Emirates Group achieves record profit of $ 6.6 bn in 2025-26
View(s):The Emirates Group this week released its 2025-26 Annual Report, achieving new record profit, revenue, and cash balance levels, despite a disruptive and challenging 12th month in its financial year. Emirates is the world’s most profitable airline in the 2025-26 reporting period, the airline said in a statement.
The group reported a profit before tax (PBT) of AED 1.6 billion (US$437 million), up 2 per cent from last year, a record revenue of AED 23.6 billion ($ 6.4 billion), up 12 per cent, and strong cash assets of AED 4.7 billion ($ 1.3 billion), up by 28 per cent.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates airline and Group said: “These outstanding results, despite significant challenges in the last month of our financial year, reaffirm the strength and resilience of the Emirates Group’s business model, which is rooted in safety, excellence, innovation, people and partnerships. For the first 11 months of 2025-26, the picture across the group was very positive. Month after month, we were surpassing our targets. On February 28, military activity massively disrupted global commercial air traffic in the Gulf region, including in the UAE. Emirates and dnata quickly mobilised to support our people and affected customers, protect our assets, and ensure business continuity. We are fortunate to be based in Dubai, where years of infrastructure investments and a cohesive aviation ecosystem has enabled the government to quickly secure safe corridors for commercial flights.”
In 2025-26, the group collectively invested AED 17.9 billion ($ 4.9 billion) in new aircraft, facilities, equipment, and the latest technologies to support its growth plans. The group’s total workforce grew by 8 per cent to 130,919 employees, as Emirates and dnata continued recruitment activity around the world to support its expanding operations and boost its future capabilities. The group’s UAE national workforce also grew to surpass 4,000, showing the success of its programmes to attract, grow and retain local talent.
Commenting on the outlook for 2026-27, Sheikh Ahmed said: “Right now, military activities between the US, Israel and Iran are paused under a ceasefire agreement. We hope for a clear resolution to the hostilities soon, and a return to market stability. But in the meantime, we are not sitting on our hands.”
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