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Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd on Tuesday said that 2026 will be an ‘extremely busy and productive year’ as it reported a higher profit amid an investment gain. The Hong Kong-based holding company with interests in retail, property, hotels and motor dealerships said revenue fell 4.4% to $34.22 billion in 2025 from $35.78 billion in 2024. Pretax profit however jumped to $4.20 billion from $1.43 billion. Net operating costs came down 5.3% to $30.67 billion from $32.40 billion. Notably, Jardine had a gain of $172 million in 2025 regarding a change in fair value of investment properties, compared to a $2.21 billion loss in 2024. Underlying earnings per share improved 9.2% to 5.72 US cents in 2025 from 5.24c in 2024. Jardine declared a final dividend per share of 1.75 US cents, up 6.1% from 1.65c a year ago. This brings the total payout for 2025 to 2.35c, up 4.4% from 2.25c. Chief Executive Officer Lincoln Pan said: ‘We are beginning to implement a more active JMH capital allocation strategy, evidenced by the recycling of $4.8 billion in capital across the group in 2025 and our clean parent balance sheet. Our focus in 2026 will be to continue recycling capital from lower-yielding assets and assets we do not control, and to redeploy this capital toward opportunities with returns above our hurdle rate to enhance and expand our core businesses. 2026 will be an extremely busy and productive year ahead.’ Jardine shares were flat at $58.38 each on Tuesday morning in London. Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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