Dangote Cement Reports N1.53tn Pre-Tax Profit for 2025

Dangote Cement Plc has reported a sharp rise in earnings for the year ended December 31, 2025, with profit before tax climbing to N1.53 trillion from N732.54 billion in 2024.

The company said the 109.2 per cent increase in pre-tax profit was supported by stronger revenue and tighter margin management. Profit after tax rose to N1.01 trillion, up 102 per cent from N503.25 billion in the previous year.

Revenue for the period increased 20.3 per cent to N4.31 trillion, compared with N3.58 trillion in 2024. Management has proposed a dividend of N45 per share for the 2025 financial year.

Chief Executive Officer Arvind Pathak described the performance as a landmark for the group, saying revenue reached N4,306.7 billion while EBITDA rose 43.4 per cent to N1,981.1 billion. He said the company crossed the N1 trillion profit-after-tax mark for the first time.

Pathak said this result was delivered despite a 0.9 per cent decline in volumes to 27.5 million tonnes, which he linked to the company’s emphasis on cost control, margin discipline and value creation.

He also said Dangote Cement commissioned its 3Mta grinding plant in Côte d’Ivoire in the third quarter of 2025 and is scaling operations towards full utilisation. According to him, the new plant strengthens the group’s regional footprint and supply chain position in West Africa.

On exports, the company reported an 18.6 per cent increase in cement and clinker shipments, including 34 clinker cargoes to Ghana and Cameroon. Pathak said this supports the strategy of positioning Nigeria as a low-cost regional production base and reducing dependence on costly intercontinental imports.

The company said its Apapa and Onne export terminals remain central to this plan and reiterated a target of 10 million tonnes of combined exports by 2030.

Looking ahead, management said it expects to benefit from strong cement demand fundamentals in Africa, with planned capacity additions including the 6Mta Itori plant and expansion activities in Ethiopia, Cameroon, South Africa, Zambia and Senegal.