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South32

Materials

South32 is a diversified mining and metals company producing bauxite, alumina, aluminium, energy coal, metallurgical coal, manganese ore, manganese alloy, nickel, silver, lead and zinc. The company has operations in Australia, Southern Africa, and South America. South32 aims to create value through the development of its portfolio of high-quality assets and disciplined capital management.

Short position

short percentage1.33%
reported shorts59.7M
shares on issue4.483B

South32 (ASX:S32) has 1.33% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 59,677,812 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.33 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.15 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 2.98% in February 2016. S32 is classified in the Materials industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Price & short interest

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South32 (S32) financials

Results, ratios and statements

Latest result

Year to 30 Jun 2026 (FY26) vs FY25, figures in USD, the reporting currency

Revenue
5.82Bvs 5.78B (FY25)
Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
NPAT
1.09Bvs 213.0M (FY25)
Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
EPS (diluted)
0.24vs 0.047 (FY25)
Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
Rev YoY
+0.6%FY
EPS YoY
+412.8%TTM

Key ratios

Year to 30 Jun 2026 (FY); balance sheet at 30 Jun 2026; prices to 9 Oct 2026

Gross margin
43.7%
Operating margin
15.3%
Net margin
18.7%
FCF margin
8.6%
ROE
11.7%
ROA
7.7%
FCF conversion
0.46×
Net cash (excl. leases)
USD 1.03B
Net debt / EBITDA
−0.6×
Current ratio
2.4×
Interest cover
4.2×
Cash dividends paid / net profit
26.9%
Market cap
$22.00B
P/E
n/a (reports in USD)
P/B
n/a (reports in USD)

Ratios use the reporting currency (USD); market cap is in AUD. Source: Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026.

Financial statements

Figures in USD, the reporting currency; Yahoo Finance unless marked

S32 income, newest period first, figures in USD
Line itemFY26FY25FY24FY23
Revenue5.82B5.78B4.92B5.65B
Gross profit2.54B2.52B1.66B1.94B
Operating income887.0M943.0M126.0M597.0M
EBITDA2.01B1.34B352.0M416.0M
EBIT1.58B826.0M−291.0M−237.0M
Interest expense211.0M207.0M236.0M207.0M
Pretax income1.37B619.0M−527.0M−444.0M
Tax308.0M304.0M−79.0M174.0M
NPAT1.09B213.0M−203.0M−173.0M
Net interest income47.0M52.0M−14.0M13.0M
EPS basic0.240.047−0.045−0.038
EPS diluted0.240.047−0.045−0.038
Shares4.48B4.49B4.51B4.53B