FirstRand FY26 headline earnings slip 5% to ZAR 39.69 billion; ordinary dividend rises 16% to 539 cents per share

• FirstRand’s headline earnings fell 5% to ZAR 39.69 billion, while basic headline EPS slipped 5% to 712.9 cents.
• Normalised earnings rose 10% to ZAR 48.41 billion, with ROE at 21.5% after excluding the UK motor commission provision.
• IFRS basic EPS dropped 14% to 642.1 cents, including a ZAR 3.74 billion Aldermore goodwill impairment.
• Final dividend climbed 13% to 280 cents per share, taking the full-year payout up 16% to 539 cents.
• Guidance calls for high single-digit to low double-digit normalised earnings growth in continuing operations for the year to June 30, 2027.

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