(Update to add stock movement to the headline and the fifth paragraph.)
Ramsay Health Care (ASX:RHC) logged AU$1.51 in underlying EPS for fiscal 2026, compared with AU$1.253 a year ago, a Thursday filing showed.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected AU$1.3695.
For the 12 months ended June 30, total revenue and other income was AU$18.71 billion versus AU$17.8 billion previously, the Australia-listed hospital and medical facility operator added. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected AU$18.77 billion.
The company's board declared a final dividend of AU$0.485 per share, up from AU$0.40 a year earlier, payable Sept. 24 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 4.
Its shares rose 14% in recent trading on Thursday, reaching their highest point in over two years.