Aldar delivered a record-breaking financial performance in 2025, reporting a full-year net profit before tax of AED 10.0 billion, up 45 percent year-on-year, while net profit after tax rose 36 percent to AED 8.8 billion. The growth was driven by the realisation of its development revenue backlog and an expanded investment properties portfolio. Earnings per share increased to AED 0.96.
The company also achieved its highest-ever full-year group sales of AED 40.6 billion, a 21 percent increase from 2024, with UAE sales contributing AED 35.5 billion.
Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of Aldar, highlighted that the record results reflect the UAE’s strong macroeconomic fundamentals and Abu Dhabi’s emergence as a competitive global hub for capital, talent, and innovation. He noted that Aldar, positioned at the centre of this transformation, benefits from and contributes to Abu Dhabi’s rising global stature. The total backlog across Aldar and government projects now stands at AED 167 billion, underscoring the market’s ongoing momentum.
Aldar’s assets under management rose to AED 49 billion in 2025, with plans for further expansion to strengthen its position as a long-term real estate investment partner.
Talal Al Dhiyebi, Group CEO, stated that the development business achieved record annual sales supported by a AED 71.7 billion backlog, providing strong revenue visibility. He added that the investment platform has grown into a diversified, recurring-income business through strategic acquisitions and organic growth, supported by a AED 17.2 billion develop-to-hold pipeline.
In the fourth quarter alone, Aldar recorded its highest quarterly group sales of AED 12.0 billion, up 25 percent year-on-year, driven by new UAE launches including Yas Living, The Row Saadiyat, and Yas Riva Residences, as well as strong demand for existing inventory. International buyers remained a key contributor, with UAE sales to expatriates and overseas customers reaching AED 27.4 billion, or 77 percent of total UAE sales.
The company’s development revenue backlog reached a record AED 71.7 billion, including AED 61.0 billion in the UAE, offering clear visibility on revenue over the next three years. Aldar awarded AED 66 billion in development contracts in the UAE in 2025, with AED 30 billion recirculated locally through the National In-Country Value Programme.
Aldar Investment’s adjusted full-year EBITDA increased 20 percent to AED 3.2 billion, driven by high occupancy, rising rental rates, and contributions from recent strategic acquisitions. The company also created a national retail champion valued at AED 9.8 billion by consolidating Yas Mall and The Galleria Luxury Collection through a 75:25 joint venture with Mubadala.
Additionally, Aldar established Aldar Capital in partnership with Mubadala Capital, forming an institutional investment management platform to connect global investors with real asset opportunities across the UAE and GCC.
The group maintained a strong liquidity position, with AED 14.2 billion in free and unrestricted cash and AED 16.4 billion in undrawn bank facilities as of December 2025. It also raised AED 18.7 billion in capital during the year and issued US$1.0 billion (AED 3.7 billion) in subordinated hybrid notes in January 2026, enhancing financial flexibility.
Aldar recommended a dividend of AED 0.205 per share, up 10.8 percent year-on-year, amounting to a total payout of AED 1.61 billion for 2025.
