Emirates Group marks record annual profits with 20-week staff bonus

Emirates Group has announced a 20-week bonus for its staff after achieving annual record profits of AED 24.5 billion despite facing a disruptive final month at the end of the 2025-2026 financial year.

The group recorded 7 per cent increase in profits from last year, as well as a 3 per cent increase in revenue of AED 150.5 billion.

The report showed that Emirates Group’s total workforce grew by 8 per cent to 130,919 employees, as Emirates and dnata continued recruitment activity around the world to support its expanding operations and boost its future capabilities.

Its UAE national workforce also grew to surpass 4,000, as a result of the success of its programmes to attract, grow, and retain local talent.

The report also added that it received AED 59.6 billion in cash assets, up 12 per cent from last year.

For the second year in a row, Emirates is the world’s most profitable airline in the 2025-26 reporting period.

The airline has reported record-breaking financial results, despite a disruptive and challenging 12th month of its financial year, including:

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— Emirates (@emirates) May 7, 2026

"These outstanding results, despite significant challenges in the last month of our financial year, reaffirm the strength and resilience of the Emirates Group’s business model, which is rooted in safety, excellence, innovation, people, and partnerships," said Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates airline and Group.

The Emirates Group has once again achieved record-breaking performance in the 2025-26 reporting cycle.

These outstanding results, despite significant challenges in the last month of our financial year, reaffirm the strength and resilience of the Emirates Group’s business model,… pic.twitter.com/1rLOcNBBWx

— HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum (@HHAhmedBinSaeed) May 7, 2026