{"id":111817,"date":"2026-01-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/?p=111817"},"modified":"2026-01-22T03:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T03:05:19","slug":"the-earnings-hour-is-upon-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/01\/22\/the-earnings-hour-is-upon-us\/","title":{"rendered":"The earnings hour is upon us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tag-border-left\">ADIB closed 2025 with a 16% bottom line jump<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) reported a 20% y-o-y jump in 4Q net income <\/strong><strong>after<\/strong><strong> tax to AED 1.8 bn<\/strong>, alongside a 20% rise in operating income to AED 3.2 bn, as financing volumes and fee income offset the impact of lower rates, according to its full-year <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/1\/848.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">management discussion and analysis (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>For 2025, ADIB posted AED 7.1 bn in net income after tax<\/strong>, up 16% y-o-y, on AED 12.3 bn in revenue, also up 16% y-o-y. Customer financing expanded 26% to AED 186 bn, deposits grew 25% to AED 229 bn, and non-funded income rose 17%, lifting fee income to 39% of operating revenue and pointing to more diversified income streams.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Capital and outlook: <\/strong>The bank proposed an AED 3.5 bn dividend, or 97 fils per share, marking an AED 495 mn boost from the last payout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">CBD posts AED 3.5 bn income for 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Commercial <\/strong><strong>Bank of Dubai (CBD) reported a 15.5% y-o-y increase in net income to <\/strong><strong>AED 3.5 bn <\/strong>in 2025, according to its <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/1\/838.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">financials (pdf)<\/a> and a separate <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/1\/839.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">management discussion and analysis report (pdf)<\/a>. Total operating income increased 7.8% y-o-y to reach AED 5.9 bn, underpinned by a 9.3% uptick in interest income on the back of strong loan and CASA balances.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Driving the growth: <\/strong>The bank attributed its performance to strong customer demand, robust lending activity, and continued engagement from businesses and public sector investors. 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