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Tue 24 Feb 2026
Close: 5 860c 
Day's move: -66c (-1.11%)
Volume: 1 378 746
Trades: 1 576
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Revenue for the interim period jumped to R5.1 billion (R3.8 billion) whilst gross profit from operating activities almost doubled to R2.5 billion (R1.3 billion). Results from operating activities shot up to R2.3 billion (R1.2 billion). Profit for the period multiplied to R1.9 billion (R970.1 million). Furthermore, headline earnings per share climbed to 223.2cps (112.6cps).
Dividend
The board has declared an interim cash dividend of 50cps for the six months ended 31 December 2025.
Company's looking ahead
Our primary priority for the near term remains the successful completion of the ‘Big 5’ projects that drive Vision 2028 and to establish the platform that will unlock the balance of DRDGOLD’s gold resources. The record gold price could not have come at a better time for us, as this enables us to fund these considerable capital reinvestments entirely from operating cashflows. While we share the view that the fundamentals for gold are good and are likely to remain good for some time to come, gold, like every other commodity, is not immune to cyclical volatility; at some point in the future the super margins we enjoy now will diminish, and by then, the various parts of Vision 2028 must be up and running.
The response to the mention in our FY2025 annual integrated report of our interest in leveraging our now proven expertise in tailings retreatment to pursue other opportunities (in terms of methodology, commodity and locale) sparked hugely encouraging interest. An ever-increasing number of companies now commit to standards or environmental restoration beyond compliance, and responsible closure is becoming the self-imposed norm amongst them. Our proposed model of a circular, waste neutral process to activate the latent income-generating potential of mine-waste and to apply that to restore eco-systems that support enhanced biodiversity, resonates well with the leadership of these companies. Hopefully some of them will increasingly not just agree that it is a very good idea, but will also invite us in to assist in implementing it. We believe we can work with these companies to create an improved and truly sustainable mining future. In the meantime we continue to build a future-proof DRDGOLD whilst operating, the current gold price levels have been an interim catalyst to further cement Vision 2028. Beyond 2028, I have no doubt there is a wealth of opportunities available to us, in South Africa and beyond, in gold and other minerals.
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