
South32
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
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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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
| Line item | FY26 | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5.82B | 5.78B | 4.92B | 5.65B |
| Gross profit | 2.54B | 2.52B | 1.66B | 1.94B |
| Operating income | 887.0M | 943.0M | 126.0M | 597.0M |
| EBITDA | 2.01B | 1.34B | 352.0M | 416.0M |
| EBIT | 1.58B | 826.0M | −291.0M | −237.0M |
| Interest expense | 211.0M | 207.0M | 236.0M | 207.0M |
| Pretax income | 1.37B | 619.0M | −527.0M | −444.0M |
| Tax | 308.0M | 304.0M | −79.0M | 174.0M |
| NPAT | 1.09B | 213.0M | −203.0M | −173.0M |
| Net interest income | 47.0M | 52.0M | −14.0M | 13.0M |
| EPS basic | 0.24 | 0.047 | −0.045 | −0.038 |
| EPS diluted | 0.24 | 0.047 | −0.045 | −0.038 |
| Shares | 4.48B | 4.49B | 4.51B | 4.53B |
Financial reports
The company's own filings, newest first
- 2026 Annual ReportAnnual Report27 Aug 2026via asx_announcements
- Appendix 4E and 2026 Financial Results OutlookAnnual Results27 Aug 2026via asx_announcements
- 2026 Full Year Financial Results PresentationFull Year Results27 Aug 2026via asx_announcements
- JUNE 2026 QUARTERLY REPORTQuarterly Report20 Jul 2026via asx_announcements
- March 2026 Quarterly ReportQuarterly Report22 Apr 2026via asx_announcements
- Appendix 4D and 2026 HY Financial Results and OutlookHalf Year Results12 Feb 2026via asx_announcements
- 2026 Half Year Results PresentationHalf Year Results12 Feb 2026via asx_announcements
- December 2025 Quarterly ReportQuarterly Report22 Jan 2026via asx_announcements
- September 2025 Quarterly ReportQuarterly Report21 Oct 2025via asx_announcements
- Appendix 4E and 2025 Financial Results and OutlookAnnual Results28 Aug 2025via asx_announcements
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