COSCO Shipping's (HKG:1919, SHA:601919) profit attributable to equity holders fell 37% to 30.9 billion yuan for 2025 from 49.2 billion yuan in 2024, according to a Friday Hong Kong bourse filing.
Earnings per share at the shipping company came in at 1.98 yuan, compared with 3.08 yuan a year earlier.
Analysts polled by Visible Alpha projected earnings per share of 1.98 yuan.
Revenue declined 6% to 219.5 billion yuan from 233.9 billion yuan.
Analysts polled by Visible Alpha were expecting revenue of 218.7 billion yuan.
The board proposed a cash dividend of 0.44 yuan per share, subject to shareholder approval.