
Argo Investments
Argo Investments Limited is one of Australia's largest listed investment companies, focusing on the long-term investment in Australian listed securities. It manages a diversified portfolio of primarily blue-chip stocks, aiming to deliver high long-term capital growth and levels of dividend income. With a history of sustainable payouts, Argo holds a significant position within the Australian equities market.
Short position
Argo Investments (ASX:ARG) has 0.00% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 1,499 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has been broadly flat. ARG is classified in the Not Applic 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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Results, ratios and statements
Latest result
Year to 30 Jun 2026 (FY26) vs FY25, figures in AUD, the reporting currency
- Revenue
- $286.5Mvs $283.6M (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- NPAT
- $260.2Mvs $259.8M (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- EPS (diluted)
- $0.34T (source: Derived: trailing 12 months at year end)vs $0.34 (FY25)
- Derived: trailing 12 months at year end, as at 29 Sep 2026
- Rev YoY
- +1.0%FY
- EPS YoY
- +0.6%TTM
- Derived: trailing 12 months at year end
Summary of Annual Report 2026, 3 Sep 2026
Argo Investments reported a full-year profit of $260.2 million for FY2026, up slightly from $259.8 million in FY2025, with earnings per share of 34.3 cents (up from 34.1 cents). The company declared fully franked dividends of 38.5 cents per share for the year, up from 37.0 cents. No formal guidance was provided, but the company highlighted a strong balance sheet with no debt and a low management expense ratio of 0.14%.
Automated summary of the filing; the filing itself is the record.
Key ratios
Year to 30 Jun 2026 (FY); balance sheet at 30 Jun 2026; prices to 9 Oct 2026
- Gross margin
- n/m
- Operating margin
- n/m
- Net margin
- 90.8%
- FCF margin
- n/m
- ROE
- 3.8%
- ROA
- 3.2%
- FCF conversion
- n/m
- Net debt (excl. leases)
- n/m
- Net debt / EBITDA
- n/m
- Current ratio
- n/m
- Interest cover
- n/m
- Cash dividends paid / net profit
- 112.2%
- Market cap
- $6.88B
- P/E
- 26.6×
- P/B
- 1.0×
n/m: not meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Ratios use the reporting currency (AUD); market cap is in AUD. Source: Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026.
Financial statements
Figures in AUD, the reporting currency; Yahoo Finance unless marked
| Line item | FY26 | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $286.5M | $283.6M | $275.1M | $295.8M |
| Interest expense | $718.0K | $269.0K | n/a | n/a |
| Pretax income | $284.5M | $278.3M | $274.9M | $292.8M |
| Tax | $24.3M | $18.4M | $22.0M | $21.1M |
| NPAT | $260.2M | $259.8M | $253.0M | $271.7M |
| Net interest income | −$718.0K | −$269.0K | n/a | n/a |
| EPS basic | $0.34T (source: Derived: trailing 12 months at year end) | $0.34 | $0.33 | $0.36 |
| EPS diluted | $0.34T (source: Derived: trailing 12 months at year end) | $0.34 | $0.33 | $0.36 |
| Shares | 752.4M | 761.0M | 761.2M | 755.6M |
- Derived: trailing 12 months at year end
Financial reports
The company's own filings, newest first
- Annual Report 2026Annual Report3 Sep 2026via asx_announcements
- Preliminary Final Report for year ended 30 June 2026Annual Results5 Aug 2026via asx_announcements
- Shareholder Letter re Half Year Result to 31 December 2025Half Year Results23 Mar 2026via asx_announcements
- Media Release - Half-year report to 31 December 2025Half Year Results9 Feb 2026via asx_announcements
- App 4D - Half-year report to 31 December 2025Half Year Results9 Feb 2026via asx_announcements
- Australian Cash Market ReportFinancial Report31 Dec 2025via smart_crawler
- Corporate Governance Statement 2025Financial Report31 Dec 2025via smart_crawler
- Argo share issues since 1986Financial Report31 Dec 2025via smart_crawler
- Australian Cash Market ReportFinancial Report31 Dec 2025via smart_crawler
- 2025 Annual ReportAnnual Report31 Dec 2025via smart_crawler
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