Airbus has delivered 507 commercial aircraft in the first nine months of 2025, keeping the company on track to meet its full-year goal of around 820 deliveries, even in what it described as a “complex and dynamic” operating environment.
According to Airbus consolidated financial results for the nine months ending September 30, 2025, the European manufacturer reported revenues of €47.4 billion for the first nine months of 2025, with an adjusted EBIT of €4.1 billion and a reported EBIT of €3.4 billion.
Earnings per share were €3.34, while free cash flow before customer financing was negative at €0.9 billion.
Solid financial performance across all divisions
“Our nine-month results reflect the level of commercial aircraft deliveries and a solid performance in the Defense and Space and Helicopters businesses,” said Guillaume Faury, the CEO of Airbus. “Deliveries remain backloaded amid a complex and dynamic operating environment.”
Revenues from Airbus’ commercial aircraft operations grew by 3% to €33.9 billion, primarily due to a higher number of deliveries and an increase in services.
Airbus Helicopters saw a revenue increase of 16% to €5.7 billion, with helicopter deliveries totaling 218 units, up from 190 in the same period of 2024. Revenues for Airbus Defense and Space rose 17% year-on-year to €8.9 billion.
Lower orders
Both gross orders for commercial aircraft and net orders after cancellations decreased compared to the same time in 2024, totaling 610 and 514 aircraft respectively, down from 667 and 648 aircraft in the first nine months of 2024.
The backlog for commercial aircraft stood at 8,665 units at the end of September 2025. Airbus Helicopters division had 306 net orders, a slight drop from 308 in the same period of 2024, with orders well spread across the product range.
The order intake value for Airbus Defense and Space division reached €6.8 billion, compared to €11 billion in the first nine months of 2024.
Growth plans for Airbus commercial programs
The A320 family program is increasing production, with Airbus aiming for 75 aircraft per month by 2027.
In the A220 program, the balance between supply and demand has caused a change in the ramp-up trajectory, with the company now aiming to reach a rate of 12 aircraft per month in 2026.
Airbus said that the A330 program is currently stabilizing at a production rate of four aircraft per month, with a target of five by 2029 to “meet customer demand”. The company also aims for a production rate of 12 for the A350 by 2028.
“We continue to expand our industrial capacity to support the commercial aircraft ramp-up,” Faury added.
Full-year outlook and targets
For its 2025 guidance, the company is assuming that there will be no further disruptions to global trade, the world economy, air traffic, the supply chain, or its internal operations.
With this in mind, Airbus aims for around 820 commercial aircraft deliveries in 2025 and to achieve an adjusted EBIT of about €7 billion and free cash flow before customer financing of about €4.5 billion.
