Corporate profits in Australia fell 1.3% quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter of 2026, reversing an upwardly revised 5.9% increase in the previous quarter and missing expectations of a 0.5% rise. The decline signals a broad cooling in business profitability momentum after a strong finish to the previous year, mainly due to a sharp drop in mining profits (-9.1% vs 8.0% in Q4). Lower profits were also recorded in accommodation and food services (-2.0% vs 5.7%) and financial and insurance services (-9.6% vs 3.1%). In addition, profit growth moderated in wholesale trade (4.5% vs 6.4%), transport, postal and warehousing (0.9% vs 8.1%), professional, scientific and technical services (3.1% vs 9.2%), and rental, hiring and real estate services (1.7% vs 3.0%). On the other hand, profits rose further in manufacturing (3.5% vs 2.7%) and construction (7.9% vs 4.3%), while rebounded in retail trade (5.9% vs -0.2%). Yearly, corporate profits were up 3.2%, slowing from a 4.2% growth previously. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Corporate Profits in Australia decreased to 132650 AUD Million in the first quarter of 2026 from 134455 AUD Million in the fourth quarter of 2025. Corporate Profits in Australia averaged 63022.15 AUD Million from 1994 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 149930.00 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 June of 2026.

Corporate Profits in Australia decreased to 132650 AUD Million in the first quarter of 2026 from 134455 AUD Million in the fourth quarter of 2025. Corporate Profits in Australia is expected to be 127191.00 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 138517.00 AUD Million in 2027 and 141703.00 AUD Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-02 12:30 AM
Company Gross Profits QoQ
Q4 5.8% 1.5% 3.6% 1.8%
2026-06-02 01:30 AM
Company Gross Profits QoQ
Q1 -1.3% 5.9% 0.5% -0.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Building Capital Expenditure -3.80 2.50 percent Mar 2026
Business Inventories 0.50 -0.10 percent Mar 2026
Changes in Inventories 675.00 897.00 AUD Million Mar 2026
Company Gross Profits 132650.00 134455.00 AUD Million Mar 2026
Industrial Production 2.50 2.80 percent Mar 2026
Industrial Production Mom -0.60 1.70 percent Mar 2026
Manufacturing Production 3.20 1.10 percent Mar 2026
Mining Production 3.10 4.00 percent Mar 2026
Plant Machinery Capital Expenditure 18.10 -1.30 percent Mar 2026
Private Capital Expenditure 6.50 0.70 percent Mar 2026


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
132650.00 134455.00 149930.00 12032.00 1994 - 2026 AUD Million Quarterly
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Australia Corporate Profits Drop in Q1
Corporate profits in Australia fell 1.3% quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter of 2026, reversing an upwardly revised 5.9% increase in the previous quarter and missing expectations of a 0.5% rise. The decline signals a broad cooling in business profitability momentum after a strong finish to the previous year, mainly due to a sharp drop in mining profits (-9.1% vs 8.0% in Q4). Lower profits were also recorded in accommodation and food services (-2.0% vs 5.7%) and financial and insurance services (-9.6% vs 3.1%). In addition, profit growth moderated in wholesale trade (4.5% vs 6.4%), transport, postal and warehousing (0.9% vs 8.1%), professional, scientific and technical services (3.1% vs 9.2%), and rental, hiring and real estate services (1.7% vs 3.0%). On the other hand, profits rose further in manufacturing (3.5% vs 2.7%) and construction (7.9% vs 4.3%), while rebounded in retail trade (5.9% vs -0.2%). Yearly, corporate profits were up 3.2%, slowing from a 4.2% growth previously.
2026-06-02
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