Amanat Holdings, the GCC's leading listed operator of healthcare and education companies, today announced strong financial results for the six months ended June 330, 2026 (H1 2026), delivering double-digit growth in revenue, EBITDA and profitability while continuing to execute its recently announced long-term growth strategy.
• Revenue increased 24% to AED582.5 million ($158.61 million).
• EBITDA increased 30% to AED226.4 million.
• Profit increased 46% to AED153.3 million.
• Interim cash dividend of AED75 million, representing 3% of the company’s issued share capital, equivalent to 3 fils per share.
The strong performance reflects continued operational momentum across Cambridge Health Group (CHG) and Almasar Education, underpinned by growing patient volumes, increasing student enrolments, disciplined operational execution and sustained investment across both businesses.
The results represent another important milestone in Amanat's evolution and the first phase of delivery against its recently announced long-term growth strategy. Supported by a strong balance sheet and proven track record of execution, the Company has entered its next phase of growth with a clear strategy focused on expanding its existing healthcare and education businesses, deploying approximately AED1.5 billion through organic expansion, greenfield developments and selective acquisitions over the next three years, while targeting a return on equity of at least 10% and delivering sustainable shareholder returns through its new three-year dividend policy, targeting a minimum annual dividend of 7% of issued share capital, or 7 fils per share, the company said.
Strategic Execution
• Completed the acquisition of the remaining minority interest in Cambridge Health Group, increasing Amanat's ownership to 100%.
• Continued expansion across healthcare and education, with 666 licensed healthcare beds, an increase of 18%, with a further 49 beds licensed in Khobar post-period and approximately 28,900 students and beneficiaries, an increase of 21%.
• Progressed major healthcare expansion projects across Saudi Arabia, including the 70-bed expansion at Cambridge Hospital Jeddah and the development of a new 155-bed integrated post-acute healthcare facility in Riyadh.
• Continued expanding Almasar's specialist education network, with 15 SEN facilities currently under development.
• Following the period-end, announced a new long-term growth strategy targeting approximately AED 1.5 billion of investment over the next three years and a new three-year dividend policy targeting minimum annual cash distributions of 7 fils per share, subject to the necessary approvals.
These achievements demonstrate the execution of Amanat's long-term growth strategy and reinforce the Company's disciplined approach to capital allocation, operational execution and sustainable value creation, it said.
Dr Ali bin Harmal Aldhaheri, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said: "The first half of 2026 marks another important milestone in Amanat's evolution. We delivered strong financial and operational performance across both healthcare and education while continuing to execute our strategy with discipline and purpose.
"Our recently announced long-term growth strategy reflects the Board's confidence in Amanat's proven ability to acquire, scale and grow market-leading businesses. Over the past five years, we have transformed the Group into one of the GCC's leading operators of healthcare and education companies, significantly increasing both revenue and profitability while creating long-term value for shareholders. Our confidence in the Group's future is further reflected in the Board's decision to declare an interim cash dividend of AED75 million, representing 3% of the Company’s issued share capital, equivalent to 3 fils per share, marking the first distribution under our new three-year dividend policy and reinforcing our commitment to delivering sustainable shareholder returns alongside continued investment in future growth.
"Supported by a strong balance sheet and disciplined capital allocation, we now intend to deploy approximately AED 1.5 billion over the next three years into opportunities that strengthen our businesses and generate attractive long-term returns. Combined with favourable long-term market fundamentals and our proven track record of disciplined execution, we are confident Amanat is well positioned to deliver its next phase of sustainable growth while continuing to create long-term value for shareholders."
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