Detailed Financials
For the six months ended 30 September 2025
Business update
H1 FY26 results highlights
15% revenue growth ahead of peers1
Ecommerce revenue 3 percentage points faster than its peer group
Ecommerce EBITDA improved 57% YoY
On track to deliver ambitious FY26 target
+24% Core HEPS growth
Driven by Ecommerce and Tencent, and enhanced by share buyback
Operating the "Company of the Future" through agentic AI
Our LCM, trained on 10's of billions of real user transactions, is already driving impact
Our ecosystems are inherently sustainable
We are focussed on investing in sustainable businesses, that do good, and mitigate harm
1 Naspers Ecommerce excludes Media 24 and reflects growth in local currency excluding M&A. 4
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Strong revenue growth & stronger profit growth
Strong Revenue Growth
Consolidated Group Revenue (US$'bn)
14%
YoY Growth1
4.1
3.4
H1 FY25
H1 FY26
Improved Group aEBITDA
Consolidated Group aEBITDA (US$'m)
$212m
Improvement YoY
433
221
H1 FY25
H1 FY26
Improved Group aEBIT
Consolidated Group aEBIT (US$'m)
$188m
Improvement YoY
223
35
H1 FY25
H1 FY26
Improved Free Cash Flow
FCF (US$'m)
$421m
Improvement YoY
1 275
854
H1 FY25
H1 FY26
1 Growth in local currency excluding M&A.
2 FCF (Free cash flow) is defined as aEBITDA less adjustments for non-cash items, SBC, working capital (excluding merchant cash), taxation, capital expenditure, capital leases repaid and investment income. To report a more sustainable and relevant indicator of our FCF generation, starting FY24 we excluded specific merchant cash-related working capital. Prior periods have been adjusted to reflect like-for-like. Amounts represent FCF from total operations including the impact of the
OLX Autos business. 5
Strong profitable growth in Prosus's ecosystems
13%
(4%)
H1 FY26
H1 FY25²
H1 FY26
19%
8%
H1 FY25²
H1 FY26
-3%
43%
4.0%
H1 FY25
H1 FY26
0.4%
(0.6%)
H1 FY25
H1 FY26
39%
H1 FY26
H1 FY26
H1 FY25
+17%
0.3%
(6%)
H1 FY25
H1 FY26
(10%)
H1 FY25
H1 FY25
33%
H1 FY26
H1 FY25
49%
H1 FY26
+17%
+35%
17%
21%
H1 FY25
14%
18%
23%
+50%
8%
5%
H1 FY25
H1 FY26
6%
3%
H1 FY25
H1 FY26
2.6%
+13%2
H1 FY26 YoY
Revenue Growth1
LatAm ecosystem Europe ecosystem India ecosystemaEBIT
margin
aEBITDA
margin
1 Growth in local currency excluding M&A.
2 Despegar was consolidated from May 2025. The revenue growth, and H1 FY25 aEBITDA and aEBIT are based on like-for-like pro-forma numbers for H1 FY25 based on Prosus's reporting standards.
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Takealot: Strong position & growth boosts profit
16%
YoY
GMV (US$'m)1,2Etail
Food
New initiatives
877
746
Takealot's logistics arm, recently spun out as a stand alone segment, is underpinned by deals with large SA retailers, with planned expansion into further B2B, B2C and C2C offers
H1 FY25 H1 FY26
aEBITDA (US$'m)23%
margin on GMV
28
16
Takealot's loyalty subscription programme improves customer retention and cross-selling across platforms, and accounted for 21% of group GMV in H1 FY26
H1 FY25 H1 FY26
aEBIT (US$'m)21pp
YoY margin on GMV improvement
( 12)
Platform GMV
YoY growth1
16 660Drivers
+14%MrD GMV
YoY growth1
+9%MrD Orders YoY growth
( 4)
H1 FY25 H1 FY26
1 Growth in local currency, excluding M&A.
Media24: Transitioning to digital first media group81
60
45
-44% (-38%)
H1 FY25 H2 FY25 H1 FY26
aEBITDA (US$'m)0
(9)
(10)
South Africa's leading Media Company
H1 FY25 H2 FY25 H1 FY26
(10)
(14)
aEBIT (US$'m)
(1)
H1 FY25 H2 FY25 H1 FY26
Media24 has transitioned from a legacy print to digital first business. This has resulted in the disposal of some non-core print assets which negatively impacted revenue, however profitability improved through prudent cost optimisation.
