2.1 billion dirhams net profits "Abu Dhabi Ports" During 2025
Abu Dhabi, February 13, 2017 – Today, Abu Dhabi Ports Group announced its financial results for the year 2025, achieving a growth in revenues of +20% on an annual basis to reach 20.8 billion dirhams, and a growth in net profits of +17% on an annual basis to reach 2.1 billion dirhams.
Earnings before deducting interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization during 2025 increased by 12% on an annual basis, reaching 5.1 billion dirhams, with an EBITDA margin of 24.4%.
While net profits for the fourth quarter of 2025 grew by +18% year-on-year, reaching 584 million dirhams.
On the operational level, 2025 witnessed remarkable growth, driven by the growth of container handling volumes at domestic and international terminals, in addition to the addition of 3.3 square kilometers of net new industrial land leases in Kizad, and the resulting continued strong demand for warehouses, employee housing, and gas supplies.
All marine business activities recorded strong momentum, including shipping services, marine operations and subsea services, marine services, and shipbuilding and repair yards. In addition to launching the “United Global Rolled Cargo” project.
In 2026, the ports sector and the economic cities and free zones sector will remain the main pillar of the group’s infrastructure-based growth strategy, while the maritime, shipping and logistics sectors will continue to expand the scope of their work to connect and support infrastructure assets, and provide integrated solutions that allow customers to obtain comprehensive services under one umbrella.
Captain Mohammed Juma Al Shamsi, Managing Director and CEO – Abu Dhabi Ports Group, said that the year 2025 represented another exceptional milestone in the journey of Abu Dhabi Ports Group, as the group recorded record financial performance reinforced by the disciplined executive approach, thoughtful operational expansion, and the continued maturity of its integrated business model.
He added that since the group’s listing on the Abu Dhabi Securities Market in 2022, the group has succeeded in transforming growth in handling volumes, assets, and geographic scope, into higher returns, cash flows, and greater efficiency in capital management.
He pointed out that the year 2025 witnessed the strengthening of the group’s basic infrastructure and the continuation of achieving its international strategy, which focuses on expanding the network of main commercial corridors. It also succeeded, for the first time since the listing of the group, in achieving a positive free cash flow for the entire year that exceeds the announced targets, which reflects its financial development as an integrated global system to enable trade, industry and logistics services.
Captain Al Shamsi said that, in line with the directives of the wise leadership, the group looks forward to continuing its journey in 2026 to consolidate its strategic position, despite market fluctuations, and to continue to support the economic diversification agenda of the UAE, and to continue creating comprehensive and unique solutions for its customers, and to achieve sustainable value for its shareholders.
During the year 2025, Abu Dhabi Ports Group recorded remarkable operational performance in the ports sector, the economic cities and free zones sector, and the maritime and shipping sector, while the group simplified and reorganized its institutional structure by integrating digital sector services within other sectors with the aim of supporting the growth strategy it adopts, improving efficiency and performance, in addition to employing artificial intelligence technologies and adopting agents supported by it throughout its main operations.
On the balance sheet level, Abu Dhabi Ports Group maintained a relatively stable capital structure, with net debt amounting to 20.6 billion dirhams (compared to 18.6 billion dirhams in 2024), and the net debt ratio stabilized at 4.1 times, compared to the year 2024.
Cash flow from operating activities increased significantly to reach 5.05 billion dirhams in 2025, a growth of +28% year-on-year, driven by steady growth in operating profits resulting from core activities, in addition to asset monetization deals, reflecting an adjusted cash conversion rate of more than 80%.
Despite the increase in annual organic capital expenditure to 5.5 billion dirhams, Abu Dhabi Ports Group succeeded in achieving positive free cash flow for the group for the first time since its listing on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange in 2022, exceeding the targets set for 2026.
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