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Acea Posts Record 2025 Results and Lifts Dividend on Regulated Infrastructure Push

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  • Acea delivered record 2025 earnings from regulated infrastructure, stronger balance sheet metrics and raised its dividend by 26 percent.
  • The group intensified investment in water, grids and environmental assets, securing key approvals and contracts that reinforce its multi-utility leadership.
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ACEA SPA ( (IT:ACE) ) has provided an update.

Acea’s board has approved the 2025 financial statements, reporting record results underpinned by a shift toward regulated infrastructure, operational restructuring and disciplined investment of €1.53 billion mainly in water, power grids and environmental plants. Pro-forma EBITDA rose 7% to €1.42 billion, recurring net profit increased 15% to €376 million, and leverage improved with a Net Debt/EBITDA of 3.28x, enabling a 26% higher dividend of €1.20 per share, partly extraordinary, and supporting continued growth in water leadership, grid upgrades and expanded waste-to-energy capacity.

In water, Acea consolidated its leadership through territorial expansion, strategic infrastructure works and integration of know-how via the Aquanexa acquisition, while also winning a project to strengthen Brazzaville’s water infrastructure. In electricity, EBITDA growth was driven by grid investments aligned with the energy transition, and in the environmental segment the group accelerated capex to boost waste treatment capacity, secured approvals for a new Rome waste-to-energy plant and launched robotics and automation to enhance operational efficiency and sustainability.

The most recent analyst rating on (IT:ACE) stock is a Buy with a EUR24.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on ACEA SPA stock, see the IT:ACE Stock Forecast page.

More about ACEA SPA

Acea SpA is an Italian multi-utility group focused on regulated infrastructure, operating mainly in water, electricity distribution and environmental services such as waste treatment and energy recovery. The company’s strategy emphasises technological innovation, sustainability and expansion of its regulated asset base to reinforce its competitive position and long-term value creation.

Average Trading Volume: 89,132

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: €5.1B

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