Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company
Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company is an Australian investment holding company with a diverse portfolio spanning various sectors, including telecommunications, resources, building products, agriculture, and financial services. The company's strength lies in its long-term investment horizon and diversified asset base, providing stability and consistent returns to shareholders. Its unique value proposition is its ability to identify and nurture undervalued assets, creating long-term value.
Short position
Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company (ASX:SOL) has 3.09% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 11,736,725 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.18 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.46 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 4.92% in September 2025. SOL is classified in the Financial Services 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+4Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company (SOL) financials
Results, ratios and statements
Latest result
Year to 31 Jul 2026 (FY26) vs FY25, figures in AUD, the reporting currency · Company filing, 24 Sep 2026
- Revenue
- n/avs $613.4M (FY25)
- NPAT
- $2.19BF (source: Company filing (extracted))vs $364.2M (FY25)
- Company filing (extracted), as at 5 Oct 2026
- EPS (basic)
- n/avs $1.12 (FY25)
- Rev YoY
- +4.1%FY
- EPS YoY
- +347.1%TTM
- Company filing (extracted)
Summary of 2026 Appendix 4E and Annual Report, 24 Sep 2026
Revenue surged 96% to $1,872 million and net profit after tax soared 502% to $2,191 million, driven largely by a one-off accounting gain from the Brickworks merger. The final fully franked dividend increased 6.8% to 63 cents per share, bringing the full-year dividend to 111 cents per share, up 7.8%. The company notes the merger gain is non-recurring and expects FY27 results to reflect underlying portfolio performance.
Automated summary of the filing; the filing itself is the record.
Key ratios
12 months to 31 Jan 2026 (TTM); balance sheet at 31 Jul 2025, 6 months before; prices to 9 Oct 2026
- Gross margin
- 29.9%
- Operating margin
- −33.0%
- Net margin
- 254.1%
- FCF margin
- −64.4%
- ROE
- 25.4%
- ROA
- 21.7%
- FCF conversion
- −0.25×
- Net debt (excl. leases)
- $667.5M
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.3×
- Current ratio
- 1.3×
- Interest cover
- −4.3×
- Cash dividends paid / net profit
- 16.0%
- Market cap
- n/a (no share count we can vouch for)
- P/E
- 7.2×
- 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 2 Oct 2026.
Financial statements
Figures in AUD, the reporting currency; Yahoo Finance unless marked
| Line item | FY26 | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | n/a | $613.4M | $589.5M | $361.0M |
| Gross profit | n/a | $157.3M | $186.5M | $126.9M |
| Operating income | n/a | −$270.2M | −$138.5M | −$86.9M |
| EBITDA | n/a | $574.2M | $568.4M | $778.1M |
| EBIT | n/a | $500.1M | $507.2M | $736.4M |
| Interest expense | n/a | $60.6M | $36.6M | $20.2M |
| Pretax income | n/a | $439.5M | $470.6M | $716.2M |
| Tax | n/a | $76.0M | −$25.5M | $17.5M |
| NPAT | $2.19BF (source: Company filing (extracted)) | $364.2M | $498.8M | $690.7M |
| Net interest income | n/a | $110.1M | $88.2M | $66.8M |
| EPS basic | n/a | $1.12 | $1.38 | $2.16 |
| EPS diluted | n/a | $1.11 | $1.38 | $2.16 |
| Shares | n/a | 367.9M | 361.0M | 361.0M |
- Company filing (extracted)
Financial reports
The company's own filings, newest first
- 2026 Appendix 4E and Annual ReportAnnual Results24 Sep 2026via asx_announcements
Figures above come from this filing
- FY26 Full Year Results Presentation Webcast and Key DatesFull Year Results14 Sep 2026via asx_announcements
- 1H26 Appendix 4D and Financial ReportHalf Year Results26 Mar 2026via asx_announcements
- Pre-merger FY25 annual reportsAnnual Report30 Sep 2025via asx_announcements
- Annual Report - First Services Company Ltd - 31 July 2025Annual Report15 Sep 2025via asx_announcements
- Annual Report - BKW - 31 July 2024Annual Report15 Sep 2025via asx_announcements
- Annual Report - SOL - 31 July 2024Annual Report15 Sep 2025via asx_announcements
- Interim Report - BKW - 31 January 2025Half Year Results15 Sep 2025via asx_announcements
- Annual Report - SOL - 31 July 2023Annual Report15 Sep 2025via asx_announcements
- Annual Report - BKW - 31 July 2023Annual Report15 Sep 2025via asx_announcements
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