Salik Firm PJSC (“Salik” or the “Firm”), Dubai’s unique toll gate operator, in the present day introduced its monetary outcomes for the three-month and six-month durations ended June 30, 2025 (“Q2 2025” and “H1 2025”). Whole income for H1 2025 elevated 39.5% YoY to AED 1,527.3 million, supported by a forty five.6% YoY enhance in Q2 2025. EBITDA grew 44.2% in H1 2025 to AED 1,065.0 million with an EBITDA margin of 69.7%. The stable outcomes have been pushed by the 2 new gates launched in November 2024 amidst an general constructive macro surroundings and the implementation of variable pricing which got here into impact on the finish of January 2025, with Q2 marking the primary full quarter of the brand new variable pricing system. In Salik’s core tolling enterprise, whole chargeable journeys reached 318.4 million in H1 2025, with whole chargeable journeys of 160.4 million in Q2 2025, a 1.6% enhance versus 158.0 million in Q1 2025. This was regardless of Q1 being a seasonally stronger interval for Salik in comparison with Q2, alongside the redistribution of visitors throughout the Ramadan interval in Q1. In view of the sturdy first half outcomes, the Board of Administrators have really helpful a money dividend of AED 770.9 million, equal to 10.278 fils per share, representing 100% of H1 2025 revenue.
His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Administrators of Salik, stated:
“Salik’s sturdy efficiency within the first half of 2025 underscores the energy of its resilient enterprise mannequin and excessive operational effectivity. Throughout this era, the Firm achieved a 39.5% year-on-year enhance in whole income, additional solidifying its sturdy monetary place. This efficiency reaffirms our continued dedication to delivering long-term worth for shareholders whereas supporting Dubai’s imaginative and prescient of turning into a worldwide chief in good and sustainable mobility. In view of the sturdy first half outcomes and our dedication to our shareholders, the Board of Administrators have really helpful a money dividend of AED 770.9 million, equal to 10.278 fils per share, representing 100% of H1 2025 revenue.
His Excellency added: We proceed to profit from the Emirate’s financial momentum, bolstered by sustained progress in tourism, actual property, and infrastructure spending. Constructing on this, and with continued progress throughout each our core tolling operations and ongoing success in increasing our ancillary income streams, we’re happy to be upgrading our full yr 2025 steering, with income anticipated to extend 34-36% in comparison with 2024, up from 28-29% beforehand, and with EBITDA margins expectations within the vary of 68.5-69.5%. Our new steering underscores our confidence in Salik’s outlook and future progress potential, notably given our dedication to strengthening our non-core providing and exploring new alternatives inside ancillary revenues.”
Ibrahim Sultan Al Haddad, Chief Govt Officer of Salik, commented:
“We’re happy to report one other stable quarter of efficiency, with a powerful c.40% YoY progress throughout all key monetary metrics together with income, EBITDA and web revenue progress. Our outcomes mirror the continuing energy of our tolling enterprise and the rising contribution of our non-tolling initiatives, together with our digital partnerships in offering mobility cost options which proceed to realize traction amongst customers. Whole journey volumes remained resilient within the interval, growing 39.6% in comparison with H1 2024, supported by the addition of the 2 new gates, the continuing inhabitants progress and file ranges of tourism influx, which elevated 7% between January and Might in comparison with final yr with lodge occupancy additionally growing to 83%, up from 81% within the prior yr. Towards this backdrop and with the visibility we now have into the second half of the yr, we’re extremely assured in Salik’s future progress, as seen in our revised income steering for 2025, and we stay well-positioned to generate sustained worth as we proceed to scale, diversify, and innovate throughout the mobility ecosystem.”
Continued sturdy efficiency drives whole income to AED 1,527.3 million in H1 2025, up 39.5% year-on-year
The whole variety of journeys, together with discounted journeys, made via Salik’s toll gates grew 39.6% YoY in H1 2025 to file 424.2 million journeys, pushed by a powerful 44.3% progress in journeys in Q2 2025 reaching 213.4 million, supported by the addition of the 2 new gates and Dubai’s sturdy macroeconomic circumstances, tourism influx and continued attraction of recent residents.
