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Hapag-Lloyd Q2 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q2 2025 earnings summary14 Aug, 2025

Executive summary

  • Strong volume and revenue growth in H1 2025, with revenue up 10–11% year-over-year, despite operational challenges, network transition costs, and volatile demand.

  • Gemini network transition completed, achieving 90% schedule reliability and expanding the service network, supporting operational improvements.

  • Continued investments in vessel and container fleets, terminal expansion in India and France, and green initiatives including methanol retrofits and newbuilds.

  • Market conditions better than expected, with global container market growth at 4.3–4.5% in H1, leading to upward revisions in full-year forecasts.

  • EBITDA and EBIT declined due to higher costs, including port disruptions, vessel diversions, and Gemini start-up expenses.

Financial highlights

  • Group revenue up 10–11% year-over-year to $10.6 billion (EUR 9.7 billion) in H1 2025, driven by robust volume growth.

  • EBITDA declined 2% to $1.9 billion (EUR 1,759 million), with margin down to 18.2% from 20.7% year-over-year.

  • EBIT at $619–677 million, net profit at $709–800 million, both slightly below prior year.

  • Operating cash flow reached $1.8 billion (EUR 1,668 million); free cash flow over $700 million (EUR 655 million) after investments and dividend payout.

  • Equity ratio at 60.6% as of June 30, 2025; net debt increased to $900 million (EUR 785 million) due to dividend and investments; liquidity reserves at $7.1 billion (EUR 6.1 billion).

Outlook and guidance

  • Group EBITDA for 2025 expected at $2.8–3.8 billion (EUR 2.5–3.4 billion), EBIT at $250 million–$1.25 billion (EUR 0.2–1.1 billion).

  • Moderate increase in transport volumes and moderate decrease in freight rates anticipated for H2.

  • Outlook is cautious and subject to high uncertainty due to geopolitical risks, volatile freight rates, and tariff changes.

  • Focus remains on Gemini network optimization, terminal business growth, cost structure improvements, and customer satisfaction.

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Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, operates as a liner shipping company worldwide. Its vessel and container fleets are used for the transportation of general and special cargo, various dangerous goods, and coffee, as well as reefer cargo covering pharmaceuticals. The company has a strategic partnership with HMM Co. Ltd. to create one of the largest container shipping companies in the world; and a joint venture with ONE in Japan.

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