Metcash (ASX:MTS) reported Monday fiscal first-half underlying earnings of AU$0.115 per share, down from AU$0.123 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected EPS of AU$0.12.
Sales revenue for the six months ended Oct. 31 was AU$8.48 billion, compared with AU$8.47 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected AU$8.88 billion.
The board declared an interim dividend of AU$0.085 per share, unchanged from last year, payable on Jan. 28, 2026, to shareholders on record as of Dec. 15.