Travis Butcher
Fund Manager
Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT (ASX: CQE) is the largest ASX‑listed real estate investment trust (A‑REIT) investing in social infrastructure properties across Australia. These include assets essential to community services such as early learning, education, health, life sciences and government facilities. The REIT is managed by Charter Hall Social Infrastructure Limited, a member of Charter Hall Group.
1H FY26 Financial Highlights
(Six months ending 31 December 2025)
Statutory profit: $47.0 million (up 51.6%).
Operating earnings: $31.4 million (up 10.2%).
Operating earnings per unit: 8.5 cpu (up 11.8%).
Distributions paid: 8.4 cpu (up 12.0%).
NTA: $3.90 per unit (up 1.0% since 30 June 2025).
Debt refinancing: Debt facilities increased to $900 million, including new $450 million Asian Term Loan facilities, extending weighted average debt maturity to 4.4 years.
Portfolio & Operating Highlights
Portfolio Performance
Portfolio value: $2.3 billion
Occupancy: 99.6%
WALE: 11.4 years
Weighted average rent review: 4.2%
Market rent reviews: 58 completed, delivering 6.1% growth
Acquisitions
$180.7 million of long‑WALE social infrastructure acquisitions at an average 6.8% yield
50% interest in Western Sydney University Parramatta Campus
Price: $152.0 million
Yield: 6.5%
Lease term: 16.1 years, with annual increases of 3.75%
Additional Acquisition
Geosciences Australia facility, Canberra
Increased interest by 8.3% for $28.7 million
Yield: 8.4%
Fully leased to a Federal Government agency
Divestments & Capital Management
Early Learning Divestments
20 early learning centres contracted
Total: $88.9 million
Yield: 4.3%
Premium to book value: 4.6%
Valuations
Net valuation uplift of $12.2 million (1.1%)
Passing yield: 5.5%
Capital Position
Debt maturity extended to 4.4 years
Gearing: 34.1% (balance sheet)
83% of debt hedged in 2H FY26
CQE expects continued growth opportunities driven by strong demographic trends and high demand for social infrastructure.
The REIT has upgraded:
FY26 operating earnings guidance: at least 17.2 cpu
FY26 distribution guidance: 17.0 cpu (↑ 1.2% from previous)
CQE’s strategy remains centred on active portfolio curation, recycling capital from lower‑yielding early learning assets into higher‑yielding long‑WALE assets. Demand for high‑quality social infrastructure continues to increase across education, life sciences, health and government services, supporting future growth.
Fund Manager
Head of Diversified and Direct Finance
Head of Listed Investor Relations
Senior Investor Relations and Corporate Access Executive
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