ASX Stocks to Consider for Building a Passive Income Portfolio

These ASX companies have shared their latest updates, showing financial performance, dividends, growth plans and business progress. The dividend payouts and yield of these companies might be a good investment choice for people seeking passive income sources.

Macquarie Group Limited (ASX: MQG)

Macquarie Group Limited (ASX: MQG),on 8 May 2026, released its FY26 profit of A$4.847 billion, a 30% increase compared to that of FY25. The earnings per share went up to A$12.77, while its second half profit went to an all time high of A$3.192 billion. International business accounted for 68% of total income.

The company declared a final ordinary dividend of A$4.20 per share and a full year ordinary dividend of A$7.00 per share with both 35% franked.

On 8 May 2026, Macquarie said it remains cautious on the near term outlook, while its capital, funding and liquidity position continues to exceed regulatory minimum requirements.

Amcor Plc (ASX: AMC)

Amcor Plc (ASX: AMC) on 7 May 2026 released its Q3 performance where Amcor Plc reported a net sale of $5.914 billion, up 77% due to the Berry acquisition. The GAAP net income was registered as $278 million while EPS increased by 6% to be $0.96.

In the nine months to 31 March 2026, net sales stood at $17.108b, an increase of 72%. GAAP net income stood at $717 million. Adjusted EPS increased by 11% to $2.79 and six divestiture agreements were completed.

Guidance for fiscal year 2026 on 7 May 2026 was revised and now amounts to Adjusted EPS of $3.98–$4.03 and Free Cash Flow of $1.5–$1.6 billion. Current dividend yield is 6.06%.

QBE Insurance Group Limited (ASX: QBE)

QBE Insurance Group Limited (ASX: QBE) said its first quarter trading was in line with expectations. The gross written premium increased 11%, or 7% on a constant currency basis. Investment income was about $500 million in the four months to April and total investment funds rose to $36.1 billion.

Its outlook for FY26 remains the same with expected medium single-digit premium growth and combined operating ratio of 92.5%.

For 2025, QBE reported a net profit of US$2.157 billion, a full year dividend of 109 Australian cents per share and completed its A$450 million share buyback.

Woodside Energy Group Limited (ASX: WDS)

Woodside Energy Group Limited (ASX: WDS), on 12 June 2026, announced it would exercise its pre-emption right to buy CNPC’s 10.67% interest in the Browse Joint Venture. The deal includes an initial payment of US$225 million, with an additional US$175 million linked to a future investment decision. After completion, Woodside’s interest is expected to rise to 41.27%.

For the quarter ended 31 March 2026, production was 45.2 MMboe and the average realised price increased 11% to US$63 per boe.

Major projects continued to progress, including Scarborough, Trion and Louisiana LNG. The current annual dividend yield is 5.34%.

WAM Leaders (ASX: WLE)

WAM Leaders (ASX: WLE), on 6 July 2026, shared its June 2026 investment update. The company announced an annualised fully franked interim dividend of 9.6 cents per share. Since inception, it has paid 67.55 cents per share in dividends. WAM's current dividend yield per year stands at 6.83%.

During June 2026, the investment portfolio rose and outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index. Strong contributions came from Aristocrat Leisure and Amcor.

The company said lower resin prices, improving volumes and ongoing Berry Global acquisition synergies are expected to support Amcor’s earnings, free cash flow and balance sheet.

(Source: Company Report)