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In recent days, ANZ Group Holdings has been highlighted as a growing Asia-Pacific payments and trade gateway, while sector-wide attention has centred on upcoming Australian inflation data and its implications for interest rates. This mix of technology-driven expansion, regulatory stability and shifting macro expectations is shaping how investors interpret ANZ’s role in regional money flows and banking profitability. We’ll now examine how the focus on inflation data and interest-rate...

Half year earnings event puts HomeCo Daily Needs REIT in focus HomeCo Daily Needs REIT (ASX:HDN) has come into focus after reporting half year earnings to 31 December 2025, with sales of A$190.4 million and net income of A$243.5 million. Basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were A$0.1167 for the period, compared with A$0.0561 a year earlier. This gives investors fresh numbers to assess the real estate trust. See our latest analysis for HomeCo Daily Needs...

Goodman Group earnings and data centre pivot Goodman Group (ASX:GMG) has put its data centre ambitions front and centre after its latest half year earnings, reported on 18 February 2026, triggered a sharp share price reaction despite solid operational metrics. See our latest analysis for Goodman Group. The latest earnings update came after a choppy year for investors, with a 1-year total shareholder return decline of 11.43% contrasting with a 3-year total shareholder return of 56.61% and a...

Megaport’s recent half-year 2026 results showed record revenue driven by recurring network services, improved EBITDA, and two acquisitions funded by a sizable equity raise, including a compute asset and an internet exchange. The company also lifted the lower end of its core network revenue guidance and reported very large growth in recurring revenue, with net revenue retention of 111% highlighting strong customer stickiness and greater use of its platform. Now we’ll explore how Megaport’s...

APA Group (ASX:APA) recently reported half year earnings to 31 December 2025, with net income of A$81 million compared with A$18 million a year earlier, alongside modestly lower sales of A$1,599 million. See our latest analysis for APA Group. APA Group’s recent half year earnings announcement and upcoming cash dividends appear to have supported interest in the stock, with a 1.7% 30 day share price return and a much stronger 1 year total shareholder return of 47.7% suggesting momentum has...

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Limited has reported past half-year results to 31 December 2025, with sales of A$349.1 million and a net loss of A$12.78 million, reversing the prior period’s profit. Despite moving into loss and reporting a basic loss per share of A$0.0482, the company still declared a dividend of A$0.025 per share for the period, which may raise questions about capital allocation and balance sheet strength. We’ll now examine how the shift from profit to loss, alongside...

Why IPH (ASX:IPH) is back on investors’ radar IPH (ASX:IPH) has drawn fresh attention after its half year 2025 earnings update showed higher revenue and net income compared with the prior period, followed closely by a new on market share buyback announcement. See our latest analysis for IPH. IPH’s latest earnings and the fresh buyback plan have arrived after a choppy period, with a 7 day share price return of 7.9% following shorter term weakness, while the 1 year total shareholder return of...

Telstra Group (ASX:TLS) is back in focus after its half year 2026 earnings, a higher interim dividend, and an expanded on market buyback program that together highlight management’s capital return priorities. See our latest analysis for Telstra Group. Those capital returns come on top of a strong run in the shares, with the latest A$5.11 price sitting alongside a 30 day share price return of 8.26% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 28.46%, which suggests that momentum has been building...

Reliance Worldwide (ASX:RWC) has launched a share repurchase program of up to $15.3 million shortly after reporting weaker half year earnings, lower earnings per share and a reduced unfranked dividend. See our latest analysis for Reliance Worldwide. Those weaker half year earnings and the reduced dividend have been followed by a sharp reset in sentiment, with a 7 day share price return of a 13.45% decline and a 1 year total shareholder return of a 30.72% decline, suggesting momentum has faded...

In the past week, Appen announced its upcoming 26 February 2026 earnings report, drawing heightened attention to guidance on AI data services and operating margins. This focus on how contract bookings and margin trends are evolving has turned the earnings release into a key test of Appen’s business progress. We’ll now examine how this heightened focus on margin recovery and AI contract trends may reshape Appen’s existing investment narrative. This technology could replace computers: discover...

Paladin Energy Ltd. recently received Ministerial approval for its Environmental Impact Statement under Saskatchewan’s Environmental Assessment Act for the Patterson Lake South uranium project in Canada, a prerequisite for securing future construction and operating permits. This clearance removes a key provincial regulatory hurdle for one of Paladin’s core growth projects, potentially reshaping the company’s long-term production mix and asset footprint in the Athabasca Basin. We’ll now...

Santos (ASX:STO) is back in focus after a sharp profit decline, a planned 10% workforce reduction, and a review of its Australian asset portfolio. The review is aimed at improving efficiency and shareholder returns. See our latest analysis for Santos. Santos shares trade at A$6.94, with a 1-day share price return of a 0.86% decline, a 12.85% year to date share price return and a 9.29% 1 year total shareholder return. This suggests momentum has been gradually rebuilding as investors weigh cost...