1 Numbers in brackets represent YoY growth in local currency, excluding M&A.
Paywall subscriptions
211 321
News24 and Netwerk24
Digital reach (news)
7.2M
Average daily unique page views over the six months2
Online News Magazines Newspapers Books
Television content
We invest in South Africa's tech ecosystem
Naspers' corporate team manages our existing investments and evaluates new SA start-up investments
R780 M invested to date
We are focused on: online services marketplace, agritech, fintech, edtech & insurtech and AI
During the last six months the group focused on portfolio management and assisting portfolio companies with fund raising.
Key investments
Naked InsuranceNaked is an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven insurtech company. The company concluded a Series B2 funding round of ~US$38m in January 2025. To date, Naspers has invested US$8.3m in the business.
NileThe Nile marketplace is a B2B fresh produce e-commerce platform that enables direct trades between producers and entities that sell to consumers. The company concluded a
~R150 Series-B fund raise at the end of May 2025. To date, Naspers has invested US$2.7m in the business.
LifeCheqLifeCheq is a South African fintech company that uses AI-powered technology to provide financial advisers with tools and an integrated platform. The company concluded a ~R180m Series-C fund raise in July 2024.
We equip SA's youth with digital skills & create work opportunities
Skills Development & Training | Work Opportunities | |
Achieved to date | 7 191 | 6 241 |
FY26 Plan | 1 000 | 850 |
FY26 forecast: Cumulative Total | 8 191 | 7 091 |
Naspers Labs plays a crucial role in addressing youth unemployment, through technology-driven training initiatives.
Our target for FY26, is to train 1 000 unemployed youth in in-demand digital skills and to provide work opportunities to 850 graduates in career fields such as AI, software development, cloud engineering, data science and cyber security through our partnership with trusted and experienced Implementation Partners.
Through access to technology-driven programmes, we empower youth with in-demand tech and tech-enabled skills, while also focusing on critical soft skills to ensure their holistic development.
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Financial update
Prosus: revenue growth and strong operating leverage delivered improved FCF
Takealot: strong competitive positioning
and robust growth enhanced profitability
Media24: operational redesign to
transition to a digitally-led business
Core HEPS: driven by margin progression in Ecommerce and higher Tencent profit, and enhanced by share buyback
Financial Summary
Financial highlights: positive Group aEBITH1 FY25 | H2 FY25 | H1 FY26 | |
Group results from continuing operations | |||
Group revenue | $3.4bn | $3.7bn | $4.1bn |
Group revenue YoY growth¹ | 23% | 17% | 14% |
Group aEBITDA | $221m | $278m | $433m |
Group aEBITDA margin | 6% | 7% | 11% |
Group aEBIT | $35m | $95m | $223m |
Core HEPS | $8.65 | $9.65 | $10.75 |
Core HEPS adjusted for share split2 | $1.72 | $1.90 | $2.15 |
Core HEPS YoY growth | 90% | 39% | 24% |
Free cash flow3 | $854m | $114m | $1.3bn |
We adopted a new segmental structure aligned to our ecosystem strategies across LatAm, Europe and India. As part of the new structure, Ventures, previously part of Ecommerce, is now recognized outside of Ecommerce as part of Corporate Costs.
1 Growth rates represent YoY growth in local currency, excluding M&A.
2 Represents core headline earnings per share adjusted for the five-to-one share split that became effective in October 2025.
