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Zip H1 2026 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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H1 2026 earnings summary18 Feb, 2026

Executive summary

  • Delivered record cash earnings of AUD 124.3 million, up 86% year-on-year, with significant operating margin expansion to 18.7% and net profit after tax of AUD 52.4 million, more than doubling year-on-year.

  • Achieved sustainable, profitable growth at scale with strong operating leverage, particularly in the US market, which now represents 75% of total transaction volume (TTV).

  • Group TTV reached AUD 8.4 billion, up 34.1% year-on-year, and active customers increased 4.1% to 6.6 million; merchant partners grew 10.5% to 90.6k.

  • Completed a $100 million on-market share buyback, reflecting strong balance sheet and positive cash flows.

Financial highlights

  • Total income grew 29.2% year-over-year to $664.0 million, with cash gross profit up 33.5% to $314.3 million and cash EBTDA up 85.6% to $124.3 million.

  • Statutory net profit after tax increased 127.6% to $52.4 million.

  • Cash net transaction margin (NTM) held at 3.8%, with interest expense as a percentage of TTV improving to 1.3%.

  • Net bad debts were 1.7% of TTV, within management targets.

  • Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash increased 37.1% to $537.0 million.

Outlook and guidance

  • Upgraded FY26 guidance: US TTV growth expected to exceed 40% (USD), with operating margin above 18% and cash EBTDA as a percentage of TTV above 1.4%.

  • Revenue margin targeted at circa 8% of TTV, cash NTM at 3.8–4.2%.

  • Second half cash EBTDA expected to be broadly in line with the first half.

  • Focus remains on sustainable growth and profitability in core markets, with continued investment in product innovation and risk management.

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Zip Co Limited provides point-of-sale credit, digital retail finance, and payments solutions to consumers, and small and medium sized merchants (SMEs) in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, New Zealand, Mexico, and Canada. The company offers Zip Business for online and offline businesses; Zip Money, a personal line of credit that allows customers to pay later for their purchases with flexible interest-free repayments; and Zip Pay, an account that allows users to spend up to an approved credit limit.

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