ASX Growth Stocks With High Insider Ownership And Up To 38% Earnings Growth
The Australian stock market is showing signs of resilience, with a modest rise anticipated following the Easter long weekend, buoyed by positive movements in U.S. indices and hopes for a potential ceasefire in international tensions. In this environment of cautious optimism, growth companies with high insider ownership can be particularly appealing to investors seeking alignment between company leadership and shareholder interests.
Below we spotlight a couple of our favorites from our exclusive screener.
Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆
Overview: Flight Centre Travel Group Limited offers travel retailing services for both leisure and corporate sectors across various regions globally, with a market cap of A$2.29 billion.
Operations: The company’s revenue segments consist of A$1.45 billion from leisure travel services, A$1.18 billion from corporate travel services, and A$238.62 million from its Global HQ operations.
Insider Ownership: 14.2%
Earnings Growth Forecast: 23.8% p.a.
Flight Centre Travel Group shows a promising growth trajectory, with earnings expected to grow significantly at 23.8% annually, outpacing the Australian market average. Despite slower revenue growth forecasts at 5.4%, insider ownership remains high with more shares bought than sold recently, though not in substantial volumes. The company completed a buyback of 9.8 million shares for A$126 million and increased dividends to A$0.12 per share, indicating confidence in future prospects despite an unstable dividend history.
ASX:FLT Ownership Breakdown as at Apr 2026
Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆
Overview: Guzman y Gomez Limited operates quick service restaurants across Australia, Singapore, Japan, and the United States with a market cap of A$1.82 billion.
Operations: The company’s revenue is primarily derived from its quick service restaurant operations, amounting to A$516.47 million.
Insider Ownership: 16%
Earnings Growth Forecast: 32.2% p.a.
Guzman y Gomez demonstrates strong growth potential, with earnings forecasted to rise by 32.2% annually, surpassing the Australian market average. The company recently reported a significant increase in half-year sales to A$261.2 million and net income of A$10.58 million, reflecting profitability. Despite trading slightly below fair value and a modest return on equity forecast, the company maintains high insider ownership. A fully franked interim dividend of 7.4 cents per share was declared, underscoring financial stability.
ASX:GYG Ownership Breakdown as at Apr 2026
Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★★☆
Overview: Vulcan Steel Limited, along with its subsidiaries, operates in the sale and distribution of steel and metal products across New Zealand and Australia, with a market cap of A$824.96 million.
Operations: The company generates revenue from two main segments: NZ$462.37 million from steel and NZ$528.16 million from metals.
Insider Ownership: 33.8%
Earnings Growth Forecast: 38.6% p.a.
Vulcan Steel exhibits promising growth prospects, with earnings expected to grow significantly at 38.6% annually, outpacing the Australian market. Recent half-year results show sales of NZ$535.37 million, though net income decreased to NZ$8.29 million, reflecting a lower profit margin of 1.5%. Despite substantial insider selling in recent months and interest payments not well covered by earnings, analysts anticipate a stock price increase by 24.2%, supported by high forecasted return on equity.
ASX:VSL Earnings and Revenue Growth as at Apr 2026
This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.The analysis only considers stock directly held by insiders. It does not include indirectly owned stock through other vehicles such as corporate and/or trust entities. All forecast revenue and earnings growth rates quoted are in terms of annualised (per annum) growth rates over 1-3 years.
Companies discussed in this article include ASX:FLT ASX:GYG and ASX:VSL.
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