Challenger FY26 statutory net profit more than doubles to $506 million; annuity sales rise 19% to $6.2 billion

• Challenger posted FY26 statutory net profit after tax of $506 million, up 163%; statutory basic EPS rose to 73.6 cents.
• Normalised net profit after tax climbed 3% to $468 million; normalised basic EPS increased 3% to 68.1 cents.
• Annuity sales rose 19% to $6.2 billion, lifting total Life sales 12% to $9.6 billion; Life annuity book grew 10.7%.
• Funds Management recorded net outflows of $4.1 billion, improving from $11.6 billion; closing FUM fell 4% to $108.7 billion.
• FY27 Core Basic EPS guidance set at 45-49 cents, reflecting up to 11% growth; target share buy-back lifted to $450 million.

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