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Australia · Business profits

Which industries
are changing?

See where company profits are earned and how they have changed over a year. Then select an industry and business coverage to explore its history.

June quarter 2026 · Published 31 August 2026 · Seasonally adjusted · Current prices

The size of profits.
The pace of change.

June quarter 2026 · Companies · Seasonally adjusted · Current prices

Where are company profits earned?

Block area shows the size of quarterly gross operating profits. Colours identify industries.

Mining$51.2bnManufacturing$11.7bnWholesale trade$11.0bnTransport & warehousing$9.5bnConstruction$8.7bnProfessional & technical$8.5bnRental & real estateRetail tradeUtilities
Mining$51.2bn profit+6.8% year on year

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How have profits changed?

June quarter 2026 compared with June quarter 2025
IndustryProfitYear-on-year change
$51.2bn+6.8%
$11.7bn+6.2%
$11.0bn+9.2%
$9.5bn+7.4%
$8.7bn+10.8%
$8.5bn+15.0%
$7.1bn+8.2%
$6.9bn+0.5%
$6.0bn+4.2%
$5.4bn+21.6%
$2.4bn−0.6%
$1.9bn+7.7%
$1.8bn+10.0%
$1.3bn+9.7%
$1.2bn−25.4%

Company gross operating profits · Seasonally adjusted · Current prices. Annual changes are calculated from published levels. Industry estimates may not add exactly to the published total because of seasonal adjustment and rounding. A growth rate is not a contribution to total growth.

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