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Gold Fields

JNB:GFI ZAE000018123
51
  • Value
    40
  • Growth
    85
  • Safety
    Safety
    42
  • Combined
    61
  • Sentiment
    20
  • 360° View
    360° View
    51
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Company Description

Gold Fields Limited is a globally diversified gold producer. The company operates in the gold mining industry. It has mines in Australia, South Africa, Ghana, Chile, Peru, and Canada. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $21,712 million, profits of $2,358 million, and revenue of $5,202 million with 6560 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 51 (better than 51% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Gold Fields are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Gold Fields. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 85, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 85% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 40 means that the share price of Gold Fields is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 60% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 42, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 58% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 20, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 80% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Market Pulse
Weakest Rank Pro Holdings
Country South Africa
Industry Gold Production
Size X-Large
Website goldfields.com
Index
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 7-Oct-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
40 17 26 27
Growth
85 81 87 7
Safety
Safety
42 40 35 39
Sentiment
20 38 24 14
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51 26 24 1
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
26 38 16 35
Opinions Change
12 28 11 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 92 84 24
Market Pulse
7 20 37 44
Sentiment
20 38 24 14
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
40 17 26 27
Growth
85 81 87 7
Safety Safety
42 40 35 39
Combined
61 24 44 3
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
32 16 32 37
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
65 34 46 44
Price vs. Book (P/B)
30 20 25 44
Dividend Yield
79 67 54 46
Value
40 17 26 27
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
78 96 86 27
Profit Growth
92 67 49 33
Capital Growth
61 16 26 9
Stock Returns
23 85 95 45
Growth
85 81 87 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
53 44 48 34
Refinancing
21 27 17 41
Liquidity
72 72 62 60
Safety Safety
42 40 35 39

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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