3 Free cash flow from total operations. FCF is defined as aEBITDA less adjustments for non-cash items, SBC, working capital (excluding merchant cash), taxation, capital expenditure, capital leases repaid and investment income. 12
Naspers consolidated results
Consolidated Segmental Results from continuing operations
Revenue
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBIT
H1 FY25 | H1 FY26 | YoY % Growth1 |
2 963 | 3 622 | 14% |
350 | 450 | 23% |
81 | 45 | (38%) |
- | - | |
3 394 | 4 117 | 14% |
H1 FY25 | H1 FY26 | H1 FY26 Margin |
213 | 423 | 12% |
16 | 28 | 6% |
- | (9) | (20%) |
(7) | (9) | |
222 | 433 | 11% |
H1 FY25 | H1 FY26 | H1 FY26 Margin |
60 250 | 7% | |
(12) (4) | (1%) | |
(1) (10) | (22%) | |
(11) (13) | ||
36 | 223 | 5% |
US$'m
Prosus Group Takealot2 Media
Corporate and other
Consolidated Results
1 Growth shown in local currency excluding M&A.
2 Results are reported pro-forma excluding Superbalist, which was sold at the start of September 2024.
Naspers balance sheet positionCurrent assets and liabilities (US$'m)
FY25 H1 FY26
Current assets | ||
Inventory | 321 | 371 |
Trade receivables | 753 | 1 153 |
Other receivables and loans | 1 463 | 1 606 |
Other investments1 | - | 1 856 |
Cash/short-term cash investments | 19 223 | 20 487 |
Assets held for sale | 698 | 649 |
Total | 22 458 | 26 122 |
Current labilities | ||
Current portion of long-term debt | 1 384 | 1 320 |
Provisions | 63 | 64 |
Trade payables | 365 | 1 031 |
Accrued expenses & other current liabilities | 3 708 | 3 468 |
Cash-settled share-based payment liability | 366 | 311 |
Dividends payable | 2 | 293 |
Bank overdraft | 37 | 40 |
Liabilities held for sale | 523 | 504 |
Total | 6 448 | 7 031 |
1 Other investments as at the end of September 2025 include Delivery Hero shares at fair value through other
Naspers net HoldCo debt as at 30 September 2025: US$1.9bn
11.4
16.5
GROUP
7.0
Note: Naspers cash includes short-term investments and overdraft; debt includes all interest-bearing debt and excludes all finance leases.
Group portfolio43%
LOCAL SA ASSETS
100%
100%
ECOMMERCE
SOCIAL & INTERNET PLATFORMS
LATAM ECOSYSTEM
96%1
100%
50%
EUROPEAN ECOSYSTEM
99%
100%2
100%2
INDIAN ECOSYSTEM
100%
100%
100%
25%
10%3
13%
VENTURE & OTHER
96%
100%
70%
42%
15%
12%
12%
38%
13%
Managed and controlled entities
23%
88%
100%
15%3 23%
11% 11%
35%
27%4
Organogram depicts the latest effective interest percentage in major entities at 30 September 2025.
1 iFood is owned 100% via Movile and Prosus holds 96% of Movile.
2 Just Eat Takeaway (JET) and La Centrale was acquired after 30 September 2025, but is included for completeness
3 Rapido (increase from 5% to 10%) and ixigo stakes acquired after 30 September 2025, but included for completeness. Rapido is classified as an investment investment at fair value through other comprehensive income.
4 Delivery Hero has been reclassified from an associated to an investment through other comprehensive income after we committed to decrease our stake to single digits as part of the European Commission's approval of our JET acquisition.
Glossary
Consolidated Results: Results of subsidiaries only, companies which the Group controls.
Free cash flow: aEBITDA less adjustments for non-cash items, SBC, specific non-operational working capital, taxation, capital expenditure, capital leases repaid and investment income.
Core HEPS: Core Headline Earnings is a non-IFRS measure and represent headline earnings for the period excluding certain non-operating items and is an appropriate indicator of the operating performance of the Group.
aEBITDA: aEBITDA represents operating profit/loss adjusted for depreciation, amortisation, SBC, non-operating items such as business combination expenses and gains and losses from other assets. In FY25, aEBITDA definition has been updated to exclude all share-based compensation expenses (SBC).
aEBIT: Adjusted EBIT (previously known as trading profit) represents operating profit/loss adjusted for non-operating items such as business combination expenses, gains and losses from other assets and remeasurements of cash settled share-based compensation liabilities.
Contact usEoin Ryan
Head of Investor Relations
InvestorRelations@naspers.com https://www.naspers.com
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