It's been a decent start to the trading week so far this Monday for many ASX 200 shares. At the time of writing, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) has risen 0.26% and is back to just under the 9,000-point level. But let's talk about what's going on with Endeavour Group Ltd (ASX: EDV) shares.
Endeavour shares are not joining the ASX party today, to put it bluntly. The owner of the Dan Murphy's and BWS bottle shop chains closed at $4.20 a share last week. But this morning, those same shares opened at $3.75 and are currently down 2.26% at $4.10.
This big drop follows the company's release of its latest earnings results this morning before market open, covering the full 2025 financial year.
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What did Enveaour report for FY2025?
Well, there weren't too many green numbers in this morning's report.
Endeavour brought in $12.1 billion in sales revenue over FY2025, a fall of 0.3% compared to the 2024 financial year.
Meanwhile, operating earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) fell 7.3% to $1 billion. Statutory EBIT was also down 11% to $926 million, which translates to an earnings per share (EPS) of 23.7 cents for the year. That doesn't look great compared to FY2024's 28.3 cents.
On the bottom line, this all saw the company's net profit after tax (NPAT) come in 15.8% lower than FY2024's numbers at $426 million.
As a result, Endeavour announced a final dividend of 6.3 cents per share, fully franked. That compares to the final dividend last year of 7.5 cents per share, meaning investors are to endure a 16% final dividend cut. Over the full 2025 year, Endeavour will pay out 18.8 cents per share in fully franked dividends, a 13.76% drop from 2024's total of 21.8 cents.
It wasn't all bad news, though. Although Endeavour's retail division saw a 1.2% drop in sales revenue to $10 billion, the hotels division enjoyed a 4.1% rise in sales to $2.1 billion. Even so, it's clear investors are disappointed with today's numbers from Endeavour shares, judging by today's share price reaction anyway.
Here's some of what Endeavour CEO Kate Beattie told investors:
Hotel sales grew by 4.1% on a 52-week basis to $2.1 billion. Sales momentum accelerated during the year, with H2 sales up 5.0% on a 52-week basis. Pleasingly, sales growth was delivered across all four key business drivers (Food, Bars, Gaming and Accommodation)…
Retail sales of $10.0 billion fell by 1.2% on a 52-week basis, reflecting subdued consumer spending in retail liquor and the impact of supply chain disruption that reduced stock availability in stores during the peak Christmas trading period and into the start of the second half. Retail liquor market conditions have remained soft as a result of ongoing cost of living pressure with a growing focus on value for money, particularly in outer suburban areas…
What's next for Endeavour shares?
Looking forward, Endeavour has revealed that over the first seven weeks of FY2026, hotel sales have grown by 4.4%, while Dan Murphy's and BWS sales growth has dropped by 1.3%. However, the company expects "retail liquor market conditions to improve as inflation moderates and real wages increase" over the rest of the year. Financial costs over FY2026 are anticipated to be broadly in line with those of FY2025.
The Endeavour share price is now down just over 2% year to date, and down 20.5% over the past 12 months.
At the current share price, Endeavour has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.98 and a trailing dividend yield of 6.1%.
