GTCO reports N603.03bn first-half profit and declares N1 dividend
The result presents a mixed market picture: one outlet reports a slight year-on-year profit rise, while another links lower first-half profit to a share-price fall.
- businessday.ng
- nairametrics.com
Businessday NG
How the outlets covered it
GTCO reported N603.03 billion in pre-tax profit for the first half and declared an interim dividend of N1 per share. The figures put the company’s earnings and shareholder payment at the centre of its first-half update.
The accounts differ on the profit trend. nairametrics.com says H1 2026 pre-tax profit edged up 0.35% from a year earlier. Businessday NG, by contrast, says shares fell 3.3% to N132.50 after GTCO reported lower first-half profit. That contrast leaves readers with both the small year-on-year increase and a report of a negative market reaction.
businessday.ng, the earliest outlet, leads with the earnings and interim dividend. nairametrics.com gives the year-on-year comparison. Businessday NG has the share-price move and its account of the lower-profit report.
Coverage
GTCO reports N603.03bn H1 pre-tax profit, pays N1 interim dividend
businessday.ng· 28 Sept 2026<