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Sibanye Stillwater Limited

SSW.JO
34
Other Precious Metals · Basic Materials
Price
4343.00 ZAc
+280.00 (+6.89%)
Market Cap
122.93B ZAc
Exchange
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Winston Score
34
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

Share count falling — buybacks

3.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.93B (2021) → 2.83B (2025)

Sibanye Stillwater is a South African mining company that digs precious metals out of the ground. Its main products are platinum, palladium, rhodium, and gold — metals used in car exhaust systems, jewelry, electronics, and industrial processes. It is one of the largest platinum group metals (PGM) producers in the world, with major mining operations in South Africa and the United States.

The company makes money by selling these metals to refiners, automakers, and industrial buyers at market prices, so its revenue rises and falls with commodity prices. Sibanye operates across South Africa's Bushveld Complex and Montana's Stillwater mines, making it geographically diversified compared to most peers. Its moat comes from owning some of the world's richest PGM ore bodies, which are rare and hard to replicate. The key risk is that PGM prices — especially palladium and rhodium — have fallen sharply in recent years as the auto industry shifts toward battery electric vehicles, which do not use catalytic converters.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+31.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

<−1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.4%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Runway

~4 years

$35.3B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$35.3B cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

Sibanye Stillwater Limited grew revenue 32% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
25.5%
Modest — 25.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
19.3%
Healthy — 19.3% operating margin
ROCE
17.5%
Strong — 17.5% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+15.6%
Fast-growing sales (+15.6% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
1.1%
Thin free cash flow (1.1%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.09
Elevated debt (1.09)
Interest Cover
10.93x
Comfortably covers interest (10.9x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
3.02%
Moderate income — 3.02% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth
-47.8%
Dividend cut (-47.8% YoY) — warning sign

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