Abu Dhabi Ports Group has reported an 8% increase in profits for the first half of the current year, reaching 908 million dirhams.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) for the period amounted to 2.3 billion dirhams, reflecting a 9% growth.
Total revenues for the group surged by 17% from January to the end of June, totaling 9.4 billion dirhams.
In the second quarter of 2025, revenues increased by 15% year-on-year, reaching 4.83 billion dirhams, driven by strong performances across the ports, economic zones, free zones, and maritime and shipping sectors, according to the group’s financial statements released yesterday.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization rose by 9% year-over-year, reaching 1.17 billion dirhams in the second quarter of 2025, with an EBITDA margin of 24.2% for the same period.
The group’s pre-tax profits were 519 million dirhams, up 5% year-on-year, primarily due to increased depreciation expenses and financing costs, while total net profit remained relatively stable at 445 million dirhams, affected by a rise in income tax.
Earnings per share for this quarter stood at 0.07 dirhams, reflecting a steady rate compared to the previous year.
The group demonstrated strong operational performance across its ports, economic zones, free zones, and maritime and shipping sectors, which together accounted for more than 90% of the total EBITDA in the second quarter of 2025. The ports sector experienced exceptional container handling growth of 17% year-on-year, while general cargo handling volumes increased by 13% over the same period.
Furthermore, the CMA Terminals Khalifa Port registered notable performance in container handling volumes since it commenced operations at the start of 2025, achieving an 80% utilization rate in the current quarter and 62% since the beginning of the year.
In the economic zones and free zones segment, an additional 600,000 square meters of space was leased during the second quarter, bringing the total leased land area since the beginning of the year to 1.6 square kilometers.
Captain Mohamed Juma’a Al Shamsi, the Managing Director and CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports Group, stated that the integrated business model of Abu Dhabi Ports Group, based on five synergistic sectors, has proven its ability to sustain growth for shareholders, despite global economic and geopolitical challenges, driven by robust performance in the ports, economic zones, free zones, and maritime and shipping sectors, which significantly contributed to the increase in our revenues and operational profits.