• Whole chargeable journeys reached 160.4 million in Q2 2025, a 1.6% enchancment in comparison with 158.0 million in Q1 2025, pushed by sturdy progress in using Salik toll roads throughout the peak interval (AED 6), which yielded 57.7 million journeys, up 46.7% vs. Q1 2025, primarily as a result of introduction of the 2 new gates, with journeys prior to now midnight interval (AED 0), totaling 16.4 million, up 46.8% in comparison with Q1. The Q2 2025 interval represented the primary full quarter since implementing the brand new variable pricing system. It’s noteworthy that every one revenue-generating journeys performed between January 1 and January 30, 2025 throughout Q1 2025 have been categorized below off-peak journeys; therefore the decline of 19.7% in off-peak chargeable journeys between Q2 2025 and Q1 2025.
• Toll utilization charges: efficiency was sturdy throughout the first half, growing 42.3% YoY to AED 1,356.9 million, with toll utilization charges rising 49.4% YoY to AED 691.3 million in Q2 2025. The rise in toll charges was primarily as a result of first full quarter impression of the brand new variable pricing construction launched on the finish of January 2025, alongside the introduction of the 2 new gates.
• Fines: income from fines elevated 15.7% YoY to AED 134.3 million within the first half, with fines rising 15.2% YoY to AED 65.9 million in Q2 2025. The variety of web violations (accepted minus dismissed violations) grew by 20.3% YoY in Q2 2025, reaching 808,500 and representing 0.4% of web toll visitors, with income from fines contributing 8.5% to whole income in Q2 2025.
• Tag activation charges: grew strongly within the first half, up 16.2% YoY to AED 22.9 million, with income rising 15.0% YoY to AED 11.5 million in Q2 2025. Tag activation charges contributed 1.5% of whole income in Q2 2025.
Ancillary Income Streams
• Whole ancillary income for Salik reached AED 8.7 million throughout H1 2025 pushed by revenues from Parking Fee Options partnerships with Emaar Malls and Parkonic. The sturdy efficiency was pushed by elevated transaction volumes at Dubai Mall along with growing traction in its cooperation with Parkonic because the launch of the cooperation in mid-February, with rollout throughout a number of areas progressing effectively, as operations at the moment are reside in 73 out of 154 areas. Moreover, the corporate’s partnership with Liva Group has continued to realize good traction with customers throughout H1 2025.
• Salik reaffirms its confidence in increasing its ancillary income streams over the medium to long-term. This follows the great progress made in 2024 and the primary half of 2025, together with the profitable collaboration with Emaar Malls, its collaboration with Parkonic to combine Salik accounts throughout all areas within the UAE and the continued collaboration with Liva Group to streamline the car insurance coverage renewal course of. These collaborations mirror Salik’s dedication to delivering revolutionary options that improve person expertise and allow Salik to develop and diversify its income streams, contributing to the long-term sustainability of the enterprise.
Monetary Efficiency
Robust profitability in H1 2025, with EBITDA growing 44.2% year-on-year, and a strong steadiness sheet place
Salik generated EBITDA of AED 1,065.0 million in H1 2025, up 44.2% YoY, with Q2 2025 EBITDA growing by 50.9% YoY to achieve AED 545.3 million, Salik’s strongest quarterly EBITDA recorded since inception.
EBITDA margin reached 69.7% in H1 2025, a 230 bps YoY enhance in comparison with 67.4% in H1 2024. EBITDA margin reached 70.3% in Q2 2025, in comparison with 67.8% in Q2 2024, representing a 250 bps enlargement YoY, supported by sturdy income progress.
Salik’s web revenue earlier than taxes totaled AED 847.1 million in H1 2025, up 41.5% YoY. Internet revenue earlier than taxes reached AED 439.8 million in Q2 2025, marking a powerful 49.7% YoY enhance regardless of greater finance prices within the interval. Internet revenue earlier than tax elevated by 8.0% in comparison with Q1 2025.
Salik generated web revenue after taxes of AED 770.9 million in H1 2025, up 41.5% YoY. Internet revenue after taxes reached AED 400.2 million in Q2 2025, a 49.6% YoY enhance. Internet revenue after taxes elevated 8.0% in comparison with Q1 2025. Internet revenue margin expanded by 70 bps to 50.5% in H1 2025, with margin increasing 140 bps to 51.6% in Q2 2025 in comparison with Q2 2024.
