Challenger
Challenger Limited is an ASX-listed investment management company focused on providing financial security for retirement. It operates through two core businesses: Life (annuities) and Funds Management. Challenger Life is Australia's largest provider of annuities, while Challenger Investment Management offers fixed income investment strategies.
Short position
Challenger (ASX:CGF) has 0.30% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 2,040,253 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.12 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.14 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 11.50% in October 2011. CGF is classified in the Financial 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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Results, ratios and statements
Latest result
Year to 30 Jun 2026 (FY26) vs FY25, figures in AUD, the reporting currency
- Revenue
- $1.77Bvs $2.30B (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- NPAT
- $505.6Mvs $192.3M (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- EPS (diluted)
- $0.62vs $0.28 (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- Rev YoY
- −23.1%FY
- EPS YoY
- +124.4%FY
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
- 28.6%
- FCF margin
- n/m
- ROE
- 12.8%
- ROA
- 1.4%
- 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
- 41.6%
- Market cap
- $6.80B
- P/E
- 16.1×
- P/B
- 1.7×
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 | $1.77B | $2.30B | $1.98B | $1.62B |
| Gross profit | n/a | $750.5M | $635.9M | $652.2M |
| Operating income | n/a | −$1.23B | −$1.41B | −$875.1M |
| EBITDA | $1.25B | $1.12B | $970.0M | $971.8M |
| EBIT | $1.24B | $1.10B | $956.2M | $957.3M |
| Interest expense | $567.5M | $822.7M | $766.7M | $549.3M |
| Pretax income | $674.2M | $275.3M | $189.5M | $408.0M |
| Tax | $205.1M | $83.0M | $55.2M | $112.5M |
| NPAT | $505.6M | $192.3M | $129.9M | $287.5M |
| Net interest income | $647.1M | $455.8M | $489.4M | $433.6M |
| EPS basic | $0.74 | $0.28 | $0.18 | $0.42 |
| EPS diluted | $0.62 | $0.28 | $0.18 | $0.38 |
| Shares | 683.8M | 685.5M | 683.3M | 683.8M |
Financial reports
The company's own filings, newest first
- FY26 Annual ReportAnnual Report18 Aug 2026via asx_announcements
- Appendix 4EAnnual Results18 Aug 2026via asx_announcements
- 1H26 Financial ResultsFinancial Report17 Feb 2026via asx_announcements
- Appendix 4DHalf Year Results17 Feb 2026via asx_announcements
- FY25 Annual ReportAnnual Report19 Aug 2025via asx_announcements
- FY25 Appendix 4EAnnual Results19 Aug 2025via asx_announcements
- 1H25 Financial ResultsFinancial Report18 Feb 2025via asx_announcements
- Appendix 4DHalf Year Results18 Feb 2025via asx_announcements
- 2024 Annual ReportAnnual Report13 Aug 2024via asx_announcements
- 2024 Appendix 4EAnnual Results13 Aug 2024via asx_announcements
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