Dubai, UAE — DP World reported record financial results for 2025 on Thursday, with revenue rising 22 percent to $24.4 billion as strong performance across its ports, terminals and logistics operations drove growth.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 18 percent to $6.4 billion, with a margin of 26.3 percent, while profit for the year climbed 32.2 percent to $1.96 billion, the company said.
Total group gross container throughput rose 5.8 percent to 93.4 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), supported by healthy cargo volumes and higher yields.
Essa Kazim, chairman of DP World, said the company’s diversified operations helped it navigate an uncertain global trade environment.
“In an environment defined by heightened uncertainty and changing trade dynamics, our diversified portfolio, disciplined capital allocation, and focus on high-yield cargo enabled us to deliver resilient earnings and strong cash flow,” Kazim said.
Operating cash flow increased 14 percent to $6.3 billion, while return on capital employed rose to 9.9 percent from 8.9 percent a year earlier.
Group chief executive Yuvraj Narayan said the company continued expanding its integrated logistics capabilities while maintaining cost discipline.
“Ports & Terminals performed strongly, supported by healthy volumes, improved yield and disciplined cost management,” Narayan said, adding that the company unified its marine services business under a single brand during the year.
DP World invested $3.1 billion in capital expenditure in 2025, up from $2.2 billion in 2024, to expand capacity and improve productivity across its global network. Port capacity increased to 109 million TEU.
For 2026, the group plans to invest about $3 billion in projects including Jebel Ali Port, Drydocks World, the Tuna Tekra terminal in India, London Gateway in the United Kingdom, Ndayane in Senegal and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
The company also reported progress on sustainability targets, reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 14 percent from a 2022 baseline while sourcing about 67 percent of its global electricity from renewable energy.
Operations in the Gulf Cooperation Council region contributed strongly to performance. Jebel Ali port recorded about 9 percent growth in origin and destination cargo volumes, reflecting stronger trade flows through Dubai and the United Arab Emirates.
In Saudi Arabia, DP World inaugurated the modernised $800 million South Container Terminal in Jeddah, more than doubling capacity to 4 million TEU.