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Company snapshot — The a2 Milk Company Ltd

A2M.AU in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
The a2 Milk Company sells branded milk and infant formula made with the A2 protein type, marketed as a2 Milk and a2 Platinum, across Australia, New Zealand, China and other markets. It also earns rent, royalty and licensing income from related agreements. The company is based in Auckland, New Zealand.
Where it sits in the stack
The a2 Milk Company sits in the Packaged Foods industry within our Consumer Defensive sleeve; it holds no seat in Closelook's own index, so it is tracked only as part of that broader consumer sector rather than against a build-out layer.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group for this name is not yet defined; the comparison the market often draws is with Danone, given the overlap in infant formula and dairy nutrition brands.
Why Closelook tracks it
It carries no seat in any Closelook index and no Closelook score has been built for it yet; the diary has not quoted it in any edition so far.
What the diary watches
Whether demand for infant formula in its main Asian markets firms enough to lift the shares off their recent lows against the 200-day average.

The a2 Milk Company Ltd (A2M.AU) trades on the AU exchange in Australia, classified under Consumer Defensive.

The Closelook company score reads 43/100 composite (momentum 23, quality 58, valuation 39) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for A2M.AU, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Packaged Foods · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Packaged Foods

Names in the same industry from the Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against A2M.AU on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 7.80%, quarterly · last 0.0670 AUD on 2026-09-17

Dividends and capital return

What A2M.AU pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.52 AUD per share · a 7.80% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +695.9% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.0657 AUD per share
  • Last distribution 0.0670 AUD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-17
  • By calendar year 2025: 0.15 AUD (partial) · 2026: 0.44 AUD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-03-20
  • Dividends paid, FY2026 167 m AUD 69% of earnings
  • Share count +0.2% in FY2026
  • Capital returned 167 m AUD · 280% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sector × region Consumer staples in Asia-Pacific developed: +0.6% week · −2.9% month · +2.3% quarter · +6.6% year (approximated)The Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from 1617.TSE; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-20
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is The a2 Milk Company Ltd (A2M.AU)?

The a2 Milk Company Ltd trades as A2M.AU on the AU exchange (Australia) and is classified under Consumer Defensive in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is A2M.AU in a Closelook index?

Not currently — The a2 Milk Company Ltd is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

What is The a2 Milk Company Ltd's Closelook composite score?

43 out of 100, with momentum 23, quality 58 and valuation 39 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-19. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does A2M.AU trade against its moving averages?

Downtrend stack: Trades -2.3% vs the 50-day and -10.5% vs the 200-day average, 29.5% below the 52-week high and +42.9% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does The a2 Milk Company Ltd do?

The a2 Milk Company sells branded milk and infant formula made with the A2 protein type, marketed as a2 Milk and a2 Platinum, across Australia, New Zealand, China and other markets. It also earns rent, royalty and licensing income from related agreements. The company is based in Auckland, New Zealand. Closelook's peer group for this name is not yet defined; the comparison the market often draws is with Danone, given the overlap in infant formula and dairy nutrition brands.

Where does The a2 Milk Company Ltd sit in the AI build-out?

The a2 Milk Company sits in the Packaged Foods industry within our Consumer Defensive sleeve; it holds no seat in Closelook's own index, so it is tracked only as part of that broader consumer sector rather than against a build-out layer. It carries no seat in any Closelook index and no Closelook score has been built for it yet; the diary has not quoted it in any edition so far.

Does The a2 Milk Company Ltd pay a dividend?

The a2 Milk Company Ltd has paid 0.52 AUD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 7.80% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.0670 AUD on 2026-09-17. In fiscal 2026 the company paid 167 m AUD in dividends, 280% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count rose 0.2% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for A2M.AU, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Packaged Foods. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.