SOL - Sasol Limited
Sasol Limited is a global integrated chemicals and energy company that sources, produces, and markets a range of fuels and chemical products in 27 countries. The company is listed on the JSE in South Africa and the New York Stock Exchange in the United States. Sasol’s investors consist of both equity investors (those invested in the ordinary shares or the ADRs) and lenders/debt investors—banks and institutional investors lending to the company or investing in its issues of debt instruments such as local bonds, offshore bonds, commercial paper issues, project finance, loans and other credit facilities, and convertible instruments.
Sasol comprises two distinct market-focused businesses, namely, Chemicals and Energy, with a corporate center to support. The Chemicals Business, which has a diversified, global presence across Africa, America, and Eurasia, boasts a broad range of integrated alcohols and surfactants, specialty alumina products which are backed by a track record of collaborative innovation with customers. The Energy Business has a strong regional position across Southern Africa, including upstream gas operations in Mozambique, and leverages the unique Fischer-Tropsch technology and advantaged assets to produce fully integrated liquid fuels and chemical products.
Sasol Limited is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Sasol is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “SOL”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:SOL is ZAE000006896. Sasol Limited is currently the 51st most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 44.4 billion, which makes about 0.203% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
Last Trading Results | |
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Opening Price | |
Day’s Low Price | 66.70 |
Day’s High Price | 69.88 |
Traded Volume | 2.27M |
Number of Deals | 7,302 |
Gross Turnover | 155M |
Growth & Valuation | |
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Earnings Per Share | 11.95 |
Price/Earning Ratio | 5.78 |
Dividend Per Share | 12.00 |
Dividend Yield | 17.4% |
Shares Outstanding | 643M |
Market Capitalization | 44.4B |
SOL Stock Market Performance
1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
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+7.97% | +4.35% | -19.4% |
6MO | 1YR | YTD |
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-29.3% | -50% | -17% |
The current share price of Sasol Limited (SOL) is ZAR 69.08. SOL closed its last trading day (Friday, May 16, 2025) at 69.08 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 3.6% gain over its previous closing price of 66.68 ZAR. Sasol began the year with a share price of 83.27 ZAR but has since lost 17% off that price valuation, ranking it 353rd on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance.
Sasol is the 14th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Feb 12 - May 16, 2025). SOL has traded a total volume of 287 million shares—in 531,088 deals—valued at ZAR 20.7 billion over the period, with an average of 4.56 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 12.1 million was achieved on March 20th, and a low of 1.38 million on March 27th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Sasol on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
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2025-05-16 | 2,269,438 | 69.08 | +2.40 | +3.60% |
2025-05-15 | 3,651,600 | 66.68 | -3.22 | -4.61% |
2025-05-14 | 11,157,427 | 69.90 | +1.15 | +1.67% |
2025-05-13 | 3,720,006 | 68.75 | +1.09 | +1.61% |
2025-05-12 | 4,513,831 | 67.66 | +3.68 | +5.75% |
2025-05-09 | 3,294,762 | 63.98 | +0.98 | +1.56% |
2025-05-08 | 2,196,898 | 63.00 | +0.19 | +0.30% |
2025-05-07 | 2,011,917 | 62.81 | +0.77 | +1.24% |
2025-05-06 | 2,084,565 | 62.04 | -1.70 | -2.67% |
2025-05-05 | 4,287,201 | 63.74 |
Profile of Sasol Limited
Sasol Limited was founded on June 26, 1979 and operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically, the Chemicals industry. Sasol contracts an estimated total number of 29,187 employees.
Factsheet of Sasol Limited
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Address
- Sasol Place, 50 Katherine Street, Sandton, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa
- Telephone
- +27-10-344-5000, +27-10-344-9280
- Website
- www.sasol.com
SOL Industrial Market Competitors
Sasol Limited, issuers of the SOL and BEE - Sasol Limited (+19.05%) stocks on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Basic Materials sector and/or Chemicals 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 |
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AFE | AECI Limited | 10.7B | 101.69 | +16.3% |
AFEP | AECI 5.5% Preference Shares | 45M | 15.00 | +3.45% |
OMN | Omnia Holdings Ltd | 11.5B | 70.94 | -9.17% |
ANG | Anglogold Ashanti Ltd | 363B | 720.73 | +71.2% |
HAR | Harmony GM Co Ltd | 163B | 257.50 | +70.9% |
DRD | DRD Gold Ltd | 21.9B | 25.36 | +53.4% |
GFI | Gold Fields Ltd | 329B | 367.90 | +48.9% |
KP2 | Kore Potash plc | 4.06B | 0.84 | +44.8% |
SSW | Sibanye Stillwater Limited | 60.5B | 21.36 | +42.6% |
NPH | Northam Platinum Holdings | 51.7B | 130.36 | +33.8% |