Steadfast Group, an Australian insurance broker, has reported underlying revenue of $1 billion in H1’26, up 14.6% compared to the same period a year earlier.
In H1’26, the Group delivered strong underlying EBITA growth of 12.6% to $293.6 million, driven by subsidiary performance improvement initiatives, solid contributions from acquisitions, and disciplined expense management.
Underlying NPATA grew 6.3% to $161.5 million, while underlying NPAT increased 7.3% to $137.5 million.
By business segment, Steadfast’s Australasian Network brokers generated gross written premiums of $6.4 billion, up 4.4% year on year, alongside underlying EBITA growth of 13.0%, including 11.7% growth from step-ups and bolt-ons in existing equity brokers.
Steadfast Underwriting Agencies posted gross written premiums of $1.2 billion, up 3%, and underlying EBITA of $112.7 million.
Steadfast International businesses generated an underlying EBITA of $9.5 million, representing a $10.1 million increase compared to H1’25.
The Board declared a fully franked interim dividend of 8.2 cps for H1’26, up 5.1% from 7.8 cps.
Steadfast also announced the appointment of Hannah Lee as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective 24th February 2026. She was appointed Interim CFO on 31st August, 2025 and previously served as Group Financial Controller.
Robert Kelly AM, Managing Director & CEO of Steadfast, commented, “The 1H26 results continued our record of strong growth in revenue and profit and reflects a strong underlying business and the Group’s resilient and adaptable business model.
“The executive leadership team remains focused on delivering earnings growth and maintaining discipline in the execution of our business strategy to deliver sustainable and solid returns to our shareholders.”