NRW Holdings (ASX:NWH) has just put out its H1 2026 scorecard, with total revenue for the half at about A$1.6 billion and a basic EPS loss of A$0.05 per share, setting the tone for a period where profitability drew as much attention as top line scale. The company has seen revenue move from A$1.49 billion in H2 2024 to A$1.65 billion in H1 2025 and A$1.62 billion in H2 2025, while basic EPS shifted from A$0.14 to A$0.11, then into a loss of A$0.05. This sets up a story that sits between growth...

Westgold Resources has completed the divestment of its Mt Henry-Selene Gold Project to Alicanto Minerals, lifting total consideration to A$110 million as its Alicanto shareholding appreciated, while also securing ongoing exposure to the assets through its equity stake. At the same time, Westgold is set to remain a major shareholder in the soon-to-list Valiant Gold, giving its investors indirect exposure to new gold projects without bearing full development risk on its own balance...

Brambles (ASX:BXB) has put out its H1 2026 scorecard with context that matters, coming off H2 2025 revenue of about US$3.4 billion and basic EPS of US$0.30, alongside trailing 12 month revenue of roughly US$7.0 billion and EPS of US$0.68. Over the past few reported halves, revenue has ranged from US$3.4 billion to US$3.5 billion while basic EPS has moved between US$0.29 and US$0.32, giving investors a clear view of how top line scale and per share earnings have been tracking ahead of this...

PLS Group (ASX:PLS) has reported its H1 2026 result with trailing twelve month revenue of A$966.9 million and a net income loss of A$93.8 million, against a backdrop where recent halves have ranged from A$343.2 million to A$496.9 million in revenue and swung from a profit of A$36.7 million to a loss of A$126.4 million. The company has seen revenue move from A$496.9 million in H2 2024 to A$425.7 million in H1 2025 and A$343.2 million in H2 2025, while EPS shifted from A$0.012 in H2 2024 to...

Wesfarmers Limited has reported past half-year results to 31 December 2025, with sales rising to A$24,212 million and net income to A$1,603 million, alongside higher basic earnings per share from continuing operations of A$1.414. Alongside the stronger headline numbers, management warned of uneven consumer spending and outlined plans for price cuts funded by productivity gains, including greater use of artificial intelligence. With these results in hand, we’ll now examine how stronger...

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) has put fresh earnings and income on the table, pairing higher half year net profit with an estimated fully franked interim dividend of A$2.35 per share for eligible shareholders. See our latest analysis for Commonwealth Bank of Australia. At a share price of A$178.19, Commonwealth Bank of Australia has seen strong short term momentum with a 30 day share price return of 18.41% and a 90 day gain of 16.42%. The 1 year total shareholder return of 17.74%...

Iluka Resources FY 2025 earnings snapshot Iluka Resources (ASX:ILU) has capped FY 2025 with a mixed set of numbers, as second half revenue came in at A$437.6 million alongside a basic EPS loss of A$0.89, following a profitable first half. The company has seen revenue shift from A$540.6 million and EPS of A$0.23 in 2H 2024 to A$577.8 million and EPS of A$0.22 in 1H 2025, before landing at A$437.6 million with a loss in 2H 2025. This puts the focus squarely on how sustainably Iluka can convert...

Hearts and Minds Investments (ASX:HM1) has posted its H1 2026 numbers with trailing twelve month revenue of A$43.3 million and basic EPS of A$0.08, while the latest reported half year in H2 2025 showed revenue of A$28.1 million and basic EPS of A$0.06. This keeps the focus firmly on how much profit it is converting from its investment portfolio. Over recent reporting periods the company has seen revenue move from A$57.7 million in H2 2024 to A$133.6 million in H1 2025 and A$28.1 million in H2...

Austco Healthcare (ASX:AHC) has reported a solid set of H1 2026 numbers, with revenue of A$48.2 million and net income of A$4.7 million translating to basic EPS of A$0.0128 as the company updates the market on its latest half year. Over the past three reported halves, revenue has moved from A$36.9 million in H1 2025 to A$44.5 million in H2 2025 and now A$48.2 million, while basic EPS has shifted from A$0.0081 to A$0.0082 and now A$0.0128. Together, these figures give investors clearer...

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Pepper Money (ASX:PPM) has put fresh numbers on the table for FY 2025, with first half revenue of A$187.4 million, basic EPS of A$0.106, and net income of A$47 million setting the tone against a trailing 12 month revenue base of A$396.5 million and EPS of A$0.236. The company has seen revenue move from A$186.1 million and basic EPS of A$0.106 in the first half of 2024 to A$200.8 million and A$0.118 in the second half of 2024, while trailing 12 month net income has tracked at A$104.6 million...

Transurban Group (ASX:TCL) has just posted its H1 2026 scorecard, with revenue of A$1.9 billion and basic EPS of A$0.06, while trailing twelve month figures show revenue of A$3.9 billion and basic EPS of A$0.15, as earnings growth over the past year has been very large and margins have moved to 12.2% from 2%. The company has seen revenue shift from A$2.0 billion in H2 2024 to A$1.8 billion in H1 2025 and A$1.9 billion in H2 2025, with basic EPS moving from A$0.04 to a loss of A$0.02 and then...