profit from every A$100 of sales.
A$0A$100
Australian Foundation Investment
A$6.99-0.14% today
-11.6% in 1 year
1-year low A$6.351-year high A$7.91
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay A$28.96 for every A$1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Australian Foundation Investment sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from A$393 million in 2022 to A$329 million in 2025, with A$285 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Australian Foundation Investment handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
A$248M
Free cash flow 2025A$279M
Bought back its own sharesA$67M
Paid as dividendsA$248M
Cash vs. debtA$281M vs. A$10M
Australian Foundation Investment vs. similar companies
Australian Foundation Investment grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from A$100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per A$1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Foundation Investment | 29.0× · Fair price | ||
 BlackRock | 34.1× · Expensive | ||
 Blackstone | 49.9× · Expensive | ||
 Investor | 8.5× · Cheap | ||
 Brookfield | 71.8× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Australian Foundation Investment's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of AUD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393 | 349 | 338 | 329 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 361 | 310 | 296 | 285 | |
| 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.23 | |
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| – | – | – | – | |
| 91.7% | 88.8% | 87.7% | 86.6% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of AUD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 8,269 | 8,963 | 9,918 | 10,581 |
| Cash | 145 | 165 | 166 | 281 |
| Total debt | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Total liabilities | 1,278 | 1,406 | 1,656 | 1,840 |
| 6,989 | 7,556 | 8,260 | 8,739 | |
| 1,226 | 1,236 | 1,247 | 1,254 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 5.2% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 3.3% |
Cash flow
| In millions of AUD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | 0 | |
| 278 | 318 | 289 | 279 | |
| Dividends paid | 221 | 230 | 236 | 248 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 29.0×
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- 1.0×
- 26.0×
- 30.6×
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- 3.3%
- 3.5%
- 2.9%
Profitability
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- 86.6%
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Growth
- −1.0%
- −2.2%
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- +0.4%
Financial health
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- 0.00
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How it ranks in Financial Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 20%of 873
Bottom 20%of 883
Bottom 44%of 933
2.9%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$29a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised–not every year
How safe it looks
87.2% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 89.0%
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Questions about Australian Foundation Investment
Is Australian Foundation Investment a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business at a fair price. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Australian Foundation Investment AI analysis
What does Australian Foundation Investment do?
Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm invests in the public equity markets of Australia and New Zealand. It invests in value stocks of companies. It is in Asset Management, based in Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Does Australian Foundation Investment pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.9% a year, about 87% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out A$248 million in dividends.
Is Australian Foundation Investment stock halal?
Yes. Australian Foundation Investment passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 0.1% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Australian Foundation Investment stock done over the past year?
Down 11.6% over the past twelve months, to A$6.99. It traded between A$6.35 and A$7.91 and is 11.6% below its high.
Who are Australian Foundation Investment's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are BlackRock, Blackstone, Investor and Brookfield. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Australian Foundation Investment's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.