ANZ Group Holdings stock faces execution test after profit rises 31 percent

ANZ reported a stronger full-year result on Monday, November 9, after completing the first year of its ANZ 2030 strategy. In its 2026 Full Year Result and Proposed Final Dividend, the bank said cash profit for the year ended September 30, 2026 reached 7,591 million Australian dollars, up 31 percent from the prior year.

Profit growth and shareholder returns

Statutory profit rose to 7,270 million Australian dollars. Excluding significant items recognized in the 2025 financial year, cash profit increased 10 percent and cash return on tangible equity rose 109 basis points to 11.56 percent. The bank said disciplined management of margins, capital, costs and business volumes supported the result.

The board declared a final dividend of 83 Australian cents per share with an 80 percent franking rate, up from 75 percent at the interim result. The full-year dividend totals 166 Australian cents per share. ANZ also reported a Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 11.99 percent at September 30.

Execution becomes the next test

Management said ANZ remains on track to complete the Suncorp Bank integration by June 2027 and deliver a single customer front-end for retail and small-business customers by September 2027. The bank reported a productivity benefit of 902 million Australian dollars, exceeding the 875 million Australian dollars indicated at the half-year result, while its cost-to-income ratio improved by more than four percentage points to 49.26 percent.

ANZ Group Holdings stock traded at 23.98 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 15:34 CET on Monday, November 9, 2026.

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