ACS Group closed the third quarter of 2025 with an attributable net profit of 655 million euros, representing an increase of 11.6% on a like-for-like basis compared to the same period of the previous year. This performance allows the group to adjust its growth forecasts for the full year, now projecting a rise of between 20% and 25% in ordinary net profit.
ACS Group’s positive margin
During the first nine months of the year, sales reached 36.753 billion euros, an increase of 23.7% year-on-year. This growth was accompanied by a 32% increase in EBITDA to 2,217 million euros and EBIT of 1,497 million euros, 38.8% higher than in 2024.
The positive performance is based on the strength of Turner, whose specialization in data centers is data centers, healthcareThe positive performance was underpinned by the strength of Turner, whose specialization in data centers, healthcare and education led to a 59% increase in pre-tax profit. This subsidiary’s contract awards increased by 21.3%, strengthening a portfolio that now exceeds 34 billion euros.
The investment strategy has been key to these results. ACS allocated 1,245 million euros in the last twelve months to initiatives such as the development of technological infrastructures and the acquisition of the Irish firm Dornan Engineering.
On the other hand, international activity remains an essential pillar. CIMIC reported sales of 7,979 million and a pre-tax profit of 351 million, demonstrating its role in the defense and sustainable mobility sectors. In Europe and the United States, Hochtief, Dragados and Flatiron drove the engineering and construction area, whose backlog exceeded 28.8 billion euros.
Abertis and Iridium also contributed significantly to the group’s profit. The former recorded improvements in traffic in markets such as Spain, France and Chile, while the latter increased its sales by 58.8%, as a result of new concession projects.
On the financial front, ACS reduced its net debt to 2,227 million euros, despite the negative exchange rate impact due to the depreciation of the dollar. Operating cash flow reached 1,974 million euros, which enabled ACS to maintain shareholder remuneration of 451 million euros and to promote investments of high strategic value.
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