ASX (ASX:ASX) reported Thursday fiscal first-half 2026 underlying earnings of AU$1.357 per share, up from AU$1.309 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of AU$1.35.

Revenue for the six months ended Dec. 31 was AU$610.4 million, compared with AU$550.1 million a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected AU$603 million.

The company maintained its fiscal year 2026 capital expenditure outlook in a range of AU$170 million to AU$180 million.

The board declared an interim dividend of AU$1.018 per share, down from AU$1.112 a year earlier, payable March 23 to shareholders on record as of Feb. 23.