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Key Points
- Proportional toll revenue down 0.4% excluding FX, 8.9% lower as reported
- APRR traffic down 3.5% as high fuel prices weighed on light vehicles
- Chicago Skyway traffic up 6.4% and toll revenue up 9.6%
- Proposed TEILD changes illustrated at about €210 million incremental cost on 2025 figures
- Changes could apply to the 2026 tax year if enacted before 31 December 2026
About Atlas Arteria (ASX:ALX)
Atlas Arteria Limited is an ASX-listed toll road owner and operator headquartered in Melbourne. It holds interests in toll roads in France, Germany and the United States, including the APRR motorway network, Chicago Skyway and Dulles Greenway. Its revenue comes from tolls charged to road users.
Atlas Arteria (ASX:ALX)'s third-quarter traffic update pairs near-flat toll revenue with a warning that France's draft 2027 Budget Bill could raise the tax cost of its largest business, the APRR Group.
Proportional toll revenue for Q3 2026 was down 0.4% on Q3 2025 excluding foreign exchange movements, and 8.9% lower on a reported basis. APRR traffic fell 3.5%, with light vehicle traffic down 4.1% amid high fuel prices and heavy vehicle traffic up 0.9%; APRR toll revenue was 1.7% lower. Chicago Skyway traffic rose 6.4% and toll revenue 9.6%, helped by roadworks on the main alternate route, while Dulles Greenway traffic rose 3.7%. The Budget Bill presented on 1 October 2026 includes potential increases to the Long-distance Transport Infrastructure Tax (TEILD) rate and a one-year extension of the Temporary Supplemental Tax (TST) at a reduced rate. For illustrative purposes only, the company says the proposed TEILD changes would have led to an incremental cost of approximately €210 million for the APRR Group had they applied in 2025, when its TEILD cost was €126.7 million.
Final rates and the start date will not be known until the bill is approved. If enacted before 31 December 2026, the changes could apply to the 2026 tax year. The release gives no cost estimate for the TST extension.
Source: Atlas Arteria Limited (ASX:ALX), 21 October 2026. Summary content supplied by Digifin Pty Ltd.
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