Sydney, Feb 9, 2026, 16:52 AEDT — Trading after hours
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA.AX) ended Monday’s session at A$159.89, gaining 0.6%. Shares traded in a range from A$159.25 to as high as A$161.12. 1
The stock found some late momentum before the bank’s half-year earnings lands Wednesday, with results spanning up to Dec. 31, 2025—a reporting window that tends to pull in both fast-money traders and heavyweight funds. 2
The interim dividend update is also due that day, and shares go ex-dividend on Feb. 18. Buyers coming in from then will miss the next dividend. The record date is Feb. 19. As for the interim dividend itself, it’s expected to hit accounts around March 30. 3
CBA bounced back as the broader market rallied, snapping back after last week’s drop. The S&P/ASX 200 surged 1.85% to finish at 8,870.10 on Monday, recouping ground it lost with Friday’s 2.03% slide. 4
Banks haven’t lost their sensitivity to rate hikes. After the Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate to 3.85% on Feb. 3, CBA and the rest of the majors acted fast, announcing a 25 basis point increase on variable home-loan rates—so, a 0.25 percentage point bump. For CBA customers, that change lands Feb. 13. 5
Policy makers are watching closely to see if demand tapers off or holds up. “Private demand looks to have increased more strongly over the latter part of last year than we were expecting,” RBA Governor Michele Bullock said to a parliamentary committee, as noted in a CommBank newsroom article drawing attention to this week’s data on spending, housing, and credit. 6
Watching CBA? Net interest margin (NIM) is front and center—the gap between what it makes from loans and pays on deposits. Funding costs are in play. Investors will also be watching credit quality, costs, and any moves on the dividend.
According to Yahoo Finance, the stock has ranged from A$140.21 to A$192.00 over the past year. Shares changed hands Monday in a much narrower band, trading from A$159.22 up to A$161.13. 7
CBA’s numbers usually steer the sector, even though its major competitors—Westpac, National Australia Bank, and ANZ—release earnings at different times. Traders watch CBA closely, eyeing its funding costs and loan growth, using it as a guide for what’s coming from the others.
Volatility’s running high, and the AI trade keeps yanking market risk in one direction or another. “The AI trade is not being supported by hype alone,” CBA Chief Economist Luke Yeaman said Monday, pointing to profits and real cash flow driving the buildout. 8
Risks are close at hand. A quicker squeeze on margins or a bump in costs could send the shares tumbling. Rising rates could also bring a fresh wave of late payments as households adjust.
The half-year numbers drop Wednesday, alongside the interim dividend news; ex-dividend date’s set for Feb. 18. This week, investors sift through local data, watching for even the faintest signs of changing demand.
