Soul Patts (SOL) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What SOL does

Soul Patts (SOL) is a stock listed on the ASX in the Financial Services sector, under the Capital Markets industry. Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited is an investment company that invests across various industries and asset classes in Australia. It operates through six segments — Listed Companies, Fixed Income, Private Companies, Credit, Emerging Companies Portfolio, and Real Assets — covering managed investments held for income and growth, short-duration investments, unlisted companies with growth opportunities, corporate loans, bonds, structured credit solutions, listed and unlisted high-growth companies, and real estate, agriculture, and data centres. It also engages in the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of building products. Founded in 1872 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, the company has a small team of 53 employees.

Key numbers explained

• The current price is 46,47 AUD, down 3,85% today.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 7,9 shows how the market values the company relative to its last 12 months of earnings; a lower figure can suggest a cheaper valuation relative to earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 24,3 uses expected future earnings and is typically read as a measure of how much investors are paying for each unit of anticipated profit.
• The dividend yield of 2,39% represents the annual dividend as a percentage of the current share price, a common way to compare income returns across stocks.
• The ex-dividend date is 12 oct. 2026, the cutoff date after which a buyer is no longer entitled to the next dividend payment.
• The beta of 0,16 measures the stock's sensitivity to market moves; a figure below 1 suggests lower volatility than the broader market.
• The price-to-book ratio of 1,32 compares the market price to the company's book value per share, a basic gauge of whether the market prices the company above or below its net assets.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 6,6% indicates the proportion of debt relative to shareholders' equity, a common measure of financial leverage.

What to watch

Soul Patts operates as a diversified investment company, so its performance is tied to the mix of assets it holds across listed equities, fixed income, private companies, credit, and real assets. Investors often monitor the next earnings date (24 sept. 2026) for updates on the company's investment results. The revenue growth of 18,3% year over year and the profit margin of 74,3% are useful indicators of how the underlying investments are performing, while the operating margin of -33,5% reflects the impact of costs and other items typical for an investment holding company. The share of earnings paid out as dividends of 18% shows the portion of earnings returned to shareholders, with the remainder retained for reinvestment or other corporate purposes.

Soul Patts is part of the ASX 200 and can be compared with peers such as National Australia Bank (NAB), GQG Partners (GQG), Commonwealth Bank (CBA), Suncorp (SUN), BSP Financial Group (BFL), Pinnacle Investment Management (PNI), and L1 Long Short Fund (LSF). For a broader view of the market, see ASX stocks and the Stocks directory.