Sasol (SSL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sasol Limited is a South African integrated chemicals and energy company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SSL. The company develops and commercializes technologies that convert coal and natural gas into fuels, chemicals and other value-added products, with operations and customers in South Africa and international markets.

Its portfolio includes liquid fuels, solvents, alcohols, surfactants, polymers, waxes, ammonia and other chemical products used in sectors such as mining, manufacturing, agriculture, automotive, personal care and household products. Sasol also participates in energy production and related activities, including the processing and supply of fuels and gas-based products.

Founded in 1950, Sasol was established to develop a domestic synthetic-fuels industry and built its early operations around coal-to-liquids technology. Today, South Africa remains the center of its integrated energy and chemicals operations, while the company serves global markets through international manufacturing, sales and distribution activities. Simon Baloyi has served as Sasol’s president and chief executive officer since October 2024.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.70 to $13.94
• 50-Day Range: $10.77 to $15.14
• 52-Week Range: $5.24 to $15.18
• Volume: 1.12 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.77 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Sasol Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sasol scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 178th out of 229 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Sasol has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sasol has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -31.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sasol are expected to decrease by -31.00% in the coming year, from $2.71 to $1.87 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Sasol has a PEG Ratio of 0.64. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sasol has a P/B Ratio of 0.88. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.89% of the float of Sasol has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sasol has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.98.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sasol has recently decreased by 7.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Sasol does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Sasol does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Sasol will have a dividend payout ratio of 4.28% next year. This indicates that Sasol will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.30

News Sentiment

Sasol has a news sentiment score of 0.30. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Sasol this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for SSL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Sasol to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sasol insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Sasol is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

1.21% of the stock of Sasol is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/14/2026
• Today: 9/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SSL
• CIK: 314590
• Web: www.sasol.com
• Phone: (710) 344-5000
• Fax: 27-11-788-5092
• Employees: 27,239
• Year Founded: 1950

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.06
• P/E Growth: 0.63
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.49
• Current Ratio: 1.79
• Quick Ratio: 1.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.12 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.55
• Cash Flow: $3.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.07
• Book Value: $15.50 per share
• Price / Book: 0.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 649,380,000
• Free Float: 642,881,000
• Market Cap: $8.90 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.01