South32 Ltd (S32)
London Exchange · UK · prices in GBX · close of 20 Oct 2026
Key indicators
| Last close | GBX 230.40 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | 143.20 – 277.66 |
| Return, 1 month / 3 months | −10.6% / −1.8% |
| Return, 1 year / 3 years | +50.5% / +46.8% |
| Trend | Below its 200-day average |
| RSI (14) | 27 |
| Volatility (1 year) | 39.6% |
| Worst drawdown (1 year) | -22.8% |
| Average daily value traded | 108.40M GBX |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% |
Market X-Ray price-based
Five-year price chart navy: price · brown: 200-day average
About the company
South32 is a mining and metals company based in Perth, Australia. It produces commodities including aluminium, alumina, manganese, nickel, silver, lead, zinc and metallurgical coal. Its operations are spread across Australia, South Africa and South America, and it supplies industrial customers and commodity markets around the world. The company also has marketing and trading activities that handle the distribution of its mined and smelted products to buyers in Asia, Europe and elsewhere.
On this site South32 Ltd appears as a stock on the London Exchange (UK), code S32, with prices in pence sterling (GBX). Our dividend records, which start in 2019, show payments in 8 different calendar years. The Market X-Ray on this page is price-based and compares it with other stocks on the same exchange; it does not measure how healthy the business is.
Summary
South32 Ltd (S32) trades on the London Exchange in UK. It last closed at GBX 230.40 on 20 October 2026.
Its price-based Market X-Ray is 60 out of 100 (a fair price profile), ranking 1,363 of 3,787 stocks on this exchange. The score describes how the stock has traded: trend, momentum, risk, liquidity and dividends, each ranked against the other stocks on its own exchange. It does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is.
Over the last year the price rose 50.5% and over the last three months it fell 1.8%. Returns are price returns, dividends not included.
Fundamental measures (valuation, growth, financial health) are not shown: we do not yet hold financial statements for this market.
The five lenses in numbers each metric is ranked against the other stocks on London Exchange
| Lens and metric | Value | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trend | 60 · Fair | Mixed trend against its averages. | |
| Above 200-day average | -0.9% | ||
| From 52-week high | -15.9% | ||
| Momentum | 61 · Fair | Typical recent returns for this exchange. | |
| 3-month return | -1.8% | ||
| 6-month return | -1.1% | ||
| 12-month return, skipping the last month | 68.4% | ||
| Stability (higher is calmer) | 54 · Fair | Typical risk for this exchange. | |
| Volatility, 1 year (lower is calmer) | 39.6% | ||
| Worst drawdown, 1 year (smaller is calmer) | -22.8% | ||
| Liquidity | 89 · Strong | Trades actively. | |
| Average daily value traded | 108.40M GBX | ||
| Zero-volume days | 0.0% | ||
| Income | 27 · Weak | Dividend is small or irregular. | |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% | ||
| Years with dividends | 5 |
Strengths
- Liquidity: Trades actively.
Weak spots
- Income: Dividend is small or irregular.
Returns
| 1 week | −8.9% |
|---|---|
| 1 month | −10.6% |
| 3 months | −1.8% |
| 6 months | −1.1% |
| 1 year | +50.5% |
| 3 years | +46.8% |
| 5 years | +36.3% |
Signals
| 50-day / 200-day average | 258.02 / 232.42 |
|---|---|
| Golden / death cross (60 days) | None |
| New 52-week high | No |
| Bullish RSI divergence | No |
| Average daily range (ATR) | 9.84 |
Technical summary
Recent dividends
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2026 | GBP 0.0401 |
| 5 Mar 2026 | GBP 0.0290 |
| 18 Sep 2025 | GBP 0.0192 |
| 6 Mar 2025 | GBP 0.0266 |
| 19 Sep 2024 | GBP 0.0234 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | GBP 0.0031 |
How to read this report
Every number comes from end-of-day prices and dividends. The Market X-Ray describes how the stock has traded, ranked against the other stocks on London Exchange; it does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is. The fundamental X-Ray (financial health, valuation, growth) needs financial statements, which we hold today for US stocks. See the methodology page. Educational only, not financial advice.