Salik pulled in a massive $109 million in just three months, thanks to new toll gates and a game-changing pricing system.
DUBAI: If you thought your toll payments were small change, think again — Dubai’s toll operator Salik just turned them into a huge payday. The company made a whopping AED 400 million ($109 million) in profit in the second quarter of 2025, up a hefty 50% from the same time last year.
The secret behind the surge? Two new toll gates added in November 2024 and the launch of a new “variable pricing” system at the end of January 2025. This was the first full quarter running the new model, which adjusts toll rates based on demand — and clearly, it’s paying off.
Revenue for Q2 hit AED 776 million, up 46% year-on-year, while the first half of 2025 saw total profits of AED 771 million, a 42% jump from last year. With over AED 1.5 billion in revenue in just six months, Salik’s board is proposing a matching AED 771 million dividend payout to shareholders.
For drivers, it might just feel like another beep at the gate, but for Salik, it’s turning traffic into serious cash — and this record run doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon.
