Charter Hall REIT posts $64.2M operating profit

• Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT reported a statutory profit of $90.5 million and operating earnings of $64.2 million for the 2026 financial year.
• Operating earnings reached 17.3 cents per unit alongside distributions paid of 17 cents per unit.
• The trust stated that demographic fundamentals and essential social infrastructure services continue to drive demand for high-quality assets.

Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT (ASX:CQE) delivered an operating earnings increase of 12.6% to $64.2 million for the year ended June 30.

Statutory profit reached $90.5 million, up 27.5% year over year.

The results followed a period of active portfolio curation that included $291.9 million in acquisitions and $136.7 million in early learning asset divestments.

"CQE delivered operating earnings per unit growth of 13.1% and distribution growth of 11.8% in FY26 driven by accretive portfolio curation and strong organic rental growth", said Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT Fund Manager Travis Butcher.

The property portfolio reached a valuation of $2.3 billion with an occupancy rate of 99.7% and a weighted average lease expiry of 11.4 years.

Following the announcement the Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT share price was unchanged at $2.55.

The trust completed 91 market rent reviews during the period, achieving an average uplift of 6.4% across those properties.

Management also refinanced a $900 million debt platform in July 2025 to maintain a balance sheet gearing ratio of 33.7%.