Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi Ports Group’s revenues grew by 16% year-on-year.
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To reach 5.39 billion dirhams during the third quarter of 2025.
Driven by the strong performance of the maritime and shipping sector, the ports sector, and the economic cities and free zones sector.
The group’s total net profits grew by 34% year-on-year to reach AED 596 million.
This is against the backdrop of a reverse tax calculation linked to the state’s corporate tax return for the year 2024.
The group’s profits before deducting interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization remained stable at 1.20 billion dirhams during the third quarter of 2025.
With a pre-interest, tax, depreciation and amortization profit margin of 22.3%.
Operating profits were affected on a quarterly basis by the restructuring of the former digital sector.
The group’s profits before deducting taxes amounted to 595 million dirhams, an increase of 17% year-on-year.
Supported mainly by an 18% reduction in financing costs plus the reverse calculation of previous provisions for impairment.
Captain Mohammed Juma Al Shamsi, Managing Director and CEO – Abu Dhabi Ports Group, said that the record net profits achieved by the group during the third quarter of 2025, the highest since the group’s listing on the Abu Dhabi Securities Market in February 2022, reflect the continued success of profitable and balanced growth through the group’s prudent international strategy, which contributes to consolidating its leadership in many of the fastest growing trade corridors in the world It affirms its firm commitment to providing exceptional value to its clients.
He added that during the third quarter of the year, the group was able to strengthen its strengths and achieve remarkable profitability.
This is achieved through increased volumes of containers and general cargo handling, leasing of industrial land, and growing regional container shipping volumes.
He said that despite the continued impact of regional disputes and customs tariffs on the global business environment, the Abu Dhabi Ports Group is keen, in line with the directives of the wise leadership, to anticipate unrest, expand the group’s profitability, and support the transformation of the sector to achieve its goal of enhancing the sustainability of trade, transportation, logistics services, and economic growth in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the world.
