ASX Interim CEO Darren Yip said:
“It has been a highly consequential year for ASX in FY26. In the past 12 months we navigated significant external scrutiny, while continuing to operate critical market infrastructure through an exceptionally active and volatile period for markets. Against that backdrop, we continued to modernise our technology, introduce new products and serve our customers.
“All of ASX’s business units delivered revenue growth in FY26, contributing to a 13.3% increase resulting in operating revenue of $1.25 billion. Our business benefitted from global volatility which drove an increase in markets activity and demand for posttrade services. In Listings, we saw the strongest year since FY22 with 100 new entities listed. New listings brought more than $32.6 billion in quoted market capitalisation to ASX, representing growth of 85.5% year-on-year. We also saw strong demand for equities and derivatives data which contributed to the 8.0% increase in revenue for our Technology & Data division.
“Underlying net profit after tax for the year was $536.4 million, up 5.2% on last year, driven by strong performance in operating revenue and partially offset by higher total expenses and lower net interest income. Statutory net profit after tax was down by 3.5% to $484.9 million following the impact of significant items. We are pleased to announce a fully franked final dividend of 104.7 cents per share, which brings total dividends for FY26 to 206.5 cents per share fully franked. A discounted dividend reinvestment plan (DRP) will operate for this dividend. Shares allocated will be issued at a 2.5% discount to the share price based on a 9-day volume weighted average price (VWAP) commencing on 26 August. Depending on the participation rate in the DRP, we also have the flexibility to partially underwrite the DRP.
“A major achievement during the year was the successful delivery of CHESS Release 1. This was an important milestone in strengthening the foundations of Australia’s post-trade infrastructure, upgrading clearing services to a modern, secure and resilient platform designed to scale for higher trading volumes. Just as importantly, it has established the foundational enterprise technology platforms, including cloud, data and integration capabilities, that provide a sustainable base for future upgrades and broader technology delivery across ASX.
“ASX has faced significant reputational challenges during FY26. The ASIC Inquiry into ASX was a landmark process and we have taken those findings seriously. We recognise the important role we play as a steward of critical market infrastructure, and our focus is now firmly on making changes to strengthen ASX.
“Our elevated expense profile reflects the investment needed to deliver a more resilient ASX that will support our customers and shape tomorrow’s markets. Our capex program is mainly informed by our technology modernisation roadmap and capex guidance for FY27 and FY28 is unchanged, with our FY27 opex guidance also unchanged.
“FY26 has been a year of resilience, delivery and reset for ASX. Meaningful progress has been made in our transformation and there is more to do. ASX enters FY27 with clearer priorities, stronger foundations and a disciplined focus on execution.”
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ASX FY26 appendix 4e and annual report
ASX FY26 notification of dividend / distribution
ASX FY26 results - presentation
ASX FY26 results – presentation speaking notes
ASX FY26 corporate governance statement
