IPH (ASX:IPH) reported Thursday fiscal first-half underlying earnings of AU$0.24 per basic share, up from AU$0.231 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of AU$0.24.
Revenue for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2025, was AU$363.9 million, compared with AU$341.6 million a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected AU$362.5 million.
The board declared an interim dividend of AU$0.19 per share, up from AU$0.17 a year earlier, payable March 24 to shareholders on record as of Feb. 27.
The company's shares climbed nearly 10% in recent trading on Thursday.