HALEON profit soars 39%, declares Rs15 dividend

March 03, 2026 (MLN): Haleon Pakistan Limited (PSX: HALEON) reported an impressive 39% surge in net profit to Rs6.37bn for the year ended December 31, 2025, up from Rs4.58bn in the previous year.

Rewarding its shareholders for the strong performance, the company also declared a cash dividend of Rs15 per share.

The company's earnings per share (EPS) grew proportionately, reaching Rs54.45 compared to Rs39.11 in the corresponding period last year.

The stellar bottom-line growth was primarily driven by robust sales and significant gross margin expansion.

Haleon's net revenue from contracts with customers grew by a solid 16% year-on-year to Rs43.11bn from Rs37.21bn.

Crucially, the company demonstrated excellent cost absorption.

The cost of sales increased by only 8% to Rs26.25bn from Rs24.39bn. Because top-line growth vastly outpaced the rise in direct costs, gross profit jumped 31% to Rs16.85bn from Rs12.82bn.

Consequently, the gross profit margin expanded handsomely to 39.1% from 34.4% last year.

On the operating side, overheads remained largely in check relative to sales growth.

Selling, marketing, and distribution expenses rose 9% to Rs5.18bn. Administrative expenses also grew by 9% to Rs864.51m.

While other expenses spiked 41% to Rs907.79m and other income dropped 27% to Rs785.57m, the sheer strength of the gross profit pushed operating profit up by 38% to Rs10.68bn from Rs7.71bn.

Below the operating line, the company achieved massive savings as financial charges plummeted 70% to just Rs22.39m from Rs75.22m in the prior year.

Despite a sharp increase in levies (which rose to Rs33.11m), profit before income taxes grew 39% to Rs10.63bn from Rs7.63bn.

The company booked a heavier net taxation expense of Rs4.25bn (up 39% YoY).

However, the strong operational performance seamlessly absorbed this, leaving the final profit after tax at a robust Rs6.37bn.

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