Interim Dividend of 4 Sen per Share Declared
Kuala Lumpur, Thursday, 28 May 2026
YTL Power International Berhad recorded revenue of RM5,084.2 million for the 3 months ended 31 March 2026 compared to RM4,889.8 million for the corresponding 3 months ended 31 March 2025. Profit before tax stood at RM442.7 million for the current quarter under review compared to RM635.2 million for the same quarter last year, with profit after tax of RM342.0 million this quarter over RM508.2 million for the corresponding quarter last year.
The Board of Directors of YTL Power declared an interim dividend of 4 sen per ordinary share in respect of the financial year ending 30 June 2026, the book closure and payment dates for which are 25 June 2026 and 10 July 2026, respectively.
Tan Sri (Sir) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping, PSM, KBE, Executive Chairman of YTL Power, said, “In the power generation segment, lower retail and vesting margins coupled with the strengthening of the Malaysian Ringgit against the Singapore Dollar impacted performance. However, the water segment in both the UK and Malaysia registered significantly improved performance on the back of regulatory price and tariff increases.
“For the cumulative 9 months ended 31 March 2026, the water segment in the UK recorded a 472% increase in profit before tax, whilst in Malaysia, profit rose by 126%. Meanwhile, the data center segment saw a 422% growth in profit before tax this year compared to the same period last year.
“We continue to progress expeditiously with our data center and AI businesses. Commencing this quarter, we have begun reporting data centers as a new operating segment as the contribution has become significant upon progressive completion and occupancy ramp-up of the data halls. This new segment achieved profit before tax of RM59 million on the back of RM225 million in revenue for the current quarter, with profit before tax of RM101 million and RM408 million in revenue for the cumulative 9 months under review.
“With 298 MW in data center capacity already contracted, we are planning to increase the capacity of our YTL Green Data Center Park to 1,000 MW, from the existing 600 MW. The Park will be co-powered by solar energy, and the first phase involving a 215 MWac solar power generation facility is currently being implemented.
“The Group has invested RM8.1 billion in the data center business to date and we are looking to expand geographically beyond the YTL Green Data Center Park in Kulai, to further grow this business.
“On the AI services and solutions front, YTL Power’s subsidiary, YTL AI Cloud, is amongst a handful, and the first Asian cloud provider, certified as an Nvidia Exemplar Cloud Provider. This is validation
of YTL AI Cloud’s design, build, operation and maintenance of our clusters at the highest performance levels. We believe this AI space is one in which Malaysia can be a regional leader.
“Meanwhile, YTL AI Labs, the owner and developer of ILMU, Malaysia’s own large language AI model, has expanded our family of models to include ILMUChat, ILMU Claw and ILMU Coding. ILMU performs on par with the world’s best while staying grounded in local needs, values and context, with models designed to be culturally aware, contextually intelligent and fluent in Bahasa Melayu.
“These models deliver cutting-edge solutions that empower Malaysian businesses with intelligence that truly understands the market and the people they serve. Being a pioneer in Sovereign AI in the region, YTL AI Labs is well positioned to benefit for the growing demand for AI applications powered by AI models trained to understand the local context and language.”
For the cumulative 9 months ended 31 March 2026, revenue stood at RM15,697.5 million compared to RM16,253.1 million for the 9 months ended 31 March 2025, whilst profit after tax amounted to RM1,289.0 million for the current period compared to RM1,791.9 million for the same period last year.
EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) for the cumulative 9 months ended 31 March 2026 stood at RM4.5 billion, compared to RM4.8 billion for the previous corresponding 9 months ended 31 March 2025.
Comparison with Preceding Year Corresponding Quarter
| 3 months ended | ||||
| 31.03.2026 RM million | 31.03.2025 RM million | Variance % | ||
| Revenue | 5,084.2 | 4,889.8 | +4 | |
| Profit before tax | 442.7 | 635.2 | -30 | |
| Profit after tax | 342.0 | 508.2 | -33 |
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