Australia's Flight Centre Travel gains on stronger Q3 results

Flight Centre Travel

05/05/2026 01:53

** Shares of Flight Centre Travel FLT.AX rise as much as 4.3% to A$10.60, their highest level since April 28

** Stock set for best intraday session since April 8, if current gains hold

** Corporate travel manager posts 6.8% rise in Q3 total transaction value (TTV) to A$7 bln ($5.01 bln)

** Co posts 18.5% rise in Q3 underlying profit before tax (UPBT) to A$102.6 mln

** Says FY26 guidance for UPBT unchanged at A$315m–$350m

** Warns impact of ongoing unrest and potential future fuel supply disruption is not currently clear heading into the key May-June trading period

** Sees potential Q4 FX headwinds on overseas profit translation given the Australian dollar's strength

** YTD, stock down 29.8%, including the day's moves

($1 = 1.3970 Australian dollars)

(Reporting by Shivangi Lahiri in Bengaluru)

((shivangi.lahiri@thomsonreuters.com))