Bluescope Steel
BlueScope Steel is a global leader in metal coating and painting, providing essential components for the building and construction industries. Headquartered in Australia, the company has operations across North America, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and Asia. BlueScope's diverse portfolio serves some of the largest and fastest-growing economies worldwide.
Short position
Bluescope Steel (ASX:BSL) has 0.67% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 2,914,016 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.08 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 7.28% in November 2025. BSL is classified in the Materials 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
- $16.61Bvs $16.25B (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- NPAT
- $802.0Mvs $83.8M (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- EPS (diluted)
- $1.82vs $0.19 (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- Rev YoY
- +2.2%FY
- EPS YoY
- n/mTTM
Key ratios
Year to 30 Jun 2026 (FY); balance sheet at 30 Jun 2026; prices to 9 Oct 2026
- Gross margin
- 39.4%
- Operating margin
- 5.7%
- Net margin
- 4.8%
- FCF margin
- 1.4%
- ROE
- 7.6%
- ROA
- 5.0%
- FCF conversion
- 0.30×
- Net debt (excl. leases)
- $14.3M
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.0×
- Current ratio
- 1.9×
- Interest cover
- 19.0×
- Cash dividends paid / net profit
- 117.9%
- Market cap
- $13.12B
- P/E
- 16.5×
- P/B
- 1.3×
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 | $16.61B | $16.25B | $17.01B | $18.17B |
| Gross profit | $6.55B | $6.01B | $6.63B | $6.62B |
| Operating income | $945.8M | $110.4M | $1.10B | $1.35B |
| EBITDA | $1.88B | $994.5M | $1.99B | $2.18B |
| EBIT | $1.19B | $280.6M | $1.30B | $1.52B |
| Interest expense | $49.7M | $31.6M | $33.1M | $72.4M |
| Pretax income | $1.14B | $249.0M | $1.27B | $1.44B |
| Tax | $237.6M | $69.6M | $320.1M | $351.7M |
| NPAT | $802.0M | $83.8M | $805.7M | $1.01B |
| Net interest income | −$61.3M | −$37.2M | −$7.7M | −$36.8M |
| EPS basic | $1.83 | $0.19 | $1.80 | $2.17 |
| EPS diluted | $1.82 | $0.19 | $1.79 | $2.16 |
| Shares | 437.9M | 438.6M | 439.1M | 453.4M |
Financial reports
The company's own filings, newest first
- FY2026 Results for Announcement to Market & Annual ReportAnnual Report17 Aug 2026via asx_announcements
- 1H26 Results for Announcement to Market & Half Year ReportHalf Year Results16 Feb 2026via asx_announcements
- Download the FY2025 Sustainability Data SupplementFinancial Report31 Dec 2025via crawler
- Download the FY2025 Sustainability Report Highlights PosterFinancial Report31 Dec 2025via crawler
- Download the FY2025 Sustainability ReportFinancial Report31 Dec 2025via crawler
- 2025 NZ Investor DayFinancial Report31 Dec 2025via crawler
- FY2025 Annual ReportAnnual Report31 Dec 2025via crawler
- FY2025 Results for Announcement to Market & Annual ReportAnnual Report18 Aug 2025via asx_announcements
- 1HFY2025 Financial Results Presentation - ClarificationFinancial Report20 Feb 2025via asx_announcements
- 1H25 Results for Announcement to Market & Half Year ReportHalf Year Results17 Feb 2025via asx_announcements
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