ClearView Wealth lifts underlying profit and premiums despite fall in reported NPAT

Clearview Wealth Limited ( (AU:CVW) ) has shared an announcement.

ClearView Wealth reported a strong first-half 2026 operational performance, with gross premiums for the six months rising 13% to $215.6 million and in-force premiums, a key measure of recurring revenue, also up 13% to $436 million. Life underlying NPAT jumped 59% to $24.1 million, group underlying NPAT rose 77% to $22.1 million, and underlying EPS climbed 84% to 3.5 cents per share, reflecting the gains from strategic simplification and transformation, even as reported NPAT fell 47% to $8.5 million.

The insurer’s embedded value increased 5% to $516.6 million and the life underlying NPAT margin expanded by 3.2 percentage points to 11.2%, underscoring improved profitability in its core life business. New business volumes were also robust, with sales up 29% to $21 million for the half, while the cost-to-income ratio edged down 1.7% to 17.9%, demonstrating better cost discipline and positioning the company for more sustainable growth despite the headline decline in reported profit.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:CVW) stock is a Hold with a A$0.55 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Clearview Wealth Limited stock, see the AU:CVW Stock Forecast page.

More about Clearview Wealth Limited

ClearView Wealth Limited operates in the life insurance and wealth management sector, deriving revenue primarily from life insurance premiums. The group focuses on in-force and new life insurance business, with an emphasis on simplifying its operations and transforming its business model to improve profitability and efficiency for policyholders and shareholders.

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