Hapag-Lloyd reaches upper end of 2025 profit forecast
The shipping group reported annual earnings of 1.1 billion dollars as volume growth offset lower rates. Savings from its Maersk tie-up will grow during 2026.
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Hapag-Lloyd , based in Germany 
DE, issued an unscheduled preliminary report today, February 9, 2026, announcing that its full-year 2025 earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) reached $1.1 billion. This figure hits the upper end of the company’s guidance range of $600 million to $1.1 billion. Despite reaching the top of its forecast, the result represents a sizable year-on-year decline from the $2.8 billion EBIT reported in 2024.
DE, issued an unscheduled preliminary report today, February 9, 2026, announcing that its full-year 2025 earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) reached $1.1 billion. This figure hits the upper end of the company’s guidance range of $600 million to $1.1 billion. Despite reaching the top of its forecast, the result represents a sizable year-on-year decline from the $2.8 billion EBIT reported in 2024.
