SPAIN. On Tuesday Aena marks ten years since its listing on the stock market – and does so as the largest airport company in the world in terms of number of passenger numbers and market capitalisation.
Aena shares debuted on the stock market at €58 per share on 11 February 2015 and on Friday closed at €216.60, reflecting a +273.4% increase. By last Friday’s close the company had a market capitalisation of €32.49 billion.
Aena – which will host the 2025 Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Conference and Awards in Barcelona on 25-26 June – has served 2,448 million travellers over the last ten years.
Its airport network in Spain consists of 46 airports and two heliports. The network includes two hubs, Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat; 13 tourist airports; 26 regional airports and seven general aviation airports.
Aena also operates London Luton Airport and 17 airports in Brazil, including São Paulo Congonhas, the second busiest airport in the country. In all, Aena Brasil manages 20% of Brazilian air traffic. Aena participates in the management of another 15 airports in the Americas & Caribbean: Mexico, Colombia and Jamaica.
“These have been ten very intense years during which, thanks to the technical expertise, experience, and know-how of Aena’s employees and management, the company has achieved remarkable milestones and overcome, faster than any other company in the sector, the extremely serious health and mobility crisis generated by the pandemic,” said Aena Chairman and CEO Maurici Lucena, who has led the company since 2018.
“The figures speak for themselves. Aena’s network of 81 airports in six countries served 440 million passengers in 2024, almost the population of the European Union.
“Aena is a key link in the tourism sector, Spain’s main economic driver, and is not only self-financing, but also profitable and generates value for shareholders, with the Spanish state and its citizens benefiting the most, having received some €2.5 billion (in nominal terms) in dividends during this period. All of this is compatible with Aena’s role as an essential public service, ensuring connectivity and territorial cohesion,” Lucena concluded.
In the period 2015-2023, Aena paid dividends valued at €4,857 million to its shareholders, with 51% going to the Spanish state as majority shareholder as noted above. Among credit rating agencies, Moody’s ranking is A3 with a positive outlook and Fitch Ratings gives the company an A with a stable outlook. ✈
