Carlton Investments Limited (ASX:CIN) is an investment company that acquires and holds long-term positions in shares and units of entities listed on the Australian Securities Exchange; its subsidiaries manage diversified equity portfolios focused on well-managed Australian companies anticipated to deliver sustainable franked dividend income and capital growth; the Group maintains a debt-free portfolio comprising over 80 equity investments across sectors including consumer discretionary (notably EVT Limited for cinema exhibition in Australia, New Zealand and Germany; hotels under Rydges, Atura and QT brands; Thredbo Alpine Resort operations; and investment properties), banks, diversified metals and mining, consumer staples, energy, construction materials, utilities, diversified financial services, telecommunications, industrials, containers and packaging, healthcare and steel, supplemented by term deposits and cash holdings. Incorporated in 1928 and headquartered at Level 15, 478 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia, the portfolio totalled $1,184.5 million as at 30 September 2025, with top holdings including EVT Ltd (31.5%), National Australia Bank Ltd (7.6%), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (7.5%), Westpac Banking Corporation (5.6%) and Wesfarmers Ltd (4.4%). The management expense ratio stood at 0.09% for the year ended 30 June 2024, with no portfolio or performance fees applied; recent updates include monthly net tangible asset backing announcements, reporting $44.88 per share before capital gains tax (and $37.16 after) as at 30 September 2025, alongside a notification of cessation of $910 in securities in October 2025.