South32 Ltd S32
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News
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The U.S. just took a stake in another resources company - and the stock is tripling
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Trilogy Shares Soar After Defense Department Agrees to Buy Stake
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South32 to Sell Down Trilogy Stake to Defense Department in Latest U.S. Mine-Stake Deal
Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- ZAC5,790.80
- Day Range
- ZAC5,707.00–5,778.00
- 52-Week Range
- ZAC3,381.00–6,134.00
- Bid/Ask
- ZAC5,500.00 / ZAC5,840.00
- Shares Outstanding
- 4.48B
- Market Cap
- ZAC25.71T
- Volume/Avg
- 501,189 / 2M
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 14.04
- Price/Sales
- 2.63
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 2.59%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 2.59%
- Dividend Payment Schedule
- Apr, Oct
- Total Yield
- 2.83%
Company Profile
South32 was born of the demerger of noncore assets from BHP in 2015. Its operations include alumina businesses in Australia and Brazil, aluminum in Brazil, South Africa, and Mozambique, and manganese businesses in Australia and South Africa. It sold New South Wales metallurgical coal in August 2024, the Cerro Matoso nickel mine in Colombia in December 2025, and has also agreed to sell its alumina and most of its aluminum assets. It also owns the Cannington silver/lead/zinc mine in Queensland. Its Australian manganese operations deliver high returns, but have a relatively short reserve life. It acquired Arizona Mining, which brings with it the high-grade and likely low-cost Taylor project in the US, and also entered copper in 2022 by buying a 45% stake in the Sierra Gorda mine in Chile.
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Other Industrial Metals & Mining
- Stock Style Box
- Large Core
- Total Number of Employees
- 6,867
- Website
- https://www.south32.net
Competitors
Valuation
|
Metric
|
S32
|
BHP
|
RIO
|
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 14.04 | 15.05 | 13.96 |
Price/Book Value | 1.62 | 4.48 | 2.78 |
Price/Sales | 2.63 | 3.76 | 2.92 |
Price/Cash Flow | 9.84 | 9.42 | 8.75 |
Price/Earnings
S32
BHP
RIO
Financial Strength
|
Metric
|
S32
|
BHP
|
RIO
|
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 1.88 | 1.44 | 0.93 |
Current Ratio | 2.44 | 1.88 | 1.42 |
Interest Coverage | 6.26 | 11.36 | 10.65 |
Quick Ratio
S32
BHP
RIO
Profitability
|
Metric
|
S32
|
BHP
|
RIO
|
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 7.32% | 11.44% | 10.13% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 11.12% | 27.20% | 20.84% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 9.03% | 17.58% | 15.78% |
Return on Assets
S32
BHP
RIO
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