Coles Group (ASX:COL) logged AU$0.938 in earnings per basic share excluding significant items for fiscal 2026, compared with AU$0.826 a year ago, a Tuesday filing showed.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected AU$0.9277.
For the 12 months ended June 28, revenue from ordinary activities was AU$45.72 billion versus AU$44.49 billion previously, the Australia-listed supermarket operator added. Analysts surveyed by FactSet projected AU$45.63 billion.
The company's board declared a final dividend of AU$0.37 per security, up from AU$0.32 a year earlier, payable Sept. 22 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 4.
Coles Group expects fiscal 2027 operating capital expenditure of about AU$1.55 billion. It said sales growth in the first eight weeks of fiscal 2027 was consistent with the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026.