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Ridley

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

Ridley is a leading provider of animal nutrition solutions in Australia, specializing in stockfeed milling and the recycling of animal and fish by-products into high-performance feed ingredients. The company serves a diverse range of clients in the agricultural sector, offering innovative and sustainable products that enhance livestock productivity.

Short position

short percentage1.29%
reported shorts4.8M
shares on issue374.853M

Ridley (ASX:RIC) has 1.29% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 4,841,081 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has risen 0.11 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 1.80% in May 2025. RIC 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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Ridley (RIC) financials

Results, ratios and statements

Latest result

Year to 30 Jun 2026 (FY26) vs FY25, figures in AUD, the reporting currency

Revenue
$2.86B (source: ASX (Markit))vs $1.30B (FY25)
ASX (Markit), as at 29 Sep 2026
NPAT
$27.6M (source: ASX (Markit))vs $43.3M (FY25)
ASX (Markit), as at 29 Sep 2026
EPS (diluted)
$0.072 (source: Derived: trailing 12 months at year end)vs $0.13 (source: Derived: trailing 12 months at year end) (FY25)
Derived: trailing 12 months at year end, as at 29 Sep 2026
Rev YoY
+119.9%FY
EPS YoY
−45.0%TTM
  • ASX (Markit)
  • Derived: trailing 12 months at year end

Summary of Annual Report to Shareholders, 30 Sep 2026

Ridley's FY26 underlying NPAT rose 41.5% to $61.0m, with underlying EBITDA up 61.8% to $157.8m, driven by the Incitec Pivot Fertilisers acquisition and growth in Bulk Stockfeeds and Packaged Feeds. The final dividend increased to 5.35 cents per share (100% franked), up from 5.00 cents. Operating cash flow nearly doubled to $122.4m, and the company remains focused on its FY26-28 Growth Plan.

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

Key ratios

Year to 30 Jun 2026 (FY); no balance sheet aligned with this period; prices to 9 Oct 2026

Gross margin
7.6%
Operating margin
−5.6%
Net margin
1.0%
FCF margin
1.9%
ROE
n/a
ROA
n/a
FCF conversion
1.95×
Net debt (excl. leases)
n/a
Net debt / EBITDA
n/a
Current ratio
n/a
Interest cover
−5.9×
Cash dividends paid / net profit
142.2%
Market cap
n/a (no share count we can vouch for)
P/E
35.1×
P/B
n/a (no share count we can vouch for)

Ratios use the reporting currency (AUD); market cap is in AUD. Sources: ASX (Markit) and Derived: trailing 12 months at year end, as at 29 Sep 2026.

Financial statements

Figures in AUD, the reporting currency; Yahoo Finance unless marked

RIC income, newest period first, figures in AUD
Line itemFY26FY25FY24FY23
Revenue$2.86B (source: ASX (Markit))$1.30B$1.26B$1.26B
Gross profit$216.9M (source: Derived: trailing 12 months at year end)$121.2M$115.9M$111.4M
Operating income−$160.7M (source: Derived: trailing 12 months at year end)$29.0M$36.7M$63.4M
EBITDA$335.4M (source: Derived: trailing 12 months at year end)$98.2M$90.6M$88.5M
EBIT$68.4M (source: Derived: trailing 12 months at year end)$68.0M$64.2M$63.7M
Interest expense$27.1M (source: Derived: trailing 12 months at year end)$10.2M$8.2M$5.1M
Pretax income$41.3M (source: Derived: trailing 12 months at year end)$57.8M$56.1M$58.6M
Tax$13.7M (source: Derived: trailing 12 months at year end)$14.4M$16.2M$16.8M
NPAT$27.6M (source: ASX (Markit))$43.3M$39.9M$41.8M
Net interest income−$32.2M (source: Derived: trailing 12 months at year end)−$9.7M−$7.4M−$5.1M
EPS basic$0.074 (source: Derived: trailing 12 months at year end)$0.14 (source: Derived: trailing 12 months at year end)$0.12$0.13
EPS diluted$0.072 (source: Derived: trailing 12 months at year end)$0.13 (source: Derived: trailing 12 months at year end)$0.12$0.13
Sharesn/a374.9M319.2M319.2M
  • ASX (Markit)
  • Derived: trailing 12 months at year end