Dubai-headquartered global ports and logistics company DP World reported a 32% increase in net profit for 2025 to $1.96 billion compared with the previous year, driven by strong operating leverage and disciplined cost management.
Revenue rose 22% to $24.4 billion, while adjusted EBITDA increased 18% to $6.4 billion, supported by strong performance across its Ports & Terminals and Logistics businesses. Operating cash flow grew 14% to $6.3 billion.
Total group gross throughput increased 5.8% to 93.4 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).
For 2026, the group has planned capital expenditure of about $3 billion, focusing on projects including Jebel Ali, Drydocks World, Tuna Tekra in India, London Gateway in the UK, Ndayane in Senegal and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
During 2025, DP World invested $3.1 billion in capex, up from $2.2 billion a year earlier, to support capacity expansion and productivity enhancements globally. Port capacity increased to 109 million TEU.
DP World Chairman Essa Kazim said: “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. These results reflect the strength of our integrated platform and our ability to adapt as supply chains reconfigure.”
DP World Group CEO Yuvraj Narayan said: “Ports & Terminals performed strongly, supported by healthy volumes, improved yield and disciplined cost management, with like-for-like revenue per TEU increasing by 8.5%.”
Narayan further said: “In 2025, we unified our Marine Services business under a single DP World brand, strengthening our position as a fully integrated global logistics provider. Across Logistics and our broader trade platform, we continued to scale capabilities and deepen collaboration through our ‘One DP World’ operating model.
“We remain focused on disciplined capital allocation, operational excellence and customer-centric execution, supporting customers through near-term uncertainty while investing selectively to deliver sustainable long-term growth,” he said.
Return on capital employed increased to 9.9% from 8.9%, reflecting stronger earnings despite continued geopolitical and trade uncertainty.
DP World also reduced Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 14% against a 2022 baseline, while about 67% of its global electricity is now sourced from renewables.
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