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Fonterra announces 2025/26 Farmgate Milk Price, Q3 earnings

Quarterly Update28 May 2025FSFConsumer Staples

29 May 2025

Fonterra announces 2025/26 Farmgate Milk Price, Q3 earnings


• Normalised

1

profit after tax: NZ $1,158 million, up 11%

• Normalised continuing earnings per share: 70 cents per share, up 13%

• Return on capital: 11% down from 11.9%

• FY25 full year forecast earnings range: 65-75 cents per share

• 2024/25 season forecast Farmgate Milk Price: $10.00 per kgMS

• 2025/26 season opening forecast Farmgate Milk Price: $10.00 per kgMS


Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd today provided its Q3 business update, announcing strong profit

after tax of $1,158 million, up $119 million on this time last year.


As a result of these strong earnings, the Co-op narrowed its year-end earnings range to 65-75

cents per share, at the upper end of the guidance provided in March of 55-75 cents per share.


At the same time, Fonterra announced an opening forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2025/26

season of $10.00 per kgMS, driven by stable near-term market demand.


CEO Miles Hurrell says Fonterra is committed to delivering strong shareholder returns through

both earnings and the Farmgate Milk Price.


“We’ve delivered strong shareholder returns through FY25, including a 22-cent interim dividend,

and as we get closer to the end of the year, we are focused on maintaining this momentum.


“Our forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the current season is driven by strong demand for our milk

price reference products and our range is unchanged at $9.70-$10.30 with a midpoint of $10.00

per kgMS. We’re also pleased to tighten our year-end forecast earnings within the existing range,

given the strength of our third quarter performance,” says Mr Hurrell.


2025/26 season opening Farmgate Milk Price


“Looking at the season ahead, we expect this demand to continue for now, but we acknowledge

the ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and the potential for a wider series of outcomes across the

season.


Therefore, our opening forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2025/26 season of $10.00 per kgMS

sits within a wide forecast range of $8.00-$11.00 per kgMS.


1

Normalised profit after tax excludes $77 million of costs associated with the divestment of the Consumer channel

integrated businesses in Australia and Sri Lanka

Fonterra Co-operative Group
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For the current season, the milk price of $10.00 per kgMS equates to around $15 billion into the

New Zealand economy. The majority of this flows into regional New Zealand where it plays a

strong role helping to sustain local communities.


Business performance


Fonterra’s focus on optimising its product mix has driven a Q3 normalised profit after tax of $1,158

million, equivalent to 70 cents per share, with operating profit of $1,740 million, up $267 million on

last year.


“This result reflects the scale and ongoing strength of our Ingredients channel, and volume growth

in our Foodservice and Consumer channels with each channel increasing its third quarter

performance compared to the same period last year.


“Our rolling 12-months Return on Capital is 11%, which is above our previous target for FY25 and

within our long-term target range of 10-12%,” says Mr Hurrell.


“Our full year forecast earnings range of 65-75 cents per share assumes flat earnings in Q4 of

FY25 due to the seasonality of our milk collections, the higher input prices for our Consumer and

Foodservice businesses, ongoing investment in our ERP system and an increase in costs

associated with shaping the Co-op post divestment to execute our strategy.


“We are heading into year end with a strong balance sheet and full year debt metrics on track to be

below the Co-op’s target range,” says Mr Hurrell.


Strategic delivery


Miles Hurrell says a priority for Fonterra this year has been the implementation of its strategy,

which deepens the Co-op’s focus on its high-performing Ingredients and Foodservice businesses.


“Last year, we announced a step-change in our strategic direction, including a decision to divest

our global Consumer and associated businesses.


“This step was grounded in an understanding of how we best create value for farmer shareholders

and ultimately for New Zealand.


“We have been thoroughly testing the terms and value of both a trade sale and initial public

offering (IPO) as divestment options. This work is on track as planned and we will seek farmer

shareholder approval to divest through a vote in due course.


“Given the confidence we have in our strategy, we have strong conviction that a divestment is the

right choice for the Co-op and its owners.


“Our financial results show we have an impressive business as a global B2B dairy player, powered

by our home-base of New Zealand milk and operations.


“If we divest our Consumer business, we will still be a Co-op with global reach and scale, and a

diverse product mix sold to customers in more than 100 countries.


“By focusing on our core strengths and the sales channels that deliver the highest returns, we have

the confidence to target an average Return on Capital of 10-12%, which is above our 5-year

average. This is alongside paying farmers the highest sustainable Farmgate Milk Price, which we

are always committed to,” says Mr Hurrell.


Fonterra continues to target a significant capital return to shareholders and unit holders following

divestment.


ENDS

Fonterra Co-operative Group
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Non-GAAP financial information

Fonterra uses several non-GAAP measures when discussing financial performance. Non-GAAP measures are not

defined or specified by NZ IFRS.


