Data#3's key financial metrics all rise in FY26

Data#3 has announced its results for the financial year ended 30 June 2026 (FY26), with all key financial figures rising when compared to FY25.

That follows on from a similar rise across all metrics in the company's FY25 results last year.

In FY26, the company's gross Sales were up 12.7% to $3.4 billion, statutory revenue rose 6.4% to $907.3 million and gross profit increased 5.3% to $305.2 million.

Both EBIT (up 16.6% to $69.8 million) and NPAT (up 13.1% to $54.5 million) saw double digit increases when compared to FY25.

Data#3 MD and CEO Brad Colledge said the company's sales performance demonstrates the continued strength of its customer and vendor relationships, the resilience of its diversified business model and the agility of its people in responding to changing market conditions and delivering sustained earnings growth for shareholders.

“We were particularly pleased with the level of growth achieved in net profit before tax, supported by a combination of strong gross sales growth, disciplined cost management and improved operating leverage across the business," he said.

"Infrastructure Solutions delivered strong growth, with gross sales increasing by more than 14%, supported by ongoing demand for end-user devices, enterprise networking and data centre solutions. Software Solutions delivered record gross sales of $2.3 billion, up more than 14%, driven by demand for security products, cloud and Microsoft Azure subscriptions. Services gross sales increased 3.6%, with solid growth in Managed Services and Maintenance Services, supported by contract renewals and new contract wins."

New Australian SOC coming in FY27

Colledge said that in FY27, Data#3 plans to further strengthen its AI capability through the establishment of a dedicated AI Practice and customer-facing AI delivery pods.

"This solution practice brings together AI capability from across the business to provide a more consistent, scalable and outcome-led AI go-to-market across Software, Infrastructure and Services," he said.

In addition, Data#3 plans to invest in a new 24/7 'sovereign' Security Operations Centre  capability in Australia during FY27, expanding on its existing hybrid SOC capability.

This new capability is designed to support customer requirements for data residency, locally operated services and regulatory alignment, while strengthening Data#3’s broader managed security and lifecycle services offering.

The company said it is also taking "deliberate action" to accelerate the growth and profitability of its Services business.

The FY27 Services plan is focused on embedding advisory capability into key accounts, growing the company’s annuity contract base, strengthening managed services platforms, improving services sales discipline and aligning project services capability to high-growth solution areas.

This will support a more services-led organisation, with greater contribution from advisory, project, managed and staffing services over time, Data#3 stated.

"During FY27, we will continue to align our solution categories, presales capability, sales engagement and delivery resources into a more integrated practice structure," Colledge said.

"This approach is designed to create clearer ownership of solution categories, stronger alignment from solution development through to sales and delivery, and more consistent market messaging across hardware, software and services.”

Infrastructure Solutions growth is expected to be supported by AI-ready infrastructure, end-user computing, hybrid cloud, networking, cyber security and lifecycle services.

Software Solutions, having navigated Microsoft’s channel changes, has the opportunity for further growth in FY27, the company said.

The growth strategy will focus on Cloud Solution Provider (CSP), Azure, Copilot, software advisory services and other complementary software vendors, combined with further growth in mid-market supported by new platforms that enable efficiency and scale. 

“While the year ahead will be influenced by global supply conditions, customer procurement cycles, and broader economic confidence, we have started the new financial year strongly," said Colledge.

"We have a growing market, excellent support from our vendor partners, momentum generated by AI, and a clear strategy to continue delivering consistent earnings growth for shareholders.”