Airbus's Q4 profit increased by 7%; delivery volume in 2026 below expectations due to engine shortages

LootboxPhobia · 2026-02-19T06:37:21+00:00

Airbus Group announced a 7% profit increase in the fourth quarter, with earnings per share reaching €3.27 and revenue rising to €25.98 billion. However, due to engine shortages, the forecast for 2026 deliveries is 870 aircraft, below expectations. The company plans to pay a dividend of €3.20 per share for 2025.

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2026-02-19 06:37:21

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Investing.com - Airbus Group (EPA:AIR) reported a slight increase in fourth-quarter profits on Thursday, but the French aircraft manufacturer forecasted that deliveries in 2026 would be below expectations due to engine shortages.

Airbus posted earnings per share of €3.27 for the three months ending December 31, up 7% from the same period last year. This also exceeded Investing.com’s estimate of €2.34.

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Revenue grew 5% to €25.98 billion but fell short of the estimated €27.5 billion. Airbus’s combined order intake value increased to €123.3 billion by the end of 2025, with the company’s order backlog reaching €619 billion.

The company forecasted commercial aircraft deliveries of 870 units in 2026, below Bloomberg’s estimate of approximately 896 units.

CEO Guillaume Faury stated that although the company is seeing strong global demand for its aircraft, it is facing a “significant” shortage of Pratt & Whitney engines, produced by a division of RTX Corp (NYSE: RTX).

The engine shortage also led Airbus to cut its monthly narrow-body aircraft production to 70-75 units through the end of 2027, stabilizing at 75 units per month after 2027. The company previously forecasted a monthly production rate of 75 units in 2027.

Airbus proposed to pay a €3.20 per share dividend for 2025.

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