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Financial profile · Q3 FY2026

Scaled healthcare revenues with thin margins and working-capital-sensitive cash generation

Revenue expanded across the multi-year history, while operating margins compressed in the most recent annual periods. Operating and free cash flow remained positive but varied with working-capital movements; capital spending was modest relative to revenue.

What is developing

The latest trailing results show an earnings and cash-flow recovery alongside continued revenue growth, but the improvement in operating cash also reflects better movements in operating assets and liabilities. Management cited improved Government business performance, making this a meaningful recovery without yet establishing that the cash-flow improvement is durable.

What matters next

Whether operating cash flow remains supported if the recent improvement in operating assets and liabilities reverses.

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Metric FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
177.5B 184.8B 194.6B 256.8B 268.7B 292.1B 322.5B 357.8B 372.8B 402.1B
(148.7B) (156.3B) (163B) (211.2B) (219.7B) (240B) (268B) (303.3B) (321.4B) (346.7B)
28.8B 28.5B 31.5B 45.5B 49B 52.1B 54.5B 54.4B 51.4B 55.4B
(18.4B) (18.8B) (21.4B) (33.1B) (35.1B) (36.9B) (38.2B) (39.3B) (41.4B) (44.9B)
(18.4B) (18.8B) (21.4B) (396m) (461m) (707m) (745m) (985m) (989m) (970m)
— — — (32.7B) (34.6B) (36.2B) (37.5B) (38.4B) (40.4B) (43.9B)
10.4B 9.7B 10.2B 12.5B 14B 15.2B 16.3B 15.1B 10B 10.5B
(1.1B) (1.1B) (2.6B) (3B) (2.9B) (2.5B) (2.3B) (2.7B) (3B) (3.1B)
1.1B 1.1B 2.6B 3B 2.9B 2.5B 2.3B 2.7B 3B 3.1B
(643m) (181m) (6.1B) (559m) (1.5B) (2.4B) (8.3B) (1.3B) (1B) (5.4B)
(28m) (208m) 4m 124m 206m 182m 169m 88m 99m 112m
8.6B 8.3B 1.4B 9B 9.8B 10.5B 5.8B 11.2B 6.1B 2.1B
(3.3B) (3.1B) (2.1B) (2.4B) (2.6B) (2.5B) (1.5B) (2.8B) (1.6B) (408m)
5.3B 5.1B (696m) 6.6B 7.2B 8B 4.3B 8.4B 4.6B 1.7B
(2m) (1m) 2m 3m (13m) 12m (16m) (24m) 28m 40m
5.3B 6.6B (597m) 6.6B 7.2B 8B 4.3B 8.3B 4.6B 1.8B
4.90 6.45 (0.57) 5.08 5.47 6.02 3.26 6.47 3.66 1.39