Experian Plc have announced a first interim dividend of USc 21.25 per share, up 10%. This will be paid on 6 February 2026 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 9 January 2026.
Other financial highlights include:
Strong H1 progress. 8% organic revenue growth with consistent performance during the half. Q1 organic revenue growth was 8% with Q2 organic revenue growth of 9%. Total H1 revenue growth from ongoing activities was 12% at constant exchange rates and 13% at actual exchange rates.
Consumer Services organic revenue growth was 9%. They have expanded to over 208 million free members with strengthened engagement and an expanded product suite across their regions.
B2B organic revenue grew 8%. Strength in data, analytics, mortgage and our verticals drove H1 growth.
All regions contributed to organic revenue growth in H1, up 10% in North America, 4% in Latin
America, 1% in the UK and Ireland, and 6% in EMEA and Asia Pacific.
Benchmark EBIT from ongoing activities rose 14% at both actual and constant exchange. Benchmark EBIT margin was up 50 basis points at constant exchange rates and 30 basis points at actual exchange rates.
Good conversion from Benchmark EBIT into Benchmark EPS. Benchmark EPS grew 12% at actual exchange rates, and 13% at constant exchange rates.
Benchmark operating cash flow was up 25% year-over-year. Cash conversion reached 77% in their seasonally weaker H1, compared to 71% in the prior period, with Net debt to Benchmark EBITDA of 1.8x.
Statutory profit before tax of US$975m, an increase of 36% (2024: US$718m), driven by operating performance, non-cash foreign exchange gains on their Brazilian intercompany funding and other financing fair value remeasurements. Statutory Basic EPS increased by 36%.