Management believes that these measures provide useful information as they provide valuable insight on the underlying

performance of the business. They may be used internally to evaluate the underlying performance of business units and

to analyse trends. These measures are not uniformly defined or utilised by all companies. Accordingly, these measures

may not be comparable with similarly titled measures used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should

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Fonterra Co-operative Group
2025 Third Quarter Business Update

Content
Results overview & outlook3-8

Channel performance9-13

Appendix14-23

2025 Third Quarter Business Update
Operating profit

$1,740m

 from 1,473m

3

Earnings per share

70c

 from 62c

Return on capital

11.0%

 from 11.9%

•Maintained current 2024/25 season forecast Farmgate Milk Price range of $9.70 – $10.30 per kgMS

•Profit after tax is $1,081m, up $108m or 11%, due to higher operating profit partially offset by an increase in tax expense

•Excluding consumer divestment costs of $77m, normalised profit after tax is $1,158m, equivalent to 70 cents per share

–Ingredients normalised operating profit up $276m to $1,017m, due to higher margins on New Zealand milk and

improved performance in Australia

–Foodservice Q3 operating profit up 52% on Q3 last year due to strong sales volumes. Overall, YTD sales volume

growth of 9% and normalised operating profit of $396m, $55m down on prior year’s record performance

–Strong performance in Consumer with 6% volume growth and normalised operating profit of $319m, up $71m or

29% on the prior period

•Balance sheet remains strong with full year debt metrics on track to be below target range

•Return on Capital for 12-months to 30 April of 11.0% compared to 11.9% prior period. Lower return reflects a 1.7

percentage point impact from increasing notional tax rate from 16.1% to 27.0%

•Narrowed FY25 normalised earnings range to 65 – 75 cents per share, at the upper end of the guidance provided in March

of 55 – 75 cents

•Announced opening 2025/26 season forecast Farmgate Milk Price range of $8.00 – $11.00 per kgMS

3

Profit after tax

$1,158m

 from 1,039m

Key metrics

1

1. Normalised Total Group

973
401,013

334

(65)

23(155)

1,150(69)

1,081

FY24

Total Group

profit after tax

Normalisations

and

discontinued

operations

FY24

Normalised

continuing

operations

profit after tax

Gross

profit

Operating

expenses

OtherNet finance

costs and tax

FY25

Normalised

continuing

operations

profit after tax

Normalisations

and

discontinued

operations

FY25

Total Group

profit after tax

Higher profit after tax driven by improved operating performance

Note: Profit after tax presented in the graph includes profit attributable to non-controlling interests. EPS presented is for profit attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative

1.Fonterra has exhausted its NZ tax losses and NZ tax expenses will generate imputation credits from FY25 onwards. As part of the change, dividends on supply backed shares are no longer treated as a business expense by Fonterra

FY24 YTD Q3 to FY25 YTD Q3 profit after tax

($ million)

61c EPS

•$140m increase in tax expense, of which $59m is

attributable to the change in tax treatment¹

58c EPS

70c EPS

66c EPS

•Reflects $40m loss

on sale of DPA Brazil

in October 2023

•Higher Ingredients gross margins

•Sales volume growth in Foodservice

and Consumer

•$77m of Consumer

divestment costs

normalised

4

•Reflects $87m in upgrading ERP

system

1,440(37)
352(39)

74(100)

(29)

42

3

261,732

FY24

Operating profit

VolumeMarginOperating

expenses

and other

VolumeMarginOperating

expenses

and other

VolumeMarginOperating

expenses

and other

FY25

Operating profit

Ingredients

$276m 

Foodservice

$55m 

Consumer

$71m 

Operating profit driven by Ingredients margin growth

Channel performance drivers

net $292m 

FY24 YTD Q3 to FY25 YTD Q3 operating profit¹

($ million)

5

1. Figures presented are for continuing operations on a normalised basis. Consumer divestment costs pre-tax of $79m are normalised

($ million)202320242025
Average capital employed

7,5417,8357,639

Net operating profit after tax

1,292761837

Return on Capital (%)

17.1%9.7%11.0%

1,531

1,441

1,368

13,055

12,123

12,399

202320242025

Total Group net operating profit after tax ($m)Average capital employed ($m)

Return on Capital

11.7%

11.9%

11.0%

Return on Capital

Note: Figures presented are on a 12-month basis to 30 April and include impairments

1.Net operating profit after tax is on a normalised continuing operations basis

•Return on capital of 11.0% tracking to be above the FY25 target range of

8 – 10%

•Notional tax rate increased from 16.1% to 27.0%, increasing the tax charge

by $204m and a 1.7 percentage points adverse impact on return on capital

Ingredients

11.0%

 from 9.7%

Foodservice

13.3%

 from 23.8%

Consumer

8.8%

 from 8.0%

Return on Capital by channel

1

Total Group Return on Capital

Average capital employed

1,6161,9072,276

Net operating profit after tax

216455303

Return on Capital (%)

