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Aurizon Holdings Ltd (AZJ.AU) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Aurizon Holdings Ltd

AZJ.AU in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Aurizon runs freight and logistics networks across Australia, split into Network, Coal, Bulk and other segments. It owns and operates the Central Queensland coal rail line and the South Australia to Northern Territory line, hauling coal, iron ore, grain, cement and other bulk goods for mining, agricultural and industrial customers. It also manages the Tarcoola to Darwin line and container freight between Adelaide and Darwin, and moves general and refrigerated freight for retail and manufacturing customers.
Where it sits in the stack
Aurizon holds no seat in either of Closelook's indices; it sits in the Industrials sector, under Railroads, part of the wider universe the diary follows outside the AI build-out stack.
Who it is priced against
No peer group is set in our data for this name; the comparison the market draws is with Pacific National, the other large rail freight operator in Australia.
Why Closelook tracks it
Aurizon carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our two indices, and no Closelook score has been built for it yet; the diary has not quoted it in any edition so far.
What the diary watches
Whether coal volumes moved on the Central Queensland network hold up, since coal haulage makes up a large share of what Aurizon carries.

Aurizon Holdings Ltd (AZJ.AU) trades on the AU exchange in Australia, classified under Industrials.

The Closelook company score reads 52/100 composite (momentum 39, quality 40, valuation 74) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

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

Signals for this name

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

Who it is priced against Railroads · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Railroads

Names in the same industry from the Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

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

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 6.22%, semi-annual · buybacks 250 m AUD in FY2026

Dividends and capital return

What AZJ.AU pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.23 AUD per share · a 6.22% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 2 distributions, paid twice a year 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +46.5% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.16 AUD per share
  • Last distribution 0.11 AUD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-31
  • By calendar year 2025: 0.16 AUD (partial) · 2026: 0.23 AUD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-03-03
  • Dividends paid, FY2026 325 m AUD 2% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2026 250 m AUD 4.0% of today's market value
  • Share count −4.0% in FY2026
  • Capital returned 575 m AUD · 76% 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.

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 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sector × region Industrials in Asia-Pacific developed: −0.8% week · −4.3% month · −3.4% quarter · −11.0% year (approximated)The Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from 1624.TSE+1628.TSE+1619.TSE; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-16
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Aurizon Holdings Ltd (AZJ.AU)?

Aurizon Holdings Ltd trades as AZJ.AU on the AU exchange (Australia) and is classified under Industrials in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is AZJ.AU in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Aurizon Holdings Ltd is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

What is Aurizon Holdings Ltd's Closelook composite score?

52 out of 100, with momentum 39, quality 40 and valuation 74 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-18. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does AZJ.AU trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -4.8% vs the 50-day and -3.2% vs the 200-day average, 13.9% below the 52-week high and +23.8% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Aurizon Holdings Ltd do?

Aurizon runs freight and logistics networks across Australia, split into Network, Coal, Bulk and other segments. It owns and operates the Central Queensland coal rail line and the South Australia to Northern Territory line, hauling coal, iron ore, grain, cement and other bulk goods for mining, agricultural and industrial customers. It also manages the Tarcoola to Darwin line and container freight between Adelaide and Darwin, and moves general and refrigerated freight for retail and manufacturing customers. No peer group is set in our data for this name; the comparison the market draws is with Pacific National, the other large rail freight operator in Australia.

Where does Aurizon Holdings Ltd sit in the AI build-out?

Aurizon holds no seat in either of Closelook's indices; it sits in the Industrials sector, under Railroads, part of the wider universe the diary follows outside the AI build-out stack. Aurizon carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our two indices, and no Closelook score has been built for it yet; the diary has not quoted it in any edition so far.

Does Aurizon Holdings Ltd pay a dividend?

Aurizon Holdings Ltd has paid 0.23 AUD per share over the last twelve months, paid twice a year, a trailing yield of 6.22% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.11 AUD on 2026-08-31. In fiscal 2026 the company paid 325 m AUD in dividends and bought back 250 m AUD of its own shares, 76% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 4.0% 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 AZJ.AU, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Railroads, then Industrials. Scored names rank on their Closelook 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.