Universal Robina Corporation (URC) announced its full-year 2025 financial results, reporting a 4% year-on-year increase in sales to ₱168.0 billion. The growth was driven by consistent volume gains across all business divisions and a strategic focus on operational execution.
While top-line revenue remained strong, the company navigated significant commodity headwinds. Total operating income stood at ₱16.0 billion, a 4% decrease from the previous year, primarily due to prolonged, abnormally high coffee input costs. However, excluding the coffee segment, URC delivered high single-digit operating income growth, bolstered by cost-efficiency gains in international markets and disciplined execution.
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Net Income: Net income from continuing operations reached ₱11.6 billion, down 9% due to tempered foreign exchange gains.
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Core Net Income: Attributable core net income was ₱11.0 billion, down 4%, tracking closely with operating performance.
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Dividends: Demonstrating confidence in its long-term cash flow, the URC Board approved a cash dividend of ₱2.10 per share—a 5% increase over the previous year. Dividend Timeline:
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Record Date: April 10, 2026
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Payment Date: May 7, 2026
Branded Consumer Foods (BCF): ₱115.0 Billion (+5% YoY)
The BCF segment remains the company’s primary engine of growth.
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Philippines: Revenue climbed 5% to ₱79.0 billion, supported by robust in-store execution and pricing discipline.
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International: Sales rose 4% to ₱36.0 billion. Efficiency gains across key markets successfully offset demand softness in Indochina caused by geopolitical tensions.
Agro-Industrial & Commodities (AIC): ₱53.0 Billion (+2% YoY)
The AIC segment saw mixed results but stayed in positive territory.
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Flour: Contributed steady growth as volumes ramped up.
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Feeds & Sugar: Faced challenges including a smaller hog population affecting feed revenue and lower average selling prices for sugar toward the end of the year.
Irwin Lee, URC President and CEO, noted that while high input costs temporarily compressed margins, the underlying health of the brand remains excellent.
“FY2025 was a year of resilient execution,” said Lee. “We stayed focused on our core and kept building the capabilities to grow faster than the market. As coffee prices normalize, we expect today’s volume momentum to translate into share gains, margin recovery, and strong through-cycle returns for our stakeholders.”
