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Elders

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

Elders is a leading Australian agribusiness providing a wide range of services including livestock, wool, and crop management, as well as real estate and financial services. The company is well-positioned in the market with a strong network of branches across Australia, offering expertise in agriculture and rural services.

Short position

short percentage10.02%
reported shorts21.6M
shares on issue215.399M

Elders (ASX:ELD) has 10.02% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 21,587,522 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.23 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.31 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 10.93% in August 2026. ELD is classified in the Food, Beverage & Tobacco 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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Elders (ELD) financials

Results, ratios and statements

Latest result

Half year to 31 Mar 2026 (HY26), figures in AUD, the reporting currency · Company filing, 18 May 2026

Revenue
n/avs n/a
NPAT
$39.5M (source: Company filing (extracted))vs n/a
Company filing (extracted), as at 29 Sep 2026
EPS (basic)
n/avs n/a
Rev YoY
+2.1%FY
EPS YoY
−31.4%TTM
  • Company filing (extracted)

Summary of Elders Limited Half Year Results Announcement, 18 May 2026

Elders reported a strong first half for FY2026, with underlying sales revenue jumping 32% to $1,767.7 million and statutory net profit after tax increasing 17% to $39.5 million. The company declared an interim dividend of 18.0 cents per share, 100% franked. Elders expects key financial metrics to improve in the second half, driven by earnings from the Delta Agribusiness acquisition and reduced debt from the Killara Feedlot divestment.

Automated summary of the filing; the filing itself is the record.

Key ratios

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

Gross margin
20.6%
Operating margin
0.9%
Net margin
1.6%
FCF margin
3.4%
ROE
5.8%
ROA
2.3%
FCF conversion
2.15×
Net debt (excl. leases)
$278.6M
Net debt / EBITDA
1.4×
Current ratio
1.3×
Interest cover
1.2×
Cash dividends paid / net profit
120.1%
Market cap
n/a (no share count we can vouch for)
P/E
23.5×
P/B
n/a (no share count we can vouch for)

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

ELD income, newest period first, figures in AUD
Line itemTTM Mar 26FY25FY24FY23FY22
Revenue$3.54B$3.19B$3.12B$3.31B$3.43B
Gross profit$729.6M$654.2M$610.8M$595.4M$628.4M
Operating income$33.3M$22.1M$20.1M$83.7M$181.8M
EBITDA$197.7M$177.9M$170.8M$216.1M$290.8M
EBIT$110.0M$94.3M$97.4M$158.5M$243.6M
Interest expense$27.7M$22.8M$29.5M$19.7M$5.9M
Pretax income$82.3M$71.6M$67.8M$138.9M$237.7M
Tax$26.6M$16.7M$18.0M$33.0M$67.7M
NPAT$56.1M$50.3M$45.1M$100.8M$162.9M
Net interest income−$18.4M−$12.6M−$22.1M−$13.5M$3.0M
EPS basic$0.27$0.27$0.28$0.63$1.03
EPS diluted$0.27$0.27$0.28$0.63$1.03
Sharesn/a191.2M160.5M158.9M158.9M