Cebu Air, Inc., the company that operates Cebu Pacific, has shared its impressive business results for 2025, according to a disclosure filed with the Philippine Stock Exchange on March 23, 2026.
Think of a company’s financial report like a school report card – it shows how well the business performed. And Cebu Pacific’s report card for 2025 shows really good grades!
What Do These Big Numbers Mean?
Here are the key highlights from Cebu Pacific’s 2025 performance, explained in simple terms:
- Revenues (money earned): ₱119.9 billion – up 14% from last year. This is like when you earn more allowance because you did more chores!
- Net Income (actual profit): ₱12.3 billion – this more than doubled (up 128%) compared to 2024. Imagine earning twice as much money as you did last year!
- Pre-tax Core Income: ₱4.8 billion – up 54%
- EBITDA: ₱30.9 billion – up 21% (this is a measure of how much money the company makes from its operations before certain expenses)
How Did They Do It?
More Passengers: Cebu Pacific flew a record 26.9 million passengers in 2025, which is 10% more than 2024. That’s like filling up more and more airplane seats throughout the year!
Strong Cargo Business: The cargo (packages and goods) business grew 27% to ₱7.2 billion. They carried 215 million kilos of cargo, helped by their fleet of 14 wide-body aircraft (the bigger planes). Cebu Pacific is now the largest operator of Airbus A330NEO aircraft in Asia.
Better Ticket Prices and Extra Services: Passenger revenue reached ₱80.8 billion (up 13%), while ancillary revenue (money from extras like baggage fees and seat selection) reached ₱32.0 billion (up 14%).
Fourth Quarter 2025 Performance
In the last three months of 2025 (October to December), Cebu Pacific earned ₱32.3 billion in total revenues, 6% higher than the same period in 2024. They carried 6.9 million passengers during this quarter with an 82% seat load factor – meaning 82 out of every 100 seats were filled. The Christmas holiday travel period helped boost their earnings.
The company’s net income for this quarter was ₱2.8 billion, a 40% increase compared to the same quarter last year.
About Cebu Pacific’s Operations
Cebu Pacific operates the largest flight network in the Philippines with:
- 63 destinations (37 domestic and 26 international)
- 125 routes
- Over 3,200 weekly flights
- A fleet of 100 aircraft
The airline has strengthened its market position, increasing its domestic market share to 56.2% (from 54.1% in 2024) and international market share to 22.0% (from 20.6% in 2024). In December 2025, they held 59% of the domestic market and 24% of the international market.
Fleet Modernization
According to Chief Financial Officer Mark Cezar, Cebu Pacific’s improved performance came from strategic investments in newer, more fuel-efficient aircraft like the A330NEOs and A321NEOs. These planes help the company save money on fuel while providing better service.
In 2026, the airline plans to receive 7 new aircraft while retiring 7 older ones, keeping the fleet size at 100 but with more modern planes. As of December 2025, 72% of their jets are NEO aircraft (the newer, more efficient models).
Financial Position
As of the end of 2025, Cebu Pacific had:
- Cash balance: ₱21.7 billion
- Total assets: ₱264.7 billion
- Total liabilities: ₱245.7 billion
- Total equity: ₱19.0 billion
- Net debt: ₱169.7 billion
The company paid dividends to its convertible preferred shareholders in October 2025.
Safety and Environmental Efforts
Cebu Pacific is rated as one of the safest airlines in the world, with no aviation accidents in 2025. The airline also focuses on reducing its environmental impact – their fuel-efficient aircraft helped save almost 80,000 tons of fuel and avoided 252,000 tons of carbon emissions in 2025.
Their environmental efforts have been recognized externally, with improved scores from S&P Global ESG (placing them in the top 30% of global airlines) and the Carbon Disclosure Project.
Company Background
Cebu Air, Inc. (stock code: CEB) is registered with the SEC under number 154675. The company has 612,744,153 common shares outstanding and 308,880,301 convertible preferred shares. Their principal office is located at Basement 2 – R 01 – 02, Robinsons Galleria Cebu, General Maxilom corner S. Osmena Boulevard, Barangay Tejero, Cebu City.
Over 30 years, Cebu Pacific has carried over 270 million passengers, helping make air travel more affordable and accessible for millions of Filipinos.
Source Note:This article is based on the company’s official press release and disclosures filed with the Philippine Stock Exchange’s Electronic Disclosure Generation Technology (PSE EDGE) system. For the complete and official version of the announcement, readers may visit the PSE EDGE website and search for the company’s filing directly.