Abstract of steadiness sheet: web debt of AED 4,853.0 million, with T12M leverage enhancing to 2.55x in comparison with 2.7x in Q1 2025
Salik recorded a web working capital steadiness of AED -665.0 million as of June 30, 2025, equating to 21.8% as a proportion of annualized income, broadly according to the extent recorded in Q1 2025. The rise in web working capital in 2025 in comparison with prior quarters is pushed by the semi-annual installments for the toll rights charges referring to the brand new toll gates, along with greater provisions for the company tax. As at June 30, 2025, web debt stood at AED 4,853.0 million, a 4.4% enhance from AED 4,648.8 million on the finish of Q1 2025. This interprets to a trailing twelve-month web debt/EBITDA ratio of two.55x in Q2 2025, an enchancment versus the two.7x on the finish of Q1 2025 and effectively under the Firm’s debt covenant of 5.0x.
stream: free money stream of AED 1,111.6 million, with a margin of 72.8% in H1 2025
Salik generated free money stream of AED 1,111.6 million in H1 2025, up 62.4% YoY and a free money stream margin of 72.8%, a ten.3 proportion factors enhance in comparison with 62.5% in H1 2024. Free money stream reached AED 485.0 million in Q2 2025, up 46.1% YoY, with a free money stream margin of 62.5%, a 20-bps enchancment from 62.3% in Q2 2024.
Changing into a worldwide chief in good and sustainable mobility options
Core Tolling Enterprise
Implementation of variable pricing: As instructed by the RTA, based mostly on the visitors research and evaluation, Salik launched variable pricing on January 31, 2025. The variable pricing goals to reinforce visitors stream throughout Dubai’s highway networks and enhance transportation effectivity throughout the town. Q2 2025 represents the primary full quarter of implementation of the brand new variable pricing system.
Ancillary Income Streams – recap on key partnerships and initiatives
• Introduction of seamless parking operations at Dubai Mall: this milestone marked Salik’s first barrier-free parking cost resolution, in partnership with Emaar Malls, throughout the Vogue, Grand and Cinema parking zones of Dubai Mall, the place operations commenced on July 1, 2024. Revenues from the partnership reached AED 5.6 million in H1 2025, with Q2 income reaching AED 2.9 million.
• Collaboration with Parkonic, one of many largest non-public parking operators within the UAE: the collaboration goals to reinforce parking cost experiences throughout the UAE by integrating Salik’s superior e-Pockets system. The partnership is predicated on a five-year contract, throughout which Parkonic will combine Salik’s Account into all the present areas it operates in in addition to any future areas it might function within the UAE. The settlement additionally marks the primary time Salik has expanded its service providing exterior of the Emirate of Dubai. The partnership is progressing effectively with the answer now accessible throughout 73 areas out of 154 areas.
• New LIVA motor insurance coverage partnership: Salik partnered with LIVA (previously RSA), a number one multi-line insurer within the GCC, to supply its clients entry to market-leading insurance coverage options. The partnership provides one-of-a-kind bespoke insurance coverage options to drivers within the UAE, streamlining the renewal course of for larger comfort and effectivity. Salik leverages its complete database to offer value-added providers to clients by sending well timed renewal reminders to mitigate insurance coverage protection lapses. These notifications embody a hyperlink directing clients to a LIVA touchdown web page, the place the motor insurance coverage coverage could be renewed in a couple of easy steps at a aggressive value.
• Signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ENOC to introduce good cost options that improve buyer expertise at ENOC petrol stations: Underneath the settlement, Salik and ENOC clients will get pleasure from a seamless expertise when paying for gasoline and different providers together with Autopro, Tasjeel and Zoom, with the choice for deducting the transaction worth from the shopper’s steadiness of their Salik account. That is enabled via use of cameras with know-how for Computerized Quantity Plate Recognition (ANPR), and is similar confirmed know-how now employed at parking areas together with Dubai Mall and people operated by Parkonic.
Different Achievements
• Continued funding in human sources: in Q2 2025 Salik expanded its full-time workforce by 26.2% YoY to 53 personnel, representing 10.4% progress as in comparison with year-end of 2024, with the variety of nationalities represented at 12. Salik continues to progress on Emiratization, attaining a stage of 30.2% in Q2 2025, with the female-to-workforce ratio at 20.8% on the finish of the second quarter.
Enterprise Outlook – FY 2025 steering revised upwards
FY25 whole YoY income progress upgraded from 28-29% to 34-36%
• Income progress: whole income progress in FY25 is now anticipated to be within the vary of 34-36% year-on-year, together with the impression of the 2 new gates launched in November 2024 and the implementation of variable pricing on January 31, 2025. This compares to the earlier expectations of 28-29% year-on-year, with a normalized progress fee of 4-5% YoY.
• EBITDA margin: steering up to date and is anticipated to be within the vary of 68.5-69.5% in comparison with the earlier vary of 68-69%