Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) announced its financial results for the first half of the 2026 fiscal year, reporting an underlying profit before tax of $124.6 million for the period ended Dec. 31 2025.
The figure represents a 4% increase over the $119.7 million adjusted UPBT recorded during the prior corresponding period, notably exceeding initial market expectations of a flat first-half performance.
Statutory profit before tax for the half stood at $87 million.
A primary driver of the result was a record total transaction value of $12.54 billion, marking a 7% increase year-on-year.
Revenue also climbed 6% to reach $1.408 billion.
Despite a $7 million net interest decline attributed to recent capital management initiatives, the company's underlying EBITDA grew by 9% to $213 million, outstripping profit growth rates.