‎DP World H1 profit drops 15%

‎<p ><span ><span class="ckeCaption" ><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/982ff969-1222-4587-ad51-ba52780e39dc.png" ><br> One of DP World's cranes</span></span></p> <hr> <p ><span ><span ><span >DP World, one of the world’s largest port operators, reported a 15% decline in net profit to $431 million ($0.52/share) in H1 2026, compared with $509 million in H1 2025</span></span></span><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >.</span></span></span></span></p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="rtl" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="4" > <p dir="RTL" ></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="660"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="4" > <p ><strong><span ><span >Key Income Statement Items</span></span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td ></td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span ><span >H1 2025</span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span ><span >H1 2026</span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span ><span >Change</span></span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span >Revenue ($ mln)</span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >11,244</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >12,715</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >+13%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span >Net profit ($ mln)</span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >509</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >431</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >(15%)</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span >Average shares outstanding (mln)</span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >830</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >830</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >—</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span >EPS ($/share)</span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >0.61</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >0.52</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >(15%)</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div ></div> <p ></p> <p ><span ><span >The profit decline was mainly attributed to a 24% increase in general and administrative expenses to $2.24 billion, from $1.81 billion a year earlier</span></span><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >.</span></span></span></p> <p ></p> <p><span ><span >Net finance costs also increased 20% to $760 million, from $631 million in H1 2025, while the company’s share of profit from equity-accounted investees fell 7% to $109 million, from $117 million in the prior-year period</span></span><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >.</span></span></span></p> <div ></div>

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13th August 2026

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