CMA CGM profit triples to 2.32 billion dollars in third quarter

CMA CGM's third-quarter net profit more than tripled to 2.32 billion dollars from 760 million a year earlier, as revenue rose 31.1 percent to 18.4 billion dollars on higher freight rates and volumes up 5.5 percent to 6.5 million TEU.

Why it matters: The world's third-largest container line is converting Middle East route disruption and resilient, AI-linked cargo demand into sharply higher rates and earnings, a signal that container shipping pricing power is holding into the fourth quarter.

Data as of CMA CGM third-quarter 2026 results announced Friday, November 13, 2026, as reported in full by gCaptain and FreightWaves from the company's earnings announcement. Developing item.

French container group CMA CGM reported third-quarter net profit of 2.32 billion dollars, up from 760 million dollars a year earlier, on revenue up 31.1 percent to 18.4 billion dollars and EBITDA up 61.6 percent to 4.78 billion dollars. Its shipping division carried 6.5 million TEU, up 5.5 percent, while average revenue per TEU rose 30 percent to 1,891 dollars, lifting shipping revenue 37.3 percent to 12.3 billion dollars; logistics revenue rose 19.2 percent to 5.46 billion dollars but its EBITDA fell 14.4 percent to 366 million dollars.

Chairman and chief executive Rodolphe Saadé credited the momentum and increasing volumes of the group’s maritime activities in an uncertain geopolitical environment. CMA CGM said strong shipping demand should continue in the coming months with freight rates that have risen since the second quarter, while warning that Middle East tensions continue to disrupt routes and weigh on operating costs.

CMA CGM profit triples to 2.32 billion dollars in third quarter

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