Airbus has reported a landmark FY2025 performance, delivering 793 commercial aircraft and achieving EBIT Adjusted of €7.1bn, significantly up year-on-year.
Despite ongoing Pratt & Whitney engine shortages, Airbus met its 2025 guidance, recorded 1,000 gross aircraft orders, and ended the year with a record backlog of 8,754 aircraft.
The company has proposed a higher dividend of €3.20 per share and is targeting around 870 aircraft deliveries in 2026, with EBIT Adjusted of ~€7.5bn.
Key highlights:
- 793 commercial aircraft delivered
- Revenues € 73.4 billion; EBIT Adjusted € 7.1 billion
- EBIT (reported) € 6.1 billion; EPS (reported) € 6.61
- Free cash flow before customer financing € 4.6 billion
- 2025 guidance achieved
- Dividend proposal: € 3.20 per share
- 2026 guidance issued
“2025 was a landmark year, characterised by very strong demand for our products and services across all businesses, a record financial performance, and strategic milestones. We successfully navigated a complex and dynamic operating environment to deliver on our updated guidance,” said Guillaume Faury, Airbus Chief Executive Officer. “Global demand for commercial aircraft underpins our ongoing production ramp-up, which we are managing while facing significant Pratt & Whitney engine shortages. The broad and competitive portfolios of Defence and Space as well as Helicopters allow us to capture the momentum in defence. We are also making progress to establish a new global industrial space player, together with our partners. These 2025 results and the confidence in our future financial performance support the proposed higher dividend payment.”
Gross commercial aircraft orders totalled 1,000 (2024: 878 aircraft) with net orders of 889 aircraft after cancellations (2024: 826 aircraft). The order backlog amounted to a year-end record of 8,754 commercial aircraft at the end of 2025. Airbus Helicopters registered net orders totalling 536 units (2024: 450 units), with a book-to-bill ratio above 1 both in units and value, reflecting strong momentum in particular for military markets. Order intake by value at Airbus Defence and Space increased to a record € 17.7 billion (2024: € 16.7 billion), corresponding to a book-to-bill of around 1.3.
Consolidated order intake by value increased to € 123.3 billion (2024: € 103.5 billion). The consolidated order book value stood at € 619 billion at the end of 2025 (year-end 2024: € 629 billion), including the Company-wide book-to-bill above 1, as well as the weakening of the US dollar.
Consolidated revenues increased 6% year-on-year to € 73.4 billion (2024: € 69.2 billion). A total of 793 commercial aircraft were delivered (2024: 766 aircraft), comprising 93 A220s, 607 A320 Family, 36 A330sand 57 A350s. Revenues generated by Airbus’ commercial aircraft activities increased 4% to € 52.6 billion, mainly reflecting the higher number of deliveries and growth in services, partially offset by the US dollar’s depreciation. Airbus Helicopters’ revenues increased by 13% to € 9.0 billion, reflecting a strong performance from programmes and growth in services. Helicopter deliveries increased to 392 units (2024: 361 units). Revenues at Airbus Defence and Space increased 11% year-on-year to € 13.4 billion, driven by higher volumes across all business units.
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