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Aristocrat revenue falls 0.2% to $3bn in H1 2026

Gaming revenue increased 4.9% to nearly $2bn (US$1.4bn), while interactive revenue decreased 0.6% to $262m.

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Aristocrat revenue falls 0.2% to $3bn in H1 2026
Key Points
Net profit increased 8.4% to $794m
Aristocrat's H1 2026 adjusted EBITDA rose 5.6% to just over $1.3bn
Product madness revenue fell 10.6% to $805.6m

Aristocrat Leisure reported its financial results for the first half of 2026, as revenue decreased 0.2% to just over AUD$3bn (US$2.2bn). The supplier’s total profit for H1 2026 remained stagnant at $1.5bn. 

Gaming accounted for nearly $2bn and increased 4.9%, while product madness and interactive revenue fell 10.6% and 0.6%, respectively, to $805.6m and $262m. 

Aristocrat’s adjusted EBITDA for H1 2026 increased 5.6% to $1.3bn, while net profit grew 8.4% to $794m. North America revenue increased 9.7% to $1.1bn, as the supplier’s operations from the rest of the world drove $403.7m of revenue and grew 18.3%. 

Profit for US operations rose 7.5% to $60.18m, while Aristocrat produced $175.9m of profit from the rest of the world, equating to growth of 22.4%. 

Aristocrat’s gaming business also generated nearly $1.1m of the supplier’s total profit for H1 2026 and increased 3%. Interactive operations accounted for $95.2m of profit and decreased 16.2%, as product madness profit fell 3.4% to $373.3m. 

Aristocrat Interactive renewed its agreement with Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, the Portuguese National Lottery, for an additional three years on May 7.

This extended agreement will allow SCML customers to continue playing the entire portfolio of NeoGames Studio’s eInstant Games, while making it possible for them to play any new releases in the future.

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Aristocrat announced the successful refinancing of its debt facilities on April 22, a move which reinforces its balance sheet and enhances its capacity to manage capital allocation going forward

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