Index Rebalance

MSCI Australia Index Earning Revision (Jul): BHP, Rio Tinto, Lynas Rare Earths, Woodside Energy

31 Jul 2026 By Ke Yan, CFA
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Abstract: We analyzed earnings revisions for MSCI Australia index constituents in July 2026, with the index 2026E EPS declining -2.1% month-on-month to A$90.58 from A$92.53, as 23 stocks saw downward revisions versus 20 upward. Individual stock EPS revisions attributed -A$2.02 to the index EPS change over the month. The largest negative contributors were BHP (ΔIndex EPS: -A$1.04, stock EPS -4.2%), Santos (ΔIndex EPS: -A$0.67, stock EPS -29.4%), Woodside Energy (ΔIndex EPS: -A$0.41, stock EPS -10.3%), Rio Tinto (ΔIndex EPS: -A$0.24, stock EPS -4.4%), and Evolution Mining (ΔIndex EPS: -A$0.18, stock EPS -5.4%). On the upside, QBE Insurance led positive EPS contributors with ΔIndex EPS of +A$0.17. Among individual stock revisions, Santos posted the steepest EPS cut at -29.4%, followed by Lynas Rare Earths at -13.1%, while Pilbara Minerals led upgrades at +9.3% and South32 at +9.0%.

Computershare (CPU AU) BHP (BHP AU) Rio Tinto (RIO AU) Lynas Rare Earths (LYC AU) Woodside Energy (WDS AU) Insurance Australia (IAG AU)

Highlighted Stocks

Computershare, BHP, Rio Tinto, Lynas Rare Earths, Woodside Energy, Insurance Australia

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