Australian Securities Exchange · Australia · Updated after 27 Oct 2026 close

Santos Ltd

STO · Australian Securities Exchange · prices in AUD

AUD 9.180▲ +0.010 (0.11%)

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About Santos Ltd

Santos is an Australian energy company based in Adelaide that explores for and produces oil and natural gas. It runs gas fields and processing plants onshore and offshore around Australia, including coal seam gas operations that feed a liquefied natural gas plant in Queensland, and it also holds interests in gas projects in other countries. Its customers include domestic gas users, industrial buyers and overseas LNG purchasers, mainly in Asia.

Santos Ltd trades under the code STO on the Australian Securities Exchange in Australia, with its price quoted in Australian dollars (AUD). Our dividend records, which start in 2019, show payments in 8 different calendar years. The Market X-Ray on this page is price-based and compares it with other stocks on the same exchange; it does not measure how healthy the business is.

Market X-Ray · price-based

Strong price profile

Ranks #6 of 1816 on the Australian Securities Exchange · confidence High

What this score is, and is not

It describes how this stock has traded: trend, momentum, risk, liquidity and dividends, each ranked against the other stocks on its own exchange. It does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is. That fundamental X-Ray needs financial statements, which we do not have for Australia yet.

TrendStrong

93/100

Trading above its long-term averages and near its highs.

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Above 200-day average20.1%

From 52-week high-1.5%

MomentumStrong

89/100

Rising faster than most stocks on this exchange.

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3-month return21.9%

6-month return22.4%

12-month, skipping last month38.0%

Stability (higher is calmer)Strong

93/100

Calmer than most: low volatility and shallow drawdowns.

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Volatility, 1 year (lower is calmer)27.1%

Worst drawdown, 1 year (smaller is calmer)-14.6%

LiquidityStrong

100/100

Trades actively.

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Avg daily value traded87.10M AUD

Zero-volume days0.0%

IncomeWeak

43/100

Dividend is small or irregular.

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Dividend yield3.4%

Years with dividends5

Price-based X-Ray. The fundamental X-Ray (financial health, valuation, growth, fair value) is available for US stocks today. It will follow for Australia when fundamentals data for this market is added. All Australia stocks.

Price trend

Uptrend

Versus its 50- and 200-day averages

52-week range

5.900 – 9.360

Price is 95% of the way up

Returns

+21.9% 3m · +48.0% 1y

Price returns, dividends not included

RSI (14)

Neutral zone

Price chart

Interactive chart Historical data & CSV

52-wk range 5.900 – 9.360 Daily closes, split-adjusted

Signals

50-day average8.599

200-day average7.645

Golden/death cross (60d)None

New 52-week highNo

Bullish RSI divergenceNo

Average daily range (ATR)0.192

Technical summary

Daily

Strongly bullish

11 bullish · 4 neutral · 1 bearish

Weekly

Strongly bullish

11 bullish · 0 neutral · 1 bearish

Monthly

Strongly bullish

7 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish

Moving averages (daily)

SMA 10	9.18	Bearish
EMA 10	9.11	Bullish
SMA 20	8.91	Bullish
EMA 20	8.96	Bullish
SMA 50	8.60	Bullish
EMA 50	8.61	Bullish
SMA 100	8.03	Bullish
EMA 100	8.23	Bullish
SMA 200	7.65	Bullish
EMA 200	7.77	Bullish

Oscillators (daily)

RSI (14)	62.25	Neutral
MACD (12, 26)	0.20	Bullish
Momentum (12)	4.68	Bullish
Stochastic %K (14)	79.07	Neutral
Williams %R (14)	-20.93	Neutral
CCI (20)	69.16	Neutral

Pivot points (classic, last session)

9.00

9.07

9.12

Pivot

9.19

9.24

9.31

9.36

Signals describe what the chart is doing, not what to do. Moving averages: price above the average is bullish. Oscillators use the usual thresholds (RSI 30/70, Stochastic 20/80, CCI ±100, Williams %R −80/−20; MACD and momentum above zero are bullish). Weekly and monthly views use closing prices only.

Dividends

Paid, last 12 months

0.31 AUD

Yield on today's price

3.35%

Frequency

Semi-annual

Next ex-dividend date

Not announced

Tap a dividend date to compare the dividend yield on that day with today's.

