Highlights

  • Iress reported FY25 adjusted EBITDA of AUD 136.2 mn and Underlying Profit after tax of AUD 73.9 mn.
  • The company completed simplification into Wealth and Trading & Market Data software operations during 2025.
  • Iress issued FY26 Revenue guidance of AUD 520–528 mn in its February 2026 results release.
  • Its FY26 plan combines platform modernisation, operating efficiencies and targeted Investment in products and clients.

Iress has concentrated its operations around wealth technology and trading data, with earnings, product renewal and efficiency taking priority. Iress (ASX:IRE) has drawn attention to specific product, client and reporting developments during 2026, with the latest disclosed milestones shaping the company’s operating agenda.

A More Focused Software Business

Iress entered 2026 following a simplification of its portfolio, concentrating on wealth technology and trading and market data. Its February full-year announcement described higher adjusted Earnings in the continuing Business and a narrower operational focus.

The continuing-business revenue measure increased 6.5% in FY25. Adjusted EBITDA for the continuing operations rose 14.9%, reflecting the company’s focus on cost discipline and margins. Those rates describe the continuing business rather than every historical operation.

Results Establish the Base

For the 2025 financial year, Iress reported group adjusted EBITDA of AUD 136.2 mn and underlying profit after tax of AUD 73.9 mn. Statutory net profit after tax was AUD 79.3 mn. The company also declared a final Dividend of 13 Australian cents per share, fully franked.

The company identified efficiency measures as a central element of its next phase. In its February release, management said around 60% of expected AUD 30 mn program savings had already been delivered, with the overall target set for the end of 2026.

Product Investment Meets Cost Discipline

Iress said its plan includes modernising technology, incorporating artificial intelligence within core platforms and improving the connection between pricing and client value. The business operates across markets that require specialised software and trusted financial information.

The transformation is not framed solely as an expense reduction exercise. Management also described targeted reinvestment in products and client experience, putting technology renewal alongside its work on margins and cash generation.

Targets for the Coming Year

The February FY26 guidance called for continuing-business revenue of AUD 520–528 mn, cash EBITDA of AUD 116–123 mn and underlying profit after tax of AUD 84–90 mn. The company also outlined a target for a cash EBITDA Margin exit run-rate above 25%.

Those were guidance ranges, rather than results. Iress subsequently released its 2026 half-year results in August, making its current financial releases important for a full interpretation of progress against the original annual targets.

Iress shares closed at AUD 5.91 on 12 November 2026, a change of 2.78% for the session. The stock traded between AUD 5.77 and AUD 5.96, with 650,506 shares changing hands.