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All the items on the agenda were approved with an average support of 98%
Shareholders massively support Iberdrola's management and strategy at its 125th anniversary General Meeting
"We are turning 125 years old at a magnificent time because we understood more than two decades ago that electrification was going to be the best way to guarantee a secure, indigenous and competitive energy supply"
Ignacio Galán
Executive Chairman of Iberdrola
Ignacio Galán at the 2026 General Shareholders’ Meeting in Bilbao.
Shareholders massively support Iberdrola's management and strategy at its 125th anniversary General Meeting [PDF] "We want to honour and thank the legacy of those who have forged a century-old career of service to citizens to create the great company that Iberdrola is today"
"We face this new era of electricity from a position of leadership and with the most ambitious plan in our century-old history"
Ignacio Galán, Executive Chairman of Iberdrola
- Massive support
- With a quorum of 74%, the average positive vote for the 21 items on the agenda was 98%, revealing, once again, the enormous support of the shareholders for the management led by Ignacio Galán.
- As usual, the proposals were grouped into blocks relating to the results of the management and auditing of accounts, remuneration, the Board of Directors and the authorisation and delegation of powers.
- In particular, the shareholders have ratified the appointment of Pedro Azagra as CEO and have approved the incorporation of Marina Grossi as a new independent director and the re-election of María Ángeles Alcalá Díaz, Isabel García Tejerina and Anthony L. Gardner as independent directors.
- FY2025: Growth above expectations
- Thanks to record investments of €14.46 billion, net profit increased by 12% to €6.285 billion.
- Iberdrola will distribute more than €4.5 billion to its shareholders: the dividend approved today of €0.68 per share is added to €0.005 of engagement dividend as the quorum of 70% has been exceeded.
- Capitalization, at all-time highs
- Iberdrola's stock market value has exceeded €135 billion euros –11 times more than in 2001– making it the leading electricity company in Europe and one of the two largest in the world.
- 25 years of record
- Sustained asset growth through investments
- Since 2001, assets have increased eightfold to €161 billion (+€141 billion).
- Iberdrola's electricity networks now reach 1,400,000 kilometres, seven times more than in 2001; generation capacity 60,000 MW (four times more); and storage 112 million kWh (2.5 times more than in 2001).
- Commitment to the social dividend
- Since 2001, Iberdrola's workforce has multiplied by five times, to 46,000 professionals.
- 500,000 jobs sustained in thousands of suppliers thanks to purchases that in 2025 amounted to €13.2 billion.
- Investment in R+D+i has multiplied by 35, to stand at €425 million in 2025.
- The tax contribution rises to €10.4 billion in 2025 (€4.7 billion in Spain).
- Strong growth prospects thanks to electrification
- Thanks to its investment plan of €43 billion between 2026 and 2028, Iberdrola expects to exceed €6.6 billion in net profit in 2026 and €7.6 billion by 2028.