OMU - Old Mutual Limited
Old Mutual Limited is a premium African financial services group that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to retail and corporate customers across key markets in 14 countries. The group was first established in Cape Town in 1845 as South Africa's first mutual life insurance company, offering financial security in uncertain times. Old Mutual's purpose is to help its customers thrive by enabling them to achieve their lifetime financial goals, while investing their funds in ways that will create a positive future for them, their families, and society.
Old Mutual, operating as a specialty financial services company, offers life, health, short-term, agriculture, and disability insurance, as well as retirement planning, wealth management, banking, loans, and consultancy services. Old Mutual serves customers worldwide.
Old Mutual Limited is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Old Mutual is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “OMU”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:OMU is ZAE000255360. Old Mutual Limited is currently the 38th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 71.9 billion, which is about 0.303% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Live Trading Feed | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 15.27 |
| Day’s High Price | 15.55 |
| Traded Volume | 709,836 |
| Number of Deals | 460 |
| Gross Turnover | 10.9M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 1.6660 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 9.24 |
| Dividend Per Share | 0.89 |
| Dividend Yield | 5.78% |
| Shares Outstanding | 4.67B |
| Market Capitalization | 71.9B |
OMU Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +3.84% | +11% | +17.6% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +25.4% | +22.8% | +3.36% |
The current share price of Old Mutual Limited (OMU) is ZAR 15.35. OMU closed its last trading day (Tuesday, January 6, 2026) at 15.40 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 2.1% gain over its previous closing price of 15.08 ZAR. Old Mutual began the year with a share price of 14.90 ZAR and has since gained 3.36% on that price valuation, ranking it 55th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about OMU knowing the stock has accrued 11% over the past four-week period—53rd best on JSE.
Old Mutual is the #1 most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Oct 6, 2025 - Jan 6, 2026). OMU has traded a total volume of 1.83 billion shares—in 258,874 deals—valued at ZAR 25.2 billion over the period, with an average of 29 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 509 million was achieved on November 24th, and a low of 2.9 million on December 24th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Old Mutual on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | 14,860,117 | 15.40 | +0.32 | +2.12% |
| 2026-01-05 | 8,804,719 | 15.08 | -0.09 | -0.59% |
| 2026-01-02 | 14,107,785 | 15.17 | +0.27 | +1.81% |
| 2025-12-31 | 4,282,963 | 14.90 | +0.09 | +0.61% |
| 2025-12-30 | 6,688,730 | 14.81 | -0.02 | -0.13% |
| 2025-12-29 | 11,231,844 | 14.83 | +0.21 | +1.44% |
| 2025-12-24 | 2,896,602 | 14.62 | -0.10 | -0.68% |
| 2025-12-23 | 6,596,601 | 14.72 | +0.15 | +1.03% |
| 2025-12-22 | 7,960,578 | 14.57 | -0.07 | -0.48% |
| 2025-12-19 | 34,561,006 | 14.64 |
Profile of Old Mutual Limited
Old Mutual Limited was founded on May 29, 2017 and operates in the Financials sector, specifically, the Specialty Finance industry.
Factsheet of Old Mutual Limited
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Specialty Finance
- Address
- Mutualpark, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, Cape Town, 7405, South Africa
- Telephone
- +27-21-509-9111
- Website
- www.oldmutual.com
OMU Industrial Market Competitors
Old Mutual Limited, issuers of the OMU stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Financials sector and/or Specialty Finance industry. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top 10 by year-to-date performance.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPA | Channel VAS Investments Ltd | 26B | 21.07 | +2.93% |
| BAC | Africa Bitcoin Corporation Ltd | 114M | 10.00 | +25% |
| NGPLT | NewGold Platinum ETF | 9.88B | 367.29 | +15.4% |
| ETFPLT | 1nvest Platinum ETF | 5.53B | 373.19 | +14.4% |
| CLI | Clientele Ltd | 7.25B | 15.99 | +14.3% |
| NGPLD | NewGold Palladium ETF | 286M | 280.43 | +13.3% |
| ETFPLD | 1nvest Palladium ETF | 68.3M | 278.63 | +12% |
| MTNZF | MTN Zakhele Futhi | 27.2M | 0.22 | +10% |
| STXRES | Satrix RESI ETF Portfolio | 2.81B | 138.60 | +7.43% |
| ETFRHO | 1nvest Rhodium ETF | 1.89B | 1,497.50 | +6.96% |
