# Sasol Ltd. American (SSL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. Price $12.27, market value $7.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 10.5×** (5-yr avg 0.5×, 3-yr avg 0.4×). Sasol Ltd. American trades at 10.5× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 0.5×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×. Forward P/E is 7.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.5×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.8×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 4.5×**. Enterprise value is 4.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 9.2%** (5-yr avg 164.1%). Free cash flow equals 9.2% of the market value, below its five-year average of 164.1%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 9.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 9.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 44.3%**. Sasol Ltd. American keeps 44.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 16.6%**. 16.6% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 4.5%**. 4.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 7.5%**. 7.5% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 15.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 15.6%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 3.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 9.2%** (3-yr -2.1%/yr, 5-yr 6.1%/yr). Revenue grew 9.2% over the last year, against 6.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 35.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 35.2% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.68**. Debt is 0.68 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.5×**. It would take 1.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 4.9×**. Operating profit covers interest 4.9× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 1.79** (quick 1.17). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.79 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.02**. A Z-score of 2.02 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Sasol Ltd. American does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 77.6%** (YTD 88.5%, 3-mo -8.9%). The shares are up 77.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -14.6%** (134.2% above the low). Trading 15% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 57**. An RSI of 57 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.37** (volatility 55%). Beta of -0.37 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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