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Sasol (SSL)

Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals · NYSE

Sasol (SSL) is a Basic Materials company in the Specialty Chemicals industry. It has a market capitalization of $9.51B, a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 5.8 and a free-cash-flow yield of -0.3%. Over the most recent reported fiscal year, revenue declined 5.0% and free cash flow per share fell 108.7%. Nama's AI scorecard rates it Sell, 3.8 out of 10. On 12-month momentum it ranks in the leading band of its market.
AI scorecard
Sell · 3.8/10
Negative, at the mild end of Sell. As of Nov 7, 2026.
Momentum
Leading · +120.5% over 12 months ex. last
Top 20% of its market on the past year's steady rise.
Shariah screen
Not Shariah Compliant
At least one of the three ratios or the industry test failed.
Off its high
-47.7%
How far the last close sits under the highest price of the past five years.
Market cap$9.51B
Trailing P/E5.8
Price / book1.0
Price / sales0.6
FCF yield-0.3%
Dividend yield—
Gross margin43.8%
Operating margin23.1%
Net margin4.5%
Revenue growth (YoY)-5.0%
Revenue growth (3-yr annual)—
EPS growth (YoY)—
FCF/share growth (YoY)-108.7%
Beta-0.3
ExchangeNYSE
SectorBasic Materials
IndustrySpecialty Chemicals

SSL earnings

Beat the EPS estimate in 0 of 4 recent quarters.

QuarterReportedEPSEstimateSurpriseRevenue
Q2 2007 Jan 29, 2007 $0.74 $1.40 -47.1% —
Q3 2003 Mar 10, 2003 $0.45 $0.78 -42.3% —
Q2 2003 Jan 17, 2003 $0.72 $0.77 -6.5% —
Q2 2002 Mar 30, 2002 $0.66 $0.73 -9.6% —

SSL analyst price target

Median target $19.75 from 1 analysts, ranging $19.75 – $19.75.

Specialty Chemicals peers

TickerCompanyMarket capP/E
LIN Linde $236.54B 30.9
ECL Ecolab $84.33B 37.4
SHW Sherwin-Williams $83.13B 28.9
APD Air Products and Chemicals $67.88B 22.7
PPG PPG Industries $27.03B 15.7
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances $20.69B 22.3
LYB LyondellBasell Industries $19.63B 8.6
DD DuPont de Nemours $19.42B 20.9
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SSL FAQ

Is SSL a buy?
Nama's AI scorecard currently rates Sasol Sell (3.8 out of 10), a call computed from its profitability, cash generation, growth, valuation and balance sheet. It is a research reading, not investment advice.
What is SSL's P/E ratio?
Sasol trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 5.8.
What is the SSL price target?
The median analyst price target from 1 analysts is $19.75, with a range of $19.75 – $19.75.
Is SSL Shariah compliant?
Nama's AAOIFI-style screen reads Sasol as Not Shariah Compliant. At least one of the three ratios or the industry test failed.