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Appen

Software & Services

Appen Limited is a global leader in high-quality data for machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). The company works closely with tech companies to improve AI performance, leveraging a global crowd workforce to provide data annotation and model training services. Positioned strongly in the AI market, Appen offers scalable solutions to clients looking to enhance their speech recognition, search technology, and social media algorithms.

Short position

short percentage1.06%
reported shorts2.8M
shares on issue268.524M

Appen (ASX:APX) has 1.06% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 2,836,658 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.50 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.55 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 11.65% in November 2023. APX is classified in the Software & Services industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Price & short interest

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Appen (APX) financials

Results, ratios and statements

Latest result

12 months to 30 Jun 2026 (TTM Jun 26) vs TTM Jun 25, figures in USD, the reporting currency

Revenue
248.6Mvs n/a (TTM Jun 25)
Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
NPAT
−7.0Mvs n/a (TTM Jun 25)
Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
EPS (diluted)
−0.026vs −0.080 (TTM Jun 25)
Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
Rev YoY
−1.5%FY
EPS YoY
n/aTTM

Key ratios

12 months to 30 Jun 2026 (TTM); balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025, 6 months before; prices to 9 Oct 2026

Gross margin
100.0%
Operating margin
−2.4%
Net margin
−2.8%
FCF margin
−5.2%
ROE
−6.7%
ROA
−4.3%
FCF conversion
n/a
Net cash (excl. leases)
USD 59.8M
Net debt / EBITDA
−3.0×
Current ratio
2.6×
Interest cover
−751.8×
Cash dividends paid / net profit
n/a
Market cap
$300.1M
P/E
n/a (reports in USD)
P/B
n/a (reports in USD)

Ratios use the reporting currency (USD); market cap is in AUD. Source: Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026.

Financial statements

Figures in USD, the reporting currency; Yahoo Finance unless marked

APX income, newest period first, figures in USD
Line itemTTM Jun 26FY25FY24FY23FY22
Revenue248.6M230.8M234.3M273.0M388.1M
Gross profit248.6M230.8M234.3M273.0M388.1M
Operating income−6.0M−21.1M−21.0M−57.2M−30.6M
EBITDA17.0M9.6M3.3M−89.4M−197.0M
EBIT−7.0M−21.8M−20.0M−124.5M−238.6M
Interest expense8.0K9.0K15.0K435.0K491.0K
Pretax income−7.0M−21.8M−20.0M−124.9M−239.1M
Tax30.0K38.0K16.0K−6.9M0
NPAT−7.0M−21.8M−20.0M−118.1M−239.1M
Net interest income64.0K74.0K−335.0K−805.0K−813.0K
EPS basic−0.026−0.083−0.087−0.83−1.71
EPS diluted−0.026−0.083−0.087−0.83−1.71
Sharesn/a265.6M260.7M211.5M139.6M