The Lottery
The Lottery Corporation (ASX: TLC) is an Australian lottery and Keno operator, distributing products through a large retail network, Keno venues, and digital channels (apps and online). It operates in all Australian states and territories except Western Australia, with brands including The Lott and Keno and a footprint of thousands of outlets and venues. The business model is built on regulated licences, high-frequency game participation, and broad distribution, supporting resilient cash generation relative to many discretionary consumer categories.
Short position
The Lottery (ASX:TLC) has 9.29% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 206,781,300 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 2.97 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 4.58 percentage points. TLC is classified in the Consumer 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+4The Lottery (TLC) financials
Results, ratios and statements
Latest result
Year to 30 Jun 2026 (FY26) vs FY25, figures in AUD, the reporting currency
- Revenue
- $3.55Bvs $3.73B (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- NPAT
- $284.6Mvs $365.5M (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- EPS (diluted)
- $0.13vs $0.16 (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- Rev YoY
- −4.6%FY
- EPS YoY
- −22.0%TTM
Key ratios
Year to 30 Jun 2026 (FY); balance sheet at 30 Jun 2026; prices to 9 Oct 2026
- Gross margin
- 100.0%
- Operating margin
- 16.2%
- Net margin
- 8.0%
- FCF margin
- 8.9%
- ROE
- n/a
- ROA
- 5.8%
- FCF conversion
- 1.12×
- Net debt (excl. leases)
- $1.92B
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.7×
- Current ratio
- 0.4×
- Interest cover
- 4.4×
- Cash dividends paid / net profit
- 129.1%
- Market cap
- $11.55B
- P/E
- 40.5×
- P/B
- 43.7×
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 | $3.55B | $3.73B | $3.98B | $3.50B |
| Gross profit | $3.55B | $3.73B | $3.98B | $3.50B |
| Operating income | $576.6M | $618.9M | $694.9M | $598.8M |
| EBITDA | $662.4M | $763.7M | $788.9M | $607.1M |
| EBIT | $548.3M | $658.6M | $680.6M | $508.9M |
| Interest expense | $132.0M | $127.6M | $130.3M | $122.4M |
| Pretax income | $416.3M | $531.0M | $550.3M | $386.5M |
| Tax | $131.7M | $165.5M | $136.3M | $121.7M |
| NPAT | $284.6M | $365.5M | $414.0M | $264.8M |
| Net interest income | −$101.1M | −$96.7M | −$93.5M | −$106.8M |
| EPS basic | $0.13 | $0.16 | $0.19 | $0.12 |
| EPS diluted | $0.13 | $0.16 | $0.19 | $0.12 |
| Shares | 2.23B | 2.23B | 2.23B | 2.23B |
Financial reports
The company's own filings, newest first
- Appendix 4E and Annual Report 2026Annual Results19 Aug 2026via asx_announcements
- Appendix 4D and Interim Financial ReportHalf Year Results18 Feb 2026via asx_announcements
- Half Year Results Investor PresentationHalf Year Results18 Feb 2026via asx_announcements
- Half Year Results ASX Media ReleaseHalf Year Results18 Feb 2026via asx_announcements
- 2026 Half Year Results Key Dates & Webcast DetailsHalf Year Results14 Jan 2026via asx_announcements
- View PDFFinancial Report31 Dec 2025via crawler
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