Data#3 (ASX:DTL) reported Monday fiscal first half earnings of AU$0.1491 per diluted share, up from AU$0.144 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of AU$0.15.
Gross sales for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2025, was AU$1.55 billion, compared with AU$1.42 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected AU$1.48 billion.
The company said it expects a sales peak in the months of May and June and earnings skewed to the second half, in line with previous years.
The board declared an interim dividend of AU$0.135 per share, up from AU$0.131 a year earlier, payable March 31 to shareholders on record as of March 17.