News, Before It’s News
News, Before It’s News
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
· AU:CBA
February 10th, 2026
Melanie Kirk
Hello, and welcome to the results briefing for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia for the half year ended 31 December 2025. I'm Melanie Kirk, and I'm Head of Investor Relations. Thank you for joining us. For this briefing, we will have presentations from our CEO, Matt Comyn, with an overview of the results and an update on the business. Our CFO, Alan Docherty, will provide details of the results, and Matt will then provide an outlook and summary. The presentations will be followed by the opportunity for analysts and investors to ask questions. I'll now hand over to Matt. Thank you, Matt.
Matthew Comyn
Thanks very much, Mel, and good morning, everyone. It's great to be with you today to present the bank's half year results. We recognize the cost of living pressures, global uncertainty and rapid change are weighing on many Australians. In this environment, we've remained focused on supporting and serving our customers. That focus has delivered disciplined growth across our core customer segments. Cash net profit increased by 6% on the prior comparative period and earnings per share increased by $0.19. We maintained strong liquidity, funding and capital positions. And our operating performance and capital position has allowed the Board to declare a fully franked dividend of $2.35, up $0.10 on the prior corresponding period.
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