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Burjeel profit jumps nearly 40% in 2025 on higher volumes and margins

Burjeel posts sharp profit growth in 2025 as volumes rise and margins expand

Last updated: February 10, 2026 | 16:57

Nivetha Dayanand, Assistant Business Editor

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The Burjeel Medical City in Abu Dhabi.

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Dubai: The Abu Dhabi-listed healthcare group, Burjeel, reported net profit of Dh503 million for the year ended December 31, up 39.5% year on year, while revenue climbed 9.8% to Dh5.5 billion. EBITDA rose 19.9% to Dh1.09 billion, lifting the margin to 19.8% from 18.1% a year earlier.

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Performance accelerated toward the end of the year. The fourth quarter delivered a 159.9% jump in net profit, highlighting the impact of operating leverage and tighter control over costs across the business.

Volumes rise across key specialties

Patient activity remained a central driver of growth. Total patient visits crossed 7 million during the year, an increase of 8.4%, supported by deeper community reach and an expanding portfolio of specialised services aligned with local demand.

Inpatient volumes grew 11.7%, reflecting strong utilisation across oncology, cardiology, gastroenterology and orthopaedics. More than 89,700 surgeries were performed in 2025, led by Burjeel Medical City, Medeor Hospital Abu Dhabi, Burjeel Hospital Abu Dhabi and Lifecare Hospital Musaffah.

Outpatient footfall rose 8.3%, aided by broader market penetration and the continued ramp-up of ambulatory facilities. Growth was particularly evident across day care, medical, IVF and physiotherapy centres, which remain a focus area for expansion.

Margins benefit from cost discipline

Margin expansion reflected a combination of operational and structural factors. Workforce planning, procurement discipline and improved supplier terms contributed to lower unit costs, while tighter overhead control and asset ownership optimisation supported profitability. Rising operating leverage from maturing facilities also played a role in strengthening earnings quality.

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The result was a net margin of 9.1% for the year, highlighting the group’s ability to convert higher volumes into bottom-line growth despite a competitive operating environment.

Expansion remained on schedule across multiple markets. Community-care capacity continued to scale in the UAE, specialised care platforms progressed in Saudi Arabia, and operations and management services expanded beyond the region.

Looking ahead, Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil, Chairman and CEO of Burjeel Holdings said the group is positioned to build on its current trajectory. “Supported by strong market and company fundamentals, disciplined execution, and an experienced leadership team, we are well positioned to deliver sustainable long-term value for shareholders while elevating access to high-quality healthcare across the markets we serve.”

Nivetha DayanandAssistant Business Editor

Nivetha Dayanand is Assistant Business Editor at Gulf News, covering aviation, financial markets and commodities. A business and financial journalist with a strong interest in multimedia storytelling, she regularly takes complex financial and economic subjects beyond the written word, producing explainer videos that make them easier for a wider audience to understand. Nivetha has interviewed senior policymakers, business leaders and global financial figures both on and off camera. Her past guests include UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud, a member of the House of Saud and the founder and CEO of KBW Ventures, Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund and Indian ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and N. Chandrababu Naidu. She has also hosted and moderated panels, conferences and awards shows, bringing her newsroom experience to live conversations on business, finance and the economy. An Erasmus Mundus journalism alum, Nivetha is drawn to stories that affect people directly and to reporting that gives a platform to voices that might otherwise go unheard. She was among the first journalists to speak to Petrofac employees in the UAE about unpaid salaries, broke the news of the planned demolition of Dubai’s well-known “Toyota Building”, and helped set the record straight on widely circulated claims that a giant replica of the Moon was coming to Dubai. More recently, her exclusive interview with EDGE Group CEO Hamad Al Marar revealed how the UAE-based defence group deployed its systems along the country’s shore border and established a geofence around the UAE within 48 hours of the February 28 escalation. Prior to joining Gulf News, Nivetha worked at ITP Media, where she helped launch Finance Middle East, a new publication covering the region’s financial sector. Her role spanned reporting and editing, video production, interviews and events. Across print, digital, and video, she focuses on finding the people behind business stories and explaining why those stories matter to the audience reading or watching them.

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