# Gold Fields Limited (GFI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Mining & Metals. Price $34.56, market value $30.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 7.1×** (5-yr avg 12.0×, 3-yr avg 12.4×). Gold Fields Limited trades at 7.1× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 12.0×: cheap by its own standards. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 7.1×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 0.04**. A PEG of 0.04 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 3.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.5×.
- **Price / book: 6.9×**. The shares trade at 6.9× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 5.1×**. Enterprise value is 5.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.7%** (5-yr avg 3.3%). Free cash flow equals 7.7% of the market value, above its five-year average of 3.3%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 14.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 14.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 55.3%**. Gold Fields Limited keeps 55.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 50.3%**. 50.3% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 40.8%**. 40.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 42.3%**. 42.3% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 30.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 30.7%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 23.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 23.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 68.2%** (3-yr 26.9%/yr, 5-yr 17.6%/yr). Revenue grew 68.2% over the last year, against 17.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 185.5%** (3-yr 71.6%/yr, 5-yr 37.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 185.5%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 97.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 97.1% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.38**. Debt is 0.38 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.2×**. It would take 0.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 36.5×**. Operating profit covers interest 36.5× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 1.79** (quick 1.33). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.79 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 5.23**. A Z-score of 5.23 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 6.23%** ($2.14 per share, trailing). Gold Fields Limited yields 6.23%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 34.2%/yr** (1-yr 79.5%). The dividend has compounded at 34.2% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 2 years at that pace.
- **Shareholder yield: 6.3%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 6.3% of the market value a year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (8 analysts). 8 analysts cover Gold Fields Limited; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $47.34 (+37% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -6.8%** (YTD -18.0%, 3-mo 2.4%). The shares are down 6.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -43.9%** (11.1% above the low). Trading 44% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 43**. An RSI of 43 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.11** (volatility 61%). Beta of 2.11 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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