PRESS RELEASE
19 March 2026
BOC Aviation Limited (HKEX Code: 2588, "BOC Aviation") is pleased to announce its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2025.
BOC Aviation reported a net profit after tax ("NPAT") of US$787 million for 2025. This was driven by an 18% improvement in underlying earnings, which increased to US$746 million from US$633 million.
In recognition of our earnings and balance sheet strength, together with our record cash flows, the Board has recommended a distribution of US$0.3061 per share by way of final dividend. This will be our highest ever final dividend and - in combination with our interim distribution - represents an increase in dividend policy to pay up to 40% of NPAT from 35% previously, or US$0.45371per share.
Our balance sheet increased to over US$26 billion, with total equity of US$6.8 billion and we generated a record US$2.2 billion in operating cash flow net of interest expense. We surpassed our targeted investment level in 2025 with US$4.2 billion in new capital expenditure. During the year we also committed to acquire a further 160 aircraft and ended the year with total committed capital expenditure of US$19 billion and an orderbook of 337 aircraft.
"We achieved strong underlying earnings growth in 2025 as we took delivery of aircraft as scheduled and hit our investment goals," said Steven Townend, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, BOC Aviation. "Looking ahead, we have our company's largest ever orderbook and ended the year with the largest ever amount of committed liquidity, providing us with a strong base to achieve our long-term growth targets."
Financial HighlightsOur financial highlights for the year ended 31 December 2025 are:
Total revenues and other income rose 2% year-on-year, to US$2.6 billion
Net profit after tax was US$787 million
Underlying net profit after tax was US$746 million, excluding insurance recoveries
Reported earnings per share of US$1.13 and net assets per share of US$9.86
Operating free cash flow net of interest rose 17% to a record high of US$2.2 billion
Total assets of US$26.3 billion as at 31 December 2025
Raised US$4.3 billion of new debt financing comprising US$3.3 billion of loans
and US$1.0 billion of bonds
Maintained strong liquidity of US$6.9 billion
The Board recommended a final dividend for 2025 of US$0.3061 per share, bringing the total dividend for the financial year 2025 to US$0.45371per share, equivalent to 40% of net profit after tax
Portfolio and Operational HighlightsAs at 31 December 2025, BOC Aviation had:
A total portfolio of 815 aircraft and engines owned, managed and on order. The average aircraft age was 5.0 years with an average owned aircraft remaining lease term of 7.8 years, each weighted by net book value2
An orderbook of 337 aircraft
A managed fleet comprising 16 aircraft
A customer base of 87 airlines in 46 countries and regions in the owned and managed portfolios
Maintained owned aircraft utilisation at 100% throughout the year
Executed 333 transactions in 2025, including:
Commitments to purchase 160 aircraft
Delivery of 51 aircraft and two engines
Sales of 35 owned and one managed aircraft, and one owned engine
74 lease commitments
2025 US$m | 2024 US$m | |
Statement of Profit or Loss | ||
Revenues and other income | 2,619 | 2,557 |
Costs and expenses | (1,683) | (1,518) |
Profit before income tax | 936 | 1,039 |
Net profit after income tax | 787 | 924 |
Earnings per share (US$) | 1.13 | 1.33 |
As at 31 December | ||
2025 | 2024 | |
US$m | US$m | |
Statement of Financial Position | ||
Cash and short-term deposits | 400 | 671 |
Total current assets | 968 | 1,735 |
Total non-current assets | 25,370 | 23,318 |
Total assets | 26,338 | 25,053 |
Total current liabilities | 2,468 | 2,929 |
Total non-current liabilities | 17,029 | 15,761 |
Total liabilities | 19,497 | 18,690 |
Net assets | 6,841 | 6,363 |
Financial Ratios | ||
Net assets per share (US$) | 9.86 | 9.17 |
Gross debt to equity (times) | 2.5 | 2.6 |
Net debt to equity (times) | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Asset Type | Owned | Managed | On Order3 | Total |
Airbus A220 family | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Airbus A320CEO family | 57 | 7 | 0 | 64 |
Airbus A320NEO family | 155 | 0 | 206 | 361 |
Airbus A330CEO family | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Airbus A330NEO family | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Airbus A350 family | 10 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
Boeing 737NG family | 53 | 7 | 0 | 60 |
Boeing 737-8/9 | 83 | 0 | 127 | 210 |
Boeing 777-300ER | 18 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
Boeing 787 family | 35 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
Freighters | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Engines | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Total | 462 | 16 | 337 | 815 |
The full-year 2025 financial results presentation slides and audited consolidated financial statements are available, along with a recording of the earnings conference call that will be made available by 20 March 2026 on the Company website at https://www.bocaviation.com/en/Investors/Financial-Results.
Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add precisely to the totals provided and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures.
1. Includes interim dividend of US$0.1476 per share paid to Shareholders registered at the close of business on 26 September 2025. The final dividend is subject to approval at the AGM to be held on 2 June 2026 and will be payable to Shareholders registered at the close of business on the record date, being 10 June 2026.
2. Includes finance lease receivables in respect of aircraft on finance leases.
3. Comprises all purchase commitments including six where an airline customer has exercised the right to acquire the aircraft on delivery.
About BOC Aviation
BOC Aviation is a leading global aircraft operating leasing company with a portfolio of 815 aircraft and engines owned, managed and on order. Its owned and managed fleet was leased to 87 airlines in 46 countries and regions worldwide as at 31 December 2025. BOC Aviation is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx code: 2588) and has its headquarters in Singapore with offices in Dublin, London, New York and Tianjin. For more information, visit https://www.bocaviation.com.
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