{
  "id": 3660075,
  "title": "Wesfarmers FY 2026 slides: profit rises 8.3%, dividend up 7.8%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/wesfarmers-fy-2026-slides-profit-rises-8-3-dividend-up-7-8",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-27T03:42:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/wesfarmers-fy-2026-slides-profit-rises-83-dividend-up-78-93CH-4878304"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Wesfarmers reported an 8.3% increase in net profit after tax to $2.9 billion for FY 2026, as retail divisions delivered growth despite consumer cost-of-living pressures. Shares fell 1.27% to $82.21 after the announcement, trading below the 52-week high of $94.70. The company increased its full-year ordinary dividend by 7.8% to $2.22 per share, fully franked, and paid a $1.50 per share capital management distribution in December 2025.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}