{"id":102185,"date":"2025-11-06T14:20:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=102185"},"modified":"2025-11-06T14:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:20:23","slug":"emirates-group-hits-new-half-year-profit-record-for-2025-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=102185","title":{"rendered":"Emirates Group hits new half-year profit record for 2025-26"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Emirates Group today announced a new record half-year financial performance, posting a\u00a0profit before tax\u00a0of AED 12.2 billion ($3.3 billion) for the first six months of 2025-26, making this the fourth consecutive year of record profitability for the half-year reporting period.<\/p>\n

After accounting for income tax charges, the Group\u2019s\u00a0profit after tax\u00a0is AED 10.6 billion ($2.9 billion), up 13% from last year.<\/p>\n

Illustrating its strong operating performance, the Group maintained a robust\u00a0EBITDA\u00a0of AED 21.1 billion ($5.7 billion), 3% higher than the AED 20.4 billion ($5.6 billion) reported for the same period last year.<\/p>\n

Group revenue\u00a0was AED 75.4 billion ($20.6 billion) for the first six months of 2025-26, up 4% from AED 70.8 billion ($19.3 billion) last year.<\/p>\n

The Group closed the first half of 2025-26 with a record cash position of AED 56.0 billion ($15.2 billion) on 30 September 2025, compared to AED 53.4 billion ($14.6 billion) on 31 March 2025. The Group has been able to tap into its own strong cash reserves to support business needs, including funding for new aircraft deliveries and servicing existing debt obligations. The Group also paid the remaining AED 2 billion ($545 million) in dividends to its owner, of the AED 6 billion ($1.6 billion) declared during the financial year 2024-25.<\/p>\n

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group,\u00a0said: \u201cThe Group has once again delivered an outstanding performance, surpassing our half-year results of last year to achieve a new record profit for H1 2025-26. I\u2019m delighted to note that Emirates maintains its position as the world\u2019s most profitable airline for this half-year reporting period.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis performance was primarily driven by the unflagging demand and growing customer preference for our product and services, which drove revenue growth and profitability.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmirates and dnata have invested billions to continually enhance our products and services, to bring new products to market, to improve our operations through innovation and technology, and to look after our employees who ensure our customers\u2019 safety and satisfaction. These are core to our DNA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Group\u2019s strong profitability enables us to continue making these investments, and to scale up our proven business models in concert with Dubai\u2019s growth as a global city of choice for talent, for businesses, and for tourists.\u201d<\/p>\n

HH Sheikh Ahmed\u00a0added: \u201cGlobal demand for air transport and travel services has been buoyant, despite geopolitical events and economic concerns in some markets. We expect this demand resilience to continue for the rest of 2025-26 and look forward to increasing our capacity to grow revenues as new A350 aircraft join the Emirates fleet, and new facilities come online at dnata.\u201d<\/p>\n

To support increased operations and business activities, the Emirates Group\u2019s employee base, compared to 31 March 2025, grew 3% to an overall count of 124,927 on 30 September 2025. Both Emirates and dnata have ongoing recruitment drives to support their future requirements.<\/p>\n

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Emirates continued to enhance its\u00a0network and\u00a0connectivity\u00a0options through its Dubai hub.\u00a0\u00a0During the first half of 2025-26, Emirates launched new flight services to: Danang, Siem Reap, Shenzhen and Hangzhou. At 30 September, Emirates\u2019 passenger and cargo network spanned 153 airports in 81 countries and territories.<\/p>\n

The airline strengthened its network connectivity by deploying 28 additional weekly scheduled flights to Antananarivo, Johannesburg, Muscat, Rome, Riyadh and Taipei.<\/p>\n

Providing even more connection options for customers, during the first six months of 2025-26, Emirates entered agreements with 3 codeshare and interline partners: Air Seychelles, Condor, and Aurigny.<\/p>\n

Between 1 April and 30 September, Emirates received delivery of 5\u00a0new A350 aircraft, adding more Business Class and Premium Economy seats to the airline\u2019s inventory.\u00a0\u00a0During this period, 23 aircraft (6 A380s, 17 Boeing 777s) with fully refreshed interiors rolled out of the airline\u2019s $5 billion\u00a0retrofit programme. This enabled Emirates to bring its latest cabin products to even more markets, including the industry-leading Emirates Premium Economy. By 30 September, Emirates Premium Economy was available to customers flying between Dubai and 61\u00a0cities.<\/p>\n

On ground, \u201cEmirates First\u201d opened at Dubai Airport, offering First Class customers and Platinum Skywards members a luxurious private check-in area and experience. In the first six months of 2025-26, Emirates accelerated the roll-out of its retail strategy with the opening of new concept\u00a0travel stores\u00a0in Accra, Bangkok, Geneva, Jakarta, Mauritius, Osaka, Seoul, and Singapore.<\/p>\n

