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Issuer Flash: Temasek Holdings

Issuer: Temasek Holdings | Document: Issuer Flash | Date: 2026-07-12 | Event: Fy2026 Annual Review

Report date: 2026-07-12
Event date: 2026-07-08
Event title: FY2026 Annual Review

1. Flash Conclusion

Temasek Holdings' FY2026 annual disclosure is credit-supportive and is consistent with the low-leverage, high-liquidity view in the concurrently updated issuer summary. Mark-to-market NPV increased to S$518bn at 31 March 2026, while total debt was S$25.5bn, liquid assets were S$136.3bn and cash plus short-term investments (the liquidity balance) were S$49.9bn. The increase in debt and ECP use, together with a lower liquidity balance than in FY2025, deserves monitoring. Disclosed asset coverage remains wide: debt was about 5% of NPV, while S$10bn of debt due within five years was about 8% of the broader S$136.3bn liquid-assets measure, or approximately 13x coverage. This is distinct from the S$49.9bn liquidity balance.

The event also completes Temasek's transition to MTM reporting for unlisted investments. This makes the disclosed portfolio value more representative of current market-based value but more visibly sensitive to market conditions. The FY2026 result does not change the structural conclusion for noteholders: Temasek Bonds are issued by Temasek Financial entities and guaranteed by Temasek Holdings, not by the Singapore Government; portfolio-company cash flows are not direct collateral for the notes.

2. What Was Announced

On 8 July 2026, Temasek released Temasek Review 2026 for the year ended 31 March 2026. It reported MTM NPV of S$518bn, up S$49bn from the restated FY2025 value of S$469bn. One-year TSR was 10.5% in Singapore-dollar terms and 14.8% in US-dollar terms. The reported increase was driven largely by listed Singapore-based Temasek Portfolio Companies and realised gains from divestments. Temasek also reported a 2% NPV drawdown in the last month of the financial year following Middle East events, and an approximately two-percentage-point negative impact from Singapore-dollar strength against major currency exposures.

FY2026 completes the transition to valuing unlisted investments on an MTM basis. About 75% of the portfolio was already on that basis; the remaining 25% added an S$32bn uplift at 31 March 2026 compared with the prior book-value method. Temasek has restated figures from FY2016 onward. The new series should therefore be used for within-series trend analysis, while comparisons with the old FY2025 official NPV in prior reports require care.

3. Credit Read-Through

The key credit-positive information is continued substantial asset and liquidity coverage. Total debt increased by S$4.8bn year on year to S$25.5bn, but remained modest relative to the disclosed NPV and liquid-assets base. Interest expense was S$0.5bn against S$11.5bn of dividend income. This is a favourable portfolio-income indicator, although the reviewed materials do not provide a complete parent-only cash-flow or upstreaming analysis; it should not be read as direct guarantor-level interest coverage. It nevertheless complements the separate evidence of liquid assets, cash liquidity and long-term capital-market access.

The key item to monitor is liquidity quality. The liquidity balance declined from S$57.8bn to S$49.9bn while net investment was S$20bn and ECP outstanding rose from S$0.4bn to S$2.5bn. The remaining liquidity balance still exceeded total debt, and Temasek disclosed bond funding with a weighted average maturity of over 15 years. The aggregate disclosed figures point to limited refinancing pressure, subject to confirmation from a full year-by-year maturity schedule. Nevertheless, a combination of weaker markets, slower divestments, lower dividends and further debt-funded deployment would reduce the current headroom more quickly than headline NPV alone suggests.

The annual review describes 50% of the portfolio as liquid and listed assets and 50% as unlisted assets and funds. This balance supports flexibility, but not all listed assets are equally monetisable: approximately 25% of portfolio value was in listed stakes of at least 20%, many of which are significant Singapore holdings. Bondholders should therefore continue to focus on the narrower liquid-assets and liquidity-balance indicators rather than assume the entire NPV can be converted to cash quickly.

4. Key Numbers

FY2026 metric Disclosed value Credit reading
MTM NPV S$518bn Large asset base; valuation remains exposed to markets and FX.
Change in NPV +S$49bn Positive annual performance; includes a fully MTM reporting framework.
Liquid assets S$136.3bn Mainly cash and sub-20% listed assets; substantial buffer against debt.
Liquidity balance S$49.9bn Exceeded total debt, but declined year on year.
Total debt S$25.5bn About 5% of NPV; rose as funding and investment activity increased.
Temasek Bonds / ECP S$22.8bn / S$2.5bn Long-term bonds dominate; higher ECP is a monitoring point.
Debt due within five years S$10bn About 8% of S$136.3bn liquid assets, or approximately 13x asset coverage.
Dividend income / interest expense S$11.5bn / S$0.5bn Portfolio-income indicator; complete parent-only cash availability was not assessed.

Sources and period: Temasek Review 2026, Performance & Portfolio and full Review, for the year ended or as at 31 March 2026. The full Review provides the key-credit-parameter, ECP and maturity-coverage disclosures. The credit reading is analyst interpretation.

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