Whitehaven Coal on track for worst week in 11 months on HY underlying loss

Whitehaven Coal

20/02/2026 04:36

** Shares of Australia's Whitehaven Coal WHC.AX drop 9.4% in the week, on track to record its worst since late-March 2025, if trend holds

** Australia's top independent coal miner swung to a surprise HY underlying net loss after tax of A$19 million  ($13.36 million) on Thursday, vs Visible Alpha consensus estimate of a profit of A$16 million

** WHC down 2.9% on Friday at A$7.8

** Stock has risen 0.7% this year, including day's moves

($1 = 1.4219 Australian dollars)

 (Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru)

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