Slimmed-down services firm DCC sees profits increase as it moves to focus on energy 

Company sold off its healthcare division in September last year. 

Chief executive of DCC Donal Murphy, with Kevin Lucey, chief operations officer, and Conor Murphy, chief financial officer. 

Dublin-based services firm DCC saw its operating profit increase to €634m from its continuing operations, as the company proposes a rebranding to reflect its moves to focus solely on its energy segment.

DCC is an international services firm, which until this latest financial year operated across three main divisions — DCC Energy, DCC Healthcare, and DCC Technology. However, following a decision in late 2024, the company has been making moves to focus its operations around energy, leading to sell-off of its other operations.

DCC made a number of moves to simplify its business, including completing the sale of its healthcare division in September last year, as well as its info tech business in November.

In addition, the sale process for the remainder of its DCC Technology division has formally commenced.

“It remains DCC's intention to have reached agreement for the sale of the business by the end of calendar year 2026,” the company said.

During its latest financial year, which ended on March 31, the company reported an operating profit of £634m, a 3.6% increase year-on-year, from its continuing operations. Group revenue fell by 2.9% to £15.4bn, reflecting lower revenue across DCC Energy and DCC Technology.

DCC Energy delivered a 3.5% increase in operating profit for the year. Its solutions division, which sells and distributes liquid gas, fuels, biofuels and provides solar and hybrid energy systems to commercial and industrial customers, increased operating profit by 1.9%.

DCC’s Mobility division, which operates service stations across eight countries in Europe, including through its Certa brand in Ireland, alongside providing services to vehicle fleets, increased profit by 8.6%.

Revenue in DCC Technology was £2.5bn, a decrease of 3.4%.

DCC chief executive Donal Murphy said it had been a “year of strategic progress” for the company, having transformed through “disposals and provided shareholders with material capital returns”.

“At the same time, the business performed, delivering good profit growth notwithstanding the volatile market context,” he said.

“With a simpler, more focused group, a strong financial platform, and a high cash generative energy business with attractive organic growth prospects, our performance keeps us on track to deliver our £830m (€956m) operating profit ambition by 2030.” 

During the year, it also returned £700m to shareholders via a tender offer and share buyback.

The company also recently announced a number of acquisitions including FLAGA in Austria, AvantiGas in the United Kingdom — both announced October 2025 — and UGI’s liquid gas businesses in Eastern Europe — announced January this year.

To reflect the company’s move to focus solely on energy, DCC has proposed, subject to shareholder approval, to change its name to DCC Energy plc.