Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, operating as du, has reported a record net profit of AED 2.9 billion for the full year 2025, a 16.8 per cent increase on the prior year, as shareholders at the Annual General Assembly approved a total cash dividend of AED 2.9 billion for the same period.
The second-half dividend of AED 1.8 billion, endorsed at the AGM held at du’s Dubai Hills headquarters, brings the full-year per-share payout to AED 64 fils, the highest in the company’s history. The meeting also approved the appointment of Matar AlBlooshi as a new board member.
The financial performance reflects consistent growth across du’s consumer and enterprise segments. Revenue rose 8.7 per cent in 2025, exceeding the company’s own guidance range, while EBITDA grew 13.4 per cent to reach a margin of 46.1 per cent, expanding by 1.9 percentage points year-on-year. The results were driven by what the company described as strategic execution across its 5G, fibre, cloud and AI service lines.
Du operates as the UAE’s second licensed telecommunications operator alongside market leader e&, formerly Etisalat, which serves a significantly larger subscriber base across both the UAE and its international operations. While e& has aggressively expanded its footprint into Africa, South Asia and Europe through acquisitions, du has focused its growth strategy on deepening enterprise and digital services penetration within the UAE, including cloud computing, cybersecurity and IoT integration for government and corporate clients.
The record dividend and profit figures position du at a strong point ahead of what is expected to be an intensifying competition for enterprise digital services contracts as the UAE accelerates its artificial intelligence and smart infrastructure agenda under national programmes including UAE Centennial 2071.
