New Hope
New Hope is an Australian diversified energy company primarily focused on coal mining, with additional operations in port handling and agriculture. The company operates major coal mines in New South Wales and Queensland, exporting primarily to Asia. Its business model integrates energy production with agricultural activities, enhancing community engagement and employment opportunities.
Short position
New Hope (ASX:NHC) has 4.75% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 40,110,340 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.16 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.09 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 6.80% in July 2021. NHC is classified in the Energy 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 31 Jul 2026 (FY26) vs FY25, figures in AUD, the reporting currency
- Revenue
- $1.75Bvs $1.75B (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- NPAT
- $161.0Mvs $439.4M (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- EPS (diluted)
- $0.19vs $0.52 (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- Rev YoY
- −0.2%FY
- EPS YoY
- −62.0%TTM
Summary of Full Year Results 2026, 15 Sep 2026
New Hope Corporation reported a 63.4% drop in net profit to $161.0 million for FY2026, with underlying EBITDA falling 32.8% to $514.3 million, driven by higher costs and depreciation. The company declared a fully franked final dividend of 30.0 cents per share. Coal production and sales exceeded guidance, and the company expects continued strong operational performance.
Automated summary of the filing; the filing itself is the record.
Key ratios
Year to 31 Jul 2026 (FY); balance sheet at 31 Jul 2026; prices to 9 Oct 2026
- Gross margin
- 64.3%
- Operating margin
- 15.9%
- Net margin
- 9.2%
- FCF margin
- 21.2%
- ROE
- 6.1%
- ROA
- 4.5%
- FCF conversion
- 2.30×
- Net cash (excl. leases)
- $239.5M
- Net debt / EBITDA
- −0.5×
- Current ratio
- 2.1×
- Interest cover
- 10.8×
- Cash dividends paid / net profit
- 128.2%
- Market cap
- $5.00B
- P/E
- 31.2×
- P/B
- 1.9×
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 | $1.75B | $1.75B | $1.77B | $2.70B |
| Gross profit | $1.12B | $990.5M | $858.9M | $1.75B |
| Operating income | $277.1M | $369.2M | $507.7M | $1.39B |
| EBITDA | $515.5M | $1.01B | $873.8M | $1.70B |
| EBIT | $279.2M | $629.7M | $705.8M | $1.55B |
| Interest expense | $25.7M | $28.4M | $8.6M | $9.9M |
| Pretax income | $253.6M | $601.3M | $697.2M | $1.54B |
| Tax | $92.6M | $161.9M | $221.3M | $457.6M |
| NPAT | $161.0M | $439.4M | $475.9M | $1.09B |
| Net interest income | −$19.7M | −$16.4M | $11.3M | $24.3M |
| EPS basic | $0.19 | $0.52 | n/a | $1.26 |
| EPS diluted | $0.19 | $0.52 | $0.56 | $1.19 |
| Shares | 843.8M | 842.8M | 845.3M | 845.3M |
Financial reports
The company's own filings, newest first
- Full Year Results 2026Full Year Results15 Sep 2026via asx_announcements
- Appendix 4E and Annual Report 2026Annual Results15 Sep 2026via asx_announcements
- Presentation on Full Year Results 2026Full Year Results15 Sep 2026via asx_announcements
- Quarterly Activities ReportQuarterly Report17 Aug 2026via asx_announcements
- Quarterly Activities ReportQuarterly Report18 May 2026via asx_announcements
- Appendix 4D and Half Year Financial ReportHalf Year Results17 Mar 2026via asx_announcements
- FY26 Half Year ResultsHalf Year Results17 Mar 2026via asx_announcements
- Half Year Results PresentationHalf Year Results17 Mar 2026via asx_announcements
- Quarterly Activities ReportQuarterly Report16 Feb 2026via asx_announcements
- TranscriptFinancial Report31 Dec 2025via crawler
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