ZCCM Investments Holdings (LSE:ZCC) recorded a significant deterioration in its consolidated financial performance for the year ended 31 December 2025, moving to a ZMW 4.9 billion loss from a ZMW 39.8 billion profit in the previous year.
The reversal reflected a substantial decline in revenue from contracts with customers as well as the absence of the sizeable gains from subsidiary loan modifications that had boosted the group’s 2024 results.
Earnings reverse as exceptional gains disappear
The weaker performance resulted in ZCCM-IH moving from an operating profit in 2024 to an operating loss in 2025.
Basic earnings per share also deteriorated sharply, falling from earnings of ZMW 247.80 per share in the previous year to a loss of ZMW 30.60 per share.
The comparison highlights the impact of exceptional items recorded in 2024 and the more challenging underlying performance of the group’s mining, energy and related investments during 2025.
Parent company reduces annual loss
At the standalone company level, ZCCM-IH remained in the red but achieved a meaningful reduction in its annual loss.
The company reported a loss of ZMW 1.9 billion for 2025, compared with ZMW 4.4 billion a year earlier. Higher investment income helped improve the result, although this was partly offset by negative net finance results.
Group equity declines to ZMW 43 billion
ZCCM-IH’s consolidated equity fell to ZMW 43.0 billion at the end of 2025 from ZMW 52.3 billion a year earlier.
The reduction reflected the group’s annual loss, lower asset valuations and dividend distributions during the period. The weaker equity position points to increased balance-sheet constraints and highlights the volatility facing shareholders through the group’s exposure to mining and energy assets.
More about ZCCM Investments Holdings
ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc is a Zambian investment holding company with substantial interests across the mining, energy and associated services sectors.
The group operates through eight wholly owned subsidiaries while also holding interests in several copper mining operations, energy producers and industrial businesses. Its portfolio gives ZCCM-IH exposure to Zambia’s extractive industries and power sector, spanning mining, processing and supporting infrastructure.
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