EQS-Ad-hoc: Airbus SE / Key word(s): Annual Results Ad-hoc release, 19 February 2026
Airbus reports Full-Year (FY) 2025 results
Airbus SE (stock exchange symbol: AIR) reported consolidated Full-Year (FY) 2025 financial results and provided guidance for 2026.
"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.
Consolidated EBIT Adjusted - an alternative performance measure and key indicator capturing the underlying business margin by excluding material charges or profits caused by movements in provisions related to programmes, restructuring or foreign exchange impacts as well as capital gains/losses from the disposal and acquisition of businesses - totalled € 7,128 million (2024: € 5,354 million). The 2024 figure included charges of € 1.3 billion following an in-depth technical review of Space programmes.
EBIT Adjusted related to Airbus' commercial aircraft activities increased to € 5,470 million (2024: € 5,093 million), driven by the higher deliveries with a more favourable hedge rate and lower R&D expenses being partially offset by the impact of tariffs.
The A220 production ramp-up is ongoing and still paced by the integration of Spirit AeroSystems work packages and the balance between supply and demand. As the Company continues to make tactical adjustments on this ramp-up trajectory, it is now targeting a rate of 13 aircraft a month for the A220 programme in 2028. On the A320 Family, Pratt & Whitney's failure to commit to the number of engines ordered by Airbus is negatively impacting this year's guidance and the ramp-up trajectory. As a consequence, the Company now expects to reach a rate of between 70 and 75 aircraft a month by the end of 2027, stabilising at rate 75 thereafter. The Company continues to target rate 5 for the A330 programme in 2029 and rate 12 for the A350 programme in 2028.
Airbus Helicopters' EBIT Adjusted increased to € 925 million (2024: € 818 million), reflecting the higher deliveries as well as growth in services.
EBIT Adjusted at Airbus Defence and Space increased to € 798 million (2024: € -566 million), reflecting higher volumes and improved profitability, as the Division sees the results of its transformation plan.
On the A400M programme, a contract amendment was signed with OCCAR in the fourth quarter of 2025 to advance seven deliveries for France and Spain and to further increase the visibility on the programme's production. In light of uncertainties regarding the level of aircraft orders, Airbus continues to assess the potential impact on the programme's manufacturing activities. Risks on the qualification of technical capabilities and associated costs remain stable.
Consolidated self-financed R&D expenses totalled € 3,153 million (2024: € 3,250 million).
Consolidated EBIT(reported) was € 6,082 million (2024: € 5,304 million), including net Adjustments of € -1,046 million.
These Adjustments comprised:
The financial result was € 268 million (2024: € 121 million), mainly reflecting the revaluation of certain equity investments and revaluation of financial instruments, partially offset by the evolution of the US dollar. Consolidated net income(1) was € 5,221 million (2024: € 4,232 million) with consolidated reported earnings per share of € 6.61 (2024: € 5.36).
Consolidated free cash flow before customer financing was € 4,574 million (2024: € 4,463 million), reflecting the strong performance in all businesses. Consolidated free cash flow totalled € 4,753 million (2024: € 4,461 million). The gross cash position stood at € 27.2 billion at the end of 2025 (year-end 2024: € 26.9 billion), with a consolidated net cash position of € 12.2 billion (year-end 2024: € 11.8 billion).
The Board of Directors will propose the payment of a 2025 dividend of € 3.20 per share to the Annual General Meeting taking place on 14 April 2026. The proposed payment date is 23 April 2026.
Outlook As the basis for its 2026 guidance, the Company assumes no additional disruptions to global trade or the world economy, air traffic, the supply chain, its internal operations, and its ability to deliver products and services.
The Company's 2026 guidance is before M&A and includes the impact of currently applicable tariffs.
