Dubai: DP World on Thursday announced record financial results for 2025, with revenue up 22 percent to $24.4 billion, and adjusted EBITDA up 18 percent to $6.4 billion (margin 26.3 percent), driven by strong performance across Ports and Terminals and Logistics. Total Group gross throughput increased 5.8 percent to 93.4 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). Profits for the year increased 32.2 percent to $1.96 billion, reflecting operating leverage and disciplined cost management. Operating cash flow rose 14 percent to $6.3 billion.
According to Emirates News Agency, Essa Kazim, Chairman of the Board of Directors of DP World, emphasized the company’s ability to maintain resilient earnings and strong cash flow despite a challenging environment. DP World’s diversified portfolio and disciplined capital allocation strategies enabled adaptability as global supply chains evolved.
Yuvraj Narayan, Group CEO of DP World, highlighted the robust performance of Ports and Terminals, driven by improved yield and disciplined cost management, with like-for-like revenue per TEU increasing by 8.5 percent. Narayan noted the unification of the Marine Services business under the DP World brand as a strategic move to strengthen its position as a global logistics provider. He further outlined the ongoing focus on operational excellence, customer-centric execution, and sustainable long-term growth.
The company’s Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) rose from 8.9 percent in 2024 to 9.9 percent. DP World invested $3.1 billion in capital expenditure in 2025, supporting capacity expansion and productivity enhancements globally, increasing port capacity to 109 million TEU. The Group’s 2026 capex budget is set at approximately $3 billion, targeting key projects in locations such as Jebel Ali, Drydocks World, Tuna Tekra (India), London Gateway (UK), Ndayane (Senegal), and Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).
DP World achieved a 14 percent reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions against a 2022 baseline, with approximately 67 percent of global electricity sourced from renewables. GCC operations contributed significantly to the group’s performance, with notable growth in Jebel Ali port’s Origin and Destination volumes and non-containerized cargo in UAE terminals. In Saudi Arabia, the inauguration of the modernized South Container Terminal in Jeddah significantly increased capacity.
In Oman, DP World signed an agreement to develop the Al Rawdah Special Economic Zone, set to be a new industrial and trade hub. Ahmad Yousef Al-Hassan, CEO and Managing Director of DP World GCC, underlined the importance of resilient supply chains and the focus on expanding the end-to-end network and strengthening multimodal connectivity across the GCC.
