Collins Foods
Collins Foods is a leading restaurant operator in Australia and Europe, managing KFC and Taco Bell franchises. As an ASX-listed company, it employs over 20,000 people and focuses on delivering exceptional dining experiences. The company's vision is to become the world's top restaurant operator, driven by its commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.
Short position
Collins Foods (ASX:CKF) has 2.17% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 2,567,005 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.43 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.45 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 5.07% in May 2025. CKF is classified in the Consumer 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 Apr 2026 (FY26) vs FY25, figures in AUD, the reporting currency
- Revenue
- $1.59Bvs $1.52B (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- NPAT
- $44.2Mvs $8.8M (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- EPS (diluted)
- $0.37vs $0.074 (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- Rev YoY
- +4.8%FY
- EPS YoY
- +400.0%TTM
Summary of FY26 Appendix 4E and Annual Report, 30 Jun 2026
Collins Foods (ASX: CKF) reported record Group revenue of $1,592.6 million for FY26, an increase of 8.6%, with underlying net profit after tax (NPAT) rising 13.0% to $61.4 million. The company declared a total fully franked dividend of 28.0 cents per share for the year. Looking forward, Collins Foods plans to develop 45-90 additional KFC restaurants in Germany over the next four years.
Automated summary of the filing; the filing itself is the record.
Key ratios
Year to 30 Apr 2026 (FY); balance sheet at 30 Apr 2026; prices to 9 Oct 2026
- Gross margin
- 51.2%
- Operating margin
- −0.5%
- Net margin
- 2.8%
- FCF margin
- 6.0%
- ROE
- 10.7%
- ROA
- 3.0%
- FCF conversion
- 2.17×
- Net debt (excl. leases)
- $118.4M
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.5×
- Current ratio
- 0.5×
- Interest cover
- −0.2×
- Cash dividends paid / net profit
- 70.5%
- Market cap
- $992.3M
- P/E
- 22.7×
- P/B
- 2.4×
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 | $1.59B | $1.52B | $1.49B | $1.35B |
| Gross profit | $815.6M | $776.4M | $750.9M | $676.3M |
| Operating income | −$8.1M | −$48.2M | $8.7M | −$55.9M |
| EBITDA | $228.5M | $186.2M | $227.9M | $146.3M |
| EBIT | $114.6M | $74.8M | $122.2M | $48.1M |
| Interest expense | $45.8M | $43.5M | $40.9M | $33.4M |
| Pretax income | $68.8M | $31.3M | $81.3M | $14.7M |
| Tax | $21.7M | $22.5M | $25.6M | $3.4M |
| NPAT | $44.2M | $8.8M | $76.7M | $12.7M |
| Net interest income | −$43.0M | −$40.9M | −$38.5M | −$32.4M |
| EPS basic | $0.37 | $0.075 | $0.65 | $0.11 |
| EPS diluted | $0.37 | $0.074 | $0.65 | $0.11 |
| Shares | 118.1M | 117.9M | 117.6M | 117.3M |
Financial reports
The company's own filings, newest first
- FY26 Appendix 4E and Annual ReportAnnual Results30 Jun 2026via asx_announcements
- FY26 Financial Results - timing of releaseFinancial Report12 Jun 2026via asx_announcements
- Presentation PDFFinancial Report31 Dec 2025via crawler
- PresentationFinancial Report31 Dec 2025via crawler
- Download the HY26 Results PresentationFinancial Report31 Dec 2025via crawler
- Download ReportFinancial Report31 Dec 2025via crawler
- Presentation PDFFinancial Report31 Dec 2025via crawler
- Download ReportFinancial Report31 Dec 2025via crawler
- Appendix 4D & HY26 Financial ReportHalf Year Results2 Dec 2025via asx_announcements
- HY26 Financial Results - timing of releaseFinancial Report24 Nov 2025via asx_announcements
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