Auckland International Airport (ASX:AIA, NZE:AIA) reported Thursday fiscal first-half earnings of NZ$0.1038 per share, down from NZ$0.1204 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of NZ$0.09.

Total income for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2025, was NZ$519.6 million, compared with NZ$499.9 million a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected NZ$519 million.

The company narrowed its guidance for underlying profit after tax to between NZ$295 million and NZ$320 million, up from its previous range of NZ$280 million to NZ$320 million, and tightened its capital expenditure forecast to between NZ$1 billion and NZ$1.2 billion from NZ$1 billion to NZ$1.3 billion.

The board declared an interim dividend of NZ$0.065 per share, up from NZ$0.0625 a year earlier, payable April 2 to shareholders on record as of March 19.