On that basis, the Company targets to achieve in 2026:
Note to editors: Live Webcast of the Analyst Conference Call and Annual Press Conference
At 07:30 CET on 19 February 2026, you can follow the FY 2025 Results Analyst Conference Call via the Airbus website at https://www.airbus.com/en/investors. The analyst call presentation can also be found on the website. A recording will be made available in due course. For a reconciliation of Airbus' KPIs to "reported IFRS" please refer to the analyst presentation. The Annual Press Conference on the 2025 Results starts at around 09:15 CET on 19 February 2026 and is also broadcast live via the Airbus website. Contacts for the media:
Consolidated Airbus - Full-Year (FY) 2025 Results (Amounts in Euros)
Consolidated Airbus - Fourth Quarter (Q4) 2025 Results (Amounts in Euros)
Q4 2025 revenues increased 5%, mainly reflecting the higher number of commercial aircraft deliveries and the higher contribution from Airbus Helicopters. Q4 2025 EBIT Adjusted increased by 17%. Q4 2024 was negatively impacted by the charges of € 0.3 billion recorded in Space Systems programmes. It also reflects the higher commercial aircraft deliveries, partly offset by the impact of tariffs, and the good performance of Airbus Helicopters and Airbus Defence and Space. Q4 2025 EBIT (reported) of € 2,717 million included net Adjustments of € -265 million. Net Adjustments in the fourth quarter of 2024 amounted to € +58 million. Q4 2025 net income(1) of € 2,580 million reflects the EBIT (reported), € -106 million from the financial result and € -180 million from income tax.
EBIT (reported) / EBIT Adjusted Reconciliation The table below reconciles EBIT (reported) with EBIT Adjusted.
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Safe Harbour Statement: This press release includes forward-looking statements. Words such as "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "expects", "intends", "plans", "targets", "projects", "may" and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include statements made about strategy, production ramp-up and delivery schedules, introduction of new products and services and market expectations, as well as statements regarding future performance, prospects and outlook. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances and there are many factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include but are not limited to: ? Changes in general economic, political or market conditions, including the cyclical nature of some of the Company's businesses; ? Significant disruptions in air travel (including as a result of the spread of disease or terrorist attacks); ? Disruptions to the Company's industrial operations and / or supply chain, whether due to economic or geopolitical factors or other threats (including physical or cyber security threats); ? Currency exchange rate fluctuations, in particular between the Euro and the U.S. dollar; ? The successful execution of internal performance plans, including cost reduction and productivity efforts; ? Product performance risks, as well as programme development and management risks; ? Customer, supplier and subcontractor performance or contract negotiations, including financing issues; ? Competition and consolidation in the aerospace and defence industry; ? Significant collective bargaining labour disputes; ? The outcome of political and legal processes, including the availability of government financing for certain programmes and the size of defence and space procurement budgets; ? Research and development costs in connection with new products; ? Legal, financial and governmental risks related to international transactions or affecting global trade (e.g. tariffs); ? Legal and investigatory proceedings and other economic, political and technological risks and uncertainties; ? Changes in societal expectations and regulatory requirements about climate change; and ? Aggravation of adverse geopolitical events, including the war in Ukraine (and the resulting export control restrictions and sanctions), and conflicts or rising military tensions around the world.
As a result, Airbus SE's actual results may differ materially from the plans, goals and expectations set forth in such forward-looking statements. For more information about the impact of the Macroeconomic Environment, see Note 2 "Geopolitical and Macroeconomic Environment" of the Notes to the Airbus SE IFRS Consolidated Financial Statements for the twelve-month period ended 31 December 2025 published 19 February 2026 (the "Financial Statements"). For more information about factors that could cause future results to differ from such forward-looking statements, please refer to Airbus SE's most recent Report of the Board of Directors published on 19 February 2026 (including the most recent Risk Factors), the Financial Statements and the Notes thereto. Any forward-looking statement contained in this press release speaks as of the date of this press release. Airbus SE undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update any forward-looking statement in light of new information, future events or otherwise.
Rounding disclaimer: Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add up precisely to the totals provided and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures.
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | Airbus SE |
| P.O. Box 32008 | |
| 2303 DA Leiden | |
| Netherlands | |
| Phone: | 00 800 00 02 2002 |
| Fax: | +49 (0)89 607 - 26481 |
| Internet: | www.airbusgroup.com |
| ISIN: | NL0000235190 |
| WKN: | 938914 |
| Indices: | DAX |
| Listed: | Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate BSX |
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