Telstra reported a strong first-half performance and tightened its FY26 underlying EBITDAaL guidance to a range of $8.2 billion to $8.4 billion (previously $8.15 billion to $8.45 billion), while leaving other guidance unchanged. It reaffirmed FY26 expectations for business-as-usual capex of $3.2 billion to $3.5 billion, cash EBIT of $4.55 billion to $4.75 billion, and strategic investment of $0.3 billion to $0.5 billion. For the half, Telstra posted underlying EBITDAaL of $4.19 billion, business-as-usual capex of $1.55 billion, cash EBIT of $2.48 billion, and strategic investment of $0.23 billion.
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