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Fonterra FY2025 Profit Slips on Tax Hit as Revenue Climbs

Management kept farmgate price guidance with normalised EPS steady at 71c.

Overview

  • The farmer-owned co-operative posted profit after tax of NZ$1.08 billion for the year to July 31, 2025, down 4.3% from a year earlier.
  • Total revenue rose about 15% to NZ$26 billion, underscoring growth in the underlying business scale.
  • The profit decline was attributed to a higher tax expense following changes to the treatment of shareholder distributions.
  • Normalised earnings per share came in at 71c, which sat within the 65c–75c guidance range.
  • For international context, the reported profit equals about US$627.8 million at an exchange rate of US$1 = NZ$1.7203.