profit from every A$100 of sales.
A$0A$100
Sims
A$20.54-2.10% today
+12.5% in 1 year
1-year low A$17.831-year high A$29.99
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Sims sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from A$9.26 billion in 2022 to A$7.49 billion in 2025, with -A$19.0 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Sims handed back 37% of the cash it generated last year.
A$39M
Free cash flow 2025A$103M
Bought back its own shares–
Paid as dividendsA$39M
Cash vs. debtA$181M vs. A$788M
Sims vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from A$100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per A$1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sims | No profit yet | ||
 Nucor | 32.5× · Expensive | ||
 ArcelorMittal | 15.0× · Cheap | ||
 JSW Steel | 14.8× · Cheap | ||
 Steel Dynamics | 27.5× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Sims's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of AUD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,264 | 8,061 | 7,195 | 7,494 | |
| 2,702 | 2,338 | 1,979 | 2,149 | |
| 324 | -10 | -118 | -4 | |
| 980 | 523 | 381 | 345 | |
| 599 | 181 | -58 | -19 | |
| 2.96 | 0.92 | -0.30 | -0.10 | |
| 29.2% | 29.0% | 27.5% | 28.7% | |
| 3.5% | -0.1% | -1.6% | -0.1% | |
| 6.5% | 2.2% | -0.8% | -0.3% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of AUD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 4,440 | 4,706 | 4,905 | 4,446 |
| Cash | 253 | 309 | 93 | 181 |
| Total debt | 702 | 805 | 949 | 788 |
| Total liabilities | 1,902 | 2,049 | 2,342 | 1,859 |
| 2,538 | 2,657 | 2,563 | 2,587 | |
| 203 | 197 | 193 | 193 | |
| 16.8% | 6.1% | 3.0% | 1.9% | |
| 23.6% | 6.8% | -2.3% | -0.7% |
Cash flow
| In millions of AUD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | |
| 276 | 233 | 215 | 194 | |
| 272 | 217 | -12 | 103 | |
| Dividends paid | 140 | 124 | 41 | 39 |
| 124 | 15 | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- –
- –
- –
- 2.1×
- 0.5×
- 38.5×
- 13.3×
- 2.6%
- -0.5%
- 1.0%
Profitability
- 28.7%
- -0.1%
- -0.3%
- –
- 1.9%
- 6.9%
- –
- –
- –
- –
Growth
- −6.8%
- –
- –
- –
- −1.6%
Financial health
- 1.8×
- 0.30
- –
- 1.6×
- 1.66
- –
- –
How it ranks in Materials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 21%of 992
Bottom 9%of 961
Bottom 18%of 956
Top 46%of 991
1.0%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$10a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised–not every year
How safe it looks
: 37.5%
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
27No pass
Benjamin Graham
39No pass
Philip Fisher
38No pass
Peter Lynch
31No pass
Joel Greenblatt
0No pass
Charlie Munger
31No pass
Terry Smith
24No pass
Questions about Sims
Is Sims a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Sims AI analysis
What does Sims do?
Sims Limited engages in buying, processing, and selling of ferrous and non-ferrous recycled metals in Australia, China, India, Thailand, Turkey, the United States, and internationally. It is in Steel, based in Mascot, NSW, Australia, with 3,920 employees.
Does Sims pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.0% a year. In 2025 it paid out A$38.6 million in dividends.
Is Sims stock halal?
Yes. Sims passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 20% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Sims stock done over the past year?
Up 12.5% over the past twelve months, to A$20.54. It traded between A$17.83 and A$29.99 and is 31.5% below its high.
Who are Sims's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Nucor, ArcelorMittal, JSW Steel and Steel Dynamics. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Sims's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.