Capital expenditures increased to $3.1 billion, while the return on capital employed rose to 9.9%. Operating cash flow increased by 14%, reaching $6.3 billion

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — DP World announced record financial results today for 2025. Revenue increased by 22% to $24.4 billion, and adjusted EBITDA increased by 18% to $6.4 billion (with a margin of 26.3%). This growth was driven by a strong performance in the Ports & Terminals and Logistics sectors. 

Total group gross throughput increased by 5.8% to 93.4 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).Profits increased by 32.2% to $1.96 billion this year, reflecting operating leverage and disciplined cost management. Operating cash flow increased by 14% to $6.3 billion.

Deliver resilient earnings and strong cash flow.

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H.E. Essa Kazim, Chairman of the Board of Directors at DP World, shared his thoughts on the results.“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.”

‘One DP World’ operating model

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Yuvraj Narayan, the group CEO of DP World, added:“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%. 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.”

The return on capital employed (ROCE) increased

Meanwhile, the return on capital employed (ROCE) increased from 8.9% in 2024 to 9.9%, reflecting stronger earnings despite ongoing geopolitical and trade uncertainties. In 2025, DP World invested $3.1 billion in capital expenditures, up from $2.2 billion in 2024, to support capacity expansion and productivity enhancements globally. Port capacity increased to 109 million TEU. The Group’s 2026 capex budget is approximately $3 billion and is focused on priority projects, including Jebel Ali, Drydocks World, Tuna Tekra (India), London Gateway (UK), Ndayane (Senegal), and Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).

DP World reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 14% against a 2022 baseline, and approximately 67% of global electricity is now sourced from renewables.

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