Nigeria: Dangote Cement has announced audited results for the full year ending December 2025. Its profit after tax was US$732m, up by 102% year-on-year and its sales rose by 20% year-on-year to US$3.12bn. The ‘record’ financial performance was reportedly driven by operational efficiency and strategic capacity expansion. Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) increased by 43% to US$1.44bn.
Group production volumes fell by 1% to 27.5Mt, while Nigerian cement and clinker exports rose by 19% to 1.4Mt, including the despatch of 34 ships to Ghana and Cameroon. The company inaugurated a 3Mt/yr grinding plant in Côte d’Ivoire in 2025, increasing total capacity to 55Mt/yr.