Basic Materials
AECI Ltd(AECLY)
Live Price
Offline$5.00
+0.00% today
1Y Change
-36.71%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
- Market Cap
- $11.92B
- Revenue Growth
- -11.3%
- EPS Growth
- +217.5%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.0%
Coverage: 251 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
AECI Ltd (AECLY) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $11.92B and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $5.00 and down 36.7% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -11.3%, EPS growth of +217.5%, a dividend yield of 2.0%. What stands out right now is revenue -11.3%, EPS +217.5%, free cash flow +100.4% with operating margin 6.3% and ROIC 3.6%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 2.0%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 32.6 and price/sales 0.4. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines AECLY price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-11.3% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+6.3% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report came in below the EPS bar
2026 was reported on Feb 25, 2026 with an EPS surprise of -91.4% and a revenue surprise of -1.2%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -11.3% and EPS is at +217.5%, with operating margin around 6.3%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Aug 5, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged 0.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Feb 25, 2026 | -91.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
2025 Jul 30, 2025 | -3.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
2025 Feb 26, 2025 | โ | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
Benchmark Edge
AECLY vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
AECLY Max Drawdown
-36.71%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for AECLY and SPY.
Company Overview
AECI Ltd
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AECI Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the mining, water treatment, plant and animal health, food and beverage, infrastructure, and general industrial sectors in Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia, North America, South America, and Australia. The company operates through five segments: AECI Mining, AECI Water, AECI Agri Health, AECI Chemicals, and AECI Property Services & Corporate. The AECI Mining segment provides mine-to-mineral solution for the mining sector, which includes commercial explosives, initiating systems, and blasting services, as well as surfactants for explosives manufacture. The AECI Water segment provides integrated water treatment and process chemicals, and equipment solutions for various applications comprising public and industrial water, desalination, and utilities. The AECI Agri Health segment manufactures and distributes crop protection products, plant nutrients, animal premixes, specialty animal health products, and fine chemicals. The AECI Chemicals segment supplies raw materials and related services to customers in the food and beverage, manufacturing, road infrastructure, and general industrial sectors. The AECI Property Services & Corporate segment offers property leasing and management services in the office, industrial, and retail sectors. The company was founded in 1894 and is based in Sandton, South Africa.
- Leadership
- Dean K. Murray
- IPO Date
- Aug 14, 2008
- Employees
- 6.9k
- Street Address
- AECI Place
- Mailing
- Sandton, 2191
- Region
- Sandton, ZA
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 27 11 806 8700
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 32.6
- EV/EBITDA
- 4.2
- Price/Sales
- 0.4
- Price/Book
- 1.0
Growth
- Revenue
- -11.3%
- EPS
- +217.5%
- Free Cash Flow
- +100.4%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 6.3%
- Operating Margin
- 6.3%
- Net Margin
- 1.1%
- ROE
- 3.2%
- ROIC
- 3.6%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.42
- Current Ratio
- 1.97
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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