheap below 1.9× · expensive above 8.5×. It has been cheaper than today 99% of the time over its last ten years.
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 7.73% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 12.28% |
| Return on Assets | 3.34% |
| Gross Margin | 37.73% |
| Operating Margin | 17.98% |
| Net Margin | 4.46% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.68 |
| Current Ratio | 1.79 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 7 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.18 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +21.85% |
| 3 months | +45.38% |
| Year-to-date | +161.29% |
| 1 year | +168.72% |
| 3 years | +35.32% |
| 5 years | -0.23% |
| 10 years | -38.41% |
Dividend History
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024-03-14 | $0.1037 |
| 2023-09-14 | $0.5248 |
| 2023-03-09 | $0.3871 |
| 2022-09-08 | $0.8578 |
| 2019-03-14 | $0.4263 |
| 2018-09-06 | $0.5185 |
| 2018-03-15 | $0.4268 |
| 2017-09-07 | $0.5910 |
| 2017-03-15 | $0.3710 |
| 2016-09-28 | $0.6360 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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