Du proposes additional dividend of $490m for 2025

UAE telecom company du has proposed a dividend payment of 40 fils per share, or AED1.8 billion ($490 million), for 2025, subject to shareholder approval.

The total dividend for last year will reach 64 fils per share, of which 24 fils per share (AED1 billion) was paid in August, it said in a statement to the Dubai Financial Market.

The total number of shares currently stands at more than 4.5 billion.

The company confirmed on Wednesday that its network infrastructure, core systems and customer channels continue to operate normally, with full service availability across mobile, fixed and enterprise segments.

The disclosure comes as the US and Israeli war with Iran entered its sixth day on Thursday. 

The company currently serves 9.7 million mobile subscribers and 735,000 fixed customers. Liquidity, including cash and undrawn committed facilities, stands at AED4.2 billion as of December 31, 2025.

The company reported a 17 percent increase in net profit to AED2.9 billion ($789 million) last year, while revenue rose nearly 9 percent to AED15.9 billion.

The stock fell 4.6 percent to AED10.45 on Wednesday, up almost 7 percent year-to-date.

Emirates Investment Authority, the UAE wealth fund, owns 50.1 percent of the telecom operator.

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