Drdgold LTD key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2026, Drdgold LTD had return on equity of 39.4%, an operating margin of 51.4%, debt equal to 0.0% of equity and a current ratio of 3.62. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Drdgold LTD: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year	2016Jun 2016	2017Jun 2017	2018Jun 2018	2019Jun 2019	2020Jun 2020	2021Jun 2021	2022Jun 2022	2023Jun 2023	2024Jun 2024	2025Jun 2025	2026Jun 2026
Gross margin	8.1%	1.4%	5.7%	7.5%	29.8%	35.7%	26.9%	28.8%	29.0%	39.7%	53.5%
Operating margin	4.9%	−1.0%	2.1%	4.5%	22.4%	34.5%	25.5%	25.9%	25.8%	37.0%	51.4%
Net margin	2.5%	0.6%	0.3%	2.8%	15.2%	27.3%	22.0%	23.3%	21.3%	28.5%	38.1%
Free-cash-flow margin	13.0%	−2.5%	4.3%	−2.1%	22.6%	22.4%	17.9%	9.3%	−18.3%	15.9%	19.2%
Return on equity	4.7%	1.1%	0.5%	3.9%	19.3%	33.0%	22.1%	21.7%	20.0%	28.1%	39.4%
Return on assets	—	0.6%	0.3%	2.4%	13.3%	24.4%	16.8%	16.7%	14.9%	20.4%	28.7%
Asset turnover	—	0.99	1.12	0.85	0.88	0.89	0.77	0.71	0.70	0.72	0.75
Current ratio	—	2.13	1.95	1.43	2.94	5.03	4.92	4.47	1.57	2.28	3.62
Debt to equity	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest)	26.0x	n/m	12.7x	22.4x	183.9x	26.1x	17.5x	20.1x	21.1x	39.7x	57.4x
Effective tax rate	43.1%	—	79.9%	25.3%	35.1%	26.7%	22.9%	24.0%	26.9%	26.9%	27.7%
Capital spending as % of revenue	4.1%	4.7%	5.1%	12.6%	4.3%	7.5%	11.4%	20.8%	47.9%	28.6%	31.6%
Free cash flow ÷ net income	510.7%	−430.7%	>999%	−75.3%	149.3%	81.8%	81.3%	39.8%	−85.8%	56.0%	50.4%
Dividends ÷ net income	408.6%	369.3%	649.2%	0.0%	88.9%	44.5%	45.7%	40.2%	55.1%	19.2%	18.3%
Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow	80.0%	—	39.1%	—	59.6%	54.4%	56.2%	101.0%	—	34.3%	36.4%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

3 of 3 checks passed · June 30, 2026

What it owns · $1.1bn

Short-term assets $233mLonger-term assets $831m

What it owes, and who funded it · $1.1bn

Short-term liabilities $64mLonger-term liabilities $222mShareholders' equity $778m

Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $233m of assets due within a year against $64m of liabilities due within a year.
Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $233m short-term assets against $222m of longer-dated liabilities.
More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $340m against $6m of interest.

From Drdgold LTD's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Low.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Drdgold LTD's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 1, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Drdgold LTD.