Adnoc Drilling pays $1bn dividend for 2025

Adnoc Drilling shareholders have approved a final 2025 dividend of $250 million, bringing annual payments to $1 billion.

The dividend is payable at the end of April, the company said in a statement to the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange following Adnoc Drilling’s annual general meeting.

The board has recommended a 5 percent minimum rise in the 2026 dividend and annual increases thereafter until at least 2030, supported by strong free cash flow and efficient capital allocation.

The oil driller reported revenue of $4.9 billion, up 22 percent year-on-year and a net profit of $1.45 billion, an 11 percent increase.

Despite the Iran conflict, Adnoc Drilling said there had been no material impact on its core drilling operations, which contributed about 90 percent of 2025 net income. 

In the oilfield services segment, the company has absorbed the impact through the first quarter of 2026 and remains on track to meet quarterly guidance. 

Adnoc Drilling will “continue to monitor developments closely, apply targeted mitigation measures and provide updates if any material changes arise from the second quarter onwards”, the statement said.

Shares in Adnoc Drilling, listed on the Abu Dhabi exchange since October 2021, were down 1.2 percent at AED5.14 on Thursday. The stock is about 4 percent lower so far this year.
XRG, the international investment arm of Adnoc, owns 78.50 percent of Adnoc Drilling.

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