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ISLE OF INNISFREE © Richard Seville

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Irish Continental Group delivers strong revenue and profit growth in 2025

FinanceIrish Continental Group (ICG) has published its Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2025, reporting solid double-digit growth in revenue, EBITDA and operating profit compared with the prior year.

Group revenue rose 10.4% to EUR 666.7 million from EUR 603.8 million in 2024. EBITDA increased 12.8% to EUR 150.6 million (2024: EUR 133.5 million), while operating profit jumped 23.9% to EUR 85.6 million (2024: EUR 69.1 million). Profit before tax reached EUR 77.5 million, up from EUR 62.2 million the previous year. Basic earnings per share climbed 28.4% to 46.6 cent (2024: 36.3 cent).

The Ferries Division (including Irish Ferries) recorded revenue of EUR 465.5 million, a 7.4% increase on EUR 433.5 million in 2024, with EBITDA rising 9.9% to EUR 120.7 million. Passenger, car and on-board revenues grew 7.3%, while RoRo freight revenue was up 6.7%. The Container and Terminal Division delivered stronger growth, with revenue up 15.3% to EUR 234.6 million (2024: EUR 203.5 million) and EBITDA advancing 26.2% to EUR 29.9 million, driven by a 16.4% rise in container volumes to 370,000 TEU.

Cash generated from operations improved to EUR 162.2 million (2024: EUR 142.5 million). The group deployed EUR 82.6 million in strategic capital expenditure and returned EUR 123.2 million to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. Net debt at year-end stood at EUR 256.1 million (2024: EUR 162.2 million), reflecting fleet investment.

ICG’s board proposed a final dividend of 10.95 cent per share, a 5% increase on the prior year, bringing the full-year dividend to 16.32 cent.

Full report here https://icg.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ICG-AR-YE25.pdf

© Shippax

apr 08 2026


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