Ebos profit falls but dividend holds steady as Chemist Warehouse era ends

Ebos has invested about $360m in new facilities including room to store the increasingly popular weight loss drugs such as Wegovy. (Image: Getty)

Rebecca Stevenson

Wed, 27 Aug 2025

Ebos’ profit has fallen, but it will pay investors the same dividend as it moves on without the Chemist Warehouse contract. For the year to June 30, the health and animal care group reported revenue of A$12.3 billion (NZ$13.6b) and underlying earnings of A$585 million. Its guidance was for underlying earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (ebitda) of between A$575m and A$600m. Revenue dropped 7.0% compared to the previous financial year. It lost the $1.9b Chemist Warehouse contract in 2023....

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