Revenue Performance
Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. (CCEC) reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of $98.3 million, marginally higher than $97.6 million recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2024, representing an increase of approximately 0.7% year-over-year. The improvement was primarily attributed to the commencement of a long-term bareboat charter for the LNG carrier Axios II earlier in 2025. This positive contribution was partly offset by a scheduled hire rate step-down for the LNG carrier Attalos. The company’s operating fleet averaged 13 vessels during the quarter, unchanged from the prior-year period. Total expenses increased slightly to $44.8 million, compared with $44.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Vessel operating expenses amounted to $16.5 million, while vessel depreciation and amortization totaled $21.9 million, broadly consistent with the previous year. General and administrative expenses declined to $4.0 million, reflecting lower costs associated with the company’s equity compensation incentive plan.
Profitability and Financial Position
Net income for the quarter reached $28.4 million, compared with $20.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 36.5% year-over-year. The improvement was largely driven by a significant decline in financing costs. Interest expense and finance costs decreased to $23.9 million, down from $33.4 million in the prior-year quarter, reflecting lower average indebtedness and a reduced weighted average interest rate on the company’s debt. Total other expenses, net, declined to $25.2 million, compared with $32.3 million in the same period of 2024. As of 31 December 2025, the company reported total cash of $295.6 million, including $21.0 million of restricted cash, while shareholders’ equity increased to $1,499.4 million, up from $1,343.0 million a year earlier. Total debt stood at $2,454.3 million, down from $2,598.3 million as of December 2024.
Operational Developments
During the quarter, the company continued executing its strategy of focusing on gas transportation. It ordered three new LNG carriers scheduled for delivery in 2028 and 2029, reinforcing its LNG-focused fleet expansion. The company also completed the sale of the 13,696 TEU container vessel M/V Buenaventura Express, consistent with its strategy to exit container shipping and concentrate on LNG and emerging gas transportation markets. Additionally, in January 2026 the company took delivery of its first LCO₂/multi-gas carrier, Active, marking an entry into energy-transition cargo segments. The company also declared a dividend of $0.15 per share for the fourth quarter of 2025.