Momentum Group Posts Record Earnings

Original Article by Jacqueline Mackenzie | Business Day | 18 September 2026

Momentum Group has posted record earnings, with normalised headline earnings up 13% to R7.06bn - beating its R7bn Impact target a year early.

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Momentum Group has reported record earnings for the year to end-June, with normalised headline earnings passing the R7bn mark set under its Impact strategy a full year ahead of schedule. The insurer credited a strong operational showing across most of its business units.

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Normalised headline earnings, which strip out items such as treasury shares held by the iSabelo Trust and the amortisation of intangibles from acquisitions, rose 13% to R7.06bn. Operating profit grew 9% to R5.9bn, and headline earnings per share climbed 18% to 528.7c.

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