China Unicom Services' revenue and net profit slightly increased last year: will seize AI opportunities and expand intelligent computing centers.

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On March 31, China Communications Services (hereinafter “Zhongtongfu,” stock code 552.HK) announced its full-year 2025 financial results in Hong Kong. In 2025, the group’s net profit was RMB 3.61 billion, up 0.1% year over year. Operating revenue reached approximately RMB 150 billion, up 0.1% year over year. Gross margin was 11.3%, down 0.4 percentage points year over year. Net profit margin was 2.4%, remaining basically stable over the past four years. The group’s board of directors recommended a final dividend of RMB 0.2241 per share, up 2.5%.

In March, management of China Communications Services held a press conference in Hong Kong to release its full-year 2025 results.

Nandu N Video reporter learned from Zhongtongfu that in 2025, affected by customers’ overall investment conditions, the group’s telecom infrastructure services revenue achieved RMB 74.39B, down 1.0% year over year, accounting for 49.6% of operating revenue. The group’s business process outsourcing services revenue achieved RMB 44.06B, up 1.4% year over year, accounting for 29.3% of operating revenue. The group fully leveraged digital technology’s productive capabilities, and in the application, content, and other services revenue segment, achieved RMB 31.64 billion, up 0.9% year over year, accounting for 21.1% of operating revenue, of which software development and systems support business delivered double-digit growth.

Nandu N Video reporter learned that, by business segment, the group’s overall revenue growth’s first driving force came from market revenue from domestic non-telecom operator group customers. This segment achieved revenue of RMB 65.61B, up 5.5% year over year. The main reason was that the group seized opportunities brought by AI-enabled smart computing and data center construction, as well as urban renewal and green transition opportunities, and secured multiple benchmark industry projects across several related fields.

In addition, Zhongtongfu’s overseas market developed steadily. The group actively responded to the complex and changeable international situation, continuously optimized its operating model, and expanded high-value projects around key regions along the “Belt and Road.” In regions such as Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East, it successfully undertook nationally recognized smart hub projects and world-class photovoltaic projects, among other landmark initiatives, effectively enhancing the international brand influence of “Made in China” and “China Services.” Full-year revenue from the overseas market was RMB 4.27B, up 1.0%.

Chairman of China Communications Services, Luan Xiaowei, places great emphasis on the development of artificial intelligence. He said that digital technologies represented by artificial intelligence are deeply reshaping the industrial landscape. Facing this historic opportunity and challenge, the group will focus on the digital service needs that are comprehensive, integrated, and diversified across various industries. It is understood that the group will significantly invest research and development resources to build a high-level expert talent system, and will effectively convert the dividends of artificial intelligence into new momentum for high-quality development. It will throw itself into the construction of smart computing centers, providing “planning and design, construction and maintenance” integrated services to meet customers’ basic infrastructure needs such as computing power and energy, and to lay a solid foundation for the development of artificial intelligence.

Written and reported by: Nandu N Video reporter Xiao Yao