The Emirates Group posted a pre-tax profit of $3.3 billion for the first six months of the 2025-26 financial year, covering the period from April 1 to September 30, 2025, marking the fourth consecutive year of record half-year profitability.

After accounting for income tax charges, the group's profit after tax stood at $2.9 billion, up 13 percent from the same period last year, said a press release.

Illustrating its strong operating performance, the group maintained a robust EBITDA of $5.7 billion, 3 percent higher year-on-year.

EBITDA meaning earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation, is a measure of a company's operational profitability that excludes financing and accounting costs.

Group revenue rose 4 percent to $20.6 billion during the period.

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief executive of Emirates Airline and Group, said: "This performance was primarily driven by the unflagging demand and growing customer preference for our products and services, which fuelled both revenue growth and profitability."

"Global demand for air transport and travel services has remained buoyant despite geopolitical events and economic concerns in some markets," he added.

"We expect this resilience to continue through the rest of 2025-26 and look forward to expanding capacity as new A350 aircraft join the Emirates fleet and new dnata facilities come online."

Cementing its position as the world's most profitable airline for the period, Emirates Airline reported a record pre-tax profit of $3.1 billion for the first half of 2025-26, compared to $2.6 billion a year ago.

Emirates' revenue, including other operating income, reached $17.9 billion, up 6 percent year-on-year, while its profit after tax totalled $2.7 billion, a 13 percent increase.

The airline's cargo division, Emirates SkyCargo, transported 1.25 million tonnes of freight during the first six months, up 4 percent from the same period last year.

The Group's other major business, dnata, also saw strong growth during the period as it ramped up operations across its cargo and ground handling, catering and retail, and travel services segments.

dnata achieved a half-year revenue record of $3.2 billion, up 13 percent year-on-year, while its profit before tax rose 17 percent to $230 million.

Profit after tax reached $190 million, a 22 percent increase.

The Emirates Group's total workforce grew 3 percent from March 31, 2025, reaching 124,927 employees as of September 30, 2025. Both Emirates and dnata continue active recruitment drives to support their expansion plans.