Corporate profits in Australia rose 5.8% qoq in Q4 2025, beating market forecasts of 3.6% and accelerating from an upwardly revised 1.5% gain in Q3. It marked a second straight quarterly increase and the strongest pace since Q4 2022, suggesting improved operating conditions toward year-end. Profit growth picked up in mining (8.1% vs 2.7%), wholesale trade (6.5% vs 2.6%), and accommodation and food services (6.1% vs 2.8%), likely supported by firmer commodity prices and resilient consumer spending. Profits also rebounded in manufacturing (2.5% vs -1.1%) and professional, scientific and technical services (8.8% vs -4.8%). Retail trade was flat (vs -0.1%), while administrative and support services stalled (vs 4.7%). Meanwhile, gains eased in utilities (0.3% vs 6.0%), financial and insurance services (4.0% vs 5.8%), and rental and hiring services (3.2% vs 3.5%). On a yearly basis, profits rose 3.8%, up from 1.0% in Q3, marking the strongest annual growth since Q1 2023. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Corporate Profits in Australia decreased to 125152 AUD Million in the third quarter of 2025 from 125185 AUD Million in the second quarter of 2025. Corporate Profits in Australia averaged 62463.40 AUD Million from 1994 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 150525.00 AUD Million in the second quarter of 2022 and a record low of 12032.00 AUD Million in the first quarter of 1995. This page provides the latest reported value for - Australia Corporate Profits - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Australia Corporate Profits - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.

Corporate Profits in Australia decreased to 125152 AUD Million in the third quarter of 2025 from 125185 AUD Million in the second quarter of 2025. Corporate Profits in Australia is expected to be 132591.00 AUD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Corporate Profits is projected to trend around 140702.00 AUD Million in 2027 and 143938.00 AUD Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-01 12:30 AM
Company Gross Profits QoQ
Q3 0.0% -2.6% 1.7% 1.0%
2026-03-02 12:30 AM
Company Gross Profits QoQ
Q4 5.8% 1.5% 3.6% 1.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Building Capital Expenditure 2.30 2.30 percent Dec 2025
Business Inventories -0.10 -0.80 percent Dec 2025
Changes in Inventories 657.00 -1801.00 AUD Million Dec 2025
Company Gross Profits 133922.00 126530.00 AUD Million Dec 2025
Industrial Production 2.70 0.10 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production Mom 1.60 -0.20 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production 1.10 -1.90 percent Dec 2025
Mining Production 3.80 0.40 percent Dec 2025
Plant Machinery Capital Expenditure -1.70 11.20 percent Dec 2025
Private Capital Expenditure 0.40 6.40 percent Dec 2025


Australia Corporate Profits
In Australia, corporate profits refers to the net operating profit or loss before income tax and extraordinary items and is net of capital profits or losses arising from the sale of businesses' own capital goods and dividends received.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
133922.00 126530.00 150525.00 12032.00 1994 - 2025 AUD Million Quarterly
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Australia Q4 Corporate Profits Grow the Most in 3 Years
Corporate profits in Australia rose 5.8% qoq in Q4 2025, beating market forecasts of 3.6% and accelerating from an upwardly revised 1.5% gain in Q3. It marked a second straight quarterly increase and the strongest pace since Q4 2022, suggesting improved operating conditions toward year-end. Profit growth picked up in mining (8.1% vs 2.7%), wholesale trade (6.5% vs 2.6%), and accommodation and food services (6.1% vs 2.8%), likely supported by firmer commodity prices and resilient consumer spending. Profits also rebounded in manufacturing (2.5% vs -1.1%) and professional, scientific and technical services (8.8% vs -4.8%). Retail trade was flat (vs -0.1%), while administrative and support services stalled (vs 4.7%). Meanwhile, gains eased in utilities (0.3% vs 6.0%), financial and insurance services (4.0% vs 5.8%), and rental and hiring services (3.2% vs 3.5%). On a yearly basis, profits rose 3.8%, up from 1.0% in Q3, marking the strongest annual growth since Q1 2023.
2026-03-02
Australia Q3 Corporate Profits Unexpectedly Flat
Corporate profits in Australia were unexpectedly flat quarter-on-quarter in Q3 2025, missing market forecasts of a 1.7% increase andfollowing an upwardly revised 2.6% contraction in Q2. Profit increases were observed in financial and insurance services (5.0% vs -7.2% in Q2), administrative and support services (4.2% vs -11.3%), mining (0.2% vs -0.9%), wholesale trade (0.8% vs -4.9%), electricity, gas, water, and waste services (4.7% vs -0.6%), rental and hiring services (2.5% vs -3.9%), arts and recreation services (5.8% vs -2.7%), and accommodation and food services (1.5% vs 3.5%). These gains were partly offset by declines in manufacturing (-2.2% vs -10.7%), retail trade (-1.0% vs -5.0%), and professional, scientific, and technical services (-5.4% vs 0.8%), while transport and warehousing remained flat (0.0% vs 1.2%).On an annual basis, profits rose 1.1% through the year to September, after an upwardly revised 3.9% drop in Q2, marking the first annual increase since Q1 2023.
2025-12-01
Australia Corporate Profits Unexpectedly Drop in Q2
Corporate profits in Australia unexpectedly fell by 2.4% quarter-on-quarter in Q2 2025, missing market forecasts of a 1.2% increase, following an upwardly revised 1.0% contraction in Q1. The decline was driven by profit falls in financial and insurance services (-7.5% vs -11.9% in Q1), administrative and support services (-11.4% vs -7.2%), mining (-0.5% vs -6.3%), wholesale trade (-4.6% vs 3.7%), transport and warehousing (-1.6% vs 4.2%), rental and hiring services (-3.6% vs 0.8%), electricity, gas, water and waste services (-1.3% vs -3.0%), manufacturing (-9.3% vs 9.5%), arts and recreation services (-3.1% vs 0.5%), and retail trade (-5.8% vs 5.0%). By contrast, profits rose more strongly in accommodation and food services (3.5% vs 0.7%) and rebounded in professional, scientific, and technical services (1.8% vs - 1.9%). On an annual basis, profits declined by 3.3% through the year to June, after an upwardly revised 5.2% drop in Q1, marking the smallest yearly decline in a year.
2025-09-01