British International Airlines Group IAG 13% profit growth in 2025, positive outlook before 2026

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International Airlines Group (IAG) releases 2025 financial report, with operating profit increasing by 13.1% year-over-year to €5.02 billion, and revenue rising to €33.21 billion. Operating profit margin and earnings per share have both improved, with an optimistic outlook for the future, and plans to return €1.5 billion to shareholders.

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2026-02-27 08:34:32

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Investing.com - International Airlines Group announced its so-called record-breaking financial performance for 2025, with operating profit before special items soaring 13.1% year-over-year to €5.02 billion, up from €4.44 billion in the same period last year.

Revenue increased 3.5% year-over-year to €33.21 billion, surpassing the €32.1 billion in 2024.

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The group’s operating profit margin expanded by 1.3 percentage points to 15.1%, and adjusted earnings per share grew 22.4% to €0.695. British International Airways Group IAG also generated €3.1 billion in free cash flow, down from €3.6 billion last year, but still considered quite substantial.

Return on invested capital (ROIC) increased from 17.3% in 2024 to 18.5%.

Looking ahead, the company stated, “2026 is in a favorable position.”

“The outlook for travel trends continues to improve, especially in our core markets. We will continue executing our strategy, supported by our transformation plan,” the company said.

“We will continue to return sustainable dividends to shareholders and plan to deliver large-scale excess cash returns, with an initial €1.5 billion return plan to be executed within the next 12 months.”

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