Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) has delivered solid results for FY 2025, posting a net adjusted income of SAR2.1 billion ($560 million) and revenues of SAR116.5 billion ($31 billion). A key highlight was the global petchem leader's brand value exceeding the $5 billion threshold for the first time hitting $5.19 billion.
The company also ranked as the second-most valuable chemical brand on Brand Finance’s list of the World’s Top 500 Global Brands for the six consecutive years.
This historic achievement serves as a testament to the confidence of the industry in Sabic and affirms the company’s continued robust reputation.
Announcing the results for 12-month period ended December 31, 2025, Sabic today (March 4) said it achieved free cash flow of SAR7.2 billion in 2025, an increase of 17% compared to 2024, a level considered among the highest in the sector, signifying the company's operational strength and advanced position among the world's leading petrochemical companies. The company also announced its plan to distribute SAR 4.5 billion as interim dividends.
Sabic recorded these results during a period marked by several challenges, some of which are market-related, demonstrating the company's ability to adapt to industry’s pressures and overcome difficulties relying on its strength, flexibility, and resilience that enable the company to continue focusing on innovation, profitability and satisfying the needs of its customers worldwide, in the interest of achieving sustainable success and maximize long-term value creation.
An overview of the 2025 financial performance was presented in a press conference at the company's headquarters in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
On the solid performance, CEO Abdulrahman Al Fageeh said: "Sabic continues to strengthen safety standards, enhance plants reliability, and adopt a disciplined and rigorous approach to capital expenditures and deliver on its strategy, particularly its transformation and portfolio optimisation programmes, to foster the company’s adaptability to all structural changes in the petrochemical industry and create value for its shareholders in the medium and long terms, thus enhancing the company's resilience and sustainability."
On the current challenges facing the petrochemical industry, Al Fageeh pointed out that the industry was still undergoing structural changes and supply and demand imbalance that have affected profit margins, highlighting the importance of Sabic's strategy in overcoming these challenges.
Al Fageeh underlined that the company achieved SAR2.34 billion through the Transformation Program’s various initiatives, and SAR12.26 billion through synergies with Saudi Aramco.
The CEO also shared the latest developments in current growth projects, noting the successful startup of the Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) project in Jubail, which holds an annual production capacity of one million metric tons.
He also highlighted the progress made in the Sabic Fujian Petrochemical Complex in China, which is nearing completion as planned.
Additionally, he highlighted other future projects, including the expansion of the Polyvinyl Ether Specialized Oligomers Project to meet the growing demand for high-performance printed circuit boards in data centers that serve AI’s needs and the FID for Ethylene Oxide Catalyst Project in the Kingdom, which aims at promoting technology localization and supply security, and the FID for engineering thermoplastics compounds plant in China.
The CEO emphasised that these projects are part of Sabic’s growth plan, which is a key pillar of the company’s strategy, and aim to enhance production capacity, drive growth and maximize value to strengthen Sabic’s position as a leading global petrochemicals company.
Al Fageeh also underscored Sabic’s prioritisation of innovation and technology, with the company successfully launching more than 490 AI-powered digital models. He also highlighted that 45% of Sabic’s facilities are currently using AI tools to enhance productivity, safety and energy efficiency.
Sabic additionally introduced 148 new products to fulfil the requirements of the company’s customers around the world, adding that these efforts have earned Sabic several global recognitions, including for its innovation, creativity, social responsibility efforts and institutional excellence, such as the King Abdulaziz Quality Awards, Edison Awards, and R&D 100 Awards, reinforcing the company's position as a leader in the petrochemical industry, he added.-TradeArabia News Service