13.3%23.8%13.3%

Average capital employed

3,2922,2882,485

Net operating profit after tax

(71)182220

Return on Capital (%)

(2.1)%8.0%8.8%

For 12-month period to 30 April

6

1

Forecast Farmgate Milk Prices
$10.00 per kgMS

Current season

2024/25 Forecast Farmgate Milk Price

Maintained range of $9.70 - $10.30 per kgMS reflecting:

•heightened market volatility due to current geopolitical tension

•well contracted sales book

7

New season

2025/26 Forecast Farmgate Milk Price

Opening range of $8.00 - $11.00 per kgMS reflects:

•current strong demand for milk price reference products

•minimal new season production contracted, as is normal at the start of a new season

•heightened market volatility due to current geopolitical tension and potential for a wider

range of outcomes across the season

$10.00 per kgMS

FY25 earnings outlook
65 – 75 cents

FY25 forecast normalised earnings range

Narrowed range and lift in midpoint to 70c earnings per share reflects:

•Q4 in-market channel performance forecast to be up on prior year Q4, but fully offset by Core

Operations due to seasonality of milk curve and impact of narrowed price relativities

•ongoing investment in ERP system and an increase in costs associated with shaping the Co-op post

divestment to execute strategy

•normalised earnings range excludes year to date Consumer divestment costs of $77m, or 5 cents

per share

•the Fonterra Board considers, among other factors, the nature of the underlying earnings and

whether it is appropriate to include any costs associated with asset sales incurred in the financial

year when declaring a dividend. The Board will do this when considering a full year dividend for FY25

8

Channel
performance

Channel performance
10

1.Percentages as shown in table may not align to the calculation of percentages based on numbers in the table

due to rounding of figures

2.Consists of other operating income, net foreign exchange gains/(losses) and share of profit or loss of equity

accounted investees

3.Includes corporate costs for Total, Ingredients, Foodservice and Consumer of $432m, $297m, $87m and $48m

($256m, $164m, $42m and $50m for the comparative period), respectively

For the nine months ended 30 April

Total continuing operationsIngredientsFoodserviceConsumer

NZD million20242025∆%

1

202420252024202520242025

Sales volume ('000 MT)

2,618

2,6400.8%

1,684

1,660

428

455

506

525

Sales volume (million kgMS)

1,219

1,2200.1%

921

898

176

192

122

129

Revenue

17,002

19,69915.9%

11,138

12,986

3,088

3,644

2,776

3,069

Cost of goods sold

(13,947)

(16,310)(16.9)%

(9,614)

(11,147)

(2,303)

(2,885)

(2,030)

(2,278)

Gross profit

3,055

3,38910.9%

1,524

1,839

785

759

746

791

Operating expenses

(1,692)

(1,757)(3.8)%

(833)

(881)

(347)

(375)

(512)

(501)

Other

2

77

10029.9%

50

59

13

12

14

29

Operating profit

3

1,440

1,73220.3%

741

1,017

451

396

248

319

Gross margin

18.0%

17.2%

13.70%

14.2%

25.4%

20.8%

26.9%

25.8%

Operating profit margin

8.5%

8.8%

6.70%

7.8%

14.6%

10.9%

8.9%

10.4%

Ingredients contributing to stronger milk price and earnings
Key performance drivers

Operating profit ($ million)

Within the regions

Quarterly performance

251

216

274

157

225

471

321

16.2%

11.9%

13.7%

11.3%

16.0%

14.8%

14.2%

-80.0%

-70.0%

-60.0%

-50.0%

-40.0%

-30.0%

-20.0%

-10.0%

0.0%

10. 0%

20. 0%

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

FY24 Q1FY24 Q2FY24 Q3FY24 Q4FY25 Q1FY25 Q2FY25 Q3

Operating profit ($ million)Gross margin (%)

FY25 YTD Q3

•Ingredients operating profit up $276m, due to:

–higher attribution from Core Operations reflecting favourable margin hedging in the

Non-Reference portfolio and milk expense phasing in New Zealand

–favourable in-market margins in Australia having a stable milk price against higher

global commodity prices and strong protein prices in Europe

–partially offset by lower sales volumes as more milk solids allocated to higher

margin Foodservice and Consumer channels in-line with Fonterra’s strategy

•Q3 operating profit up 17% on Q3 last year due to stronger pricing and higher sales

volumes in the cheese and milk protein concentrate portfolios

Note: For the nine months ended 30 April. Prepared on a normalised continuing operations basis

11

741

194(20)

