By: AGBI

AD Ports Group said revenue grew strongly in the third quarter of 2025, reaching its highest level since its listing on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange in February 2022.

The top line rose 16 percent year on year to AED5.4 billion, driven by strong expansion in the maritime and shipping, port and economic cities and free zones (EC&FZ) clusters, the company said in a statement to the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.

Quarterly container throughput jumped 20 percent year on year, while general cargo volumes increased 12 percent in the ports business.

The EC&FZ cluster reported new land leases for 800,000 square metres, while container feeder shipping volumes rose 31 percent year on year to 900,000 twenty-foot equivalent units in the maritime and shipping sector.

Net profit was up 34 percent to AED596 million on the back of a tax reversal related to the UAE corporate tax filing for 2024.

Net capital expenditure was AED1.7 billion, with the majority of cash outlays going into maritime and shipping for the acquisition of roll on-roll off, multipurpose, tanker, container and marine services vessels.

“While the backdrop of regional conflicts and tariff volatility remains a reality of the current global operating environment, we aim to stay one step ahead of the turbulence, driving forward its profitable expansion,” said group CEO Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi.

Net profit rose 17 percent to AED1.5 billion in the first nine months of 2025. Revenue was up 16 percent.

The company’s share price closed 0.7 percent lower at AED4.56 on Thursday, but is up 18 percent so far this year.

AD Ports has a free float of nearly 25 percent, with the remaining stake held by sovereign wealth fund ADQ.