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How Sasol Limited stacks up
SSL · against 164 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
90/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #37 of 165 · scores higher than 76% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score40 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including SSL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 90?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital, return on assets and operating margin, which are stronger than most Basic Materials peers.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 79% of peers. Operating margin: 16.6% vs peer median 7.6%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 84% of peers. Return on assets: 8.0% vs peer median 2.5%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 98% of peers. Return on invested capital: 67.4% vs peer median 6.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SSL, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SSL | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 157 reported | 67.4% | 12.8% | 97% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 164 reported | 16.6% | 13.8% | 57% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 148 reported | 8.0% | 5.6% | 65% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 147 reported | 8.8% | 13.4% | 36% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 165 reported | 43.8% | 33.2% | 67% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SSL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 583.2B INR (≈$7.0B) | 100 | 80 | |
| 2 | 49.8B HKD (≈$6.4B) | 98 | 74 | |
| 2 | 59.7B CNY (≈$8.4B) | 98 | 88 | |
| 2 | 8.2B CAD (≈$6.0B) | 98 | 59 | |
| 2 | 17.7B USD | 98 | 88 | |
| 31 | 9.1B AUD (≈$6.0B) | 91 | 74 | |
| 31 | 5.3B USD | 91 | 91 | |
| 37 | 1.02T JPY (≈$7.0B) | 90 | 72 | |
| 37 | 437.7B INR (≈$5.3B) | 90 | 70 | |
| 37 | 10.3B USD | 90 | 68 | |
| 37 | 5.8B USD | 90 | 80 | |
| 41 | 87.3B HKD (≈$11.2B) | 89 | 72 | |
| 41 | 54.2B SAR (≈$14.6B) | 89 | 77 | |
| 41 | 597.7B INR (≈$7.2B) | 89 | 66 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score