99

31,017

FY24

operating

profit

Core

Operations

VolumeMarginOperating

expenses and

other

FY25

operating

profit

FY25 YTD Q3
Within the regions

451

32

65(128)

(24)

396

FY24

operating

profit

Core

Operations

VolumeMarginOperating

expenses and

other

FY25

operating

profit

Volume growth in Foodservice continues

Key performance drivers

Operating profit ($ million)

Quarterly performance

12

•Foodservice operating profit down $55m, due to:

–lower in-market margins year on year, reflecting pressure from rising input costs,

particularly within Greater China’s UHT cream portfolio

partially offset by:

–sales volume growth of 9%, mainly from continued strong demand in Greater China

for UHT cream, butter and IQF mozzarella

–improved attribution from Core Operations reflecting steady price adjustments

offsetting higher input costs

•Q3 operating profit improved on both Q1 and Q2, as steady in-market pricing adjustments

offset higher input costs

•Robust demand in key markets supporting improved pricing and volume growth

208

134

109

12

94

136

166

29.4%

23.3%

23.5%

16.0%

18.0%

21.0%

20.8%

-80.0%

-60.0%

-40.0%

-20.0%

0.0%

20. 0%

40. 0%

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

FY24 Q1FY24 Q2FY24 Q3FY24 Q4FY25 Q1FY25 Q2FY25 Q3

Operating profit ($ million)Gross margin (%)

Note: For the nine months ended 30 April. Prepared on a normalised continuing operations basis

FY25 YTD Q3
Within the regions

248

20

50(27)

28319

FY24

operating

profit

Core

Operations

VolumeMarginOperating

expenses and

other

FY25

operating

profit

Strong Consumer performance with sales growth and higher earnings

Key performance drivers

Operating profit ($ million)

Quarterly performance

13

116

61

72

(50)

77

96

146

28.8%

25.2%

26.5%

18.5%

22.9%

27.0%

25.8%

-70.0%

-50.0%

-30.0%

-10.0%

10. 0%

30. 0%

-100

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

FY24 Q1FY24 Q2FY24 Q3FY24 Q4FY25 Q1FY25 Q2FY25 Q3

Operating profit ($ million)Gross margin (%)

•Consumer operating profit up $71m, due to:

–volume growth of 6%, with higher South Asia packaged milk powders and UHT milk

volumes in Greater China

–improved attribution from Core Operations reflecting steady price adjustments

offsetting higher input costs

–lower operating expenses, comparative period incurred additional costs in Q3

relating to refocusing the business

–partially offset by lower in-market margins reflecting higher input costs and change

in product mix as customers switch to value focused options

•Q3 operating profit up 103% on Q3 last year due to higher sales volumes and in-market

pricing, despite competitive conditions, offsetting rising input costs

Note: For the nine months ended 30 April. Prepared on a normalised continuing operations basis

Appendix

Core
Operations

Global

Markets

Ingredients

Global Markets

Consumer &

Foodservice

Greater

China

Total

External sales volume (million kgMS)

541

2% 

306

6% 

373

10% 

1,220

-% 

Operating profit contribution from continuing operations

Ingredients

$

398m

$194m 

$

391m

$19m 

$

98m

$72m 

$

130m

$29m 

$

1,017m

$276m 

Foodservice

$

47m

$32m 

$

21m

$14m 

$

96m

$10m 

$

232m

$91m 

$

396m

$55m 

Consumer

$

19m

$20m 

$

27m

$10m 

$

274m

$58m 

$

(1)m

$17m 

$

319m

$71m 

Total¹

$

464m

$246m 

$

439m

$5m 

$

468m

$120m 

$

361m

$79m 

$

1,732m

$292m 

Diversified across markets and products

Operating profit performance by reporting segment and channel

For the nine months ended 30 April

15

116

61

72

(50)

77

96

146

-100

0

100

200

300

400

500

Operating profit by quarter

FY24

FY25

Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2

251

216

274

157

225

471

321

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

208

134

109

12

94

136

166

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

Note: Prepared on a normalised continuing operations basis

1. Includes corporate costs for Core Operations, Global Markets Ingredients, Global Markets Consumer & Foodservice and Greater China of $214m, $75m, $70m and $73m ($119m, $39m, $55m and $41m for the comparative period), respectively