Ex-dividend date	Amount per share
	0.1619
This payment: 0.1619 AUD per share, ex-dividend 24 Aug 2026. On 24 Aug 2026 6.18% Share price that day 8.26 AUD. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.5105 AUD (0.1619 + 0.1457 + 0.2029). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.35% Share price 9.18 AUD. Dividends in the last 12 months: 0.3076 AUD (0.1619 + 0.1457). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.1457
This payment: 0.1457 AUD per share, ex-dividend 23 Feb 2026. On 23 Feb 2026 5.14% Share price that day 6.78 AUD. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.3486 AUD (0.1457 + 0.2029). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.35% Share price 9.18 AUD. Dividends in the last 12 months: 0.3076 AUD (0.1619 + 0.1457). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.2029
This payment: 0.2029 AUD per share, ex-dividend 2 Sep 2025. On 2 Sep 2025 4.64% Share price that day 7.89 AUD. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.3661 AUD (0.2029 + 0.1632). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.35% Share price 9.18 AUD. Dividends in the last 12 months: 0.3076 AUD (0.1619 + 0.1457). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.1632
This payment: 0.1632 AUD per share, ex-dividend 24 Feb 2025. On 24 Feb 2025 5.48% Share price that day 6.46 AUD. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.3543 AUD (0.1632 + 0.1911). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.35% Share price 9.18 AUD. Dividends in the last 12 months: 0.3076 AUD (0.1619 + 0.1457). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.1911
This payment: 0.1911 AUD per share, ex-dividend 26 Aug 2024. On 26 Aug 2024 6.32% Share price that day 7.27 AUD. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.4594 AUD (0.1911 + 0.2683). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.35% Share price 9.18 AUD. Dividends in the last 12 months: 0.3076 AUD (0.1619 + 0.1457). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.2683
This payment: 0.2683 AUD per share, ex-dividend 26 Feb 2024. On 26 Feb 2024 5.72% Share price that day 7.03 AUD. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.4023 AUD (0.2683 + 0.1340). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.35% Share price 9.18 AUD. Dividends in the last 12 months: 0.3076 AUD (0.1619 + 0.1457). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.1340
This payment: 0.1340 AUD per share, ex-dividend 28 Aug 2023. On 28 Aug 2023 4.69% Share price that day 7.63 AUD. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.3576 AUD (0.1340 + 0.2236). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.35% Share price 9.18 AUD. Dividends in the last 12 months: 0.3076 AUD (0.1619 + 0.1457). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.2236
This payment: 0.2236 AUD per share, ex-dividend 27 Feb 2023. On 27 Feb 2023 4.83% Share price that day 6.89 AUD. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.3329 AUD (0.2236 + 0.1093). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.35% Share price 9.18 AUD. Dividends in the last 12 months: 0.3076 AUD (0.1619 + 0.1457). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.1093
This payment: 0.1093 AUD per share, ex-dividend 22 Aug 2022. On 22 Aug 2022 3.08% Share price that day 7.39 AUD. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.2274 AUD (0.1093 + 0.1181). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.35% Share price 9.18 AUD. Dividends in the last 12 months: 0.3076 AUD (0.1619 + 0.1457). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.1181
This payment: 0.1181 AUD per share, ex-dividend 21 Feb 2022. On 21 Feb 2022 2.84% Share price that day 6.87 AUD. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 0.1950 AUD (0.1181 + 0.0769). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.35% Share price 9.18 AUD. Dividends in the last 12 months: 0.3076 AUD (0.1619 + 0.1457). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0769
This payment: 0.0769 AUD per share, ex-dividend 20 Aug 2021. Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.35% Share price 9.18 AUD. Dividends in the last 12 months: 0.3076 AUD (0.1619 + 0.1457). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	0.0632
This payment: 0.0632 AUD per share, ex-dividend 23 Feb 2021. Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 3.35% Share price 9.18 AUD. Dividends in the last 12 months: 0.3076 AUD (0.1619 + 0.1457). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.

Ex-dividend dates and amounts from our market-data provider. Shown as declared, before tax.

Prices are end-of-day closes in AUD. Educational only, not financial advice.