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Australian company profits

Name: Australian company profits (Australia)
Creator: FinVolio

1.8% in June quarter 2026, compared with −1.5% in March quarter 2026.

Quarterly · % on previous quarter · −2.1% a year earlier · Updated 6 hrs ago

Range, past 10 years52-week and 10-year range The lowest and highest values over a period, with a marker for where the latest value sits between them. Learn more: −9.5% Sep qtr 202221.4% Dec qtr 2016
Over 3 monthsYear on year, month on month, quarter on quarter How a figure compares with the same period a year earlier (y/y), or with the period just before (m/m, q/q). Year-on-year removes seasonal swings; shorter comparisons show turning points sooner. Learn more: +3.3 ptsfrom −1.5%
Over 12 monthsPercentage points and basis points The difference between two percentages. A rate rising from 4.00% to 4.25% is up 0.25 percentage points, or 25 basis points; it is not up 0.25%. Learn more: +3.9 ptsfrom −2.1%
Long-run averageLong-run average The average of every reading in the series' history. A rough guide to what is normal, though economies change and some series never return to their old average. Learn more: 2.2%since 1999
Against its historyPercentile against history Where the latest reading ranks among every reading since the series began. The 90th percentile means it is higher than 90% of past readings. Learn more: 49thpercentile: higher than 49% of readings since 1999

HistorySeasonally adjusted A figure with the regular calendar pattern removed (Christmas, school holidays, harvests), so one month can be compared fairly with the next. Learn more

% on previous quarter, quarterly

−5.0−2.50.02.55.07.5Jun qtr 2024Jun qtr 2025Jun qtr 2026

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The latest 9 readings in this range.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, QBIS. Data from March quarter 1999.

Mon, 30 Nov, 11:30am Sydney time · Company profits

Estimates are made in the three weeks before a release.

Estimates are FinVolio's own, made from this series and related indicators. They are not a consensus forecast and not advice.

The quarterly change in company gross operating profits, seasonally adjusted, from the ABS Business Indicators survey.

Profits drive investment, hiring and the earnings that underpin share prices; mining dominates the swings.