Q3

For the nine months ended
30 April

Total Group

Continuing operationsDiscontinued operations

NZD million20242025∆%20242025∆%20242025∆%

Sales volume ('000 MT)2,6772,640(1.4)%2,6182,6400.8%59--

Sales volume (million kgMS)1,2191,2200.1%1,2191,2200.1%0--

Revenue17,17419,69914.7%17,00219,69915.9%172--

Cost of goods sold(14,053)(16,310)(16.1)%(13,947)(16,310)(16.9)%(106)--

Gross profit 3,1213,3898.6%3,0553,38910.9%66--

Gross margin (%)18.2%17.2%18.0%17.2%38.4%-

Operating expenses(1,725)(1,757)(1.9)%(1,692)(1,757)(3.8)%(33)--

Other

1

7710840.3%7710029.9%08 -

Operating profit1,4731,74018.1%1,4401,73220.3%338 (75.8)%

Net finance costs(131)(139)(6.1)%(124)(139)(12.1)%(7)- -

Tax expense(303)(443)(46.2)%(303)(443)(46.2)%0- -

Normalised profit after tax

2

1,0391,15811.5%1,0131,15013.5%268 (69.2)%

Earnings per share (cents)627012.9%617014.8%1

-

-

Normalisations

3

(66)(77)(16.7)%0(77)-(66)

-

-

Profit after tax

2

9731,08111.1%1,0131,0735.9%(40)

8

-

Normalised EPS (cents)

4

586613.8%61668.2%(3)

-

-

Total Group performance

16

1.Comprises of other operating income, net foreign exchange gains and share of profit or loss of equity accounted

investees

2.Includes amounts attributable to non-controlling interests

3.Normalisations comprises of $(66)m in relation to the sale of DPA Brazil and $(77) for Consumer divestment costs

4.EPS presented is for profit attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative

Global Markets Ingredients end-to-end performance
17

1.Global Markets Ingredients performance is prepared on a normalised continuing operations basis and includes

sales to other segments

2.Percentages as shown in table may not align to the calculation of percentages based on numbers in the table

due to rounding of figures

3.Consists of other operating income, net foreign exchange gains/(losses) and share of profit or loss of equity

accounted investees

4.Includes corporate costs for Total, Ingredients, Foodservice and Consumer of $172m, $163m, $6m and $3m

($97m, $91m, $3m and $3m for the comparative period), respectively

For the nine months ended 30 April

Total Global Markets Ingredients

1

IngredientsFoodserviceConsumer

NZD million20242025∆%

2

202420252024202520242025

Sales volume ('000 MT)979970(0.9)%92790841491113

Sales volume (million kgMS)554541(2.5)%527509202478

Revenue7,1688,31616.0%6,7667,757288431114128

Cost of goods sold(6,036)(7,029)(16.5)%(5,700)(6,537)(246)(385)(90)(107)

Gross profit 1,1321,28713.7%1,0661,22042462421

Operating expenses(561)(580)(3.4)%(527)(549)(26)(24)(8)(7)

Other

3

405025.0%34441155

Operating profit

4

61175723.9%57371517232119

Gross margin15.8%15.5%15.8%15.7%14.6%10.7%21.1%16.4%

Operating profit margin8.5%9.1%8.5%9.2%5.9%5.3%18.4%14.8%

Global Markets Consumer and Foodservice end-to-end performance
18

For the nine months ended 30 April

Total Global Markets

Consumer & Foodservice

1

IngredientsFoodserviceConsumer

NZD million20242025∆%

2

202420252024202520242025

Sales volume ('000 MT)919885(3.7)%318276163164438445

Sales volume (million kgMS)325306(5.7)%1711465052104109

Revenue5,2615,6597.6%1,8682,0091,0301,0652,3632,585

Cost of goods sold(4,242)(4,503)(6.2)%(1,756)(1,784)(765)(821)(1,721)(1,898)

Gross profit 1,0191,15613.4%112225265244642687

Operating expenses(708)(696)1.7%(135)(137)(154)(156)(419)(403)

Other

3

29316.9%114105822

Operating profit

4

34049144.4%(12)9212193231306

Gross margin19.4%20.4%6.0%11.2%25.7%22.9%27.2%26.6%

Operating profit margin6.5%8.7%(0.6)%4.6%11.7%8.7%9.8%11.8%

1.Global Markets Consumer and Foodservice performance is prepared on a normalised continuing operations

basis and includes sales to other segments

2.Percentages as shown in table may not align to the calculation of percentages based on numbers in the table

due to rounding of figures

3.Consists of other operating income, net foreign exchange gains/(losses) and share of profit or loss of equity

accounted investees

4.Includes corporate costs for Total, Ingredients, Foodservice and Consumer of $117m, $48m, $29m and $40m

($79m, $27m, $10m and $42m for the comparative period), respectively

Greater China end-to-end performance
19

For the nine months ended 30 April

Total Greater China

1

IngredientsFoodserviceConsumer

NZD million20242025∆%

2

202420252024202520242025

Sales volume ('000 MT)7207859.0%4394762242425767

Sales volume (million kgMS)3393739.8%2232431051171113

Revenue

4,573

5,72425.2%

2,504

3,220

1,770

2,148

299

356

Cost of goods sold

(3,669)

(4,778)(30.2)%

(2,158)

(2,826)

(1,292)

(1,679)

