Qatar Airways Group reported a post-tax profit of QAR 7.08 billion (US$1.94 billion) for financial year 2025/26, a result the airline says was shaped in part by geopolitical disruption in the final weeks of the year.
The group carried more than 41.8 million passengers through Hamad International Airport and transported 1.43 million tonnes of chargeable freight, a volume it says gives its cargo division a 12% global market share and the position of world’s largest international air cargo carrier.
On punctuality, the airline recorded an 86% on-time performance rate and earned the Cirium Platinum Award for Operational Excellence, placing it among the top five most punctual carriers globally.
Group CEO Hamad Al-Khater acknowledged the unusual demands of the period. “It is not often that a single financial year asks an organisation to demonstrate both the best of what it can achieve and the depth of what it can withstand,” he said. “The 2025/26 financial year did both, and the Qatar Airways Group rose to each in turn.”
Al-Khater pointed to the airline’s workforce across the disruption. “Behind every result are 57,800 people, working across more than 90 countries. In the final weeks of the financial year, many of them were managing an active crisis with a standard of professionalism that defines this organisation as much as any financial metric.”
On fleet, the group signed agreements with Boeing and GE Aerospace covering up to 210 aircraft and 400 engines, which the press release describes as among the most significant fleet commitments in commercial aviation history.
Qatar Airways was also named World’s Best Airline for a record ninth time by Skytrax, which separately recognised Hamad International Airport as the best in the Middle East for the 11th consecutive year. Qatar Duty Free took the Skytrax award for best airport shopping globally for a third straight year.
The airline also claims to operate the world’s first and largest Starlink-equipped widebody fleet, with connectivity live across Boeing 777, Airbus A350, and Boeing 787-8 aircraft on selected routes.
Looking ahead, the group says it is rebuilding its global schedule with a target of reaching more than 160 destinations by summer 2026.
