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Johannesburg Stock Exchange · South Africa · Updated after 27 Oct 2026 close

Woolworths Holdings Ltd

WHL · Johannesburg Stock Exchange · prices in ZAC
ZAC 3,962.00▼ -12.00 (0.30%)
Research report

About Woolworths Holdings Ltd

Woolworths Holdings is a South African retail group based in Cape Town. It runs Woolworths stores that offer groceries, clothing, beauty products and homeware to shoppers in South Africa and several other African countries. The group also owns clothing and homeware brands in the southern hemisphere, including Country Road, Trenery and Witchery, which serve customers through their own stores and concessions. Its food business focuses on fresh produce, prepared meals and own-brand goods, while its fashion ranges cover everyday wear and formal clothing for men, women and children.

On this site Woolworths Holdings Ltd appears as a stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (South Africa), code WHL, with prices in South African cents (ZAC). 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.

37/ 100
Market X-Ray · price-based
Weak price profile
Ranks #177 of 238 on the Johannesburg Stock 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 South Africa yet.
TrendWeak
14/100
Below its long-term averages and far from its highs.
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Above 200-day average-16.3%
From 52-week high-34.6%
MomentumWeak
12/100
Lagging most stocks on this exchange.
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3-month return-11.2%
6-month return-22.2%
12-month, skipping last month-27.7%
Stability (higher is calmer)Fair
52/100
Typical risk for this exchange.
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Volatility, 1 year (lower is calmer)26.4%
Worst drawdown, 1 year (smaller is calmer)-38.8%
LiquidityStrong
84/100
Trades actively.
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Avg daily value traded17,993.64M ZAC
Zero-volume days0.0%
IncomeFair
50/100
Dividend is typical for this exchange.
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Dividend yield5.0%
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 South Africa when fundamentals data for this market is added. All South Africa stocks.
Price trend
Below its 200-day average
Versus its 50- and 200-day averages
52-week range
3,584.00 – 6,146.00
Price is 15% of the way up
Returns
−11.2% 3m · −21.4% 1y
Price returns, dividends not included
RSI (14)
55
Neutral zone

Price chart

52-wk range 3,584.00 – 6,146.00 Daily closes, split-adjusted

Signals

50-day average3,925.10
200-day average4,735.59
Golden/death cross (60d)None
New 52-week highNo
Bullish RSI divergenceNo
Average daily range (ATR)105.74

Technical summary

Daily
Neutral
7 bullish · 4 neutral · 5 bearish
Weekly
Strongly bearish
1 bullish · 1 neutral · 10 bearish
Monthly
Strongly bearish
0 bullish · 1 neutral · 7 bearish
Moving averages (daily)
SMA 103,957.9Bullish
EMA 103,939.5Bullish
SMA 203,855.2Bullish
EMA 203,901.1Bullish
SMA 503,925.1Bullish
EMA 503,992.5Bearish
SMA 1004,346.1Bearish
EMA 1004,241.3Bearish
SMA 2004,735.6Bearish
EMA 2004,550.0Bearish
Oscillators (daily)
RSI (14)54.81Neutral
MACD (12, 26)28.29Bullish
Momentum (12)1.36Bullish
Stochastic %K (14)68.35Neutral
Williams %R (14)-31.65Neutral
CCI (20)65.11Neutral
Pivot points (classic, last session)
S3
3,816.3
S2
3,876.7
S1
3,919.3
Pivot
3,979.7
R1
4,022.3
R2
4,082.7
R3
4,125.3
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
199.00 ZAC
Yield on today's price
5.02%
Frequency
Semi-annual
Next ex-dividend date
Not announced
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Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
81.0000
118.0000
81.0000
107.0000
117.5000
148.0000
154.5000
158.5000
149.0000
80.5000
66.0000
89.0000
Ex-dividend dates and amounts from our market-data provider. Shown as declared, before tax.

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