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Westpac Banking

Banks

Westpac Banking Corporation is one of Australia's leading financial institutions, offering a wide range of banking and financial services including personal, business, and institutional banking. It holds a strong market position in the Australian banking sector, known for its extensive branch network and digital banking capabilities.

Short position

short percentage2.86%
reported shorts97.9M
shares on issue3.420B

Westpac Banking (ASX:WBC) has 2.86% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 97,939,816 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.52 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.32 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 2.99% in May 2016. WBC is classified in the Banks 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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Westpac Banking (WBC) financials

Results, ratios and statements

Latest result

12 months to 31 Mar 2026 (TTM Mar 26) vs TTM Mar 25, figures in AUD, the reporting currency

Revenue
$22.89Bvs $21.79B (TTM Mar 25)
Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
NPAT
$7.01Bvs $6.96B (TTM Mar 25)
Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
EPS (diluted)
$2.03vs $1.96 (TTM Mar 25)
Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
Rev YoY
+5.0%TTM
EPS YoY
+3.5%TTM

Key ratios

12 months to 31 Mar 2026 (TTM); balance sheet at 31 Mar 2026; prices to 9 Oct 2026

Gross margin
n/m
Operating margin
n/m
Net margin
30.6%
FCF margin
n/m
ROE
9.8%
ROA
0.6%
FCF conversion
n/m
Net debt (excl. leases)
n/m
Net debt / EBITDA
n/m
Current ratio
n/m
Interest cover
n/m
Cash dividends paid / net profit
74.7%
Market cap
$115.15B
P/E
16.6×
P/B
1.6×

n/m: not meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.

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

WBC income, newest period first, figures in AUD
Line itemTTM Mar 26FY25FY24FY23FY22
Revenue$22.89B$22.77B (source: ASX (Markit))$21.59B$21.38B$20.43B
Interest expense$33.47Bn/a$35.59B$25.43B$6.09B
Pretax income$10.11Bn/a$10.11B$10.30B$8.47B
Tax$3.08Bn/a$3.12B$3.10B$2.77B
NPAT$7.01B$6.92B (source: ASX (Markit))$6.98B$7.19B$5.69B
Net interest income$19.80Bn/a$18.75B$18.32B$17.16B
EPS basic$2.05n/a$2.01$2.05$1.60
EPS diluted$2.03n/a$1.92$1.95$1.52
Sharesn/an/a3.44B3.50B3.50B
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