The Emirates Group, which includes Emirates’ Emirates and Drata, announced its fourth year in a row of profits of AED75.4 billion (US $ 199.3 billion) last year.
Profit before tax reached AED12.2 billion (US$3.3 billion), while group profit after tax came in at 13 percent to AED10.6 billion (US$2.9 billion). EBITDA was AED21.1 billion (US$5.7 billion), 3 percent higher than the AED20.4 billion (US$5.6 billion) reported for the same period last year, highlighting the group’s strong performance.
Emirates closed the first year of the 2025-26 financial year with a record cash position of AED56 billion (US$15.2 billion) on 31 March 2025, enabling it to sell new aircraft commitments and service existing aircraft commitments.
Emirates Airline posted a new record profit before tax of AED11.4 billion (US $ 3.1 billion), 17 percent against 6 percent against revenue of AED65.6 billion (US $ 17.9 billion).
Dnata’s profit before tax was AED843 million (US $ 230 million), up 17 pe cent yoy, against the revenue of the Half Revenue of AED11.7 billion (up $ 13 percent.
Commenting on the results, His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeeeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Philanthropist, also sent the work of the New Emirate, I passed to see that the Emirates maintains its position as the reporting period of the year in the world.
“This performance was primarily driven by demand for UNCLAGG and growing customer preference for our products and services, which drove revenue and profit growth.
“Emirates and dnata have invested billions to continually enhance our products and services, to bring new products to market, to improve our operations through innovation and technology, and to look after our employees who ensure our customers’ safety and satisfaction. These are core to our DNA.
“The group’s strong profitability enables us to continue to make these investments, and develop our proven business models for Dubai’s growth as a global city of choice for talent, businesses, and tourists.”
Emirates is expanding its fleet and network
From the perspective of the Company, Shemi ahmed added: “The global demand for air travel and transportation services has decayed, despite geopolitical events and economic concerns in other markets.
“We expect this to require a solid continuation of the rest of the remaining 2025-26 and look forward to increasing our revenue growth potential as new A350 aircraft come online at DNATA.”
Emirates Group’s employee base grew to a total of 124,927 on 30 September 2025, up 3 percent compared to 31 years ago.
In the first half of the year, Emirates continued to expand its network and connectivity with new flight services in Danang, Miloh Reap, Shenzhen and Hangzhou. Airlinenger’ for passengers and cargo burk stans aports 153 in 81 countries in countries and territories. It strengthened its network by sending 28 additional scheduled flights to Antananarivo, Johannesburg, Muscat, Rome, Riyadh and Taipei. It also signed an agreement with Air Seychelles, Condor, and auringy for codeshare and interlline partners.
Increased capacity
Total capacity in the first six months of the year increased by 5 percent to 31.3 billion atkm (available kilometers) due to increased aircraft operations. Capacity measured in available seat kilometers (ascm), increased by 5 percent, while passenger traffic measured in financial passenger kilometers (RPKM) rose by 4 percent. Between 1 April and 30 September 2025, Emirates handled 27.8 million passengers, up 4 pent yoy.
Emirates Skycargo increased capacity from three new Boeing 777 tons and transported 1.25 million tons in the first six months of the year, up 4 percent. However, cargo yields fell by 6 percent due to softening demand in other parts of the market amid concerns about tariff rates.
For DNATA, airport operations remain the largest contributor to revenue with AED5.5 billion (US $1.5 billion), 15 percent increase yoy. Continuing its performance, the number of aircraft handled increased by 15 percent to 450,903 filled with its new operations recently launched at Rony Fienicino Airport, and recorded 1.59 million tons.
Flight Catering and Retail Operations contributed AED4.1 billion (US $1.1 billion) to Delta’s Revenue, up 11 percent. Total food intake decreased slightly by 1 percent to 60 million meals.
The Tourism Division contributed AED2 billion (US$538 million) in revenue, up 11 percent compared to AED1.8 billion (US$483 million) in the same period last year. Total transaction value (TTV) was up 9 percent to AED5 billion (US $1.4 billion).
