Profit attributable to the Mota-Engil group rose 9% to 133 million euros in 2025, in a year in which the company says it had “the best result ever”, despite an 11% drop in revenue.
In a statement released this Tuesday, March 3, the construction company indicates that it recorded a record EBITDA (profit before taxes, interest, depreciation and amortization) of 979 million, with an “unprecedented margin” of 18%, in line with a 27% growth in Caixa generation (operational Cash-Flow) to 924 million euros.
The company, which on March 11 presents the new strategic plan until 2030, will propose to the general meeting of shareholders the payment of a dividend per share of 0.173 euros.
In a year with several “international challenges”, the group reports having had an “expected decrease” in turnover to 5,301 million euros, impacted, for example, by the elections in Portugal, by the period of political transition that usually takes place in Mexico in the first year of a presidential term.
Regarding the performance of the various business areas, the group highlights the 22% growth in turnover in Africa to 2,129 million euros, with an EBITDA that grew 25% to 565 million euros (margin of 27%), driven by the 73% growth in the Industrial Engineering segment.
In Latin America, where it is the second largest construction company and with Mexico as the largest market, Mota-Engil achieved a turnover of 2,006 million euros, a drop of 33%, maintaining the EBITDA margin at 11%, “in line with the history of a region that will resume growth in 2026”, considering the new railway contracts won in Mexico, as well as in Brazil, with Oil & Gas projects and the Santos-Guarujás, says the company’s note.
In the Environment segment, where the group operates in the waste collection and treatment sectors, Mota-Engil achieved a 15% growth in turnover, to 652 million euros, with an EBITDA margin of 23%.
At a commercial level, the company highlights the increase in the order book to a record level of 16.2 billion euros.
The company also highlights that this order book does not include the contract signed (after December) in Brazil, relating to the concession of the Santos-Guarujá tunnel (1,255 million euros) as well as the designation of Mota-Engil as the entity selected to execute a railway section in Portugal, between Contumil and Ermesinde.
The so-called core markets are worth 72% of the total, with Mexico (22%), Angola (18%), Portugal (12%) and Nigeria (8%) standing out as the markets with the highest volume to be executed.
In relation to 2026, the Mota-Engil group highlighted the main objectives to be achieved in 12 months, which include double-digit revenue growth (10%–15%), maintaining the EBITDA margin at the level achieved in 2025 and a sustained net margin of around 3%.
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