** Peet PPC.AX jumps as much as 16.1% to A$2.24, highest since May 20, 2010

** Stock hits biggest intraday pct gain in 9 months

** Real estate developer posts HY statutory profit after tax attributable of A$50.9 million ($35.98 million), up 102% from pcp

** Logs HY revenue of A$222.9 million, up 28% from pcp

** Declares interim dividend of 6.50 Australian cents/share

** Expects FY26 net profit after tax to be between A$86 million and A$90 million, 47%-54% earnings growth vs FY25

** PPC up 4.8% YTD

($1 = A$1.4146)

(Reporting by Aamir Sheik Khalid in Bengaluru)

((Aamir.SheikKhalid@thomsonreuters.com))