Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings
Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings is a leading Australian media company with a diverse portfolio of assets across television, digital, and publishing. The company operates free-to-air television network Channel 9, subscription video on demand service Stan, and various digital and publishing assets. Nine's market position is strengthened by its strong brands and content, allowing it to capture a significant share of the Australian media market.
Short position
Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings (ASX:NEC) has 5.28% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 83,681,230 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 1.08 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 2.68 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 12.52% in November 2016. NEC is classified in the Media & Entertainment industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
Price & short interest
Toggle series, zoom, and compare · ASIC daily, T+4Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings (NEC) financials
Results, ratios and statements
Latest result
Year to 30 Jun 2026 (FY26) vs FY25, figures in AUD, the reporting currency
- Revenue
- $2.20Bvs $2.68B (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- NPAT
- $511.3Mvs $103.9M (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- EPS (diluted)
- $0.32vs $0.066 (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- Rev YoY
- −17.8%FY
- EPS YoY
- +385.9%TTM
Key ratios
Year to 30 Jun 2026 (FY); balance sheet at 30 Jun 2026; prices to 9 Oct 2026
- Gross margin
- −12.8%
- Operating margin
- −24.4%
- Net margin
- 23.3%
- FCF margin
- 1.6%
- ROE
- 37.1%
- ROA
- 13.4%
- FCF conversion
- 0.07×
- Net debt (excl. leases)
- $658.0M
- Net debt / EBITDA
- n/a
- Current ratio
- 1.4×
- Interest cover
- −25.1×
- Cash dividends paid / net profit
- 178.3%
- Market cap
- $1.07B
- P/E
- 2.1×
- P/B
- 0.9×
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 | $2.20B | $2.68B | $2.62B | $2.69B |
| Gross profit | −$281.9M | $1.05B | $1.02B | $1.05B |
| Operating income | −$537.4M | $79.2M | $115.7M | $158.1M |
| EBITDA | −$360.4M | $397.4M | $405.5M | $465.4M |
| EBIT | −$459.1M | $239.4M | $249.2M | $309.7M |
| Interest expense | $21.4M | $56.7M | $49.2M | $34.5M |
| Pretax income | −$480.4M | $182.6M | $200.0M | $275.1M |
| Tax | −$141.6M | $49.3M | $65.1M | $80.6M |
| NPAT | $511.3M | $103.9M | $110.9M | $181.8M |
| Net interest income | −$42.6M | −$63.0M | −$54.7M | −$42.2M |
| EPS basic | $0.32 | $0.066 | $0.070 | $0.11 |
| EPS diluted | $0.32 | $0.066 | $0.070 | $0.11 |
| Shares | 1.59B | 1.59B | 1.59B | 1.63B |
Financial reports
The company's own filings, newest first
- Full year results presentationFull Year Results26 Aug 2026via asx_announcements
- Annual Report & 4EAnnual Report26 Aug 2026via asx_announcements
- Half Year AccountsHalf Year Results24 Feb 2026via asx_announcements
- Annual Report to shareholdersAnnual Report11 Sep 2025via asx_announcements
- Preliminary Final ReportAnnual Results27 Aug 2025via asx_announcements
- Full Year Statutory AccountsFull Year Results27 Aug 2025via asx_announcements
- Half Year AccountsHalf Year Results25 Feb 2025via asx_announcements
- Annual Report to shareholdersAnnual Report19 Sep 2024via asx_announcements
- Full Year Statutory AccountsFull Year Results28 Aug 2024via asx_announcements
- Half Year AccountsHalf Year Results22 Feb 2024via asx_announcements