Revenue Growth and Scale
Reported revenue of $601 million, up 12% year-on-year (11% excluding Sidekicker), driven by product mix and regional growth.
Strong Earnings and Profitability
EBITDA increased 19% and adjusted profit for continuing operations was $104 million, up 35% year-on-year; management highlighted operating leverage with total cost growth (excluding Sidekicker) of 8% vs revenue growth of 11%.
Record Dividend and Improved Balance Sheet
Board declared a record dividend of $0.27 per share (up 13% year-on-year). Net leverage improved from 2.3x to 2.0x and remains well within target (<2.5x), supporting capital returns.
AI and Proprietary Data Driving Commercial Outcomes
Company highlighted ~0.75 billion proprietary data points and ~1 billion daily marketplace decisions powering AI features; candidate relevance increased 1.5x through improved matching and explanations, underpinning placement share gains and yield expansion.
Yield and Product Monetization
Sustained yield momentum: ANZ yield uplift of 17% in the half; depth adoption grew 2.7x over the last 3 years and company reported 15% compound yield growth over the last 3 years, demonstrating monetization of advanced/targeted products.
ANZ Market Leadership and Share Gains
ANZ delivered double-digit revenue growth despite a down market, achieved the highest placement share in recent history and expanded the gap to the nearest competitor (reported ~4.9x lead in placement share).
Asia Freemium Rollout and Early Marketplace Strengthening
Freemium has now been launched in all Asian markets; monthly unique hires in Asia are up ~18% year-on-year and total ads/unique visitors are increasing, indicating flywheel strengthening as freemium scales.
Guidance Tightened with Confident Positioning
Management tightened FY guidance range and expects revenue and EBITDA to be in the top half of the original guidance range, signaling confidence in the outlook.