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The a2 Milk Company Ltd (A2M.AU) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

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

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 61/100 · S&P 500 fund at 75, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-10-06
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 98th percentile of the window, +5.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-10-06
  • Sector × region Consumer staples in Asia-Pacific developed: +1.1% week · −2.4% month · −0.6% quarter · +11.9% 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 → 2026-10-06
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.74 · up 0.17 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-10-06
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 Closelooknet universe; scored names rank on their Closelooknet score, the rest on trend state.

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

Company snapshot — The a2 Milk Company Ltd

A2M.AU in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet 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 Closelooknet'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
Closelooknet'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 Closelooknet tracks it
It carries no seat in any Closelooknet index and no Closelooknet 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 Closelooknet company score reads 44/100 composite (momentum 16, quality 61, valuation 42) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’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.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 6.75%, semi-annual · last 0.0671 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 0.44 AUD per share · a 6.75% yield on the 2026-10-06 close 3 distributions, paid twice a year 2026-10-06
  • Change on the year +186.0% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.15 AUD per share
  • Last distribution 0.0671 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 66% 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.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-07

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 Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-10-07.

Is A2M.AU in a Closelooknet index?

Not currently — The a2 Milk Company Ltd is tracked in the Closelooknet research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelooknet functional index as of 2026-10-07.

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

44 out of 100, with momentum 16, quality 61 and valuation 42 sub-scores, as of 2026-10-07. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does A2M.AU trade against its moving averages?

Downtrend stack: Trades -4.4% vs the 50-day and -12.3% vs the 200-day average, 32% below the 52-week high and +37.8% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-06 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How does The a2 Milk Company Ltd compare with its peers?

Against its peer group (Packaged Foods), The a2 Milk Company Ltd (A2M.AU) sits 32.0% below its 52-week high, 4.4% below its 50-day average; Kerry Group (KYGA.L) is 3.4% below, JBS N.V. (JBS) is 30.4% below, Smithfield Foods, Inc. Common Stock (SFD) is 35.3% below. Put any of them next to A2M.AU in the chart grid (2×1 or 2×2) and the page lays the companies side by side: performance, trend, valuation, margins and our money-flow reading.

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. Closelooknet'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 Closelooknet'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 Closelooknet index and no Closelooknet 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 0.44 AUD per share over the last twelve months, paid twice a year, a trailing yield of 6.75% on the 2026-10-06 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.0671 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 Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

then Packaged Foods. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet 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.