Hong Kong’s Henderson Land trims dividend as Iran, mainland China cloud outlook

AdvertisementHong Kong propertyBusinessCompaniesHong Kong’s Henderson Land trims dividend as Iran, mainland China cloud outlookKerry Properties also reports mixed 2025 results amid lift in Hong Kong home sales, weak office market and sluggish China recovery3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenPeggy YePublished: 7:51pm, 23 Mar 2026Updated: 8:13pm, 23 Mar 2026Major Hong Kong developers Henderson Land Development and Kerry Properties both reported mixed 2025 results, with stronger home sales partly offsetting softer rental income and a subdued commercial property market.The earnings underscored how the city’s developers are shifting focus towards projects that can still generate cash flow, mainly high-end housing in Hong Kong and top-tier mainland cities, while waiting for offices and retail to recover.Recent geopolitical tensions, including the Iran war, had created “significant economic uncertainties”, prompting Henderson to adopt a more prudent financial approach despite solid residential sales, said chairmen Lee Ka-kit and Lee Ka-shing in a statement.AdvertisementThe company hence cut its final dividend to HK$0.76 per share from HK$1.30 previously, even as Hong Kong’s residential market showed signs of improvement in the second half of the year.Henderson said profit attributable to equity shareholders fell 10 per cent in 2025 to HK$5.65 billion (US$721.6 million) after taking fair losses into account. Underlying profit dropped a steeper 38 per cent to HK$6.06 billion, largely because the previous year included large gains from land resumptions and asset disposals.AdvertisementThe Hong Kong residential market recovery helped lift Henderson’s development revenue in Hong Kong by 23 per cent to HK$15.2 billion, driven by launches such as the Mid-Levels project The Legacy and several luxury developments along the former Kai Tak runway.AdvertisementSelect VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x