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CSL (CSL) Earnings Dates, Call Summary & Reports

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Earnings Data

Report Date
Aug 18, 2026
TBA (Confirmed)
Period Ending
2026 (Q4)
Consensus EPS Forecast
4.05
Last Year’s EPS
3.37
Same Quarter Last Year
Moderate Buy
Based on 11 Analysts Ratings

Earnings Call Summary

Q2 2026
Earnings Call Date:Feb 10, 2026|
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Neutral
The call presents a balanced picture: operational strengths (strong cash generation, share buyback expansion, cost-savings progress, solid Vifor performance, successful new product launches and Seqirus commercial gains) are offset by meaningful near-term pressures (H1 revenue decline, major non-cash impairments and one-off restructuring costs, policy-driven weakness in albumin and Ig headwinds, iron generics and KCENTRA competitive pricing). Management emphasizes these impairments are largely non‑cash, that the transformation is delivering tangible savings, and they have maintained full-year guidance while laying out remediation steps for weaker areas. The tone is cautiously constructive but with material near-term risks that require execution in H2 to validate the outlook.
Company Guidance
CSL maintained full‑year guidance while setting out the metrics behind its H2 ambition: H1 group revenue was $8.3bn (‑4% cc), gross profit $4.6bn (‑3%), group operating result $3.8bn (‑4%), NPATA before restructuring and impairments $1.9bn (‑7%) and reported NPAT fell 81% after ~ $1.05bn of H1 impairments (FY26 after‑tax impairments ~ $1.1bn with an additional ~ $70m post‑tax Velphoro charge expected in H2); cash flow from operations was $1.3bn and the interim dividend was held at US$1.30. Management expects double‑digit H2 growth in Ig (PRIVIGEN/HIZENTRA), a stronger H2 for albumin in China (but a modest FY26 albumin decline with recovery in FY27), Seqirus to normalize (H1 revenue ‑2%) and continued momentum from new launches; R&D was $600m in H1 (‑8%) and is expected to be similar in H2, G&A was down 2% and is expected broadly flat, and net interest expense fell 11%. Transformation targets remain: $100m FY26 cost savings (60% achieved at H1) on the path to up to $550m annual savings by FY28 funded alongside one‑off restructuring costs of $700–770m; capital management includes a buyback expansion to US$750m (from US$500m) after ~US$400m repurchased in H1 and reported net leverage of 2x, with an underlying tax rate ~21% (guidance 18–20% for the full year).
Strong cash generation and capital returns
Operating cash flow of $1.3 billion in H1; interim dividend unchanged at USD 1.30; share buyback expanded from $500 million to $750 million and ~USD 400 million of shares repurchased in H1; leverage ~2x at Dec 2025.
Transformation program progress and cost savings
Transformation program targeting up to $550 million annual savings by FY28; FY26 target of $100 million with 60% achieved in H1 (≈$60 million); R&D down 8% to $600 million and G&A down 2% reflecting restructuring and efficiency actions.
Vifor strong performance
CSL Vifor revenue up 12% (constant currency) and operating result up 22%, driven by nephrology growth (Velphoro, Mircera, Tavneos, FILSPARI).
New product momentum in Behring
HEMGENIX sales grew 16% year-on-year; ANDEMBRY launch strong with more than 1,000 HAE patients on therapy within a year of launch, positioning it to become a leading HAE prophylaxis medicine.
Seqirus differentiated commercial execution
Seqirus continued to grow market share with differentiated cell-based (FLUCELVAX) and adjuvanted (FLUAD) vaccines despite a challenging seasonal market; revenue decline limited to 2% in a weaker global influenza market.
Operational margin and unit-cost improvements
Behring gross margin improved ~10 basis points in H1 due to efficiency gains in plasma collection/manufacturing and higher share of premium products; net interest expense down 11% as balance sheet delevered.
Pipeline and partnerships
Progress on portfolio: VarmX coagulation candidate entering Phase III in H2; early-stage research collaboration with Memo Therapeutics (recombinant polyclonal Ig) and other R&D prioritization despite R&D restructuring.
Guidance maintained
Company maintained FY26 guidance and expects an ambitious second half driven by Ig, albumin recovery in China and momentum from launched products (HEMGENIX, ANDEMBRY).

CSL (AU:CSL) Earnings, Revenues Date & History

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AU:CSL Earnings History

Report Date
Fiscal Quarter
Forecast / EPS
Last Year's EPS
EPS YoY Change
Press Release
Slides
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Aug 18, 2026
2026 (Q4)
4.05 / -
3.366
Feb 10, 2026
2026 (Q2)
5.93 / 5.77
6.145-6.06% (-0.37)
Aug 18, 2025
2025 (Q4)
3.75 / 3.37
2.62128.42% (+0.74)
Feb 11, 2025
2025 (Q2)
6.32 / 6.15
5.9882.63% (+0.16)
Aug 12, 2024
2024 (Q4)
2.58 / 2.62
2.34511.79% (+0.28)
Feb 12, 2024
2024 (Q2)
5.83 / 5.99
5.410.88% (+0.59)
Aug 14, 2023
2023 (Q4)
2.40 / 2.34
1.47558.93% (+0.87)
Feb 13, 2023
2023 (Q2)
5.01 / 5.40
5.3850.29% (+0.02)
Aug 16, 2022
2022 (Q4)
1.57 / 1.48
1.862-20.77% (-0.39)
Feb 16, 2022
2022 (Q2)
4.87 / 5.38
5.701-5.55% (-0.32)
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AU:CSL Earnings-Related Price Changes

Report Date
Price 1 Day Before
Price 1 Day After
Percentage Change
Feb 10, 2026
AU$169.20AU$161.35-4.64%
Aug 18, 2025
AU$265.82AU$220.93-16.89%
Feb 11, 2025
AU$249.74AU$249.08-0.26%
Aug 12, 2024
AU$298.10AU$284.45-4.58%
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CSL (AU:CSL) is schdueled to report earning on Aug 18, 2026, TBA (Confirmed).
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            AU:CSL EPS forecast for the fiscal quarter 2026 (Q4) is 4.05.