DXS ASX Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

DEXUS · Real Estate · Reit - Office

Latest close 5.99 AUD
6.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -1.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 35.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.2%, after a 9.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 43 out of 100
Latest Close 5.99 AUD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 6.2% latest completed week
4W Return 9.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return -2.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 25.0% 13 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -1.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 35.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.2%, after a 9.7% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.4x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.2412-week average 0.14

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.24Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 9.7% over four weeks, -2.0% over 12 weeks, and -12.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W6.2%
4W9.7%
12W-2.0%
26W-10.9%
52W-12.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year13
Trend breadth25.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.24Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change148.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-9.71Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change44.8%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 44%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength31/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Value16/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Quality96/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Momentum12/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Growth16/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
38.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
6.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
30.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
76.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
43.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
86.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
2.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
4.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
30.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
6.6%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
6.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
13.4x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 32 relevant articles.

5 positive · 23 neutral · 4 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-20.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.4%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.8%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-10.6%Week of 29 May.
Latest week+6.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.5% / -2.2%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20265.99 AUD6.2%6.09 AUD6.55 AUD0.24-9.7116.9MOff
24 Jul 20265.64 AUD-2.1%6.12 AUD6.55 AUD-0.07-13.2810.7MOff
17 Jul 20265.76 AUD2.7%6.16 AUD6.56 AUD-0.20-11.9712.3MOff
10 Jul 20265.61 AUD2.7%6.20 AUD6.57 AUD-0.34-14.6313.4MOff
3 Jul 20265.46 AUD-2.2%6.24 AUD6.58 AUD-0.50-17.5823.6MOff
26 Jun 20265.58 AUD-1.0%6.29 AUD6.59 AUD-0.66-15.322.7MOff
19 Jun 20265.64 AUD-1.5%6.33 AUD6.59 AUD-0.82-15.3310.0MOff
12 Jun 20265.73 AUD7.8%6.38 AUD6.60 AUD-0.73-14.093.6MOff
5 Jun 20265.31 AUD-2.3%6.42 AUD6.60 AUD-0.62-18.9422.2MOff
29 May 20265.44 AUD-10.6%6.47 AUD6.61 AUD-0.46-18.369.2MOff
22 May 20266.08 AUD1.2%6.53 AUD6.62 AUD-0.23-8.3010.4MOff
15 May 20266.01 AUD-1.6%6.57 AUD6.63 AUD-0.37-9.3010.9MOff
8 May 20266.11 AUD-2.4%6.61 AUD6.63 AUD-0.55-9.2714.9MOff
1 May 20266.26 AUD1.0%6.65 AUD6.64 AUD-0.83-7.2911.7MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.