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Prosus & Naspers: First Take: FY26: Strong execution on revenues and costs that drives consensus upgrades
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Prosus & Naspers: First Take: FY26: Strong execution on revenues and costs that drives consensus upgrades
J P M O R G A N Europe Equity Research
29 June 2026
Prosus & Naspers
First Take: FY26: Strong execution on revenues and
costs that drives consensus upgrades
Our take: Prosus has reported solid FY26 results eCommerce revenues of $9.7bn, European Internet
ACcoming in 8% ahead of market expectations and aEBITDA of $1.3bn coming in Marcus Diebel
26% ahead of expectations on strong revenue and cost execution. Management (44-20) 7742-4447
highlighted that all regional ecosystems were profitable and positioned AI as a core marcus.diebel@jpmorgan.com
competitive advantage—shifting from app-centric distribution toward agent-/ J.P. Morgan Securities plc
assistant-led experiences—and guided to sustained execution also going forward. Lara Simpson
Looking into FY27, while the company didn’t provide specific guidance, (44-20) 7134-3637
lara.simpson@jpmorgan.com
management flagged increased investments in iFood and JET to strengthen the J.P. Morgan Securities plc
food ecosystem. Importantly, management confirmed c.$5bn to be allocated to
Thyagarajan J
buybacks in FY27. Overall, we argue for a very solid set of results, highlighting a (91-22) 6157-5005
strong operational performance. That said, recent developments around Delivery thyagarajan.j@jpmchase.com
Hero, with Prosus selling part of its stake at a discount (i.e. ~half of Delivery Hero’s J.P. Morgan India Private Limited
current share price), is likely to weigh on sentiment in the coming weeks, raising Carmen Graves
questions around capital allocation. (44-20) 3493 0506
carmen.graves@jpmorgan.com
• Noteworthy areas: 1) Ecosystem revenue was up 57% to US$9.7bn and J.P. Morgan Securities plc
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