Progress on Capital Recycling (CRU) Exits
Completed or announced exits of $2.8 billion of CRU assets; $500 million of new asset sales in the half; targeting a further $1.5 billion of CRU asset transactions in H2 (and targeting $2 billion of CRU recycling in FY'26 overall) with a broader $3.0 billion of announced/active IDC + CRU transactions targeted to complete in H2 FY'26.
Strong Liquidity and Balance Sheet Flexibility
Available liquidity of $3.3 billion comprising $2.7 billion committed undrawn debt and $600 million cash; reported net debt (ex-hybrid) of $3.3 billion and debt maturities well balanced with average maturity ~2.5 years.
Construction Segment Outperformance
Construction revenue grew 22% year‑on‑year driven by new project commencements; Construction EBITDA of $69 million with a 3.7% EBITDA margin; $4.0 billion of new work secured in the half and Australian backlog revenue of $8.0 billion, up 36% versus FY'25; secured + preferred work ~ $15 billion.
Development Pipeline Growth and Completions
$1.3 billion of development completions in the half (including Victoria Cross); gross apartment presales increased to $3.3 billion with settlements weighted to FY'27 expected to deliver ~ $1.0 billion gross cash proceeds to Lendlease; > $4.7 billion of new projects secured in the half and FY'26 target of $10+ billion pipeline replenishment remains on track.
Investment Platform Stability and Growth
Funds under management stable at $48.7 billion (including $1.5 billion additions); co‑investment capital $2.9 billion with a gross yield of 4.4%; $2.8 billion of capital available to deploy and $4.7 billion of capital being raised for new mandates; completed $4.4 billion of gross property transactions across the investment platform in the period.
Cost Reduction Progress
Net overheads reduced by $58 million to $197 million (run rate below $400 million); pretax run‑rate savings of $21 million actioned in the half; $50 million targeted savings expected to be fully realised in FY'27 with exit overhead run rate target of ~ $350 million by end FY'26.
Maintained IDC Earnings Guidance and H2 Upside Potential
IDC delivered $0.126 per security in H1; FY'26 IDC guidance maintained at $0.28–$0.34 per security (implying H2 IDC of $0.154–$0.214 per security), with H2 upside linked to timing of Crown Estate JV and TRX completions and continued operational delivery across Investments, Development and Construction.