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James Packer’s investment company reports a $60 million dividend
James Packer’s investment company reported a sharp revenue fall in the 2026 financial year.
Consolidated Press Holdings, a family company used to manage his shareholdings, recorded revenue of $101.6 million, down from $5.9 billion the previous year.
It received no dividends from controlled entities, compared with $4.8 billion in 2025.
The filing also recorded $267.5 million in fair value adjustments, which reflect changes in the assessed value of investments.
Packer is set to receive a $60 million dividend, down from $100 million reported the year before.
The filing does not explain the sharp changes, and efforts to get an explanation went unanswered.
The company’s figures may not show Packer’s full wealth, and he has recently invested in US technology companies, including Nvidia.
James Packer’s family investment company, Consolidated Press Holdings, reported a $60 million dividend for him.
The dividend is down from the $100 million reported the previous year.
CPH’s revenue fell to $101.6 million from $5.9 billion in the previous year.
The company recorded $267.5 million in fair value adjustments.
Documents show CPH received no dividends from controlled entities in the 2026 financial year, compared with $4.8 billion in 2025.
- Who
- Consolidated Press Holdings, James Packer’s family company, reported the dividend.
- What
- The company’s filing set out a $60 million dividend for Packer.
- When
- The report was published on November 2, 2026. The article is dated November 3, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
CPH received $4.8 billion in dividends from controlled entities.
CPH received no dividends from controlled entities and recorded revenue of $101.6 million.
SMH published its report on CPH’s filing and the $60 million dividend.
- Dividend
- $60 million
- Previous reported dividend
- $100 million
- CPH revenue
- $101.6 million, down from $5.9 billion
- Fair value adjustments
- $267.5 million
- Dividends from controlled entities in 2025
- $4.8 billion
What people are saying
He is still in line for a payday to the tune of $60 million, in the form of a dividend set out in the filing, down on the $100 million reported last year.