Perpetual (ASX:PPT) reported Thursday fiscal first-half 2026 underlying earnings of AU$0.971 per share, up from AU$0.892 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of AU$0.86.
Operating revenue for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2025, was AU$697.9 million, compared with AU$686.2 million a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected AU$687 million.
The board declared an interim dividend of AU$0.59 per share, down from AU$0.61 a year earlier, payable April 7 to shareholders on record as of March 13.
Shares rose around 1% in recent trading.