(219)

(273)

Gross profit

904

9464.6%

346

394

478

469

80

83

Operating expenses

(423)

(481)(13.7)%

(171)

(195)

(167)

(195)

(85)

(91)

Other

3

8

19137.5%

5

11

2

6

1

2

Operating profit

4

489

484(1.0)%

180

210

313

280

(4)

(6)

Gross margin

19.8%

16.5%

13.8%

12.2%

27.0%

21.8%

26.8%

23.3%

Operating profit margin

10.7%

8.5%

7.2%

6.5%

17.7%

13.0%

(1.3)%

(1.7)%

1.Greater China performance is prepared on a continuing operations basis and includes sales to other segments

2.Percentages as shown in table may not align to the calculation of percentages based on numbers in the table

due to rounding of figures

3.Consists of other operating income, net foreign exchange gains/(losses) and share of profit or loss of equity

accounted investees

4.Includes corporate costs for Total, Ingredients, Foodservice and Consumer of $143m, $86m, $52m and $5m

($80m, $46m, $29m and $5m for the comparative period), respectively

20242025Change
Sales Volume (‘000 MT)

Reference Products

1,341 1,306

(2.6)%

Non-Reference Products

657 699

6.4%

Revenue (NZD)

Reference Products ($ billion)

7.5 9.2

22.3%

Non-Reference products ($ billion)

4.6 5.3

14.8%

Reference Products ($ per MT)

5,591 7,020

25.6%

Non-Reference products ($ per MT)

7,031 7,591

8.0%

Cost of Milk (NZD)

Reference Products ($ billion)

(5.5)(7.2)

(30.4)%

Non-Reference Products ($ billion)

(2.3)(2.9)

(25.1)%

Reference Products ($ per MT)

(4,135)(5,534)

(33.8)%

Non-Reference Products ($ per MT)

(3,559)(4,189)

(17.7)%

New Zealand-sourced Ingredients’ product mix

Note: Percentages as shown in table may not align to the calculation of percentages based on numbers in the table due to rounding of figures

Table includes Ingredients’ products that are on-sold to the Foodservice and Consumer channels and excludes bulk liquid milk. Bulk liquid milk for 2025 was 56,000 MT of kgMS equivalent (for the comparative period it was 53,000 MT of kgMS

equivalent). Milk solids used in the Reference Products sold were 728m kgMS and 345m kgMS in the Non-Reference Products (for the comparative period 739m kgMS in Reference Products and 334m kgMS in Non-Reference Products)

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FY25 Integrated Scorecard
as at 30 April 2025

Key MetricsFY23 ActualFY24 ActualFY25 ScorecardFY25 YTD

PeopleSerious harm¹1816122

Percentage of Health, Safety and Wellbeing priority actions fully completed by duedate76%77%95%96%

Culture Measure79798181

NatureGHG emissions (Scope 1,2)²(14.1)%(18.5)%(21.1)%(21.2)%

Absolute water reduction across manufacturing sites (15% by FY30)²(6.7)%(12.4)%(13.1)%(16.7)%

RelationshipsShare of New Zealand milk collected for the season to 31 May79.0%78.1%78.0%78.1%³

Delivered in full, on time (DIFOT, ex-New Zealand)53.2%70.8%80.0%79.9%

Financial / Assets

& Infrastructure

Cash operating expenses per kgMS (real)⁴1.371.361.461.44

Core Operations manufacturing cash costs per kgMS (real)⁵2.782.642.652.65

Return on capital (FY)12.4%11.3%8%-10%Ahead

Farmgate Milk Price ($)$8.22$7.83$7.75-$9.25$9.70-$10.30⁶

Alignment RightsTotal shareholder return

(12-month Volume Weighted Average Price of FCG share plus dividend)⁷

$2.38

$1.00

$2.66

$0.55

3.82

TBC

On-farm profitability ($ per hectare)⁸3,017Not AvailableNot Available

1.A broader definition, which also includes Contractors, has been adopted for FY25 resulting in an increased

number of injuries captured under the revised definition

2.Relative to FY18 Baseline. Scope 1&2 including energy and industrial emissions from farms under our

operationalcontrol

3.Colour-code based on full season forecast

4.Based on New Zealand and Australia milk solids. FY25 excludes divestment related costs. Restated using FY25

as the base year

5.Based on New Zealand milk solids collected. Excludes the cost of milk. Restated using FY25 as the base year

6.Latest Forecast Farmgate Milk Price announced 20 March 2025 with midpoint of $10.00

7.Value Weighted Average Price (VWAP) for the period 1 October to 30 September. FY25 YTD is 12-month VWAP to

30April 2025

8.DairyNZ Economic Survey 2022-2023 (Owner-Operator). Publication of 2024 survey expected in July 2025

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Fonterra uses several non-GAAP measures when discussing financial performance. Non-GAAP measures are not defined or specified by NZ IFRS.
Management believes that these measures provide useful information as they provide valuable insight on the underlying performance of the business. They may be used internally to evaluate the underlying

performance of business units and to analyse trends. These measures are not uniformly defined or utilised by all companies. Accordingly, these measures may not be comparable with similarly titled measures

used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be viewed in isolation nor considered as a substitute for measures reported in accordance with NZ IFRS. Non-GAAP measures are not subject

to audit unless they are included in Fonterra’s audited annual financial statements.

