Key highlights

  • Helia Group Limited (ASX:HLI) shares were priced at $5.320 during the trading session on 22 October 2026, up 0.757% (up $0.040), and it carries an annual dividend yield of 23.68%.
  • The latest dividend was an interim and special dividend of 43.0 cents per share with an ex-date of 20 August 2026 and a payment date of 4 September 2026, franked at 37%.
  • Its Appendix 4D for the half year ended 30 June 2026, dated 11 August 2026, reported profit after tax of $100.0 million and declared a 16.0 cent interim and a 27.0 cent special dividend.

Helia Group Limited (ASX:HLI) shares were priced at $5.320 during the trading session on 22 October 2026, up 0.757% (up $0.040). The stock carries an annual dividend yield of 23.68%, and its latest dividend is 43.0 cents per share. Helia Group is an Australian lenders mortgage insurer. Its Appendix 4D for the half year ended 30 June 2026, dated 11 August 2026, reported profit after tax of $100.0 million and declared a 16.0 cent interim and a 27.0 cent special dividend.

Trading snapshot

During the session on 22 October 2026, HLI traded at $5.320, up 0.757% (up $0.040), against a previous close of $5.280. The day range was $5.250 to $5.380, the bid-offer range was $5.200 to $5.340, and 632,663 shares had changed hands, compared with an average daily volume of 989,228. Market capitalisation is $1.44 billion, and there are 272,932,247 shares on issue. The company listed on 20 May 2014.

Fundamentals include a P/E ratio of 6.88, EPS of $0.766, revenue of $417.10 million, net profit of $244.90 million, enterprise value of $1.36 billion, total assets of $2.53 billion and total liabilities of $1.52 billion.

About Helia Group Limited: business overview

Helia Group Limited provides lenders mortgage insurance in Australia and is based in North Sydney. It reports insurance revenue, investment revenue and regulatory capital relative to the prescribed capital amount.

Half-year results to 30 June 2026 (11 August 2026)

Helia reported revenue from ordinary activities of $215.6 million, down 24.8% from $286.6 million, and profit after income tax attributable to equity holders of $100.0 million, down 25.2% from $133.7 million. Insurance revenue was $170.6 million, down from $182.2 million, reflecting lower levels of gross written premium from new business in recent years. Net tangible assets per security were $3.22, compared with $3.72.

Dividends and capital position

Helia declared an interim dividend of 16.0 cents per security, fully franked at a 30% tax rate, and a special dividend of 27.0 cents per security, unfranked, both with a record date of 21 August 2026 and a payment date of 4 September 2026. There was no dividend reinvestment plan. The two dividends together make up the 43.0 cent amount, and 16.0 of the 43.0 cents is franked, which accounts for the 37% franking level.

Regulatory capital at 30 June 2026 was 2.07 times the Prescribed Capital Amount on a level 2 basis and the CET1 ratio was 2.07 times, above the board’s target range of 1.40 to 1.60 times. The company’s market capitalisation at 30 June 2026 was $1,519.0 million.

The dividend and the yield figure

HLI carries an annual dividend yield of 23.68%. The latest dividend is described as an interim dividend made up of a 16.0 cent interim and a 27.0 cent special dividend, totalling 43.0 cents per share, with an ex-date of 20 August 2026, a record date of 21 August 2026 and a payment date of 4 September 2026. Franking is 37%.

The latest dividend alone is equal to about 8.1% of the share price of $5.320, a figure calculated for this article. The annual yield is quoted as an annual measure and is higher than that figure, which means it reflects more than the latest single dividend. Annual yield figures are not forecasts and are not a recommendation.

Related sector context

Lenders mortgage insurers and general insurers earn from premiums and investment income and are influenced by claims experience, reinsurance costs, regulatory capital and interest rates. Capital positions relative to regulatory requirements are reported as a multiple of the prescribed capital amount, and companies with surplus capital may return it through special dividends or buy-backs.

Risks to weigh in

Helia’s revenue and profit fell in the half, and insurance revenue reflects lower new business written in recent years. The special dividend is a distinct amount from the interim dividend and may not recur, so a yield that includes it can differ from the yield on ordinary dividends alone. Capital above the target range supports distributions but depends on claims experience and regulation. The special dividend is unfranked.

Catalysts on watch

Helia’s full-year results and its next dividend declaration.

Regulatory capital relative to the 1.40–1.60 times target range.

Claims experience and trends in new business written.

Wrapping up

Helia carries a 23.68% annual yield that reflects a 16.0 cent interim and a 27.0 cent special dividend, paid out of a capital position above its target range. The next results will show whether that capital position and payout pattern continue.