South32 (JSE:S32) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Sep. 21, 2026)

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JSE:S32 South32 Ltd JSE:S32
67 GF Score
Price R57.09
GF Value R41.39
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is South32 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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South32  (JSE:S32) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


South32 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


South32 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for South32's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

South32 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

South32 Annual Data
Trend Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.08 2.19 1.98 1.45 1.82

South32 Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.98 1.76 1.40 1.57 1.76

South32 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, South32's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


South32 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, South32's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where South32's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


JSE:S32
67GF Score
South32 Ltd JSE:S32
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South32 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

South32's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Jun26 is calculated as:

For example, South32's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Jun26 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jun26 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun26)
=21.835/136.4868*136.4868
=21.835

Current CPI (Jun26) = 136.4868.

South32 Annual Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201706 17.613 0.000
201806 18.544 0.000
201906 20.208 0.000
202006 16.045 0.000
202106 17.701 0.000
202206 30.146 0.000
202306 21.941 0.000
202406 22.690 0.000
202506 23.203 131.551 24.074
202606 21.835 136.487 21.835

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is South32 (JSE:S32) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, South32 stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of R57.09 is trading 37.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of R41.39. GuruFocus considers South32 to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for JSE:S32:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio:
  • GF Value™: R41.39 vs. price of R57.09 (37.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the JSE:S32 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


South32 Business Description

Address 100 Street Georges Terrace, Level 2, Perth, WA, AUS, 6000
South32 was born of the demerger of noncore assets from BHP in 2015. Its major 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 and the Cerro Matoso nickel mine in Colombia in December 2025. 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. The company acquired Arizona Mining, which brings with it the high-grade and likely low-cost Taylor project in the US, and also entered the copper business in 2022 via the purchase of a 45% stake in the Sierra Gorda mine in Chile.
67GF Score

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R57.09
Price
R41.39
GF Value