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CSL (ASX:CSL) reported Wednesday fiscal first-half underlying earnings of $4.03 per share, down from $4.29 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of $4.12.

Revenue for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2025, was $8.33 billion, compared with $8.48 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $8.49 billion.

The company maintained its fiscal 2026 guidance of a 2% to 3% growth in revenue and a 4% to 7% growth in net profit after tax and amortization.

Analysts polled by FactSet expect fiscal 2026 revenue of $16.04 billion and underlying EPS of $6.95.

The board declared an interim dividend of $1.30 per share, unchanged from a year earlier, payable April 9 to shareholders on record as of March 11.

Shares of the company fell 8% in recent Wednesday trade and earlier hit an eight-year low.