The Infratil Ltd (ASX: IFT) share price is in focus today after the company upgraded its FY27 proportionate EBITDAF guidance on soaring data centre demand. Key highlights include contracted capacity at CDC Data Centres reaching 1.1GW and a step-up in earnings outlook for both CDC and US-based Longroad Energy.

What did Infratil report?

• FY27 proportionate EBITDAF guidance lifted to NZ$1,320 million–$1,420 million (previously NZ$1,300 million–$1,400 million).
• CDC Data Centres’ FY27 EBITDAF guidance raised to A$710 million–$750 million (from A$680 million–$720 million) after new contract wins and operating cost savings.
• CDC now has 1.1GW of contracted capacity, expected to deliver A$2.2 billion annualised EBITDAF when fully deployed.
• Longroad Energy is scaling up, acquiring a 2.8GW project and targeting a 14GW energy fleet by 2029.
• One New Zealand continues strong cash generation, growing mobile revenue share and progressing IT simplification.

What else do investors need to know?

Infratil’s portfolio now stands at NZ$22 billion in total assets, with data centre investments making up over half that value. The company is actively refining its portfolio, including a sales process for its Qscan radiology business, and ongoing investments in infrastructure optimisation.

Longroad Energy is meeting strong US market demand by ramping up its renewables development, while also exploring data centre co-location at its solar farm sites. In New Zealand, EonFibre has completed its first year as a separated business and is positioned to capture future AI-driven data centre growth.

What did Infratil management say?

Infratil Chief Executive Officer Jason Boyes said:

Our global portfolio provides multiple pathways to grow returns across the AI infrastructure value chain. We’re pursuing attractive opportunities adjacent to our core energy and data centre investments, including leveraging our existing platforms across geographically diverse markets, as well as exploring new sectors for future growth.

What’s next for Infratil?

Infratil is focused on scaling its core data centre and renewables businesses, maintaining capacity for future growth with a strong BBB+ balance sheet rating. The company is also searching for new verticals and adjacencies that align with its infrastructure expertise and target returns.

Capital management remains a priority, with further divestments planned to fund growth opportunities. Infratil’s strategy is underpinned by steady contracted revenue streams and a disciplined approach to deploying capital in high-demand sectors like AI, digital infrastructure, and renewables.

Infratil share price snapshot

Over the past 12 months, Infratil shares have declined 2%, matching the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO), which has also fallen 2% over the same period.

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There are plenty of ASX dividend shares offering attractive dividend yields right now.

But which ones could be buys this week?

Let’s take a look at three with big yields that could be excellent picks for income investors.

APA Group (ASX: APA)

APA could be a strong option for income investors. It owns and operates a large portfolio of energy infrastructure assets across Australia, including gas pipelines, processing facilities, storage assets, and electricity transmission infrastructure.

These are important assets that help move energy around the country.

A large portion of APA’s earnings is also supported by long-term contracts and regulated revenue, which gives the business good visibility over future cash flows.

That has helped APA build a long record of growing its distributions.

Management is expecting FY 2027 dividends of 59 cents per share, up from 58 cents in FY 2026.

Based on its current share price of $10.81, this represents a forward dividend yield of approximately 5.5%.

HomeCo Daily Needs REIT (ASX: HDN)

Another ASX dividend share for income investors to consider is the HomeCo Daily Needs REIT.

It is a property company that owns neighbourhood retail, large-format retail, healthcare, and other properties focused on everyday spending.

Its tenants include supermarkets, pharmacies, healthcare providers, childcare operators, and other businesses that tend to remain well used through different economic conditions. This creates a relatively defensive source of rental income.

More positives are that HomeCo Daily Needs REIT has high occupancy levels and has been growing rental income across its portfolio.

This is expected to underpin a dividend of 8.6 cents per share in FY 2027. Based on its current share price of around $1.11, this would mean a very large dividend yield of approximately 7.7%.

Universal Store Holdings Ltd (ASX: UNI)

A final ASX dividend share for income investors to look at this week is Universal Store.

The youth fashion retailer operates Universal Store, Perfect Stranger, and Thrills, giving it exposure to several different customer groups and price points.

Across these brands, Universal Store has built a clear position in the youth fashion market. Its stores are carefully curated, while its growing portfolio of owned brands gives the company more control over margins and product.

The retail industry has been a tough place to be recently, but that hasn’t stopped Universal Store from growing its sales, profits, and dividends strongly.

The good news is that the market expects this trend to continue in FY 2027. It is forecasting a fully franked dividend of 46 cents per share.

Based on its current share price of $7.09, this represents a generous 6.5% dividend yield.

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Looking to invest some of your superannuation savings in ASX shares to earn an extra $60,000 of passive income in 2027?

Here’s what you need to know before investing a single dollar of your super balance.

Franking credits and diversification

Whether you’re investing from your savings account or tapping into your superannuation, if you’re after passive income, I recommend sticking to the larger end of the market. So, generally, S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) dividend stocks.

These tend to have less volatile share price moves and more stable dividend payments than small-cap ASX dividend shares.

I’d also preference ASX 200 shares paying fully franked dividends. This gives you credit for the 30% in taxes the companies you’re buying have already forked over to the ATO on the profits they made.

Then there’s the crucial ‘don’t put all your eggs in one basket’ rule.

If you’re investing a sizeable portion of your superannuation savings to target $60,000 of passive income in 2027, then you’ll want to invest in a diverse range of say 15 to 20 stocks.

Ideally these will operate in various sectors and locations. This will reduce the risk of your passive income stream taking an outsized hit if any single company or sector runs into a rough patch.

And finally, keep in mind that the dividend yields you generally see quoted are trailing yields. Future yields may be higher or lower depending on a range of company specific and macroeconomic factors.

With that said…

How much superannuation do I need to invest for a $60,000 passive income?

Precisely how much superannuation you’ll need to invest to achieve your 2027 $60,000 passive income goal will, of course, depend on the yield you achieve from the ASX shares you’re buying.

Using the below three diverse ASX 200 dividend stocks as an example, here’s what you might expect, without needing to draw down on your initial investment.

First up, Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) shares.

Over the past full year, Westpac paid two fully franked dividends, totalling $1.54 a share. At the recent Westpac share price of $34.23, the ASX 200 bank stock trades on a fully franked 4.5% trailing dividend yield.

Next up, I’d look at investing some of my superannuation into ASX 200 coal stock New Hope Corp Ltd (ASX: NHC).

New Hope paid a 10 cent per share fully franked interim dividend on 20 April. The 30 cent per share final dividend is still up for grabs. To score that, you’ll need to own New Hope shares at market close this Friday. You can then expect to get paid on October.

At the recent share price of $6.57, New Hope shares trade on a fully franked dividend yield (partly trailing, partly confirmed) of 6.1%.

And third, we have ASX 200 telco Telstra Group Ltd (ASX: TLS).

Over the past year Telstra has paid out two 90% franked dividends totalling 21 cents per share. At the recent share price of $4.83, Telstra shares trade on a 4.4% trailing dividend yield.

If you were to invest the same amount of your superannuation into each of the above ASX 200 dividend stocks, you could expect to earn a yield of 5.0%.

To earn $60,000 of passive income in 2027 you’d then need to invest $1.2 million today.

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