Please refer to the Glossary for definitions of non-GAAP measures referred to by Fonterra.

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Non-GAAP Measures

Capital employed

is adjusted net debt less the cash adjustment (used in calculating

adjusted net debt), plus cash and cash equivalents held by

subsidiaries for working capital purposes, plus equity excluding

hedge reserves and net deferred tax assets

Consumer

is the channel of branded consumer products, such as powders,

yoghurts, milk, butter and cheese

Continuing operations

means operations of the Group that are not discontinued

operations

Core Operations

represents core operating functions including New Zealand milk

collection and processing operations and assets, supply chain,

Fonterra Farm Source retail stores, and the physical and

financial commodity portfolio management function

Discontinued operations

means a component of the Group that is classified as held for

sale (or has been sold) and represents, or is part of a single

coordinated plan to dispose of, a separate major line of business

or geographical area of operations, or is a subsidiary acquired

exclusively with a view to resale

Eliminations

represents eliminations of inter-business unit sales

Global Markets Consumer & Foodservice

represents the Ingredients, Foodservice and Consumer channels

in the Middle East and Africa, Oceania, South and South-East

Asia regions

Global Markets Ingredients

represents the Ingredients, Foodservice and Consumer channels

in the Middle East and Africa, Oceania, South and South-East

Asia regions

Greater China

represents the Ingredients, Foodservice and Consumer channels

in Greater China

Ingredients

represents the channel comprising bulk and specialty dairy

products such as milk powders, dairy fats, cheese and proteins

manufactured in New Zealand, Australia and Europe, or sourced

through our global network, and sold to food producers and

distributors

Non-Reference Products

means all NZ milk solids processed by Core Operations, except

for Reference Commodity Products

Normalisation adjustments

means adjustments made for certain transactions that meet the

requirements of the Group’s Normalisation Policy. These

transactions are typically unusual in size and nature.

Normalisation adjustments are made to assist users in forming a

view of the underlying performance of the business.

Price relativities

refers to the difference in the weighted average price (in USD)

between the Reference Product portfolio and Non-Reference

Product portfolio. The difference between these two weighted

average prices is a key driver of the Ingredients’ gross margin

Reference Products

are the five commodity groups used to calculate the Farmgate

Milk Price, being Whole Milk Powder (WMP) and Skim Milk

Powder (SMP), and their by-products Butter, Anhydrous Milk Fat

(AMF) and Buttermilk Powder (BMP)

Total Group

is used to indicate that a measure or sub-total comprises

continuing operations, discontinued operations and non-

controlling interests. E.g., ‘Total Group operating profit’

Foodservice

represents the channel selling to businesses that cater for out-of-

home consumption; restaurants, hotels, cafés, airports, catering

companies etc. The focus is on customers such as; bakeries,

cafés, Italian restaurants, and global quick-service restaurant

chains. High performance dairy ingredients including whipping

creams, mozzarella, cream cheese and butter sheets, are sold in

alongside our business solutions under the Anchor Food

Professionals brand

Glossary

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Our
strategy

How we create end-to-end value for farmers
DAIRY

MARKET

STABILITY

ON-FARM

RISK

FARMGATE

MILK PRICE

SHAREHOLDER

RETURNS

Enabling the maximum sustainable

Farmgate Milk Price through efficient

collection and processing of milk

Providing stability to

New Zealand dairy industry

De-risking farm assets and earnings

Providing additional returns from earnings

through dividends and capital distributions

A strategy fit for the future
Our context is changing so we’re changing too

Where we’re heading

Defining features of the future

• Nationalism and protectionism

• Game-changing tech

• Asia and China at scale, aging populations

• Global climate commitments

• Capital costs high

Implications for NZ dairy

• Geopolitical instability, trade advantages

• Competition for milk higher

• Sustainability imperative

• Farming more expensive, capital costs high

• Opportunities from volatility

The world we’ve come from

Defining features of the past

• Global co-operation and trade

• Rise of Asia and China

• Energy abundance

• Cheap capital

Fonterra set up to benefit

• Co-op with scope and scale

• Trade agreements, Asia adjacent

• NZ dairy comparative advantage

• Consolidation and growth

OUR PURPOSE
OUR VISION

The source of the world’s most valued dairy

OUR CHOICES

OUTCOMES

Strong

Shareholder returns

Stable

balance sheet

Enduring

Co-op

Our Co-operative, empowering people, to create goodness

for generations. You, me, us together. Tātou, tātou.

