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Diversification And Tech Integration Propel AEV 2025 EBITDA

Aboitiz Equity Ventures’ (AEV) 2025 consolidated EBITDA rose 14% to PHP95.4 billion, reflecting steady contributions across the Aboitiz Group’s businesses. Power remained the largest contributor at 76% of total EBITDA while strong performance from the Infrastructure and Food and Beverages business—expanding by 89% and 20%, respectively—signals a broader and more balanced earnings base.

Being an active portfolio manager of the Aboitiz Group means AEV is building a more diversified and resilient portfolio, designed to deliver sustained value for shareholders over the long term. AboitizPower, through the newly turned-over Caliraya–Botocan–Kalayaan (CBK) Hydropower Complex, provides a 789-MW enhancement to grid stability and large-scale energy storage for Luzon. With a 40% stake in Chromite Gas Holdings, AboitizPower marks a significant step in reinforcing its energy platform through the liquefied natural gas space.

The same sustained operational momentum is evident across Strategic Business Units. UnionBank’s growth drivers remain solid as it gains significant traction in its retail business and recurring revenues from its customer base, which reached nearly 19 million in 2025.   

In the Food & Beverages segment, income contribution rose by 28% year-on-year to PHP7.6 billion. Coca-Cola Europacific Aboitiz Philippines (CCEAP), driven by sustained volume expansion, margin improvement, and its leadership in the domestic market, recorded a 77% share in the non-alcoholic sparkling beverage category. Its upcoming facility within the Tarlac Economic Estate of Aboitiz Economic Estates, also underscores the Group’s integrated approach where infrastructure, industry, and partnerships converge to support expansion and long-term demand.

Aboitiz InfraCapital has expanded its aviation footprint to over 16 million passengers with the addition of the Laguindingan and Bohol-Panglao airports. Its digital infrastructure network has similarly grown to nearly 3,000 points of service nationwide.

Real estate’s contribution continues to evolve as well. Aboitiz Land generated PHP637 million in net income in 2025, while Aboitiz Economic Estates strengthened its role as a platform for investment and job creation by generating PHP167 billion in cumulative foreign direct investments and supporting more than 100,000 jobs nationwide.

By embedding data, technology, and analytics across its portfolio, AEV moves forward as the Philippines’ first techglomerate to enhance efficiency, strengthen risk management, and enable more informed decision-making. This governance-led approach is central to long-term value creation, allowing the Aboitiz Group to rank among the top Philippine conglomerates in global ESG assessments, maintaining an MSCI ESG Rating of “A”.

“AEV continues to transform into an active portfolio manager. From UnionBank’s shift into a consumer bank, to our expansion into food and beverages, to the integration of our real estate platform and AP’s evolution into a more modern, technology-enabled power company. We are becoming more focused, agile, and better prepared for the future,” said Sabin M. Aboitiz, President and CEO of the Aboitiz Group.

In 2026, AEV is focused on strengthening its financial position while continuing to build value across its portfolio. AEV, together with its partners, have earmarked PHP88.5 billion in capital expenditures to support strategic priorities across power, infrastructure, food & beverage, financial services, and real estate, ensuring the Aboitiz Group is well-positioned to capture opportunities while safeguarding shareholder capital.

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