Emirates continued to progress on its\u00a0environmental initiatives, uplifting sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) where available and feasible, including at 37 airports.\u00a0\u00a0In April, Emirates joined the Aviation Circularity Consortium (ACC), a network of organisations committed to building a circular economy for aviation and creating new pathways to accelerate decarbonisation through high-value circularity in the global supply chain.<\/p>\n

In the first half of 2025-26, Emirates made notable investments to boost its global brand visibility. The airline signed multi-year sponsorship deals to become Platinum Partner of FC Bayern Munchen, Official Main Sponsor of Real Madrid Basketball, and Premium Partner and Official Airline Partner of the Investec Champions Cup and European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) Challenge Cup.\u00a0Emirates also extended its partnership with ATP as Premier Partner and Official Airline of the ATP Tour up to 2030, and its shirt sponsorship with Olympique Lyonnais until 2030.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Overall capacity during the first six months of the year increased by 5% to 31.3 billion\u00a0Available Tonne Kilometres (ATKM)\u00a0due to expanded flight operations. Capacity measured in\u00a0Available Seat Kilometres (ASKM)\u00a0increased by 5%, whilst passenger traffic carried measured in\u00a0Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKM)\u00a0was up by 4% with an average\u00a0Passenger Seat Factor\u00a0of 79.5%, compared with 80.0% during the same period last year. Emirates carried 27.8 million passengers between 1 April and 30 September 2025, up 4% from the same period last year.<\/p>\n

Emirates SkyCargo\u00a0transported 1.25 million tonnes in the first six months of the year, up by 4% compared to the same period last year. Customer demand for Emirates SkyCargo\u2019s specialised products and excellent network of freighter and bellyhold cargo operations remained steady. However, cargo\u00a0yields\u00a0decreased by 6% due to softening demand in some market segments amidst tariff concerns.<\/p>\n

Emirates SkyCargo added capacity from 3 new Boeing 777 freighters delivered.\u00a0In April, the cargo division launched Emirates Courier Express, an innovative product that leverages the power of the airline\u2019s global network to provide door-to-door express shipping services for businesses.<\/p>\n

Cementing its position as the\u00a0world\u2019s most profitable airline\u00a0for the half-year reporting period, Emirates\u2019\u00a0profit before tax\u00a0for the first half of 2025-26 hit a new record of AED 11.4 billion ($3.1 billion), compared to AED 9.7 billion ($2.6 billion) last year. Emirates\u2019\u00a0profit after tax\u00a0is AED 9.9 billion ($2.7 billion), up 13% from last year.<\/p>\n

Emirates\u2019\u00a0revenue, including other operating income, of AED 65.6 billion ($17.9 billion) was up 6% compared with AED 62.2 billion ($16.9 billion) for the same period last year. The airline\u2019s new record revenue can be attributed to unabated travel appetite across markets, and customer preference for Emirates\u2019 products and services, particularly for its premium cabins.<\/p>\n

Emirates\u2019\u00a0operating costs\u00a0(including fuel) grew by 4% in line with increased operations. Fuel remains the largest component of the airline\u2019s operating cost at 30%.<\/p>\n

Driven by customer demand and increased operations during the six months,\u00a0Emirates\u2019\u00a0EBITDA\u00a0of AED 19.7 billion ($5.4 billion) remained strong, up 3% compared to AED 19.1 billion ($5.2 billion) for the same period last year.<\/p>\n

Emirates Flight Catering\u00a0grew revenue from external customers by 13% to AED 555 million ($151 million), uplifting 7.7 million meals (up by 2%) for 116 airlines during the period.<\/p>\n

Emirates Leisure Retail\u00a0acquired the remaining 25% stake in Air Ventures LLC in the US, securing full ownership of the entity, which operates airport retail and F&B outlets.<\/p>\n

\u00a0dnata<\/strong><\/p>\n

dnata saw strong growth in the first six months of 2025-26, as it continued to ramp up operations across its cargo and ground handling, catering and retail, and travel services businesses.<\/p>\n

In the first half of 2025-26, dnata\u2019s airport services and catering and retail divisions won several significant new contracts and grew existing customers across its international operations. This shows dnata\u2019s ability to serve the diverse requirements of its airline customers with high safety standards and consistently high-quality products and services.<\/p>\n

dnata continued to make strategic investments in its business to respond to customer needs and tap into market prospects. It announced plans to deploy\u00a0800 new ground support equipment (GSE) units across its global network in 2025, an investment valued at $110 million to further enhance operational performance and secure a steady supply of advanced, lower-emission equipment to support dnata\u2019s growth and sustainability targets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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