Deliver

strongest

farmer

offering

Unleash our

Ingredients

engine

Keep

momentum in

Foodservice

Invest in

operations for

the future

Build on our

sustainability

position

Innovate to

drive our

advantage

A clear plan to deliver outcomes for shareholders
Unleash our

Ingredients engine

Deepen our position as

a world-leading provider

of sophisticated dairy

ingredients, to grow both

the Farmgate Milk Price

and earnings.

Deliver strongest

farmer offering

Work alongside farmers

to help drive on-farm

productivity and

profitability.

Build on our

sustainability

position

Further improve the

Co-op’s sustainability

credentials, as we work

towards our ambition to

be net zero by 2050.

Invest in operations

for the future

An efficient

manufacturing and

supply chain network

that allows us to

flexibly allocate milk to

the highest returning

product and sales

channel.

Innovate to drive

our advantage

Use science and

technology to solve the

Co-op’s challenges and

build on our competitive

advantages.

Keep momentum

in Foodservice

Expand our successful

Foodservice business in

and beyond China

to grow earnings.

NORTH ISLAND
18

SOUTH ISLAND

6

A more focused Co-op, with global B2B reach

Fonterra

More than

8,000

farmer shareholders

~16,000

employees

29

offices globally

24

manufacturing sites in NZ

2

manufacturing sites offshore

1

R&D facility

6

application centres

~16

billion litres of milk

Exporting to over

100

countries


Offices

Manufacturing sites

R&D facility

Major trade routes

Example applications

Numbers are based on FY24 full year actuals.

Foodservice

50+ products

Ingredients

100+ products

NETHERLANDS

Heerenveen

SAUDI ARABIA

Damman

AUSTRALIA
8

NEW ZEALAND

3

SRI LANKA

Biyagama

MALAYSIA

2

INDONESIA

Cikarang

Takanini, Auckland

Bridge St, Eltham

Makomako Rd, Palmerston North

Cobden

Stanhope

Darnum

Spreyton

Wynward

Tullamarine 1 & 2

Campbellfield

Bayswater

In scope for divestment

~4,000 employees

17

offices globally

3

manufacturing sites in NZ

12

manufacturing sites offshore

~1.4

billion litres of milk

20+

countries where product is sold

Offices

Manufacturing

sites

Consumer

20+ Brands

Numbers are based on FY24 full year actuals.


Global Consumer brands and integrated businesses

*

*Consumer brands plus integrated businesses includes Fonterra’s global consumer business & brands (excluding Greater China) and components of its business-to-business Foodservice and Ingredients

channels (and associated manufacturing assets) in Australia (Consumer, Foodservice & Ingredients), New Zealand (Consumer & Foodservice), Sri Lanka (Consumer & Foodservice), and export regions of the

Pacific Islands & Caribbean which operate through Oceania FBNZ (Consumer, Foodservice & Ingredients).

Dairymas

Susumas

Next steps
Currently testing both a trade sale and initial

public offering (IPO) as divestment options.

Following this, we will seek shareholder approval

to divest through a vote.

We continue to target a significant capital return

to shareholders and unit holders following

divestment.

Fonterra would continue to supply raw milk and

ingredients to the Consumer business through a

supply agreement.

Why divest

Our Ingredients and Foodservice

businesses generate both

the Farmgate Milk Price and

earnings.

We estimate an acceptable

return on capital (ROC) for dairy

farmers would be around 10%.

Our high-performing Ingredients

and Foodservice businesses

deliver ROCs above this, while

our Consumer business does

not.

Focusing on our Ingredients and

Foodservice businesses would

allow us to be more efficient and

grow returns for farmers.

Why divest our Consumer and integrated businesses

A strong Co-op, creating value
OUR OUTCOMES

OUTCOMES

TARGETS & POLICY SETTINGSFY19-24 AVERAGE

Strong

Shareholder

returns

Stable

balance

sheet

Enduring


Co-op

10-12%

8.2%

Return on capital

1

60-80%

62%

Dividend policy

~$1+ billion per annum

in Essential, Sustainability, Growth

Capital investment

requirements

$660m

Emissions reduction

by 2030

2

Absolute Scope 1 & 2

GHG emissions

Scope 1 and Scope 3 FLAG GHG

emissions from dairy

3

50.4%

30.0%

Gearing ratio

30-40%

38%

Debt to EBITDA

2-3X

2.7X

Guided by Resource Allocation Framework

Capital distributions

1

Average Return on Capital FY24-30

2

From an FY18 base year

3

per tonne of fat-and-protein-corrected milk

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