Why is everyone talking about Coles, Ramelius Resources and Woodside shares on Tuesday?

Coles Group Ltd (ASX: COL), Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX: RMS), and Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS) shares are turning heads today.

In late morning trade on Tuesday, all three of the high-profile ASX shares are outpacing the 0.5% gains posted by the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) at this time.

Here’s what’s catching investor interest.

Woodside shares jump on profit growth

Woodside shares are up 2.5% at the time of writing, changing hands for $34.28 apiece.

This strong performance follows the release of the ASX 200 energy stock’s half-year results (H1 2026).

Highlights for the six months included a 13% year-on-year increase in operating revenue to US$7.45 billion. And the company’s free cash flow was up 159% to US$352 million.

On the bottom line, Woodside achieved a 27% increase in net profit after tax (NPAT) to US$1.67 billion.

This saw management declare a fully-franked interim dividend of 57 US cents per Woodside share.

On the growth project front, Woodside’s Scarborough is 98% complete and on track for first LNG cargo in Q4 2026. Its Trion project is 64% complete, while the Louisiana LNG project is 28% complete.

Woodside ended the half with liquidity of US$8.19 billion.

Ramelius Resources shares lift on gold resource increase

Like Woodside shares, Ramelius Resources shares are marching higher, up 1% at $4.05 each.

This comes after the ASX 200 gold stock reported a 79% increase in its Ore Reserves to 4.3 million ounces of gold. The miner’s Mineral Resources increased by 17% to 14 million ounces.

Ramelius credited the boost to its FY 2026 exploratory drilling campaign, which added 1.8 million ounces of new discovery gold at an average cost of $55 per ounce.

The lift was primarily delivered by the maiden 1.6-million-ounce Ore Reserve at Ramelius’ Never Never underground project, as well as 260,000 ounces at its Roe underground project.

Which brings us to…

Coles shares edge higher on dividend boost

Joining Ramelius Resources and Woodside shares in turning heads today, we find Coles.

Shares in the ASX 200 supermarket giant are up 0.6% at the time of writing, trading for $22.78 apiece.

This follows the release of Coles’ FY 2026 results.

Highlights for the financial year include a 2.8% year-on-year increase in sales revenue to $45.58 billion. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of $2.32 billion (excluding significant items) were up 9.9%.

On the bottom line, Coles achieved a 13.7% year-on-year increase in net profit after tax (NPAT) to $1.26 billion (excluding significant items).

This saw management declare a 37-cent per share fully-franked final dividend, up 15% from last year’s final payout.

If you want to bank the final Coles dividend, you’ll need to own shares at market close on 2 September. Coles shares trade ex-dividend on 3 September.

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• Coles Group grows profit and dividend as Supermarkets shine in FY26
• Woodside Energy half-year results: US$1,672 million profit and 57 US cents dividend
• Ramelius Resources share price on watch amid 79% surge in Ore Reserves
• 5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday

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