What Fortescue told shareholders about AI and its workforce.
ASX: FMG. Status: Read. Period: year ended 30 June 2026.
Mentions AI: Yes. Ties AI to efficiency: Plainly. Number for AI doing customer or operations work: None found in the documents listed. Number of people trained in or using AI: more than 3,000. Workforce reduction in the same period: None found in the documents listed. Connects AI to the workforce reduction: Did not connect them.
What it said
- Mentions AI
Yes
Artificial intelligence changing the way businesses operate, and the relevance of entire industries, almost overnight.
FY26 Annual Report and Appendix 4E, PDF page 8 - Ties AI to efficiency
Plainly
From forecasting renewable energy generation to optimising battery storage, fleet movements and charging strategies, AI is improving productivity and helping us get more from every part of our business.
FY26 Annual Report and Appendix 4E, PDF page 155 - Number for AI doing customer or operations work
None found in the documents listed
None found in the documents listed.
- Number of people trained in or using AI
more than 3,000
AI capability development also significantly exceeded target, with more than 3,000 employees trained in AI-related programs.
FY26 Annual Report and Appendix 4E, PDF page 164 - Workforce reduction in the same period
None found in the documents listed
None found in the documents listed.
- Connects AI to the workforce reduction
Did not connect them
None found in the documents listed.
Documents read
FY26 Annual Report and Appendix 4E. Annual report, lodged 20 August 2026, 284 pages.
AI terms found: 25. Not counted (job titles and team names): 0. Counted: 25.
FY26 Full Year Results Presentation. Results presentation, lodged 20 August 2026, 34 pages.
AI terms found: 1. Not counted (job titles and team names): 0. Counted: 1.
Coded on 25 October 2026.
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Last updated 5 November 2026.